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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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 48 credit points of approved coursework. | |||
Master of Veterinary Studies |
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| To qualify for the award of master a candidate must complete 72 credit points of approved coursework including: | |||
| 48 credit points of coursework units of study; | |||
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| 24 credit points of case report or research project units of study. | |||
Electives |
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| Candidates will choose from the following Elective units of study. Some units of study may require permission from the unit of study coordinator for enrolment. | |||
| VETS7004 Veterinary Epidemiology I |
3 | Semester 1b |
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| VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology II |
3 | P VETS7004 Veterinary Epidemiology 1 |
Semester 2b |
| VETS7008 Hazards to Human and Animal Health |
3 | Semester 1a |
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| VETS7009 Animal Health Economics |
3 | Semester 2b |
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| 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 and are usually only offered every second year. All units offered are subject to class size limitations. |
Semester 1b |
| VETS7013 Risk Analysis |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7014 Aquatic Animal Epidemiology This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
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. |
Semester 1b |
| VETS7015 Surveillance, Preparedness & Response This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
3 | Semester 2a |
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| VETS7016 Animal Health Data Management This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
3 | Semester 1b |
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| VETS7017 Food Safety |
3 | Semester 1a |
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| VETS7018 Research Paper A |
6 | C VETS7005 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS7019 Research Paper B |
6 | C VETS7018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS7020 Diagnostic Tests This unit of study is not available in 2016 |
3 | P VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology 2 |
Semester 1a |
| VETS7021 Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research |
3 | Semester 2b |
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| 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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| VETS7038 Research Paper C |
6 | C VETS7018 and VETS7019 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS7039 Research Paper D |
6 | C VETS7018, VETS7019 and VETS7038 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| VETS8004 Advanced Animal Genetics |
6 | A GENE2001 or MBLG2072 or MBLG2972 or equivalent N ANSC3107 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8005 Advanced Animal Biotechnology |
6 | N ANSC3105 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8006 Advanced Animal Nutrition |
6 | A Fundamentals of Biochemistry N ANSC3101, ANSC3001 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8008 Advanced Animal Reproduction |
6 | A ANSC3104 or equivalent N ANSC3002, 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 | A AVBS1002 or equivalent P 12 credit points of junior Biology N ANSC3003, ANSC3103 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8017 Technologies of Animal Reproduction |
6 | Intensive March |
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| VETS8018 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology B |
6 | P VETS8014 N ANSC3004, ANSC3104 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8031 Animal Health and Disease Advanced |
6 | A ANSC3104, AVBS3001, (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3) or equivalent N AVBS4001 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8032 Advanced Dairy Production and Technology |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| 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 ANSC3101, (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3) or equivalent. N AVBS4005 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8039 Aquatic Animal Health |
6 | A Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 or equivalent. |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8042 Advanced Sheep and Beef Production |
6 | A and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3 OR Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3 or equivalent. N AVBS4012 |
Semester 1 |
| VETS8043 Advanced Pig and Poultry Production |
6 | A (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience years 1-3) OR (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture years 1-3) or equivalent N AVBS4008 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS8044 Advanced Animal Behaviour and Welfare Sci |
6 | P AVBS1002 or equivalent N VETS3018 |
Semester 2 |
| VETS9003 Special Topics in Veterinary Studies |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| VETS9004 Case Report in Veterinary Studies |
6 |
This unit generally requires that students possess a degree which is registrable for veterinary practice in NSW, Australia. It is usually only available to students who are enrolled in a clinical residency or internship program at the University Veterinary Teaching Hospitals. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WILD5001 Australasian Wildlife: Introduction |
6 | Intensive August |
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| WILD5002 Australasian Wildlife: Field Studies |
6 | Intensive September |
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| WILD5003 Wildlife Health |
6 | Intensive September |
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| WILD5004 Vertebrate Pest Management |
6 | Intensive August Intensive March |
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| WILD5005 In Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Intensive October |
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| WILD5006 Ex Situ Wildlife Management |
6 | Intensive May |
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| In addition to the coursework units of study offered by the faculty, students may enrol in the following electives from other faculties. Some units of study may require permission from the unit of study coordinator for enrollment. | |||
| BETH5000 Critical Concepts in Bioethics |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| BETH5202 Human and Animal Research Ethics |
6 | N BETH5208 |
Semester 2 |
| BETH5203 Ethics and Public Health |
6 | N BETH5206 Prerequisites: 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 |