Postgraduate Course: Artificial Reproduction Technology and Wildlife (BIME11037)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course will present materials related to the use of ARTs in wildlife conservation, including artifical insemination (AI), in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), gene banking and cloning. The technical difficulties in using these techniques and the ethical questions that arise from them will be discussed in some detail. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
-Describe the procedures involved in ARTs such as AI, IVF, gene banking and cloning.
-Understand basic reproductive physiology relevant to the application of ARTs such as AI and and IVF.
-Understand the drivers for using these techniques in wildlife conservation and give some examples of where they have already been used.
-Argue for or against the use of ARTs based on ethical and other considerations |
Assessment Information
| Formal summative assessment will constitute 60% of the students grade. Online assessment will incorporate a variety of activities will constitute 40% of their overall course grade and is taken to represent a formative assessment of learning throughout the programme. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Sharron Ogle
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Course secretary | Ms Caroline Morris
Tel: (0131 6)51 3255
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