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VETS6121: Horse Industry Placement

2024 unit information

This Horse Industry Placement is part of the Extramural Studies Program and provides you with a unique opportunity to increase your knowledge of animal industries outside of conventional clinical practice. It will help you to utilise and extend your knowledge, skill levels and professional behaviour in speciality areas of veterinary practices. This unit involves a one-week practical experience at a School-approved external commercial enterprise involving horses. Suitable enterprises include commercial studs or horse racing stables and training facilities. You will be under the supervision of an external supervisor who will liaise with the School, review the aims of the placement with you, and assess your performance via a standard report form. You are expected to fully participate in agreed activities whilst attending the placement, typically taking on the role of a full-time, supervised associate. You will be required to submit a reflective diary on your experiences as a personal record of your achievements. Supervisors are required to complete a Supervisor Report at the end of the placement. This will include information on your performance and attendance.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

School of Veterinary Science Academic Operations

Code VETS6121
Academic unit School of Veterinary Science Academic Operations
Credit points 0
Prerequisites:
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VETS6101 and VETS6102
Corequisites:
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VETS6105
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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Basic knowledge of clinical veterinary practice, confidence in interactions with animals. All content of VETS6101, VETS6102, VETS6103, VETS6104, VETS6105

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. demonstrate entry level communication skills and professionalism
  • LO2. understand the practice and economics of common animal industries
  • LO3. handle animals in a safe and ethical manner

Unit availability

This section lists the session, attendance modes and locations the unit is available in. There is a unit outline for each of the unit availabilities, which gives you information about the unit including assessment details and a schedule of weekly activities.

The outline is published 2 weeks before the first day of teaching. You can look at previous outlines for a guide to the details of a unit.

Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Intensive April 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive February 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive January 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive June 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive December 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive July 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive September 2024
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 Early 2020
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive December 2020
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 1 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive February 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive January 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive June 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Intensive December 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive July 2021
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive February 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive January 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive June 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive December 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive July 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive September 2022
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive April 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive February 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive January 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive June 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive December 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive July 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Intensive September 2023
Professional practice Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

Modes of attendance (MoA)

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Important enrolment information

Additional advice

This unit must be taken by all students enrolled in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. The Horse Industry Placement should be conducted at an approved horse enterprise such as a commercial stud or at a horse racing stable or training facility. Equestrian riding stables do not generally qualify for this placement due to limited experiences available .