| Responsible Department | Department of Veterinary Disease Biology |
| Earliest Possible Year | Post experience Master´s Programme |
| Duration | Outside schedule |
| Credits | 6 (ECTS) |
| Level of Course | Post experience masters programme Master of Laboratory Animal Science - Module 4 - Elective courses |
| Examination | Final Examination written examination No aid allowed Description of Examination: pass/fail, internal examiner |
| Organisation of Teaching | Weeks 45-46, at 9:00-16:00, every year. |
| Language of Instruction | English |
| Restrictions | 24 |
| Course Content | |
| The various steps in the risk assessment process are presented: Hazard identification and characterisation, exposure assessment and risk characterisation. Relevant international organisations and risk assessment programmes, the individual toxicological endpoints and their test methods and guidance documents, and data retrieval are included. The course contains theoretical lectures and practicals, including a visit to a toxicological test laboratory, a practical exercise in necropsy technique, and participation in "Kemikaliedagen". For further information please see www.emed.ku.dk/kurser/toksikologi. | |
| Teaching and learning Methods | |
| Lectures, practical exercises and excursions. | |
| Learning Outcome | |
| The focus of the course is on risk assessment of industrial chemicals, but also other types of chemical substances, e.g. pharmaceuticals, are included. The purpose of the course is to provide a background for work with toxicological risk assessment. Toxicological risk assessments are performed in many areas of regulation, i.e. in the setting of guidance values for occupational exposure, in the setting of health-based limit values for environmental pollutants, or in the preparation or assessment of toxicological evaluations from producers of chemicals or pharmaceuticals. Knowledge The student knows - the general principles of toxicological risk assessment - relevant test methods used for toxicological risk assessment - how toxicological risk assessment is performed in various areas of regulation Skills The student can - understand and explain how to design and perform toxicological test programmes - interpret the results of test programmes for toxicological risk assessment Competencies The student can - understand and explain how to design and perform toxicological test programmes - interpret the results of test programmes for toxicological risk assessment | |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Axel Jacob Kornerup Hansen, akh@life.ku.dk, Department of Veterinary Disease Biology/Section for Biomedicine, Phone: 353-32726 | |
| Course Fee | |
| DKK 13,000 | |
| Study Board | |
| Study Committee V | |