| Department of Veterinary Pathobiology | |||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | Post experience Master´s Programme | ||||||||||||
| Duration | Outside schedule | ||||||||||||
| Credits | 3 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||
| Course Level | Post experience masters programme Module 1A, Master Programme in Laboratory Animal Science | ||||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Portfolio Examination All aids allowed Description of Examination: Within a defined 30 day period the course participant must hand in two reports; i.e. one on a mandatory item and one on a voluntary item Weight: 50%/50% 7-point scale, external examiner | ||||||||||||
| Requirement For Attending Exam | Ahead of the examination a report on local legislation must be accepted by a national supervisor | ||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | |||||||||||||
| Block Placement | Outside schedule Week Structure: Outside schedule, Spring semester in even years | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||
| Areas of Competence the Course Will Address | |||||||||||||
| The participant will be able to - make judgements on the legality on various aspects of using animals for research - apply principles for ethical and legal judgement of animal experiments - discuss the ethical basis for the use of animals for research | |||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||
| The participant will after the course fulfill qualifications within ethics and legislation needed for qualification within animal experimentation on FELASA catgory D level | |||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||
| National and international legislation in relation to laboratory animals will be discussed. The topics are legislation of animal research, import and export of animals, protection of wild life, and biotechnology in animals. Ethical theories are presented and applied to the use of laboratory animals. Ethical aspects on welfare and methods for assessment of welfare are discussed. The use of local ethical committees, humane endpoints and score sheets are topics as well as public perception and dialogue about the use of laboratory animal. | |||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||
| Lectures and group work on KVL during a two-day teaching period. Report writing on local law under supervision | |||||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||||
| The participant will be able to understand and adhere to European legislation as well the participants own national legislation on laboratory animal use. The participant will be able to understand the philosophical basis for the dilemmas on animal experimentation. | |||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||
| Curriculum list can be found on www.kursus.kvl.dk/lexmlas | |||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||
| Axel Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 35332726 | |||||||||||||
| Attendance Fee | |||||||||||||
| 8700 DKK | |||||||||||||
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