Interdisciplinary seminars + Student researcher (Linked to SVET B314) [SVETB331]
- 4 credits
- 30h+20h
- 1st and 2nd quarter
Language of instruction: French / Français
Learning outcomes
Seminars The student benefits from an education that lasts for the 2nd and 3rd baccalaureate during which he/she attends seminars given by lecturers specialised in different fields that are related to veterinary medicine. The student will become acquainted with the many facets of the veterinary profession and will learn to take a critical attitude through debates and discussions with the lecturers. Research student The student will have participated in a research project. They will have been involved in the generation, analysis and interpretation of scientific data.
Objectives
Seminars The student will learn about the many facets of the veterinary profession and will learn to take a critical attitude through debates and discussions with the lecturers. Research student Learn through active participation in a study what scientific research is all about.
Content
Seminars This course is given simultaneously to 2nd and 3rd year baccalaureate students. As students follow this course for two consecutive years, they have the opportunity to complete a full cycle. The seminars are given by external lecturers and are followed by a debate. The debate is prepared by a team of students in the second year of the seminar cycle on the basis of documents provided by the lecturer; they are supervised by one of the teachers who moderates the debate. The topics covered are ethics, ethology, sociology, human-animal relations, management, psychology and professional issues. After each seminar, the student writes a personal reflection sheet on the impact of each seminar on his or her knowledge and professional projects. Research student The student carries out a research project under the supervision of a sponsor, which may last for the whole academic year.
Teaching methods
Seminars The student attends the lectures, and is invited to take an active part in the ensuing debate. In the second year of the seminar cycle, in groups and with the help of one of the course instructors, the student will be responsible for preparing and moderating the debate of one of the lectures. After each lecture, the student writes a personal report. At the end of the seminar cycle, the student will have a file, consisting of at least the personal reports and, for each of them, of at least one document deemed necessary or interesting. Research student Participation in research under the supervision of a researcher.
Evaluations
The assessment of each of the two learning activities (LA) of the course (seminars taken over two years AND elective course: research student) takes place only once per academic year. The Seminars SA is assessed at the end of the first semester. There is no second session for this SA. It is only assessed during the January assessment period. Each student is given a topic of veterinary interest on which he/she is expected to do some personal reflection in order to be able to make a presentation and argument, in the presence of fellow students and a supervisor, based on the lectures given, related readings and personal experience. The student will be expected to 'Reflect, Position and Argue' in relation to the topics covered in the lectures. The Elective: Student Researcher SA is assessed according to the research timetable, i.e. once the research has been completed and the report submitted, i.e. at the end of the 2nd or 3rd term. The period will be determined by the student and the supervising researcher, depending on the progress of the research. The student may only register for assessment in one period. There is no second session. A report presenting the main results of the research serves as a basis for discussion with the jury. The assessment (mark out of 20) is the sum of the 2 parts, if and only if each part is passed with a mark above 9/20.
Recommended readings
Specific readings will be recommended or made available to students in relation to the topic of the seminar for which they are preparing the debate.
Language of instruction
French / FrançaisLocation for course
NAMUROrganizer
Faculté des sciencesRue de Bruxelles, 61
5000 NAMUR
Degree of Reference
Undergraduate Degree| Block | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelier en médecine vétérinaire | 3 | 4 |
