Veterinary Bioscience (BH-SCI_INFSPC_27)

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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: 10 January 2024

Structure

100 credit points

Research
Students must complete 75 points of research.

Coursework
Students must complete 25 points of coursework.

Subject Options

Research component

Students enrol in a total of 75 points of research project across the duration of the Honours program. This is achieved by enrolling in a combination of the following subjects in appropriate semesters to achieve a total 75 credit points.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
VETS40020	Vet Bioscience Research Project Part 1	Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)	25

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
VETS40021	Vet Bioscience Research Project Part 2	Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville)	50

Coursework component

Students must complete the following core subject

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
SCIE40001	Critical Thinking in Research	Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)	12.5

Selective Option

Students need to enrol into one of the following subjects (as directed by the student's research project supervisor). Students must seek approval from the research project supervisor prior to enrolling in the subject.

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
BIOM40001	Introduction To Biomedical Research	February (On Campus - Parkville) July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
MAST90072	Data and Decision Making	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
BIOL90002	Biometry	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Notes

The research project component of the Honours program in Veterinary Bioscience can be undertaken at either the Parkville or Werribee campuses. The coursework component is generally undertaken at the Parkville campus but some seminars can also be delivered at the Werribee campus.

Links

http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/study/courses/honours-in-veterinary-bioscience/overview