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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour

Postgraduate Course: Animal welfare in research, testing and education (AWAB11023)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesFor students wishing to gain the MSc/PGDip/PGCert in IAWEL, they must have first completed International Welfare Science (AWAB11020)
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
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.
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.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsAnimal experiments, 3Rs, licencing and regulation of research, animals in teaching
Contacts
Course organiserMs Lindsay Dalziel
Tel: (0131 6)50 7601
Email: Lindsay.Dalziel@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 6272
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk
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