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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Animal Behaviour and Welfare by The University of Edinburgh

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About the Course

Animal welfare has been described as a complex, multi-faceted public policy issue which includes important scientific, ethical, and other dimensions. Improving our understanding of animal welfare, involves the fascinating study of animal behavior as well as the challenge of accessing the emotions of animals. This is the On-Demand version of this course, which means you can start the course at any time and work through the course materials at your own pace. The materials and quizzes will always be available to you. You can come and talk about the course on Twitter using the hashtag #EdAniWelf...

Top reviews

AS

Jun 21, 2020

This course was very informative and interesting! I enjoyed the lectures as well as the instructors and also loved that it focused on many different kinds animal welfare issues. Definitely recommend!

KJ

Jul 19, 2023

It took time to earn however and it wasn't hard you could try you could fail a test once and try the second time however be warned if you fail you'll have to wa for 8 hours to do the test again here

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By Amelia A

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Mar 17, 2016

Interesting, thank you for making this course available. After taking it I transitioned from being pescetarian to vegan and I wish that more controversial animal rights concerns were more focused on.

By Siddharth M

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Jun 16, 2020

Very informative and well put forth. Would have enjoyed a little more science to balance out the ethics. Farm animal week was very interesting and the most enjoyable and informative in my opinion.

By Vijay P Y

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Apr 7, 2020

Course is quite interesting and useful to work in welfare organisation and also it teach us that animals have also emotions and they are part of our life ,so we should care of them. Thanks.

By Muhammad S A

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Jul 21, 2019

I think it is the best online course, I have ever learned.It is very helpful in my study life as a veterinary student and also in my whole life. It is a good effort of Edinburh team.....

By Jennifer M

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Aug 15, 2022

Good overview of animal welfare topics. Course is slightly outdated as a lot of the supporting materials cannot be utilized as they were meant to be (e.g. anything using Flash Player).

By Erin P

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Aug 28, 2020

Really interesting course! I do wish it went a bit more in-depth (cats and dogs and captive animals) and was a bit more challenging but it is a starter course so I can’t be too upset.

By Annie P

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Nov 19, 2017

Excellent course, learned lots about cats and dogs and their behavior. Made me understand and talk to my cats in an effective way. Professional and engaged teachers, very passionate.

By Barbara W

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Sep 9, 2021

I was not able to access the additional materials, so when I did the quizzes, I had to guess at some questions. Other than that, the course was very thorough and mostly enjoyable.

By Gilliaux V

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Nov 13, 2016

Super cours, parfois difficile à comprendre à cause des accents des professeurs. Les questionnaires étaient peut être un peu trop facile. J'ai appris beaucoup ! merci pour tout !

By Schel H

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Apr 6, 2023

I really appreciate the use and explanations using modern understanding of Positive reinforcement and behavior as a measurable guide towards better animal welfare.

By Carolyn L K

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Jul 24, 2016

Great course!! If you are interested in animal welfare particularly animal welfare in animals produced for food, this is a very good course with lots of resources.

By tin-lou d g

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Dec 2, 2023

Great course, but hard to get through the animal slaughter videos (as a vegan). Also, some things are naturally outdated since the course was made a decade ago.

By Yumna M

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Aug 10, 2021

HI DEAR LEARNERS,

IT'S THE BEST COURSE FOR BEGINNERS.

THE BEST THING I LEARNED I WOULD LIKE TO QUOTE IS;

"NOT TO IMPOSE YOUR FEELINGS ON AN ANIMAL."

THANKS COURSERA

By Manan 0

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Mar 19, 2021

It is very informative and it has enhanced my knowledge

I want to suggest that there would be more courses relative to veterinary field like anatomy,pharma etc

By Aadhavan A

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Jan 10, 2024

Marvellous course well designed, but I faced a problem with the corrections I received. Nonetheless this course was amazing and I would definitely recommend

By Ana R B M F S

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Jul 29, 2020

Very engaging and well-structured, besides the videos and reading resources, would like to have more interactive exercises with other students and teachers.

By Moiz A Y

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Jul 23, 2019

it was very helpful and encouraging course it helped me in many different scenarios and made be able to handle the situations efficiently and effectively

By Sarah L

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Nov 20, 2023

Some distressing content for those of us who disagree with the awful "welfare" conditions of farm animals, but overall a very good educational course.

By Deepa M

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Nov 29, 2018

This course helped me to update my knowledge on animal welfare especially that of strays and pound dogs and cats. Thoroughly enjoyed the contents.

By Emma R

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Aug 27, 2021

A good introduction to the range of issues and well paced. Interactive sessions use FLASH player which is no longer available- need updating

By Divinia J

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Aug 9, 2017

The lectures are really inspiring.i enjoyed every second of it.thank you animal behavior and welfare team for offering us this course.

By Camille D

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May 14, 2017

Le cours est complet , j'aurais juste aimée que la semaine 6 rajoutée ce soit des vidéos , et que les quizz puissent être en français.

By lifeng g

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May 11, 2017

It helps me to learn about animal behaviour and welfare about many animals. So I know how to help the animal to fell more comfortable.

By Paulette C

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Feb 19, 2021

Additional information was very difficult to access, sometimes impossible. Otherwise the class was informative and well presented.

By Katia B

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Nov 30, 2021

Cours très intéressants et assez complets. Dommage que les quizzs ne puissent pas être traduits en Français ou autres langues.