The course will include 4 days (3 nights) physical meeting in Uppsala, but also reading and individual project work before and after the meeting. It will include workshops and student activating learning activities, and be structured according to the SLU Education on Sustainable Development (ESD) 5 learning competences (system thinking, anticipatory, normative, strategic and interpersonal competences). Activities will include interactions and cross-disciplinary knowledge transfer with other students and at least three internationally well-known researchers, at least one working with animal welfare and one working with sustainable development. Although having its primary focus on farm animals, the course will be relevant to students working with all categories of animals.
Extent:
3 credits
Prerequisites
Admitted to a postgraduate program in animal science, biology, veterinary
medicine, food science, nutrition, nursing, or related subjects, or to a
residency program in veterinary science