Animal cognition and consciousness (P02364)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : VET-P-P02364

Motivation, learning and cognition are all fields that provide an underpinning to the study of animal behaviour and animal welfare. The students will be presented with the scientific basis of these areas, with particular reference to animal welfare. This module will also focus on historical and current interpretations of the concept of animal consciousness as well as on experimental approaches to the study of animal consciousness. Implications of the study of animal consciousness for models of animal welfare will be studied as well as basic principles of the moral evaluation of animal use

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : none

? Costs : none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Animal Welfare and Animal Behaviour, (Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Schedule S)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Block 2 only

? Contact Teaching Time : 14 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	09:00	17:00	Med+Vet
Lecture	Tuesday	09:00	17:00	Med+Vet

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

-Understand how internal and external factors combine to produce motivated behaviour
-Understand the methods used to assess animal motivation and how experiments in animal motivation have contributed to animal welfare science
-Understand the basic types of learning
-Understand the basic types of training
-Understand the concepts underlying animal cognition
-Understand the concepts of animal consciousness