Principles of Animal Health and Disease 2
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| BIOS3084 | Veterinary Medicine and Science | 3 | 10 | Spring UK |
- Code
- BIOS3084
- School
- Veterinary Medicine and Science
- Level
- 3
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
The module will develop the concepts introduced in the module Principles of Animal Health and Disease 1, providing further detail on the physiological and immunological response to disease. Furthermore the economic/welfare/legal impacts of disease will be discussed including the use of animals experimentally. Using examples from companion, farm, rodent and exotic species major types of disease will be discussed, including implications for human health. It will include physical and welfare assessment of a number of animal species.
Target Students
BSc/MSci Animal Science students. This module is limited to 40 students. Students who have taken the prerequisite module (BIOS 2021) but are not animal science students may be accepted onto the course after discussion with the module convenor. Available to Exchange students subject to appropriate background.
Classes
- One 2-hour workshop each week for 11 weeks
- One 3-hour practicum each week for 4 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 11 weeks
Assessment
- Formative Exam: Short Answer online paper
- 40% In-Course Work: Group Presentation and Written Submission
- 60% Summative Exam (1-hour): Short answer online paper
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
To develop an advanced knowledge and understanding of the effects of disease in domesticated animals.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding – to learn
(1) The major effects of disease on the body
(2) To develop a detailed understanding of the effects of diseases on specific body systems using examples from companion, farm and rodent species.
Intellectual Skills – The ability to (1) be able to integrate knowledge of the various body systems into an understanding of the effects of diseases (2) Develop an understanding of how to assess the health of an animal (3) Develop an understanding of the economic impact of disease in specific examples (4) be capable of retrieving information from a variety of sources.
Practical/professional Transferable/key skills – The ability to (1) work productively individually and as a group (2) manage time efficiently (3) present data/information in a group setting
Conveners
- Dr Lisa Morrow
- Mrs Morag Hunter