Postgraduate Course: Equine Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics (EQSC11048)
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) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The relationship between evolution and behaviour and physiology and associated welfare will be introduced. Equid management and associated impact on welfare will highlighted before presenting how to assess welfare in a variety of situations. The use of equids and associated welfare issues, legislation and ethics will be examined at global level before looking at the factors that influence human behaviour and its impact upon equid welfare. Finally solutions to equid welfare issues will be discussed. |
| Course description |
This course will introduce students to the evolution of equids (horses and donkeys) and how this relates to their normal behaviour and physiology before focusing on physiology and behaviour associated with poor welfare. It will explore the relationship between management (throughout an equids life) and welfare and how we can measure and assess welfare in a variety of situations. The use of equids, their welfare and associated policy and legislation will be examined at a global level while throughout the course the application of ethics to our use of equids, as well as the trade-offs between human, environmental and equid wellbeing, will be discussed. Finally there will be a focus on human behaviour, its relationship to equid welfare and how we can begin to change behaviour in order to improve the lives of equids worldwide.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
| Course Start Date |
08/08/2022 |
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
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
2 x in-course assessments each worth 50% |
| Feedback |
Students receive feedback on all formative and summative assessments. Feedback is also provided during live tutorials or lectures and on discussion boards. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding that equine welfare is multi-dimensional involving a number of societal and scientific aspects that need to be integrated when addressing a welfare problem.
- Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of scientific research to the welfare of equines in a specific situation and propose appropriate solutions and responses to these issues.
- Communicate using specific methods to targeted audiences, which focus on equine behaviour, welfare and ethics.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Behaviour,welfare,ethics,human behaviour change,welfare assessment |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Tamsin Coombs
Tel:
Email: tamsin.coombs@sruc.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)50 6272
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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