| Responsible Department | Department of Veterinary Disease Biology | ||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | Post experience Master´s Programme | ||||||||||
| Duration | Outside schedule | ||||||||||
| Credits | 10 (ECTS) | ||||||||||
| Level of Course | Post experience masters programme | ||||||||||
| Examination | Final Examination written examination Written Exam in Lecturehall All aids allowed Description of Examination: Written examination consisting of essays and multiple choice questions Weight: essays 70% MC 30% pass/fail, internal examiner Dates of Exam: | ||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures, Theoritical and practical exercises | ||||||||||
| Language of Instruction | English | ||||||||||
| Course Content | |||||||||||
| The course gives the participants a thorough knowledge of toxicological principles including risk assessment and toxicological evaluation of chemicals, drugs and occupational compounds. Furthermore, the course covers all aspects of theoretical toxicology: toxicokinetics, different types of toxicity (e.g. genetic, carcinogenesis and developmental toxicity ), specific organ toxicity (e.g. liver, reproductive system, skin and the nervous system), toxic effects of various chemicals (e.g. pesticides, metals, and animal venoms), and clinical, occupational and regulatory toxicology. The course focuses on the principles behind risk assessment and toxicological evaluation in pre-clinical settings. | |||||||||||
| Teaching and learning Methods | |||||||||||
| The course is comprised of lectures, student presentations and practical exercises in various types of risk assessment. | |||||||||||
| Learning Outcome | |||||||||||
| At the end of the course the participant should have knodwledge on - toxicological principles - risk assessment procedures skills on - toxicological evaluation of chemicals, drugs and occupational compounds Competences on - toxicologicl language - risk assessment and interpretation on experimental data | |||||||||||
| Course Literature | |||||||||||
| Casarett & Doull's Toxicology, The Basic Science of Poisons, 7th edition, McGraw Hill. | |||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||
| Christian Friis, cfr@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 353-33161 | |||||||||||
| Course Fee | |||||||||||
| 20.000 DKK | |||||||||||
| Study Board | |||||||||||
| Study Committee V | |||||||||||
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