Animal Welfare, 60 credits
See study programmeAnimal welfare is a subject that is both important and in demand. The welfare of all livestock animals is now regulated through the Norwegian Animal Welfare Act. This one-year programme aims to provide a theoretical foundation for analyzing and understanding livestock welfare in practical situations. The programme consists of courses that approaches livestock welfare from various angles, such as e.g. livestock environment and technology, animal welfare and ethology (behavior), anatomy and physiology, and sustainability, climate and ethics.
Electives on the programme: The programme description contains electives comprising 7,5 ECTS credits. The course sports and family animals is a particularly recommended elective. Please contact the study advisor for further information. Nord tar forbehold om et tilstrekkelig antall oppmeldte studenter for å gjennomføre undervisning i valgemnet.
Students must have completed a safety course before using laboratories, laboratory equipment or performing high-risk procedures.
Parts of the teaching may be given in English and at location Mære.
The study is campus-based and not online or assembly-based.
Upon successful completion of this programme, the student:
Knowledge
- has knowledge of livestock animals' environment, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, welfare and production
- has knowledge of public laws and regulations that are of importance for livestock keeping
- has knowledge of important research and development work in livestock environment and production
Skills
- can apply professional knowledge and results from research and development work onto professional livestock-related issues
- can reflect upon how livestock keeping should be conducted in order to achieve good animal welfare
- can locate, assess and apply professional academic knowledge to inform agricultural issues
- can apply different tools and techniques to survey the stabling conditions for livestock
General competences
- has knowledge and understanding of professional and ethical issues related to livestock welfare and production
- can plan and conduct assignments, alone or as member of a group, in keeping with ethical norms and standards
- can present relevant information in professional contexts
- can exchange views and experiences in a professional community and through that contribute to the developing of profitable livestock keeping based on good animal welfare
Higher education entrance qualification.
Norwegian language proficiency. This programme is only taught in Norwegian. If you do not meet the Norwegian language proficiency requirements, you do not qualify for admission.
Either a home exam, an oral examination or a written examination, or a combination, with regular Norwegian grading system.
The Norwegian system for grading and assessment using the letter grades A - F, in which A denotes the best/highest grade and F denotes "not passed". Candidates work can also be assessed as "passed", "not passed", "approved" and "not approved". See rules and regulations.