Aim of this course is to prepare research master students who are going to perform animal experiments for their research project in their second year. The course is focused on the respectful and responsible use of laboratory animals in Human Movement Sciences related research. Refinement of techniques, reduction in the number of animals used and replacement wherever possible by non-sentient systems will be guiding principles.
Course Description
In this course, the students are educated and trained in the principles and practical skills that are essential for the humane use and care of laboratory animals and for the quality of research. The two-year Research Master program Human Movement Sciences: Sport, Exercise & Health aims at training for research on the cutting edge of fundamental and clinical human movement sciences that tries to integrate fundamental scientific knowledge with relevant questions from clinical and sports practice. The first year is dedicated to preparation for research. The second year is fully dedicated to a research internship of your own choice. The human movement sciences cover a great variety of subjects and scientific disciplines stretching from molecular biology and muscle physiology to cognitive neuroscience and human motor behavior. This also involves several experimental approaches, ranging from in vitro work on for example cultured cells to in situ and in vivo studies using live animals, as well as experiments on human subjects. Appropriate education and training of all those engaged in the use of live vertebrate animals for scientific purposes is required. To prepare students for a research career using animal models, the course Animal Experiments for Human Movement Sciences is offered to those students that are accepted for a research internship involving animal experiments.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCES: Sport, Exercise and Health (Research)
- Type of education: This course consist of three major parts. All lectures and lab classes are obligatory.
- Course on Laboratory Animal Science (3 EC) as coordinated by the Division of Animal Welfare & Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University.
- Training on handling animals, fluid injections and anesthesia, as well as general microsurgical techniques (1.5 EC).
- Training of project specific surgical skills (1.5 EC)
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: Dr. H. Maas
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
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Course Description & Study Characteristics
Course Description
In this course, the students are educated and trained in the principles and practical skills that are essential for the humane use and care of laboratory animals and for the quality of research. The two-year Research Master program Human Movement Sciences: Sport, Exercise & Health aims at training for research on the cutting edge of fundamental and clinical human movement sciences that tries to integrate fundamental scientific knowledge with relevant questions from clinical and sports practice. The first year is dedicated to preparation for research. The second year is fully dedicated to a research internship of your own choice. The human movement sciences cover a great variety of subjects and scientific disciplines stretching from molecular biology and muscle physiology to cognitive neuroscience and human motor behavior. This also involves several experimental approaches, ranging from in vitro work on for example cultured cells to in situ and in vivo studies using live animals, as well as experiments on human subjects. Appropriate education and training of all those engaged in the use of live vertebrate animals for scientific purposes is required. To prepare students for a research career using animal models, the course Animal Experiments for Human Movement Sciences is offered to those students that are accepted for a research internship involving animal experiments.
Study Characteristics
- Discipline: HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCES: Sport, Exercise and Health (Research)
- Type of education: This course consist of three major parts. All lectures and lab classes are obligatory.
- Course on Laboratory Animal Science (3 EC) as coordinated by the Division of Animal Welfare & Laboratory Animal Science, Utrecht University.
- Training on handling animals, fluid injections and anesthesia, as well as general microsurgical techniques (1.5 EC).
- Training of project specific surgical skills (1.5 EC)
- Academic skill: N/A
- Graduate School: N/A
- Start date: TBD
- End date: TBD
- Minimum number of students: N/A
- Maximum number of students: N/A
- Admission criteria: Contact the course coordinator for information on admission criteria: Dr. H. Maas
- Concluding assessment: N/A
- Assessment type: N/A
- With Certificate: N/A
- Schedule info: N/A
- Number of lessons: N/A
- Total course duration in hrs.: N/A
- Sign up period: N/A
- Anticipated hrs of study: N/A
- Available to: PhD students VU (and VU RMA students)
Would you like to register or want to know more?
Please contact the course coordinator dr. H. Maas: