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Veterinary Medicine and Surgery A (VETS90076) // Assessment
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Subject Co-ordinator - Dr Mark Davis (mark.davis@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 1 - Essentials of Clinical Practice
Dr Aisha Young (aisha.young@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 2 - Dogs and Cats
Dr Jen Carter (jennifer.carter@unimelb.edu.au)
Dr Claire Cannon (claire.cannon@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 3 - Horses
Dr Jenni Bauquier (jennifer.bauquier@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 4 - Cattle
Prof. Peter Mansell ( pmansell@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 5 - Small Ruminants
A/Prof John Larsen (j.larsen@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 6 - Poultry and Aviary Birds
Prof. Amir Noormohammadi (amirh@unimelb.edu.au)
Assessment
Additional details
Unit 1 - Essentials of Clinical Practice - (27% of total subject assessment)
- Four on-line quizzes on diagnostic imaging, scheduled during Semester 1, each equally weighted (5% of unit mark)
- Up to five formative on-line quizzes of unit practicals, scheduled during Semester 1, each equally weighted (20% of unit mark)
- A 2-hour written examination, scheduled in Week 7 of Semester 1 (75% of unit mark)
Unit 2 - Dogs and Cats - (28% of total subject assessment)
- A 90 minute written examination of all topics covered in Blocks 2 and 3, scheduled in Week 9 or 10 of Semester 1 (40% of unit mark)
- A 2-hour written examination of all topics covered in Blocks 4 and 5, held in the Semester 1 examination period (60% of unit mark)
Unit 3 - Horses - (14% of total subject assessment)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 1 examination period (100% of unit mark)
Unit 4 - Cattle - (10% of total subject assessment)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 1 examination period (100% of unit mark)
Unit 5 - Small Ruminants - (9% of total subject assessment)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 1 examination period (100% of unit mark)
Unit 6 - Poultry and Aviary Birds - (12% of total subject assessment)
- A 10-minute oral practical examination, scheduled in Week 13 of Semester 1 (20% of unit mark)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 1 examination period (80% of unit mark)
Hurdle Requirements:
Students are required to pass the subject on aggregate mark.
The passing of each unit on aggregate mark is a hurdle.
To be eligible to pass the subject and its six units, a student must:
- achieve a minimum mark of 40% in the written examination in Unit 1 (Essentials of Clinical Practice) held in Week 7 of Semester 1
- achieve a minimum mark of 50% in each of the four on-line quizzes on diagnostic imaging in Unit 1 (Essentials of Clinical Practice)
- achieve a minimum mark of 40% in the written examinations in Unit 2 (Dogs and Cats) and Unit 6 (Poultry and Aviary Birds) held in the Semester 1 examination period
- achieve a minimum mark of 50% in the written examinations in Unit 3 (Horses), Unit 4 (Cattle) and Unit 5 (Small Ruminants) held in the Semester 1 examination period, and
- complete the oral practical examination in Unit 6 (Poultry and Aviary Birds) satisfactorily.
Students must attend a minimum of 90% of all practical classes in this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024