Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (MC-DVETMED) // Course structure

Course structure

All subjects in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine are core.

See section below (Subject Options) for the structure of this course.

From 2017 onwards the subjects at Years One, Two and Three have been changed from ‘Year Long’ availabilities (i.e. Study Period Commencement).

The ‘Year Long’ subjects have been split into two parts (Part A and Part B) where students are required to successfully complete both parts to receive overall subject credit. It is not possible to receive credit for part A in a subject sequence without subsequent successful completion of part B. A student required to repeat the subject is required to complete both part A and part B (i.e. the whole subject sequence).

Students who completed studies at Years One, Two or Three prior to 2017 will have completed the Year Long iterations of these subjects. Refer to previous years’ Handbook entries for descriptions of these subjects.

The Year level descriptions of the DVM described below include references to the subjects offered prior to 2017 that have since been replaced.

In addition to the changed availabilities (i.e. from Year Long), the new subjects have been assigned subject codes with a VETS9 prefix to more accurately indicate that the subjects are offered at the level of Masters Degree (Coursework).

Subject options

All subjects in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine are core.

Year One (DVM 1)

All of:

Year One (DVM 1), Prior to 2017

• VETS70003 Veterinary Bioscience 1 (Year Long, 62.5 credit points), Not offered after 2016
• VETS70006 Applications in Animal Health 1 (Year Long, 37.5 credit points), Not offered after 2016

Year One (DVM 1) with advanced standing

Students enrolled in the DVM who have been granted advanced standing based on completed studies at the University of Melbourne.

For students who have previously completed all three of:

• VETS20014 Foundations of Animal Health 1
• VETS20015 Foundations of Animal Health 2
• VETS30015 Veterinary Bioscience: Cells to Systems

These students should enrol in the following:

Year One (DVM1) with advanced standing, Prior to 2017

• VETS70012 Principles of Veterinary Bioscience 1 (Year Long, 50 credit points), Not offered after 2016
• VETS70013 Animal Management and Veterinary Health (Semester 2, 12.5 credit points), Not offered after 2016

Year One (via Veterinary Bioscience specialisation in the BSc)

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science - Animal Health and Disease Major (Veterinary Bioscience specialisation).

N.B. The subjects VETS20014 Foundations of Animal Health 1 and VETS20015 Foundations of Animal Health 2 are completed prior to the final year of the Bachelor of Science.

Year Two (DVM 2)

All of:

Year Two (DVM 2), Prior to 2017

• VETS70004 Veterinary Bioscience 2 (Year Long, 43.75 credit points), Not offered after 2016
• VETS70005 Infections Population and Public Health (Year Long, 43.75 credit points), Not offered after 2016
• VETS70008 Applications in Animal Health 2 (Year Long, 12.5 credit points), Not offered after 2016

Year Three (DVM 3) 2017 only

All of:

Year Three (DVM 3), Prior to 2017

• VETS70007 Principles of Professional Practice (Year Long, 25 credit points), Not offered after 2016
• VETS70011 Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery (Year Long, 37.5 credit points), Not offered after 2016
• VETS70010 Production Animal Medicine and Surgery (Year Long, 37.5 credit points), Not offered after 2016

Year Three (DVM 3) from 2018

From 2018 the third year structure of the DVM will change and will incorporate tracks. For further information about these changes please go to:

http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/study/courses/doctor-of-veterinary-medicine/student-experience#nav

In 2018 students will enrol into all of the following subjects:

Year Four (DVM 4)

N.B. VETS70009 Veterinary Professional Practice (prior to 2017) has been assigned a new subject code from 2017 onwards:

Last updated: 18 December 2020