Postgraduate Course: Companion Animal Welfare (AWAB11025)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The following topics will be covered in this module:
effects of environmental experience and the human-animal bond on behaviour and welfare; effects of selective breeding on physiology and behaviour; clinical causes of behaviour problems; methods involved in behaviour therapy; training and welfare of human assistance animals; national and global welfare issues. Companion animals include dogs, cats, small mammals and exotic species commonly kept as pets. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Cultural, social and historical influences on our attitudes to dogs and cats;
- Animals as pets - our responsibilities to their welfare;
- Welfare assessment in dogs and cats;
- Companion animal population control;
- Companion animals in trade: fur, meat and slaughter;
6. Infectious disease control.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Dog behaviour and welfare, cat behaviour and welfare, population management |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Fritha Langford
Tel: (0131 6)51 7448
Email: fritha.langford@sac.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Elizabeth Wright
Tel: (0131 6)51 7363
Email: E.Wright@ed.ac.uk |
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