Postgraduate Course: Animal Welfare Applications (AWAB11051)
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 | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This course will allow the students to use the more fundamental knowledge gained earlier within this MSc in more applied contexts. This course will examine different uses of animals in society including companion, farm, laboratory, zoo and wild animals. These uses of animals will be discussed in relation to four main themes:
Early Life: cover various issues which affect welfare such as the pre-natal environment, parturition, weaning and breeding.
Environment: housing, disease, enrichment, transport and points of sale.
Human-animal interactions: stockmanship, behavioural problems and modification, use of animals for performance and sport and human-animal conflict.
Procedures and euthanasia: scientific and veterinary procedures, mutilations, methods of killing.
The course will consider the moral and ethical aspects of keeping animals for differing uses and discuss where animal welfare issues may arise, their potential impact and possible solutions. The course will allow students to develop skills in how to assess welfare in real life situations and to consider ethical implications of animal use in society. |
| Course description |
This course will allow the students to use the more fundamental knowledge gained earlier within this MSc in more applied contexts. This course will examine different uses of animals in society including companion, farm, laboratory, zoo and wild animals. These uses of animals will be discussed in relation to four main themes:
Early Life: cover various issues which affect welfare such as the pre-natal environment, parturition, weaning and breeding.
Environment: housing, disease, enrichment, transport and points of sale.
Human-animal interactions: stockmanship, behavioural problems and modification, use of animals for performance and sport and human-animal conflict.
Procedures and euthanasia: scientific and veterinary procedures, mutilations, methods of killing.
The course will consider the moral and ethical aspects of keeping animals for differing uses and discuss where animal welfare issues may arise, their potential impact and possible solutions. The course will allow students to develop skills in how to assess welfare in real life situations and to consider ethical implications of animal use in society.
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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 | The topics covered in this course are integrated with those covered in previous courses.
It is assumed that an understanding of animal welfare applications can only be achieved if this course builds upon an existing basic knowledge of the biology and behaviour of animals. Therefore, visiting students will require an adequate level of knowledge into subjects such as physiology, behaviour, animal health and animal husbandry before an adequate understanding of the welfare of animals can be achieved |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 998 |
| Course Start |
Block 3 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Lecture Hours 50,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 45,
External Visit Hours 15,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
279 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
70 %,
Practical Exam
30 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
For this course students are asked to submit one formative assignment, which may be a self-directed activity. Summative assignments may include a welfare assessment, an ethical review (worth 35% each) and a poster presentation (30%)
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| Feedback |
Opportunities for feedback arise during timetabled courses, for example during live session tutorials, discussion boards, emails, telephone communication and in person/on campus. Feedback can be provided on coursework assignments but also activities which are not formally assessed, for example class discussion on the discussion board, group exercise, problem-solving and developing project plans and proposals. A formative task is provided in each course which provides formative feedback prior to the student submitting their first piece of assessed course work.
All assignments, including the formative assessment, will be marked and feedback is provided within a period of fifteen working days (where possible) following the submission date (excluding holidays periods whereby the University of closed, e.g. over the Christmas period)
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate originality in the application of knowledge and understanding of animal welfare applications
- Critically review, consolidate and extend knowledge, skills, practices and thinking in animal welfare applications
- Communicate, using appropriate methods, to specified audiences about animal welfare applications
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Welfare,animal,applications,behaviour,physiology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Vincent Bombail
Tel:
Email: v1vbomb4@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Linda Pollock
Tel: (0131) 650 6149
Email: Linda.Pollock@ed.ac.uk |
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