Postgraduate Course: Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare (AWAB11038)
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
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| Course description |
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
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Nil |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
100 %
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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 50% |
| Feedback |
Live discussion session |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the interacting ethical, welfare and conservations issues in the management of wildlife.
- Describe and debate the dilemmas that can arise from conflicting concerns for individual animal welfare and the conservation of species, populations or communities
- Evaluate welfare and conservation priorities and describe wildlife trade and discuss enforcement
- Appreciate the inherent difficulties with assessing welfare in zoos and other captive wildlife
- Explain how an understanding of behaviour can be used to improve captive animal welfare and discuss the keeping of non-domesticated animals as pets and the issues that can arise.
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Reading List
| Available through Talis Aspire |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
N/a |
| Keywords | Wildlife welfare,Zoos,Wildlife trade,Exotic pets,Population management |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Heather Bacon
Tel: (0131 6)51 7438
Email: Heather.Bacon@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Michael Winpenny
Tel: (0131 6)50 8825
Email: Michael.Winpenny@ed.ac.uk |
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