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Modul ME5055-KP05

Animal Models and Animal Safety (TiermTsch)

Duration:


1 Semester
Turnus of offer:


each summer semester
Credit points:


5
Course of studies, specific field and terms:
  • Master Molecular Life Science 2023 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, 2nd semester
  • Master MLS 2018 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, 2nd semester
  • Master MLS 2016 (optional subject), interdisciplinary competence, 1st or 2nd semester
Classes and lectures:
  • Practical course Animal Models and Animal Protection (practical course, 2 SWS)
  • Seminar Animal Protection (seminar, 1 SWS)
  • Animal Models and Animal Protection (lecture, 2 SWS)
Workload:
  • 30 Hours in-classroom work
  • 10 Hours group work
  • 60 Hours private studies
  • 30 Hours Practical course
Contents of teaching:
  • Basics of the biology of the most important experimental animal species in terms of anatomy, physiology, breeding, genetics and genetic modification.
  • Animal behavior and housing requirements and methods, including environmental enrichment (general and species-specific).
  • Animal husbandry and handling of laboratory animals
  • Health monitoring in lab animal facilities, microbiological status of laboratory animals
  • Ethics regarding the human-animal relationship, intrinsic value of life, and arguments for and against the use of animals for scientific purposes
  • Requirements of the principle of the indispensability of animal experiments in accordance with the Animal Welfare Act
  • Research and evaluation of scientific literature including those on alternatives to animal experiments
  • 3R principle, good scientific practice in the context of animal research, ARRIVE & PREPARE guidelines
  • Biometric statistics
  • recognizing pain, suffering and distress in species most commonly used for animal experiments. Humane endpoints versus scientific endpoints
  • analgesia and anesthesia, euthanasia of laboratory animals in accordance with Animal welfare laws and regulations
  • legislation on the animal husbandry, care and killing of animals that are intended to be used in animal experiments, or whose tissues or organs are intended to be used for scientific purposes, as well as mondatory legal requirements for conducting animal experiments
  • Practical part: planning of animal experiment procedures and projects
  • Practical part: species-specific handling and experimentation methods, relevant experimentation techniques and interventions
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
  • The course content meets the requirements of the legally prescribed qualifications for conducting animal experiments
  • The successful graduates have acquired the knowledge and skills required by the Animal Welfare Act (TierSchG) and Animal Welfare Experimental Animal Ordinance (TierSchVersV) and professional implementation and documentation in the sense of good scientific practice of animal experiments.
  • The graduates are able to reflect on the meaning, purpose and necessity of animal experiments
  • Successful and regular participation in the lecture and block internship is confirmed by an examination and the award of a certificate. It is a prerequisite for the issuance of a special permit to carry out animal experiments in accordance with § 9 of the German Animal Welfare Act
Grading through:
  • written exam
Responsible for this module:
Teachers:
Literature:
Language:
  • English, except in case of only German-speaking participants
Notes:

Prerequisites for the module:
- A valid Tetanus vaccination for the practical course

Prerequisites for admission to the written examination:
- succesful participation in lectures, seminar and practical course

Module exam:
- ME5055-L1:Animal Models and Animal Protection,
written exam, 90 min, 0 % module grade, has to be passed, none-graded modul

The lecture takes place in the summer semester, followed by the internship in September. We advise against participating in the internship if you suffer from a rodent allergy.

Letzte Änderung:
31.3.2025