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 and legislation relating to captive wildlife keeping; examples from the UK, EU and globally
2. Welfare assessment in Captive wildlife
3. Behavioural management approach to captive wildlife
4. Wildlife trade and utilisation
5. Exotic pet welfare and 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 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
11/04/2022 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 40,
Formative Assessment Hours 20,
Summative Assessment Hours 50,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
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 |
Students will receive written or oral feedback on all formative and summative assessments within 15 working days of each assessment being due. |
| 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
| Latest reviews and research articles from this field as directed by the course organiser and contributing lecturers. A reading list for the course will be provided at the start of the course. |
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 | Mr Miguel Somarriba Soley
Tel:
Email: Miguel.SomarribaSoley@sruc.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Stephen Mitchell
Tel: (0131 6)51 7112
Email: stephen.mitchell@ed.ac.uk |
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