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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Veterinary Medicine
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Hagai Almagor
Coordinator Office Hours:
By Appointment
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Hagai Almagor
Course/Module description:
The course will get the students acquainted with the formal structure of primary and secondary legislation, survey the main laws relevant to the desperate aspects of the veterinarian work, and discuss principal values and ethical questions related to veterinary legislation.
The course consists of 12 weekly 2-hour meetings. Open discussions and a few guest lectures will be included.
Course/Module aims:
The course will get the students acquainted with the formal structure of primary and secondary legislation, survey the main laws relevant to the desperate aspects of the veterinarian work, and discuss principal values and ethical questions related to veterinary legislation.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To function along the veterinary legislations during the course of work
Attendance requirements(%):
80
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures, discussions
Course/Module Content:
We start with an introduction to the general structure of the Israeli legal system, and the notions of legal obligation, forbiddance, permit and authority. We shall then discuss the different veterinary laws, acts and regulations in respect of their particular place in the veterinary professional work, e.g. contact with sick contagious animals, encountering animals in distress and suffer, supervision of animal derived food products, interactions with animals in research and development, responsibility for animal registration and licensing, responsibility for public health, supervising animal holding in educational and public institutes, supervising animal transport, business management regulations, holding and using drugs and medications and other matters. Guest lectures will be delivered on the statutory position of animals, the municipal and governmental veterinary work.
Required Reading:
appears in presentations
Additional Reading Material:
None
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 100 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Evaluation (Pass/Fail) is based on participation in at least 80% of classes.
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