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Year 2/ Semester 1
VET340 Processes in Animal Disease -- 4 pts
Description: This unit examines the fundamental processes of disease that are manifest by higher vertebrates, such as vascular disturbances, inflammation, necrosis and diseases of abnormal DNA processing. Develop practical macroscopic and microscopic interpretation skills using case studies from the School's diagnostic pathology service. The relationships between gross change, histological change, the underlying pathological process and its implications for treatment and prognosis are emphasised. Clinical material will form the basis for problem-oriented learning and the development of skills in scientific communication.
VET346 Veterinary Nutrition and Animal Toxicology -- 4 pts
Description: This unit will provide students with an opportunity to learn about the fundamentals of feeds and feeding, ration formulation for livestock, the nutritional biochemistry of vitamins and minerals, the practical nutrition of farm and companion animals, metabolic diseases, the interaction of nutrients, toxins, and anti-nutrients, the evolutionary strategies of poisonous plants. The unit includes examples of nutrition and toxicology in practice from representatives from the feed and livestock industry. Several components of this unit will be presented as workshops.
Semester 2
VET341 Veterinary Microbiology -- 4 pts
Description: This unit will provide basic knowledge and practical skills in microbiology relating to infectious diseases of animals. A generalist and integrated approach to pathogenic microbiology is adopted, but includes separate sections on bacteria and viruses. Sections comprise an introduction to features of pathogenic micro-organisms including structure, metabolism, genetic composition, culture and identification. Emphasis is given to the mechanisms causing disease and to principles of diagnosis and control. The unit includes a component of self-paced learning.
VET344 Veterinary Parasitology -- 4 pts
Description: A unit in applied parasitology that introduces the concept of parasitism and the diversity of parasitic organisms. The life cycles and transmission patterns of the major parasites of domestic animals in Australia are described. The interaction between hosts and parasites, leading to the disease, is covered in detail, as is the treatment of parasitic disease and the development of integrated approaches to parasite control. Special attention is given to the diagnoses of parasitic disease in livestock and companion animals.
VET342 Animal Systems II -- 3 pts COMING SOON
NA 2008 Description: This unit covers the basic concepts of animal behaviour and animal husbandry for production, wild, aquatic and companion animals. Students will also gain an understanding of human-animal interactions, including the ethical problems of animal welfare, domestication, breed identification, and the genetic principles of animal breeding. Practical exercises will introduce students to safe procedures for physical examination of the major domestic animals, along with exercises in animal behaviour, small animal handling (including terrestrial, avian and aquatic species), and pasture management.
VET347 Veterinary Immunology and Molecular Genetics -- 4 pts COMING SOON
NA 2008 Description: Basic knowledge and practical skills in veterinary immunology together with molecular genetics. Sections comprise features of the immune response in both health and disease, including an understanding of immunopathogenic mechanisms of disease. Emphasis also given to the structure and functioning of genes and how this molecular knowledge is increasingly being applied to diagnosis and treatment. Includes a practical laboratory component and written essays on a chosen topic of veterinary science presenting immunological and molecular approaches to control of animal disease.
VET348 Veterinary Professional Life II -- 1 pts COMING SOON
NA 2008 Description: In this unit students will spend one week in selected veterinary practices during their vacation time. This unit will build on the experience acquired in Veterinary Professional Life I. Students will develop further understanding of the workings of a practice, features of good client-practitioner communication and practice management.