3.00 Credits
The course provides multidisciplinary instruction in animal welfare science and related issues, including physiology, behavior, human-animal interactions, suffering and pain, ethics, health, assessment and standards, and ethics of animal use in research. Students gain experience assessing the welfare of animals of a variety of species in virtual situations. Problem solving and critical thinking skills are promoted through these assessment exercises, discussions with the instructor and classmates, reading of peer-reviewed literature and assignments.