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Veterinary Medicine

Sample enrolment

		Unit of study 1	Unit of study 2	Unit of study 3	Unit of study 4	Unit of study 5	Unit of study 6	Unit of study 7	Unit of study 8	Total credit points
Year 1	Semester 1	Core VETS6111 Professional Competency 1A	Core VETS6113 Research and Enquiry 1	Core VETS6104 Foundations of Veterinary Science A
	Credit points	6	6	12						24
	Semester 2	Core VETS6115 Animal Management System	Core VETS6116 Professional Competency 1B	Core VETS6108 Foundations of Veterinary Science B		Placement VETS6131 Horse Industry Placement*	Placement VETS6133 Extensive Industry Placement*	Placement VETS6134 Intensive Animal Industry Placement ^	Placement VETS6136 Elective Experience 1 Industry Placement#
	Credit points	6	6	12		0	0	0	0	24
Year 2	Semester 1	Core VETS6203 Research and Enquiry 2A	Core VETS6204 Principles of Animal Disease A	Core VETS62XX Professional Competency 2A^†	Core VETS62XX Clinical Foundations A^†	Placement VETS6132 Dairy Cattle Industry Placement*	Placement VETS6135 Companion Animal Industry Placement	Placement VETS6137 Elective Experience 2 Industry Placement#	Placement VETS6138 Elective Experience 3 Industry Placement#
	Credit points	3	12	6	3	0	0	0	0	24
	Semester 2	Core VETS6207 Research and Enquiry 2B	Core VETS6208 Principles of Animal Disease B	Core VETS62XX Professional Competency 2B^†	Core VETS62XX Clinical Foundations B^†	Placement VETS6221 Preparatory Clinical Placement 1**	Placement VETS6222 Preparatory Clinical Placement 2**
	Credit points	3	12	6	3	0	0			24
Year 3	Semester 1	Core VETS6301 Veterinary Public Practice	Core VETS6303 Small Animal Practice A	Core VETS6304 Livestock Practice A	Core VETS6305 Equine Practice A	Core VETS6306 Avian, Reptilian and Wildlife Practice	Core VETS6307 Research and Enquiry 3A	Core VETS631X Small Animal Practice C^†
	Credit points	3	6	3	3	3	3	3		24
	Semester 2	Core VETS6308 Veterinary Practice Management	Core VETS6309 Small Animal Practice B	Core VETS6310 Livestock Practice B	Core VETS6311 Equine Practice B	Core VETS6312 Intensive Animal Practice	Core VETS6313 Research and Enquiry 3B	Placement VETS6321 Abattoir Placement***
	Credit points	3	6	6	3	3	3	0		24
Year 4	Placement over Semester 1 and 2	Core VETS6401 Small Animal Clinics A	Core VETS6402 Small Animal Clinics B	Core VETS6409 Extramural Placement 1	Core VETS6410 Extramural Placement 2	Core VETS6407 Lab Investigations of Clinical Disease	Core VETS6408 Public, Industry, or Community Placement
	Credit points	6	6	3	3	3	3			24
	Placement over Semester 1 and 2	Core VETS6403 Small Animal Clinics C	Core VETS6404 Small Animal Clinics D	Core VETS6405 Large Animal Clinics A	Core VETS6406 Large Animal Clinics B	Core VETS6411 Extramural Placement 3	Core VETS6412 Extramural Placement 4
	Credit points	6	3	6	3	3	3			24
Total credit points										192
* These placements occur at farms and commence in Semester 2 intra-semester break, Year 1 of the DVM and should be completed by Semester 2 intra-semester Year 2 of the DVM. Placements may be taken during intensive periods. ^ Students must complete a 1-week intensive placement and choose from one of the three Intensive Species. Placements may be taken during intensive periods. # Students are permitted to select any species as an Elective Experience placement. Students could undertake any of the 4 core species (Horses, Dairy Cattle, Beef Cattle or Sheep), another Intensive species, or select species outside the above listings, e.g. Camel, Zoo, Wildlife, Goats, Crocodiles, Turtles etc. Placements may be taken during intensive periods. ** These placements occur at the end of Year 2/beginning of Year 3 of the DVM (outside of the main semesters). *** This placement occurs at approved export abattoir sites (national and international) and occurs in Year 3 of the DVM sometime after the Semester 1 intra-semester break. † This unit of study is being developed, subject to change. Unit rules are prospective only.