Kursplan

COURSE TITLE

Laboratory Animal Science, 7,5 points

COURSE CATEGORY   Programkurs/Fristående kurs
MAIN FIELD OF STUDY
SUBJECT AREA

COURSE CODE

OMBLAS

AIM OF THE COURSE

The aim of the course is for the students to provide knowledge in laboratory animal science. The course meets the Swedish legal requirements as well as the European recommendations for education and training of persons carrying out animal experiments.

CONTENTS

* Authorities, organisations and legislation
* Husbandry and environment
* Occupational health and safety
* Basic biology and physiology
* Diseases and helth monitoring
* Handling and basic technique
* Analgesia, anaesthesia and euthanasia
* Basic principles of surgery
* Refinement, replacement and reduction
* Ethical aspects

TEACHING

Lectures, seminars, project work, tutorial groups, demonstrations and laboratory work.

The educational method used is problem-based learning (PBL). PBL emphasises the student´s development of free, self-supporting, lifelong learning ability as an instrument for critical inquiry. The students own queries and formulated problems form the basis of PBL. Important is also the student´s ability to take responsibility for his/her own learning, and to seek and evaluate information and knowledge and to train co-operation and flexible attitude to different views and ideas.

EXAMINATION

Active participation in tutorial groups, accounted project work and written examination.

Students, which have not passed on the regular examination occasion, are normally offered four additional opportunities according to this syllabus, one of which is close in time to the first examination occasion. Students who have failed three times on the course or part of the course are entitled to request another examiner at the new examination occasion.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor of Science in Biomedicine or other related subjects such as Medicine or Biology. At least two years of full-time undergraduate studies in a relevant main subject. For students in the Medical Biology Programme, 160 credits: Passed semester 1 to 5.

GRADING

CERTIFICATE

COURSE LITERATURE

The course literature is decided upon by the department in question.

OTHER INFORMATION

Laboratory Animal Science
Laboratory Animal Science

Department responsible
for the course or equivalent: MEDBIO - Medicinsk biologi

Registrar No: LiU 221/02-41

Course Code: OMBLAS

Exam codes: see Local Computer System

Subject/Subject Area :

Level		Education level			Subject Area Code		Field of Education
C							Medicin

2002-11-25