COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMAL RIGHTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
VSD 3012 ANIMAL RIGHTS ELECTIVE 1 0 0 1

Offered By

Veterinary Medicine

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI YIĞIT

Offered to

Veterinary Medicine

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform and raise awareness of veterinary students about animal rights. Through this course, students will learn how to proceed against animal rights violations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   It creates awareness about the place, importance and value of the animal in the professional and social life of the student.
2   It enables them to have scientific concepts and approaches on animal rights in their professional life.
3   Evaluates the necessary information about animal rights within the framework of the legal and ethical responsibilities of veterinarians.
4   Teaches the relationship between the animal rights movement and the animal welfare movement.
5   Provides information on national and international legislation on animal rights.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The human-animal relationship and the concept of rights in the historical process.
2 Historical development of the animal rights movement.
3 Animal ethics.
4 Animal rights within the scope of their use.
5 Animal protection organizations.
6 The Universal Declaration of Animal Rights and its importance.
7 Animal rights activists and their views.
8 Animal rights opponents and their views.
9 MID-TERM EXAM
10 Use of animals in research.
11 Animal Protection Law and its content, ethical evaluation of Animal Protection Law.
12 The value of animal rights in veterinary medicine.
13 Discussion of animal welfare within the scope of animal rights.
14 Animal protection law and evaluation of the cases brought to the court.
15 General assesment.

Recomended or Required Reading

Yaşar, A. (2010). Hayvan Hakları Ders notları; Regan, T. (1983). Animal Rights; Singer, P. (1989). Animal Rights and Human Obligations; Morris, D. (1991). Hayvan-Insan Sözleşmesi; Sungurbey, I. (1999). Hayvan Hakları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, visual and written materials

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The responsibility of continuing to 70% of theoretical courses during the semester belongs to the student.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Kadri KULUALP
Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Deparment of Surgery.

Office Hours

Thursday and Friday 4:00-4:30 P.M.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 16

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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