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Topics in Animal Health (ANSC20003)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject explores major topics on animal health or relevance to the agricultural industries, domestic animal management and society in general. It focuses on the roles and perspectives of the personnel involved i.e. farmers, horse stud and stable workers, animal enterprise managers, laboratory workers and veterinarians. The topics include disease risks to humans (zoonotic diseases), organisational responses to disease outbreaks, bio-security, the epidemiology approach to eradication and control programs, evaluating diagnostic procedures, monitoring animal health, implications for animal enterprise management.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should have gained:
- An understanding of the role of non-veterinary graduate in prevention, detection and management of health disorders in animals
- Understand the biological basis of disease causality
- Understand the processes of disease including inflammation and healing
- Be familiar with diagnostic procedures
- Be familiar with therapeutic techniques
- Be familiar with epidemiological concepts and terminology
- Understand the application of strategies of bio-security
Generic skills
On completion of the subject the students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Academic excellence
- Greater in-depth understanding of scientific disciplines and of the practical and ethical aspects of working in animal health
- Flexibility and level of transferable skills should be enhanced through improved time management
- Enhanced ability to communicate their ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 22 March 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Two practical reports (750 words each) submitted in weeks 4 and 10 (35%)
- Mid-semester exam (30 minutes) in approximately week 7 (15%)
- 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%)
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Peter Cakebread Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 22 March 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
N/A
- Subject notes
This subject is available for science credit to students enrolled in the BSc (new degree only).
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI Informal specialisation Selective subjects for B-BMED Breadth Track Living with Animals - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 22 March 2024