Veterinary Industry Project (VETS90032)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Year Long (Extended)
Overview
| Availability | Year Long (Extended) |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
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. They will develop the generic professional skills required for work readiness within the veterinary industry, including communication, team work, and networking.
Intended learning outcomes
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Generic skills
Students completing this subject will:
- Be able to seek solutions to problems through the application of knowledge, the ability to initiate and integrate new ideas, an appreciation of the broad picture of science, and an understanding of the importance and application of scientific method
- Deal with integrity and honesty with professional colleagues, clients and the general public
- Demonstrate empathy and concern for animals and people
- Possess an understanding of both scientific and vocational aspects of veterinary science
- Be motivated to be a veterinarian, aware of the veterinarian’s place in society, and prepared to be a leader in the community
- Have broad knowledge of veterinary science and be able to develop intellectual and physical skills as circumstances dictate
- Be adaptable to changes in their specific field of employment and to advancements in veterinary science in general
- Be aware of the global society and equipped to contribute to it
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
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: 8 November 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Satisfactory completion of three weeks of industry based placement throughout the study period Hurdle requirement: It is a hurdle requirement that students satisfactorily complete three weeks of an industry based placement throughout the study period. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Assignment - PASS/FAIL
| End of the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Dates & times
- 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 13 January 2025 to 3 November 2025 Last self-enrol date 24 January 2025 Census date 2 June 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 26 September 2025 Assessment period ends 3 December 2025 Year Long (Extended) contact information
Time commitment details
160 hours (120 hours work placement and approximately 40 hours preparation of written assignment)
What do these dates mean
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- Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Professional Leadership and Management
Last updated: 8 November 2024