Veterinary Studies
Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Veterinary Studies |
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| Completion of a stream is not a requirement of the course. A stream requires the completion of all the units of study listed in the table for that stream. The stream available is Small Animal Clinical Studies. | |||
Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Studies |
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| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate a candidate must complete 24 credit points of approved coursework. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Studies |
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| To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma a candidate must complete 36 credit points of approved coursework. | |||
Master of Veterinary Studies |
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| To qualify for the award of Master a candidate must complete 48 credit points of approved coursework including: | |||
| a minimum of 36 credit points of coursework units of study; | |||
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| a minimum of 6 credit points of case report or research project units of study. | |||
Small Animal Clinical Studies Stream |
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| Only students employed in one of the University of Sydney Veterinary Teaching Hospitals are eligible to undertake this stream. | |||
| VETS9005 Veterinary Internal Medicine 1 |
6 | A Students will have fundamental understanding of the causes, development, appearance and investigation of veterinary medicine to a veterinary graduate level. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS9006 Veterinary Internal Medicine 2 |
6 | A Students will have fundamental understanding of the causes, development, appearance and investigation of veterinary medicine to a veterinary graduate level. P VETS9005 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS9007 Veterinary Surgery |
6 | A Students will have fundamental understanding of the causes, development, appearance and investigation of veterinary medicine to a veterinary graduate level. This unit is core to the MVetStud (Small Animal Clinical Studies). Employment in the University Veterinary Teaching Hospital would normally be a condition of enrolment. Students must possess a veterinary qualification registrable in NSW. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS9008 Veterinary Anaesthesia |
3 | A Students will have fundamental understanding of the causes, development, appearance and investigation of veterinary science to a veterinary graduate level. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS9009 Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging |
3 | A Students will have fundamental understanding of the causes, development, appearance and investigation of veterinary science to a veterinary graduate level. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| A candidate for the Graduate Diploma will also complete the following units in consultation with their supervisor(s): | |||
| VETS9003 Special Topics in Veterinary Studies |
6 | C VETS9001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS9004 Case Report in Veterinary Studies |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| In addition, a candidate for the Masters will complete: | |||
| VETS9001 MVetStud Research Project A |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| VETS9002 MVetStud Research Project B |
6 | C VETS9001 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| Candidates who are not undertaking the Small Animal Clinical Studies Stream will choose from the following Elective units of study: | |||
| VETS7010 Animal Health Policy Development |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7011 Data Analysis for Policy Making |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7012 Wildlife Epidemiology |
3 | P VETS7004 Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants. All units offered are subject to class size limitations. |
Semester 1b |
| VETS7013 Risk Analysis |
3 |
This is a core unit in the Veterinary Public Health and Veterinary Public Health Management programs. |
Semester 1a |
| VETS7014 Aquatic Animal Epidemiology |
3 | C VETS7005 Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants. All units offered are subject to class size limitations. This is an elective unit in the Veterinary Public Health and Veterinary Public Health Management programs. |
Semester 1b |
| VETS7015 Surveillance, Preparedness & Response |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7016 Animal Health Data Management |
3 | Semester 1b |
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| VETS7017 Food Safety |
3 |
This is an elective unit in the Veterinary Public Health and Veterinary Public Health Management programs. |
Semester 2a |
| VETS7020 Diagnostic Tests |
3 | P VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology 2 |
Semester 1a |
| VETS7021 Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research |
3 |
This is an elective unit in the Veterinary Public Health and Veterinary Public Health Management programs. |
Semester 2b |
| VETS7025 Leadership, People and Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| VETS7026 Leadership: Managing Change |
3 | P VETS7025 |
Semester 1a |
| VETS7027 Project Management |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| VETS7028 Leadership Skills |
3 | Semester 1b |
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| VETS8002 Genetic Evaluation and Breeding |
6 | P VETS8004 This unit is core in the Animal Breeding Management stream of the Postgraduate Program in Animal Science. |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8003 Advanced Applications of Animal Breeding |
6 | P VETS8004 This Unit of Study is elective in the Animal Breeding Management stream of the Postgraduate Program in Animal Science. |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8004 Advanced Animal Genetics |
6 | N ANSC3107 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8005 Advanced Animal Biotechnology |
6 | N ANSC3105 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8006 Advanced Animal Nutrition |
6 | A Fundamentals of Biochemistry N ANSC3101 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8008 Advanced Animal Reproduction |
6 | N ANSC3102 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8013 Special Topics in Animal Science |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS8014 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology A |
6 | P 12 credit points of junior biology N ANSC3103 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8017 Technologies of Animal Reproduction |
6 | A Please contact instructor before enrolment to discuss prior experience in animal handling and reproduction. |
Int March |
| VETS8018 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology B |
6 | P VETS8014 N ANSC3104 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8031 Animal Health and Disease Advanced |
6 | A All core Units of Study in Years 1, 2 and 3 of BAnVetBioSc degree or equivalent N AVBS4001 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8032 Advanced Dairy Production & Technology |
6 | A Enrolled students are expected to have some understanding of key components of the dairy production system, including basic knowledge of animal physiology and nutrition. |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8034 Food Safety Assessment and Management |
6 | A All core Units of Study in Years 1, 2 and 3 of BAnVetBioSc degree or equivalent. N AVBS4004 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8035 Feed Technology |
6 | A All core Units of Study in Years 1, 2 and 3 of BAnVetBioSc degree or equivalent. N AVBS4005 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8039 Aquatic Animal Health |
6 | A All core Units of Study in Years 1, 2 and 3 of BAnVetBioSc degree or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8042 Advanced Sheep and Beef Production |
6 | A All year 1-3 core components of B AnVetBioSc or equivalent. N AVBS4012 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8043 Advanced Pig and Poultry Production |
6 | A All year 1-3 core components of B AnVetBioSc or equivalent units of study N AVBS4008 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8044 Advanced Animal Behaviour & Welfare Sci |
6 | A All year 1-3 core components for AnVetBSc or equivalent |
Semester 1 |
| In addition to the coursework units of study offered by the faculty, students may enrol in the following electives from other faculties: | |||
| BETH5000 Critical Concepts in Bioethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5202 Human and Animal Research Ethics |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | A A three-year undergraduate degree in science, medicine, nursing, allied health sciences, philosophy/ethics, sociology/anthropology, history, or other relevant field, or by special permission. |
Semester 2 |
| WILD5001 Australasian Wildlife: Introduction |
6 | Int March |
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| WILD5002 Australasian Wildlife: Field Studies |
6 | Int March |
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| WILD5003 Wildlife Health |
6 | Int March |
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| WILD5004 Vertebrate Pest Management |
6 | Int August |
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| WILD5005 In Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Int May |
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| WILD5006 Ex Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Int October |
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| WILD5009 Research Project |
12 | P Credit average or greater in 24 credit points from the program including WILD5001 and WILD5002 Core for the Masters program |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |