Vet Bioscience: Locomotion (VETS90129)

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject, students should be able to:

• Apply knowledge of microscopic, developmental and gross anatomy of the structures that contribute to locomotion in order to explain how the locomotory structures enable animals to stand and move
• Apply knowledge of locomotory anatomy to the identification of normal structures in animals, tissues and diagnostic images, and to differentiate between abnormal and normal structures
• Apply an understanding of pathological changes in the locomotory apparatus to predict the clinical manifestations of locomotory diseases, and to distinguish between the commonly caused diseases of bones, muscles, joints, spinal cord and peripheral nerves
• Work collaboratively, communicate effectively, and apply an understanding of locomotory structure and function in order to analyse and interpret clinical problems related to this system in animals

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students should:
• Have a broad knowledge of science across a range of fields, with an in-depth understanding in one scientific discipline
• Understand the scientific method, and the history and evolution of scientific concepts
• Be intellectually curious and 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
• Reach a high level of achievement in writing, generic research activities, problem-solving and communication
• Be efficient managers of information
• Be able to apply technology to the analysis of biological problems.