SHUA13047U Laboratory Animal Science, Human Biology
MSc Programme in Human Biology - compulsory
The course is a function A/B/D course according to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU Article 23.2 (previously designated category C), accredited by the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA) and approved by the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries under the Danish Government.
The course gives as practical and theoretic introduction to handling, housing and using laboratory animals and how to replace, refine and reduce the use of live animals for research.
The course adheres to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU and the more detailed learning outcomes described by EU's expert working group in 'A working document on the development of a common education and training framework to fulfill the requirements under the Directive'
After completing the course the student is expected to:
Knowledge
- understand that animal experimentation is complicated and requires current training to secure the well-being of the animals and the scientific outcome
- explain the biological basis of laboratory animal breeding and maintenance, housing and management including basic genetics and reproduction, health monitoring, housing and handling (pre-, intra and post-procedural)
- explain the legal basis for animal experimentation
- explain and critically evaluate the scientific methods applied within animal experimentation including blood sampling, injections, principles for drug-development and testing, anesthesia and analgesia and evaluation of pain -and stress related behaviour in laboratory animals
- discuss the basic biology of laboratory animals including behavioural and physiological needs
- explain and critically evaluate basic knowledge relating to design and evaluation of studies using live animals
Skills
- organize self-training on handling and procedures in the most common laboratory animals
- discuss and evaluate the basic principles on how to use animals for research
- discuss and evaluate principles of procedures on their future experiments
- discuss, evaluate and argue about the ethical basis for the use of animals for research
Competencies
- Independently take responsibility to implement and further develop practical skills in handling of common rodents used for research
- independently take responsibility to implement and further develop practical skills in the performance basic animal experiments
- achieve a personal license to independently plan, implement and take responsibility for the design and performance of animal experimentation within the European Union according to the EU Directive 2010/63/EU Article 23.2 and the ”Danish executive order 12 of 07/01/2016 §56” .
- Hau, J. & Schapiro SJ: Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, 4th ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2021.
- Additional review papers.
- Animal experimentation legislation.
- Exercise manual for Laboratory Animal Science.
- Lectures and on-line material on Absalon
Practical exercises handling live animals with instructors are given as three mandatory sessions. Performance will be evaluated during these exercises. The students are expected to be prepared by reading a manual and watching videos prior to the exercises sessions.
- Category
- Hours
- Lectures
- 13
- Preparation
- 24
- Practical exercises
- 20
- E-Learning
- 80
- Exam
- 0,5
- Total
- 137,5
- Credit
- 2,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Requirement to attend classes
- Type of assessment details
- Approved participation in the training activities, including approved participation in the practical exercises.
- Exam registration requirements
None
- Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve a course certificate, the student must be able to:
Knowledge
- understand that animal experimentation is complicated and requires current training to secure the well-being of the animals and the scientific outcome
- explain the biological basis of laboratory animal breeding and maintenance, housing and management including basic genetics and reproduction, health monitoring, housing and handling (pre-, intra and post-procedural)
- explain the legal basis for animal experimentation
- explain and critically evaluate the scientific methods applied within animal experimentation including blood sampling, injections, principles for drug-development and testing, anesthesia and analgesia and evaluation of pain -and stress related behaviour in laboratory animals
- discuss the basic biology of laboratory animals including behavioural and physiological needs
- give examples of commonly applied animal models
- explain and critically evaluate basic knowledge relating to design and evaluation of studies using live animals
Skills
- organize self-training on handling and procedures in the most common laboratory animals
- discuss and evaluate the basic principles on how to use animals for research
- discuss and evaluate principles of procedures on their future experiments
- discuss, evaluate and argue about the ethical basis for the use of animals for research
- be able to plan an experiment in relation to experimental design, group sizes and reporting
- Credit
- 2,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 15 minutes under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- A number of exam questions based on the entire curriculum are available when the course starts. On the day of the exam, two (2) out of these questions are drawn by random for the student to answer satisfactorily.
- Exam registration requirements
Approved participation in the course (SHUA13047E)
- Aid
- Without aids
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
To achieve the grade Passed, the student must adequately be able to:
Knowledge
- understand that animal experimentation is complicated and requires current training to secure the well-being of the animals and the scientific outcome
- explain the biological basis of laboratory animal breeding and maintenance, housing and management including basic genetics and reproduction, health monitoring, housing and handling (pre-, intra and post-procedural)
- explain the legal basis for animal experimentation
- explain and critically evaluate the scientific methods applied within animal experimentation including blood sampling, injections, principles for drug-development and testing, anesthesia and analgesia and evaluation of pain -and stress related behaviour in laboratory animals
- discuss the basic biology of laboratory animals including behavioural and physiological needs
- give examples of commonly applied animal models
- explain and critically evaluate basic knowledge relating to design and evaluation of studies using live animals
Skills
- organize self-training on handling and procedures in the most common laboratory animals
- discuss and evaluate the basic principles on how to use animals for research
- discuss and evaluate principles of procedures on their future experiments
- discuss, evaluate and argue about the ethical basis for the use of animals for research
- be able to plan an experiment in relation to experimental design, group sizes and reporting
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- SHUA13047U
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- See Syllabus
- Course capacity
- 40 participants
Study board
- Study Board for Human Biology, Immunology and Neuroscience
Contracting departments
- Department of Experimental Medicine
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Klas Abelson (klasab@sund.ku.dk)