3 ECTS credits
78 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4022180DNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (D) Master - preliminary level.
Laboratory Animal Science is a multidisciplinary field that covers different aspects encountered when working with laboratory animals. It focuses on the welfare and care of animals used in research, taking into account both animal- as well as experiment-related factors. Knowledge within the field of laboratory animal science will contribute to the reliability and reproducibility of animal experiments and learn the students how to handle laboratory animals in a responsible and respectful manner.
According to the Belgian legislation (RD of May 29th 2013) there are 4 levels of education that permit you to work with laboratory animals:
1) Elementory care of laboratory animals – minimum of 4 hrs of education in laboratory animal science
2) Specialised care of laboratory animals – minimum of 25 hrs of education in laboratory animal science
3) Active participants in animal experimentation – minimum of 40 hrs of education in laboratory animal science
4) Responsible for directing animal experiments (proefleider) - minimum of 80 hrs of education in laboratory animal science
Laboratory animal science is subdivided into 3 courses, that correspond to the 4 categories within the Belgian legislation:
This series of course is recognised by the overseeing government, Leefmilieu Brussels.
Within Laboratory Animal Science 3, students will get acquainted with the following subjects:
Practical:
This course is recognised by the overseeing government, Leefmilieu Brussels. Passing the exam (min. 10/20) gives you permission to work with laboratory animals as defined by art. 32§5 of the RD May 29th 2013, category 4 – Responsible for directing animal experiments (proefleider).
To subscribe for this course, you must simultaneously subscribe for Laboratory animal science I and II. Or have passed Laboratory animal science I and II or any equivalent courses.
In art. 32§5 of the RD May 29th 2013 concerning the protection of animals used in experiments the Department of Animal Welfare stipulated the legal requirements that must be met to be allowed to work with laboratory animals. After following the course Laboratory Animal Science 3, students must:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 90% of the final mark.
SELF Teamwork determines 10% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Teamwork category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Examination will be at the end of the course (June exams) by means of a written exam (90% of the total score). Retake of the written exam is possible in the second examination period.
Students will submit a group assignment, with peer-feedback, where they have to write an ethical application based on the methodology of an experiment in a paper. This will be evaluated and included into the endpoint (10%). The scoring of the peer-feedback will result in an individual adjustment factor to individualize the group-score by multiplying the individual adjustment factor with the group score. The teacher always has the right to change these adjustment factors if there is reason to believe the adjustment factor is not to be trusted.
If a student has to retake the exam, the partial result of the group assignment will be transferred to the second examination period when the student has received 10/20 or higher for this part. Otherwise, an alternative assignment will be given for the group assignment.
If Laboratory animal science (I), II and III are taken up simultaneously, they can only receive a credit for Laboratory animal science III if they pass laboratory animal science I and II or have equivalent credits for Laboratory Animal Sciences I and II.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Biomedical Research (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Management and Business (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Sciences: Clinical Biomedical Sciences (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences
Master of Biomedical Research: Standaard traject