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Veterinary Medicine and Surgery B (VETS90077) // 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 2 (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
Dr Angus Campbell (a.campbell@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 6 - Pigs
Dr John Larsen (j.larsen@unimelb.edu.au)
Unit 7 – Wildlife, Aquaculture and Exotics
Dr Jasmin Hufschmid (huj@unimelb.edu.au)
Assessment
Additional details
Unit 1 - Essentials of Clinical Practice - (11% of total subject assessment)
- Up to five on-line assessments of practical classes, to be completed during Semester 2, each equally weighted (20% of unit mark)
- A 1-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (80% of unit mark)
Unit 2 - Dogs and Cats - (37% of total subject assessment)
- A 2-hour written examination of all topics covered in Blocks 7, 8 and 9, scheduled in Week 9 or 10 of Semester 2 (50% of unit mark)
- A 2-hour written examination of all topics covered in Blocks 10, 11, 12 and 13, held in the Semester 2 examination period (50% of unit mark)
Unit 3 - Horses - (8% of total subject assessment)
- A 15-minute practical examination, scheduled during Semester 2 (20% of unit mark)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (80% of unit mark)
Unit 4 - Cattle - (17% of total subject assessment)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (100% of unit mark)
Unit 5 - Small Ruminants - (12% of total subject assessment)
- A 2-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (100% of unit mark)
Unit 6 - Pigs - (7% of total subject assessment)
- A group presentation, scheduled during Semester 2 (10% of unit mark)
- A 1.5-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (90% of unit mark)
Unit 7 - Wildlife, Aquaculture and Exotics - (8% of total subject assessment)
- A 1.5-hour written examination held in the Semester 2 examination period (100% 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 seven units, a student must:
- achieve a minimum mark of 40% in the written examinations in Unit 1 (Essentials of Clinical Practice) and Unit 2 (Dogs and Cats) scheduled in the Semester 2 examination period
- achieve a minimum mark of 50% in the written examinations in Unit 3 (Horses), Unit 4 (Cattle), Unit 5 (Small Ruminants), Unit 6 (Pigs) and Unit 7 (Wildlife, Aquaculture and Exotics) scheduled in the Semester 2 examination period, and
- complete the practical examination in Unit 3 (Horses) satisfactorily.
Students must attend a minimum of 90% of all practical classes in the subject.
Students must attend and contribute to the group presentations in Unit 6 (Pigs).
Last updated: 31 January 2024