Overview
What you will study
Animal rights, animal welfare, the status of animals as property, and the concept of personhood (as applied to humans and nonhumans) will be discussed in the Animals - Rights and Wrongs course offered by University of Oxford.
Questions asked include:
- Are animals merely things or do they have moral value?
- If animals have moral value, what are our moral obligations to them?
- Is vegetarianism sufficient?
- Is veganism required?
- Can we justify domestication?
- What are the implications of the status of animals as property?
- Does (or can) the law sufficiently protect animal interests?
- Is there any relationship between human rights and nonhuman rights?
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Animal rights
- Animal welfare
- Animals as things/property or persons?
- Our moral obligations to animals
- Human rights and nonhuman rights
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 1 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
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Disciplines
Animal Science View 73 other Short Courses in Animal Science in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
- No requirements needed.
Tuition Fee
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International
99 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 99 GBP for the full programme during 1 days. -
National
99 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 99 GBP for the full programme during 1 days.
Living costs for Oxford
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.