Laboratory Animal Science, Immunology and Inflammation
Course content
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 to the more detailed learning outcomes described in the Education and Training Framework by the European Commission expert working group: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/fca9ae7f-2554-11e9-8d04-01aa75ed71a1
MSc Programme in Immunology and Inflammation - elective course
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 1065 of 25/09/2024 §55.
The theory is given as a number of online teaching modules
including e-lectures, case work, and quizzes. Online plenum
discussions with a teacher will be offered at least three times
during the block. The student is expected to be reading in the
curriculum.
Mandatory practical exercises on handling live animals with
instructors are given as three sessions that the students need to
sign in for. 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.
- 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
Basic knowledge in physiology, anatomy and pharmacology.
Open for credit transfer students and other external students. Apply here:
Credit transfer students:
https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/for-students/credit-transfer-students/
Other external students:
https://healthsciences.ku.dk/education/student-mobility/guest-students/
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
-
Oral examination, 15 minutes under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- The examination is offered as an online oral exam. 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.
- Examination prerequisites
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Examination prerequisite are:
Approved participation in the training activities, including approved participation in the practical exercises.
- Aid
- No aids allowed
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
More than one internal examiner
Criteria for exam assessment
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
Single subject courses (day)
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 12
- Preparation
- 96,5
- Practical exercises
- 12
- E-Learning
- 85
- Exam
- 0,5
- English
- 206,0
Kursusinformation
- Language
- English
- Course number
- SIIK24004U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
-
1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedulegroup
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- Capacity
- 35 participants
- Studyboard
- Study Board for Human Biology, Immunology and Neuroscience
Contracting department
- Department of Experimental Medicine
- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Course Coordinators
- Klas Abelson (6-70716678666745787a736933707a336970)
- Axel Kornerup Hansen (3-636d6a4275777066306d7730666d)
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