Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements
Post Admission Requirements
Completion Requirements
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
1.
Demonstrate professional behaviours and professional practices in the discipline of veterinary science, including graduate competencies required by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
2.
Integrate broad and coherent knowledge of the veterinary legislative environment, and ethical codes set out by the RCVS Guide to Professional Conduct and the Australian Veterinary Association Code of Professional Conduct
3.
Critically reflect on stakeholder perspectives, cultural values and national and or international considerations relating to ethical and sustainable animal production systems
4.
Diagnose the health status of individual animals and populations and where necessary, analyse, formulate, communicate solutions to complex problems, implement and monitor treatment and management plans, in consultation with clients, carers, animal owners and/or communities
5.
Promote and optimise the health and welfare of individual people and animals and/or populations, through application of the principles of epidemiology, zoonosis and public health
6.
Retrieve, critically evaluate and interpret evidence in the performance of health-related activities, including accurate and sensitive use of quantitative and qualitative information
7.
Deliver safe and effective collaborative health care by working effectively in teams and exercising well-developed independent judgment when seeking professional advice and assistance in a range of clinical situations
8.
Identify problems related to public health and animal health and disease, and formulate and apply solutions that are appropriate and sustainable in tropical and/or rural environments
9.
Apply knowledge and professional skills to provide specialist advice and functions in a range of workplace contexts, adhering to the principles of the organisation and organisational systems, professional ethics, and occupational health and safety regulations
10.
Reflect on current skills, the substantial body of veterinary knowledge and attitudes, and plan ongoing personal and professional development with responsibility and accountability to manage career and work life effectively.
11.
Retrieve and critically evaluate peer-reviewed scientific literature independently, prepare a research proposal and communicate a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge, ideas and findings through well-developed English language proficiency
Structure
Structure
Core Subjects Level 124 Credit Points
Core Subjects Level 224 Credit Points
Core Subjects Level 324 Credit Points
Core Subjects Level 424 Credit Points
Core Subjects Level 524 Credit Points
Credit
Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure.
Credit Expiry & Other Restrictions
Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 17 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.
Credit may be granted only for level 1 subjects.
Maximum Credit Allowed & Currency
18 credit points - Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course.