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Veterinary Public Health (VETS90136)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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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
Overview
Availability | Semester 2 - Dual-Delivery |
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Upon completion of this subject, students will recognise the interdependency between human, animal and environmental health, as captured by the One Health concept, and describe the roles of veterinarians in protecting and promoting One Health in animal production and management, food safety management, humane slaughter of livestock for food, and disease outbreak investigations.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Recognise the interdependency between human, animal and environmental health, as captured by the One Health concept, and describe the roles of veterinarians in protecting and promoting One Health in animal production and management, food safety management, humane slaughter of livestock for food, and disease outbreak investigations
- Define emerging, re-emerging and transboundary diseases, as well as an 'emergency animal disease' and describe why these diseases are arising, how they are combatted, and their impacts on people, animals and the environment
- Explain how the design of modern abattoirs, and the processes that take place within them, help to maintain high levels of animal welfare, worker safety, food safety and food quality
- Describe how safe food is achieved throughout the 'farm to fork' process, including how food safety programs, food technology processes and on-farm practices help to prevent food-borne disease and promote food security
- Recall the common zoonotic diseases (including food-borne diseases) and their transmission pathways and explain how the risks they present to human and animal health are combatted
- Apply principles of scholarly literacy to write a narrative review relating to emerging zoonotic diseases
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should:
- Be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
- Understand the scientific method, and the history and evolution of scientific concepts
- Be intellectually curious and able to apply a rigorous, critical and logical approach to enquiry
- Be able to communicate ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats to both specialists and non-specialists
- Demonstrate skills in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
- Be efficient managers of information
- Be able to apply appropriate technology to the analysis of biological problems.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90130 | Veterinary Virology | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
6.25 |
VETS90131 | Veterinary Parasitology A | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
6.25 |
VETS90133 | Animal Production Systems: Epidemiology | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90137 | Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
6.25 |
VETS90138 | Veterinary Parasitology B | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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VETS90098 | Production, Herd and Public Health B | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
VETS90100 | Infections and Immunity B | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
18.75 |
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
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Research report (literature review of an emerging zoonotic disease)
| Week 8 | 35% |
Written examination
| During the examination period | 65% |
Aggregate Mark Hurdle requirement: Students must pass the subject on aggregate mark | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nadeeka Wawegama Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours of lectures, practical classes, seminars and workshops Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 26 July 2021 to 24 October 2021 Last self-enrol date 6 August 2021 Census date 31 August 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 September 2021 Assessment period ends 19 November 2021 Semester 2 contact information
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Last updated: 3 November 2022