Postgraduate Course: Animal welfare in research, testing and education (AWAB11023)
Course Outline
School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
Home subject area | Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course provides students with the knowledge and understanding of the different kinds of uses of non-human animals in research, testing and education, the impacts on them (costs) and the (potential) benefits to humans and other animals. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | For students wishing to gain the MSc/PGDip/PGCert in IAWEL, they must have first completed International Welfare Science (AWAB11020) |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
16/09/2013 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Online Activities 150,
Summative Assessment Hours 50,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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Additional Notes |
essay 50% poster 25% presentation 25%
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. - Describe the present and likely future uses of animals in research, testing and education;
2. - Analyse how the principles of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (3Rs) have been implemented in peer-reviewed scientific literature involving animal use and alternative methods;
3. - Describe the main welfare issues of animals in laboratories, and apply knowledge of appropriate methodologies to assess welfare;
4. - Explain arguments for and against the use of animals in experimentation, and defend their own personal position regarding laboratory animal use based on available evidence and applying critical thinking;
5. - Describe existing legislative and regulatory frameworks concerning the use of animals in research, testing and education;
6. - Suggest practical solutions to replace, reduce and refine animal use. |
Assessment Information
Individual written assignment (50%)
Laboratory animal welfare poster (25%)
Group presentations (25%) |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
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Transferable skills |
Not entered |
Reading list |
Latest reviews and research articles as directed by the course organiser and lecturers. Students will be provided with a reading list at the start of the course. |
Study Abroad |
Not entered |
Study Pattern |
Online flexible learning |
Keywords | Animal experiments, 3Rs, licencing and regulation of research, animals in teaching |
Contacts
Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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