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Animal Management and Veterinary Health (VETS90082) // Eligibility and requirements
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Semester 2
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
Completion of an approved five-day residential course in animal handling, environmental safety and management (may be undertaken concurrently)
Plus both of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS20014 | Foundations of Animal Health 1 | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS20015 | Foundations of Animal Health 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Plus one of:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
BCMB20002 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BIOM20001 | Molecular and Cellular Biomedicine | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Corequisites
All students are to enrol into the corequisite subject, unless directed by the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS90063 | Principles of Veterinary Bioscience PtB | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Non-allowed subjects
VETS70006
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90060 | Applications in Animal Health Part A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS90061 | Applications in Animal Health Part B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Recommended background knowledge
This subject assumes prior knowledge in one or more disciplines of science. All students will be expected to be familiar with the principles of scientific thinking, hypothesis development, experimental design and data collection, analysis and interpretation.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022