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- Vet Bioscience: Cardiovascular SystemVETS90124
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the cardiovascular system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skills ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Laura Dooley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of lectures, practicals and case studies Total time commitment 180 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: Cells to SystemsVETS90121
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation of health and disease in domestic animals. Students will be introduced to the structural and functional organisational units of the body and to the fundamental principles of veterinary anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmac...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Smitha Georgy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of lectures, case studies and practical classes Total time commitment 180 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: Digestive SystemVETS90120
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the digestive system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skills in th...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Nicholas Bamford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of lectures, case studies and practical classes Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: Integument and ImmunityVETS90128
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject continues the integrated and inter-disciplinary approach to the study of function and dysfunction of body systems in animals introduced in year one of the DVM course. Students will build on their prior knowledge of organ function and dysfunction as they learn about the normal structu...
- Semester 1
Coordinators Liz Dobson and Christina Marth Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 150 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: LocomotionVETS90129
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject continues the integrated and inter-disciplinary approach to the study of body system function and dysfunction in animals that was introduced in year one of the DVM course. Building on students’ prior knowledge of body system function and dysfunction and their experience of scientific...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Christina Murray Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 43 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: MetabolismVETS90125
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject introduces students to the normal structure and function of the hepatobiliary, urinary and endocrine systems of the domestic animals, the disease processes that may affect these systems, and the causes and potential consequences of such ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jenny Charles Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 90 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: Nervous SystemVETS90134
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject continues the integrated and inter-disciplinary approach to the study of organ function and dysfunction in animals that was introduced in year one of the DVM course. Building on students’ prior knowledge of body system function and dysfunction and their experience of scientific and c...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinators Panos Loukopoulos and Andrew Stent Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 43 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Vet Bioscience: ReproductionVETS90135
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject continues the integrated and inter-disciplinary approach to the study of organ function and dysfunction in animals that was introduced in year one of the DVM course. Building on students’ prior knowledge of body system function and dysfunction and their experience of scientific and c...
- Semester 2
Coordinator Natali Krekeler Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 52 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Vet Bioscience Research Project Part 1VETS40020
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 (Extended) Year:2024
This honours research project in the Faculty of Science aims to develop a student's ability to design and undertake a substantial body of work, to find solutions to a particular problem, and to report on this in written and verbal form. Project definition is completed shortly after commencement o...
- Semester 1 (Extended)
Principal coordinators Andres Diaz Mendez and Carol Hartley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours This subject is an individual research project and weekly contact hours will vary depending on the nature of the project. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 30 June 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 30 June 2024 Semester 1 (Extended) contact information
- Vet Bioscience Research Project Part 2VETS40021
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 (Early-Start) Year:2024
Refer to VETS40020 Veterinary Bioscience Research Project Part 1
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Refer to VETS40020 Veterinary Bioscience Research Project Part 1 Total time commitment 550 hours Teaching period 1 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024
- Vet Bioscience: Respiratory SystemVETS90126
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Using an integrated and inter-disciplinary approach, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the respiratory system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skil...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Reza Sanaei Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 180 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Veterinary Bacteriology and MycologyVETS90137
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
This subject introduces students to the study of bacterial and fungal infectious agents as causes of disease in animals. It includes taxonomic and biological considerations of common and important bacterial and fungal pathogens, the host-pathogen interaction and the pathogenesis of disease, disea...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinators Marc Marenda and Joanne Allen Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 43 hours of lectures, practical classes and workshops Total time commitment 100 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Veterinary Bioscience: Cardiovasc SystemVETS30014
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the cardiovascular system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skills ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Laura Dooley Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Veterinary Bioscience: Cells to SystemsVETS30029
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
This subject takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation of health and disease in domestic animals. Students will be introduced to the structural and functional organisational units of the body and to the fundamental principles of veterinary anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pharmac...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Smitha Georgy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 hours of lectures, case studies and practical classes Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Veterinary Bioscience: Digestive SystemVETS30016
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 1 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the digestive system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skills in th...
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Nicholas Bamford Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
- Veterinary Bioscience: MetabolismVETS30017
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject introduces students to the normal structure and function of the hepatobiliary, urinary and endocrine systems of the domestic animals, the disease processes that may affect these systems, and the causes and potential consequences of such ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jenny Charles Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 94 hours of lectures, practical classes and case studies Total time commitment 200 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Veterinary Bioscience:Respiratory SystemVETS30018
Undergraduate subject Offered:Semester 2 Year:2024
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the respiratory system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skills in ...
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Reza Sanaei Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 72 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 2 August 2024 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
- Veterinary Clinical SkillsVETS40017
Undergraduate subject Offered:February Year:2024
This subject is only available to incoming exchange students. It is not available for students enrolled in an award program at the University of Melbourne. The subject consists of blocks of practical work in clinical disciplines selected by the student and approved by the subject coordinator. T...
- February
Principal coordinator Abdul Jabbar Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Clinical Rotations within the Greencross Vet Hospital at the University of Melbourne encompassing all but not excluding tutorials, clinical rounds, and in some rotation's clinical presentations Total time commitment 480 hours Teaching period 12 February 2024 to 3 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 28 February 2024 Census date 1 March 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 April 2024 Assessment period ends 10 May 2024
- Veterinary Industry InternshipVETS90031
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Year Long (Extended) Year:2024
This is a capstone internship experience subject, which enables students to integrate the knowledge acquired through their coursework and apply this knowledge within the veterinary industry. Students will undertake a six week placement within a relevant organisation and develop the professional s...
- Year Long (Extended)
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Equivalent of 6 weeks work based placement (approximately 240 hours) Total time commitment 280 hours Teaching period 8 January 2024 to 28 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 19 January 2024 Census date 31 May 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 27 November 2024 Year Long (Extended) contact information
- Veterinary Industry ProjectVETS90032
Graduate coursework subject Offered:Year Long (Extended) Year:2024
This subject provides students with a veterinary industry based work experience placement. Students will develop an appreciation of the challenges and opportunities within veterinary industries, and the role of the veterinary profession within them in ensuring the health and wellbeing of animals....
- Year Long (Extended)
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Three weeks work placement (equivalent to approximately 120 hours) Total time commitment 160 hours Teaching period 8 January 2024 to 28 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 19 January 2024 Census date 31 May 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 27 November 2024 Year Long (Extended) contact information