Bachelor of Arts (BA) Animal Welfare & Society
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Owner/Developer: University of Winchester
| Country: |
United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Languages: |
English |
| Url: |
https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/ba-hons-animal-welfare-and-society/ |
| Created: |
01 July 2016 |
| Locations: |
United Kingdom |
| City: |
Winchester |
| Description: | Undergraduate degree including a module on Animals and Alternatives Within Research and Education |
| Format: |
Lecture, Workshops |
| Presence: |
Optional / Voluntary |
| Access: |
Fee-based |
| Content type: |
Theoretical |
| Duration: |
1 semester |
| Group size: |
30.0 |
| Frequency: |
Recurrent event |
| Prerequisites: |
Admission to our undergraduate degree |
| Target audience: |
Students |
| Target sectors: |
Academia |
| Educational level: |
University (Bachelor) |
| 3rs relevance: |
Refinement, Reduction, Replacement |
| Topics covered: |
Models of animals (e.g. mannequins, simulators, cadavers), Carrying out procedures on animals, Designing procedures and projects, Taking care of animals, Killing animals, Computational methods, In vitro methods, Ethics, Legislative aspects |
| 3rs coverage: |
Partial coverage (e.g. a module) |
| Species covered: |
No species is addressed specifically |
| Course level on animal species: |
Introductory course |
| Details on the topic or technology covered: |
Year 1 (Level 4) Introduction to Animal Welfare and Society Regarding Animals Animal Behaviour and Welfare Issues Introduction to Research and Fieldwork Year 2 (Level 5) Theorising Animal Behaviour Animal Welfare Law and Policy Animal Welfare Concepts and Assessment Researching Risk and Animals Theorising Animal Behaviour Animal Welfare Law and Policy Year 3 (Level 6) Applied Animal Behaviour Dissertation Placement in Animal Welfare and Society Work-Place Study in Animal Welfare and Society Placement in Animal Welfare and Society Work-Place Study in Animal Welfare and Society Dissertation Optional Modules Animals and the Arts Animals and Alternatives Within Research and Education Representing the Environment Depth Study: Thinking Green: The Emergence of Modern Environmentalism I (Origins and Ideas) Depth Study: Thinking Green: The Emergence of Modern Environmentalism II (Activism and Politics) Animals and Sociology |
| Legislative framework: |
Directive 2010/63/EU or equivalent, REACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or equivalent, EU & US Pharmacopoeia, Test guidelines (OECD, ISO, etc.) |
| Learning outcome: |
By the conclusion of this module, a student will be expected to be able to: a) Demonstrate knowledge of the numbers, main species and types of animals used for scientific and educational purposes, and of the main procedures to which they’re subjected, and of the types of impacts such animals experience b) Demonstrate the ability to critically scrutinise the utility of animal use for these purposes c) Demonstrate the ability to critique the design and methodology of animal research protocols, and an awareness of the most common flaws d) Demonstrate an understanding of 3Rs strategies, including the main types of alternatives available, within scientific and educational animal use e) Demonstrate the ability to apply harm-benefit analyses to the scrutiny of animal use f) Demonstrate an understanding of the types of regulation and policy governing scientific and educational animal use |
| Accreditation body and/or authority that approved the education or training: |
Validated university degree |
| Qualification received: |
BA (Hons) |
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