2024
Human wellbeing/animal welfare
Name: Human wellbeing/animal welfare
Code: MVT13050M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Health Sciences
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
The purpose of this unit is to enable the student to acquire knowledge and skills that allow him / her to understand the concepts of welfare and well-being and how the interactions between humans and animals (ranging from companion animals to livestock species) are positive or negative for the welfare of both. In particular the student will acquire:
Knowledge:
a) physiological, psychological and organizational bases of behaviour
b) differences in behaviours and interactions resulting from various human cultural habits and the type of animal species
c) welfare, stress and abnormal and deviant behaviour in humans and animals
Skills:
Use an inclusive and one-health approach in the analysis of human-animal interactions
Competences:
a) Distinguish normal behaviour from abnormal behaviour
b) To be able to propose solutions to improve the well-being of humans and the welfare animals
Knowledge:
a) physiological, psychological and organizational bases of behaviour
b) differences in behaviours and interactions resulting from various human cultural habits and the type of animal species
c) welfare, stress and abnormal and deviant behaviour in humans and animals
Skills:
Use an inclusive and one-health approach in the analysis of human-animal interactions
Competences:
a) Distinguish normal behaviour from abnormal behaviour
b) To be able to propose solutions to improve the well-being of humans and the welfare animals
Contents
1. Issues:
Ethology and Ethics
1.2. Humans and the animal world.
1.3. Relations between humans, animals and the environment.
1.4. Concepts of animal welfare. Concepts of human well-being.
2. Problems:
2.1. Social and psychic challenges.
2.2. Victims of abuse; making the connection
2.3. Food, rest, emotional balance, social and economic progress
2.4. Case studies
3. Evaluation:
3.1. Patterns of behaviour.
3.2. Physiological parameters.
3.3. Preferences and motivations.
3.4 Practices and strategies for evaluating human well-being and animal welfare
3.5. Quality of human-animal relations;
3.5.1. Aversive practices.
3.5.2. Neutral practices.
3.5.3.Positive practices
4. Solutions:
4.1. Physical conditions
4.2.Environmental conditions
4.3. Interactions
Ethology and Ethics
1.2. Humans and the animal world.
1.3. Relations between humans, animals and the environment.
1.4. Concepts of animal welfare. Concepts of human well-being.
2. Problems:
2.1. Social and psychic challenges.
2.2. Victims of abuse; making the connection
2.3. Food, rest, emotional balance, social and economic progress
2.4. Case studies
3. Evaluation:
3.1. Patterns of behaviour.
3.2. Physiological parameters.
3.3. Preferences and motivations.
3.4 Practices and strategies for evaluating human well-being and animal welfare
3.5. Quality of human-animal relations;
3.5.1. Aversive practices.
3.5.2. Neutral practices.
3.5.3.Positive practices
4. Solutions:
4.1. Physical conditions
4.2.Environmental conditions
4.3. Interactions
Teaching Methods
The classes are organized in lectures (T) for exposition of the programmatic content and practical classes (TP) with case studies and presentation of practical work.
The evaluation will be through the presentation of practical works relating the reality of human well-being in different contexts and animal welfare practices, in the same contexts.
The evaluation will be through the presentation of practical works relating the reality of human well-being in different contexts and animal welfare practices, in the same contexts.
Teaching Staff (2023/2024 )
- Maria Elvira Lourido Sales Baptista [responsible]
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