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Animals in Society 1: Introduction (DASC10002)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Email: rebecca.doyle@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This course is designed to encourage students to begin to think about how and why animals are so integral to human society. Utilising case studies of current hot topics in animal welfare, we examine human-animal relationships; how they originated, the process of domestication, changing attitudes throughout time and humankind's moral and ethical obligation to animals. This subject contains presentations from international experts to compliment lectures and tutorials exploring the diverse roles of animals as pets, pests, research subjects and food.
First year hot topics include:
- The roles of zoos and wildlife conservation
- Pest animal management
- The role of dogs as companions and sources of entertainment
- Current issues in animal farming
- Animals in research
- Anthrozoological ranking of animals
Intended learning outcomes
- Comprehend the complexity of debate concerning the costs and benefits to humans and animals of having animals embedded within our societies
- Be familiar with the historical, social, economic, cultural, biological and moral contexts within which our current relationships with non-human animals have developed and are maintained
- Be able to understand and express multiple views around the use of animals in current society
Generic skills
Upon completion of the course students should be skilled at using the knowledge acquired in the course to objectively and critically evaluate current issues involving animals in society - including issues with wild animals, recreational animals, animals used for science and medicine, agricultural animals and companion animals.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- 5-minute intra-semester oral presentation with 300 word synopsis completed during tutorials in weeks 5 and 6 (25%)
- Excursion report (1200 words) due in approximately week 9 (25%)
- 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%)
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Rebecca Doyle Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours: 2 x 1 hour lectures per week and 1 x 1 hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Email: rebecca.doyle@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
N/A
Recommended texts and other resources
Students will listen to a selection of pre-recorded materials as part of the course.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Breadth Track Living with Animals - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 27 April 2024