2019-2020 / VETE0014-1

Domestic Animal Behaviour Science

Duration

32h Th

Number of credits

 Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS)3 crédits 
 Bachelor in veterinary medicine5 crédits 

Lecturer

Marc Vandenheede

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Ethology

  • definitions and the four questions of Tinbergen;
  • history;
  • behavioural mechanisms (innate and acquired) ;
  • evolution of behaviour (domestication effect).

Ethograms

Description of the ethogram of most domestic species.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

To undertand how a domestic animal in good health is behaving, and how to interpretate.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Biology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lectures

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

face-to-face

Recommended or required readings

See powerpoint files on "MyULiège"

Assessment methods and criteria

ATTENTION: oral test (January)
Oral test (August)

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Marc Vandenheede Email : marc.vandenheede@uliege.be Tél. : 04/366 41 48

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

Assessment subjects

Assessment methods

Contacts

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

Assessment subjects

No change

Assessment methods

Oral via Lifesize

Contacts

marc.vandenheede@uliege.be