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Year 3/ Semester 1
VET345 Veterinary Pharmacology and Chemotherapy -- 4 pts
Description: This unit introduces principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics followed by the systematic study of veterinary drugs including chemotherapy of bacteria, fungi, and parasites. Principles of rational veterinary therapeutics are emphasised. The unit will be presented using lectures, practical sessions and seminars. Practicals focus on applying pharmacologic principles to veterinary clinical case examples.
VET343 Veterinary Applied Pathology -- 4 pts
Description: This unit will develop and integrate skills and knowledge gained in previous units in anatomy, physiology, general pathology, to examine disease processes in the major organ systems: integument, alimentary, cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphoid, nervous, urinary, musculoskeletal, haemopoietic and endocrine. The course develops approaches to investigating and diagnosing disease, along with terminology in pathology, skills in interpreting serum biochemistry, haematology and other clinical pathology data, and the ability to predict, describe and interpret the effects of disease on the major organ systems.
VET442 Animal Systems III -- 3 pts COMING SOON
NA 2008 Description: This unit covers the principles of epidemiology, biosecurity, public health, and meat science, in relation to wild and domesticated animals in society. Practical exercises will introduce students to veterinary procedures and skills in consultation, diagnosis, and problem-solving, along with the practical concepts of public health (including abattoir procedures and meat production).
VET429 Veterinary Professional Life III -- 1 pts COMING SOON
NA 2008 Description: In this unit students will develop an understanding of the issues faced by farmers/graziers by spending six weeks on selected farms during the vacation times of second and third years. Students will also develop clinical examination skills and further their animal handling skills by attending practicals held during first and second semester at Murdoch University. This unit will help students develop the skills to interact with the farming community and to competently handle and examine their animals. Contact time: Fifty-two hours during first semester and six weeks on-farm contact time during vacation in second and third year.
A further two and a half years of study in Applied Veterinary Medicine leads to a degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVMS) which is a registrable veterinary qualification. Merit honours may be awarded upon completion of the BVMS.
The latter years are directed towards the acquisition of knowledge and skills required to diagnose, prevent and treat disease in animals and to optimise animal health and productivity.
Course Structure - 60 points
Year 3
Semester 2
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery I - 12 points
It is anticipated that students will be required to complete four 3 point units