Postgraduate Course: Captive & Free ranging wild animal welfare (AWAB11021)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 1. The history and ethics of keeping wild animals in captivity;
2. Legislation relating to captive wildlife keeping: examples from the UK, EU and globally;
3. Welfare assessment in Captive wildlife;
4. Behavioural management approach to captive wildlife;
5. Wildlife trade and utilisation;
6. Exotic pet welfare;
7. Management of wildlife populations. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| 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 Information (Learning and Teaching) |
essay 50% presentation 30% blog 20%
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Online in-course assessments will incorporate a variety of activities constituting 100% of the overall course mark. These in-course assessments provide the opportunity to give students feedback on their performance during the course, and will include:
- individual written assessment (50%)
- web presentations (30%)
- blog or graded discussion (20%) |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- This course provides an overview of the interacting ethical, welfare and conservation issues of topical interest in the management of wildlife.
- A key theme relates to the dilemmas that can arise from conflicting concerns for individual animal welfare and the conservation of species, populations or communities.
- The lecture material addresses topics from a wide range of disciplines (eg conservation biology, population biology, veterinary medicine, economics) which aims to provide the student with a context for evaluating welfare and conservation priorities.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Captive animal, wild animal, welfare |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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