Modul: Farm Animal Welfare in Different Societies (4301-440)

Dieses Modul wird nicht mehr angeboten!

Personen:

• Prof. Dr. Andrea Knierim (verantwortlich)

Studiengang:

• Agrarwissenschaften - Agrartechnik (bis Studienbeginn WS 2018/19) (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (bis Studienbeginn WS 2018/19) (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Agricultural Economics (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  1. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Agricultural Economics (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Bodenwissenschaften (Master, PO vom 01.10.2014)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Pflanzenproduktionssysteme (Master, PO vom 01.10.2015)
  1. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Pflanzenproduktionssysteme (Master, PO vom 01.10.2015)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Tierwissenschaften (bis Studienbeginn WS 18/19) (Master, PO vom 01.10.2015)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Agrartechnik (ab Studienbeginn SS 19) (Master, PO vom 01.04.2019)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agrarwissenschaften - Tierwissenschaften (ab Studienbeginn SS 19) (Master, PO vom 01.04.2019)
  3. Semester, Wahl
• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (ab Studienbeginn WS 2019/20) (Master, PO vom 01.10.2019)
  3. Semester, Wahl

Teilnahme­vorraussetzungen:

at least one module concerning animal production systems or alternatively BSc in agricultural science (not agronomy)

Sprache:

englisch

ECTS:

6 credits

Angebotshäufigkeit:

jedes WS

Dauer des Moduls:

1 Semester

Studienleistung:

individual assignments (50%)

Prüfungsleistung:

written exam (50%)

Prüfungsdauer:

120 Minuten

Arbeitsaufwand:

56 h presence + 104 h preparation at home + exam = 160 h workload

Fachkompetenzen:

With completion of the course, students:
- will be familiar with the current state of sociological debates concerning farm animal welfare
- are able to recognize different underlying concepts and definitions of animal welfare in current societal debates
- appreciate and understand the role of institutions in the formation of different forms of collaboration and agreements between stakeholders to ensure animal welfare
- can distinguish between different epistemological philosophies (critical rationalism vs. social constructivism) and apply this knowledge to analyse societal disputes concerning animal welfare
- have factual knowledge about the origin of the legal framework of animal production and trade standards in different countries
- are able to critically reflect on international trade and production standards
- have gained methods and tools to analyse and understand the socio-cultural dimension of animal production standards in Western and non-Western societies
- are able to analyse and assess the role of media and public communication in debates concerning farm animal welfare issues
-can asses and critically analyse controversial societal debates concerning human-animal interactions.

Schlüsselkompetenzen:

After completing the course students will:
- be aware of factors influencing decision making processes
- be able to distinguish how different opinions are formed and the role of different value systems therein
- have gained problem solving tools to recognize and analyse farm animal welfare issues
- be able to bridge the gap between social and natural sciences
- have acquired argumentation, listening and debating skills
- have increased their group work skills
- have improved their writing skills.

eLearning:

Veranstaltung im ILIAS

Lehrveranstaltungen