Undergraduate Course: Animal Health Welfare and Food Safety AHWFS IV (BVMS10033)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course follows up on the Veterinay Public Health subjects being introduced to the students during the 1st year and comprises lectures and practicals to build in concepts around importance of safe food and public health and the role of animal welfare. The course covers principles of safe food production including food microbiology, encompassing all aspects of food safety from farm to table, food borne infections and role of food hygiene authorities/legislation at the national and international level. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 38,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 9,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
145 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
40 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
40 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
In course Assessment: 20%
The in course assessment will be given ½ way through the course and will consist of Multiple Choice Questions and a practical component: 20%
Degree Examination
The degree examination will be given at the end of semester 1 and will consist of:
Practical examination: 40%
Multi Choice Question (MCQ): 40%
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| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | AHWFS IV Examination | 2:00 | | | Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | AHWFS IV Written Resit | 2:00 | | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets November | AHWFS 4 In Course Assessment | 1:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
| Students will have critical understanding of basic principles of safe food production, the role of animal welfare and its relevance to public health. Students will have knowledge of all aspects of food safety from farm to table, various food borne pathogens, laboratory procedures for their isolation and identification, legislation for their control at National and International level. In particular students will have knowledge of the role of the veterinary profession throughout the food chain in safeguarding public health and animal welfare through a scientific risk-based approach.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Alessandro Seguino
Tel:
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Theodora Christidou
Tel: (0131 6)50 6410
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