Education of Adaptation Physiology

We are a multidisciplinary group working on improving and facilitating the ability of animals to adapt to challenges. These challenges can be related to e.g. a transition during their live (e.g. birth, weaning) or challenges related to their environment (e.g. type of housing, group mates, diet). Within this broad research area, thesis options are very diverse; not only in the topics, but also in the type of activities and the location of the research. We study e.g. behaviour and physiology related to health and welfare, and we also use sensor technologies and in vitro models.

Our chair group is involved in BSc education by coordination of and teaching in courses in the first 2 years of the Animal Sciences program, and by coordination of the BSc thesis in the third year. In the master Animal Sciences, the chair group is involved in the specializations B Nutrition and Metabolism and D Adaptation, Health and Welfare, and we coordinate 3 MSc courses.

BSc Thesis, MSc thesis, Internship and Research Practice

Many students join the Adaptation Physiology Group each year for their BSc or MSc thesis and, their MSc research practice or internship. Interested students first meet with the coordinator, preferably 6 months before the preferred start for an intake. During the intake they will look for a match between student interests and opportunities.

Not only the internship, but also thesis / research practice can take place at other universities or research institutes, outside Wageningen. A list of recent topics can be found below.

Education documents

Interested?

If you consider to do your thesis, research practice or internship at the Adaptation Physiology Group, you are welcome to make an appointment to discuss the options. Please contact:

Courses

Courses coordinated by ADP staff

YearCourse codeCourse title

BSc-1

YAS11306

Internship

BSc-1

YAS11803

Dilemmas in Animal Management and Care

BSc-2

ADP20306

Immunology and Thermoregulation

BSc-2

QVE20306

Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

BSc-1/2/3

YAS21303

Skills Academy and Personal Assessment

BSc-2

ADP21803

Reproduction and Fertility

BSc-2

ADP22303

Infections and Disorders

BSc-3

YAS80312

BSc thesis Animal Sciences

MSc-1

ADP30306

Health, Welfare and Management

MSc-1

ADP31306

Sensor Data in Animal Sciences

MSc-1

ADP40306

Adaptation Physiology

Courses coordinated by ADP staff

  1. Year

    BSc-1

    Course code

    YAS11306

    Course title

    Internship

  2. Year

    BSc-1

    Course code

    YAS11803

    Course title

    Dilemmas in Animal Management and Care

  3. Year

    BSc-2

    Course code

    ADP20306

    Course title

    Immunology and Thermoregulation

  4. Year

    BSc-2

    Course code

    QVE20306

    Course title

    Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics

  5. Year

    BSc-1/2/3

    Course code

    YAS21303

    Course title

    Skills Academy and Personal Assessment

  6. Year

    BSc-2

    Course code

    ADP21803

    Course title

    Reproduction and Fertility

  7. Year

    BSc-2

    Course code

    ADP22303

    Course title

    Infections and Disorders

  8. Year

    BSc-3

    Course code

    YAS80312

    Course title

    BSc thesis Animal Sciences

  9. Year

    MSc-1

    Course code

    ADP30306

    Course title

    Health, Welfare and Management

  10. Year

    MSc-1

    Course code

    ADP31306

    Course title

    Sensor Data in Animal Sciences

  11. Year

    MSc-1

    Course code

    ADP40306

    Course title

    Adaptation Physiology

Other courses with contribution of ADP

YearCourse codeCourse title

BSc-1

YAS10306

Introduction to Animal Sciences

BSc-1

YAS10806

Biology of Domestic Animals

BSc-2

HMI20306

Microbiomes and Health

BSc-3

YAS33406

Role of Livestock in Future Food Systems

MSc-1

BHE31306

Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare

MSc-1

EZO32303

Laboratory Animal Science: Design and Ethics in Animal Experiments

Other courses with contribution of ADP

  1. Year

    BSc-1

    Course code

    YAS10306

    Course title

    Introduction to Animal Sciences

  2. Year

    BSc-1

    Course code

    YAS10806

    Course title

    Biology of Domestic Animals

  3. Year

    BSc-2

    Course code

    HMI20306

    Course title

    Microbiomes and Health

  4. Year

    BSc-3

    Course code

    YAS33406

    Course title

    Role of Livestock in Future Food Systems

  5. Year

    MSc-1

    Course code

    BHE31306

    Course title

    Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare

  6. Year

    MSc-1

    Course code

    EZO32303

    Course title

    Laboratory Animal Science: Design and Ethics in Animal Experiments

Chair group representative

We also have a chair group representative from the study association ‘De Veetelers’. The representative has regular meetings with the education coordinator to discuss students’ experiences with education of the Adaptation Physiology Group.

More about the representative

What students say

" I have chosen to do my BSc thesis with ADP because of the combination of literature and laboratory proceedings" 

" The thesis was quite a learning process, but I had guidance and supervision from friendly academic staff at ADP "

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