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About this course
Coordinator
Natalie Courtman
Contact
Prospective students:
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Currently enrolled students:
Course structure
All subjects in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine course are core.
See the Subject Options section below for the structure of this course.
From 2019 onwards, all subjects in Year One, Two and Three of the DVM course are semesterised. Year 4 remains a year-long subject.
The Year level descriptions of the DVM course below include references to the subjects offered prior to 2019 that have since been replaced. Refer to previous years’ Handbook entries for detailed descriptions of these superseded subjects.
Subject options
All subjects in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine course are core.
YEAR ONE (DVM 1)
All of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS90058 | Veterinary Bioscience 1A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
37.5 |
VETS90059 | Veterinary Bioscience 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
VETS90060 | Applications in Animal Health A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS90061 | Applications in Animal Health B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
YEAR ONE (DVM 1) WITH ADVANCED STANDING FROM 2019
Students enrolled in the DVM who have been granted advanced standing based on completed studies at the University of Melbourne and who have previously completed all three of the following subjects:
- VETS20014 Foundations of Animal Health 1
- VETS20015 Foundations of Animal Health 2
- VETS30015 Veterinary Bioscience: Cells to Systems
These students should enrol in all of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS90062 | Principles of Veterinary Bioscience | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
VETS90059 | Veterinary Bioscience 1B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
VETS90082 | Animal Management and Veterinary Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
YEAR ONE (VIA THE VETERINARY BIOSCIENCE SPECIALISATION IN THE ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE MAJOR in the B-SCI) FROM 2019
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science - Animal Health and Disease Major (Veterinary Bioscience specialisation) should enrol in all of the following:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS30015 | Veterinary Bioscience: Cells to Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS30016 | Veterinary Bioscience: Digestive System | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS30017 | Veterinary Bioscience: Metab & Excretion | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS30014 | Veterinary Bioscience: Cardiovasc System | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS30018 | Veterinary Bioscience:Respiratory System | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS30013 | Animal Health in Production Systems | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
YEAR one (DVM 1), PRIOR TO 2019
VETS90063 Principles of Veterinary Biosci. 1 Pt B (Semester 2, 25 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
YEAR TWO (DVM 2)
All of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS90064 | Veterinary Bioscience 2A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
VETS90101 | Veterinary Bioscience 2B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
VETS90099 | Infections and Immunity A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
VETS90100 | Infections and Immunity B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
VETS90097 | Production, Herd and Public Health A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS90098 | Production, Herd and Public Health B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
YEAR TWO (DVM 2), PRIOR TO 2019
VETS90065 Veterinary Bioscience 2 Part B (Semester 1, 25 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
VETS90066 Infections Population & Pub. Health PtA (Semester 1, 25 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
VETS90067 Infections Population & Pub. Health PtB (Semester 2, 18.75 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
VETS90068 Applications in Animal Health 2 Part A (Semester 1, 6.25 credit points) - Not offered after 2019
VETS90069 Applications in Animal Health 2 Part B (Semester 2, 6.25 credit points) - Not offered after 2019
YEAR THREE (DVM 3) FROM 2019:
All of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS90076 | Veterinary Medicine and Surgery A | February (On Campus - Werribee) |
37.5 |
VETS90077 | Veterinary Medicine and Surgery B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Werribee) |
37.5 |
VETS90078 | Veterinary Research Project A | February (On Campus - Werribee) |
6.25 |
VETS90079 | Veterinary Research Project B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Werribee) |
6.25 |
VETS90080 | Professional Portfolio A | February (On Campus - Werribee) |
6.25 |
VETS90081 | Professional Portfolio B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Werribee) |
6.25 |
The third year of the DVM course incorporates tracks. Tracks provide opportunities for students to undertake practical classes and activities in a chosen area of veterinary science to complement their core training. The four tracks available to students are Production Animal, Small Animal, Equine, and Government, Industry and Conservation Health. Track practical classes and activities are components of VETS90080 Professional Portfolio A and VETS90081 Professional Portfolio B within DVM 3.
For further information about tracks, see: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-veterinary-medicine/where-will-this-take-me/
YEAR THREE (DVM 3), PRIOR TO 2019
- VETS90070 Principles of Professional Practice PtA (Semester 1, 12.5 credit points) - Not offered after 2017
- VETS90071 Principles of Professional Practice PtB (Semester 2, 12.5 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
- VETS90072 Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery Pt A (Semester 1, 18.75 credit points) - Not offered after 2017
- VETS90073 Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery Pt B (Semester 2, 18.75 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
- VETS90074 Production Animal Medicine & Surgery Pt A (Semester 1, 18.75 credit points) - Not offered after 2017
- VETS90075 Production Animal Medicine & Surgery Pt B (Semester 2, 18.75 credit points) - Not offered after 2018
YEAR FOUR (DVM 4)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
VETS90096 | Veterinary Professional Practice | Year Long (On Campus - Werribee) |
100 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020