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Veterinary Bioscience
Informal specialisationYear: 2022
Veterinary Bioscience
Contact information
Coordinator
Carol Hartley
Email: carolah@unimelb.edu.au
Andres Diaz Mendez
Email: andres.diaz@unimelb.edu.au
Prospective students
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Current students
Overview
Honours in Veterinary Bioscience is a one-year program designed to extend students' knowledge and skills through a supervised research project together with advanced coursework in veterinary bioscience.
Admission requirements
In addition to satisfying the Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) entry requirements, students are required to have completed stream specific prerequisites. Details of stream specific prerequisites can be found at the Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) entry and participation requirements page.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this Honours program, students should be able to or demonstrate:
- Conduct research in veterinary bioscience (current research areas include Animal production, performance and welfare; Infectious diseases, public health and biosecurity; Cell biology and morphology; Animal biotechnology)
- The ability to disseminate scientific and industry information
- Skills to effectively analyse, and scientifically evaluate veterinary bioscience problems and reach appropriate solutions
- Effective communication skills in a variety of media; an understanding of the research methodologies necessary to design and interpret experiments
- A commitment to the highest standards of academic and intellectual integrity befitting their professional standing.
Last updated: 12 November 2022