Course description for 2018/19
Physiology and Anatomy
HUS120
Course description for 2018/19

Physiology and Anatomy

HUS120
This course provides a review of normal bodily functions for livestock animals and the main principles of how the body is built.
The subject is reserved for the study programme Animal Sciences - Welfare and Production. Other students can get admitted if there are places available. Contact student advisor.
Students must meet current admission requirements for the associated study program.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student:

Knowledge:

  • Has knowledge of how livestock animals' bodies are built in terms of anatomy
  • Has knowledge of how the body's organs and the body as a whole functions
  • Has knowledge of key research areas in this field

Skills:

  • Can explain, or demonstrate, the key anatomy of livestock animals
  • Can account for simple issues related to the body's normal functions

General competence:

  • Has basic knowledge of livestock biology, how the animals are built in terms of anatomy, how the various organs and organ systems function independently and as a whole
  • Can communicate how the body's normal functions are affected by, and themselves affect, abnormal conditions and disease
  • Can communicate professional knowledge in livestock anatomy and physiology and participate in professional discussions in this subject area
No tuition fees. Semester fees and cost of course literature apply.
Compulsory
Teaching consists of lectures and demonstrations, and there are also mandatory assigments with written reports. The demonstrations will for practical reasons take place at Mære Agricultural School.
Evaluation using mid-term and final surveys. Students are also encouraged to participate in the central quality surveys.

Compound assessment, grading scale letter grades

Compulsory participation - 75% participation in exercises on live animals / organs ,

Compulsory coursework 1

Compulsory coursework 2

Compulsory coursework 3 - multiple choice: 7 out of 8 must be approved

The compulsory participation and the 3 courseworks comprises 0/100 of the grade, are evaluated with the grading scale approved/ not approved, and must be approved prior to submission of the written examination.

Written examination, 4 hours, comprises 100/100 of the grade, grading scale letter grades.

Pen, ruler and up to 2 bilingual dictionaries.

Generating an answer using ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence and submitting it wholly or partially as one's own answer is considered cheating.

Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:

HUS1005 - Livestock Anatomy and Physiology - 7.5 credits

HUS1008 - Animal Nutrition 1 - 2.5 credits