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Animal Behaviour
Provider: Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Activity no.: 3148-24-00-00There are 7 available seats 
Enrollment deadline: 01/08/2024
Date and time26.08.2024, at: 09:15 - 30.08.2024, at: 16:45
Regular seats12
Course fee11,760.00 kr.
LecturersKlas Abelson
ECTS credits3.50
Contact personKlas Abelson    E-mail address: klasab@sund.ku.dk
Enrolment Handling/Course OrganiserPhD administration     E-mail address: phdkursus@sund.ku.dk

Aim and content

This course is free of charge for PhD students at Danish universities (except Copenhagen Business School), and for PhD Students from NorDoc member faculties. All other participants must pay the course fee.

Anyone can apply for the course, but if you are not a PhD student at a Danish university, you will be placed on the waiting list until enrollment deadline. This also applies to PhD students from NorDoc member faculties. After the enrollment deadline, available seats will be allocated to applicants on the waiting list.


Learning objectives

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

1. describe and understand the genetics and biology responsible related to animal behavior (knowledge)

2. describe, understand, analyze and conclude on the study and interpretation on animal behavior and animal training (knowledge)

3. plan and apply measurements of animal behavior in practice (skills)



Content

The aim of the course is to give the participants knowledge and experience in the study and interpretation of animal behaviour. The course offers a broad spectrum of topics such as evolution; basic genetics; reproductive fitness; social strategies; sensation and perception; captive animal behaviour; methodology of measuring behaviour; consequences for housing, husbandry and care; the effect of environment on captive animal behaviour; habituation and acclimatisation; training and conditioning; behavioural assays; psychopharmacology; animal models of human behaviour.


Participants

PhD-students and other scientists, as well as veterinarians and technicians, who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in the use of studies on animal behaviour. Participants should have passed a course in laboratory animal science for at least functions A and D according to Directive 2010/63/EU, Article 23.2 (formerly FELASA C or B courses)


Relevance to graduate programmes

The course is relevant to PhD students from the following graduate programmes at the Graduate School of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH:

All graduate programmes


Language

English


Form

The course consists of lectures (50%), practical exercises, field trips and study visits.


Course director

Klas Abelson, Professor, PhD
Department of Experimental Medicine, klasab@sund.ku.dk


Teachers

Steven Schapiro, Adjunct Professor, PhD
Department of Experimental Medicine, KU-SUND and MD Anderson Cancer Research Center, University of Texas

Dorte Bratbo Sørensen, Associate Professor, DVM, PhD
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, KU-SUND


Dates

26-30 August 2024


Course location

Department of Experimental Medicine, Panum Building, Blegdamsvej 3B, 2200 Copenhagen N


Registration

Please register before 1 August 2024


Seats to PhD students from other Danish universities will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and according to the applicable rules. Applications from other participants will be considered after the last day of enrolment.

Note: All applicants are asked to submit invoice details in case of no-show, late cancellation or obligation to pay the course fee (typically non-PhD students). If you are a PhD student, your participation in the course must be in agreement with your principal supervisor.

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