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Degree Programme Table: Advanced Clinical Practice (PgCert) (Online Distance Learning) (ICL) - 2 Years (PTPGCADVCP1U)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study.
    Please note that TWO of the core courses listed (VESC11109 and VESC11101) are core for ALL students on the programme.
    Students are also then required to take ONE of the core 'Recent Advances in ...' courses and ONE of the core 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on which track they are following.
    Certificate students must therefore complete a total of 40 core credits plus 20 credits of electives from the list of options in either Group A (Companion Animal Medicine Track), Group B (Production Animal Medicine Track) or Group C (Mixed Species Track).


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    VESC11109 Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice As available 10
    Notes: This course is core for all Certificate students.
    VESC11101 Evidence-Based Research Methods in Clinical Practice As available 10
    Notes: This course is core for all Certificate students.
    VESC11111 Recent Advances in Internal Medicine As available 10
    Notes: This course is core but track specific.
    VESC11112 Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice As available 10
    Notes: This course is core but track specific.
    VESC11114 Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals As available 10
    Notes: This course is core but track specific.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    VESC11110    Rabbit Medicine   10  
    VESC11106    Hepatology   10  
    VESC11105    Gastroenterology   10  
    VESC11103    Feline Medicine 1   10  
    VESC11104    Feline Medicine 2   10  
    VESC11102    Endocrinology   10  
    VESC11094    Companion Respiratory Medicine   10  
    VESC11093    Companion Animal Cardiology   10  
    VESC11117    Renal and Urinary   10  

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    VESC11116    Youngstock Rearing and Infectious Diseases   10  
    VESC11113    Sheep Reproduction, Pregnancy and Parturition   10  
    VESC11108    Management and Diseases of Beef Cattle   10  
    VESC11107    Lamb and Parasitic Diseases   10  
    VESC11100    Diseases of Adult Sheep   10  
    VESC11096    Dairy Nutrition and Production   10  
    VESC11095    Dairy Health and Fertility   10  
    VESC11092    Bovine Reproduction   10  
    VESC11091    Bovine Nutrition, Husbandry and Lactogenesis   10  
    VESC11090    Bovine Mastitis and Lameness   10  

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    VESC11093    Companion Animal Cardiology   10  
    VESC11094    Companion Respiratory Medicine   10  
    VESC11102    Endocrinology   10  
    VESC11103    Feline Medicine 1   10  
    VESC11104    Feline Medicine 2   10  
    VESC11105    Gastroenterology   10  
    VESC11106    Hepatology   10  
    VESC11110    Rabbit Medicine   10  
    VESC11117    Renal and Urinary   10  
    VESC11090    Bovine Mastitis and Lameness   10  
    VESC11091    Bovine Nutrition, Husbandry and Lactogenesis   10  
    VESC11092    Bovine Reproduction   10  
    VESC11095    Dairy Health and Fertility   10  
    VESC11096    Dairy Nutrition and Production   10  
    VESC11100    Diseases of Adult Sheep   10  
    VESC11107    Lamb and Parasitic Diseases   10  
    VESC11108    Management and Diseases of Beef Cattle   10  
    VESC11113    Sheep Reproduction, Pregnancy and Parturition   10  
    VESC11116    Youngstock Rearing and Infectious Diseases   10  

     



    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September

  • Notes: This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study.
    Please note that TWO of the core courses listed (VESC11109 and VESC11101) are core for ALL students on the programme.
    Students are also then required to take ONE of the core 'Recent Advances in ...' courses and ONE of the core 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on which track they are following.
    Certificate students must therefore complete a total of 40 core credits plus 20 credits of electives from the list of options in either Group A (Companion Animal Medicine Track), Group B (Production Animal Medicine Track) or Group C (Mixed Species Track).


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 5 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    VESC11109 Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice As available 10
    Notes: This course is core for all Certificate students.
    VESC11101 Evidence-Based Research Methods in Clinical Practice As available 10
    Notes: This course is core for all Certificate students.
    VESC11111 Recent Advances in Internal Medicine As available 10
    Notes: This course is core but track specific.
    VESC11112 Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice As available 10
    Notes: This course is core but track specific.
    VESC11114 Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals As available 10
    Notes: This course is core but track specific.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    VESC11110    Rabbit Medicine   10  
    VESC11106    Hepatology   10  
    VESC11105    Gastroenterology   10  
    VESC11103    Feline Medicine 1   10  
    VESC11104    Feline Medicine 2   10  
    VESC11102    Endocrinology   10  
    VESC11094    Companion Respiratory Medicine   10  
    VESC11093    Companion Animal Cardiology   10  
    VESC11117    Renal and Urinary   10  

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    VESC11116    Youngstock Rearing and Infectious Diseases   10  
    VESC11113    Sheep Reproduction, Pregnancy and Parturition   10  
    VESC11108    Management and Diseases of Beef Cattle   10  
    VESC11107    Lamb and Parasitic Diseases   10  
    VESC11100    Diseases of Adult Sheep   10  
    VESC11096    Dairy Nutrition and Production   10  
    VESC11095    Dairy Health and Fertility   10  
    VESC11092    Bovine Reproduction   10  
    VESC11091    Bovine Nutrition, Husbandry and Lactogenesis   10  
    VESC11090    Bovine Mastitis and Lameness   10  

     


    OR   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select exactly 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    VESC11093    Companion Animal Cardiology   10  
    VESC11094    Companion Respiratory Medicine   10  
    VESC11102    Endocrinology   10  
    VESC11103    Feline Medicine 1   10  
    VESC11104    Feline Medicine 2   10  
    VESC11105    Gastroenterology   10  
    VESC11106    Hepatology   10  
    VESC11110    Rabbit Medicine   10  
    VESC11117    Renal and Urinary   10  
    VESC11090    Bovine Mastitis and Lameness   10  
    VESC11091    Bovine Nutrition, Husbandry and Lactogenesis   10  
    VESC11092    Bovine Reproduction   10  
    VESC11095    Dairy Health and Fertility   10  
    VESC11096    Dairy Nutrition and Production   10  
    VESC11100    Diseases of Adult Sheep   10  
    VESC11107    Lamb and Parasitic Diseases   10  
    VESC11108    Management and Diseases of Beef Cattle   10  
    VESC11113    Sheep Reproduction, Pregnancy and Parturition   10  
    VESC11116    Youngstock Rearing and Infectious Diseases   10  

     



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