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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies : BVMS

Undergraduate Course: Final Year Selected Rotations (BVMS11014)

Course Outline
SchoolRoyal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
Summary3 SELECTED ROTATION BLOCKS, each 3 weeks, (9 weeks total)
Course description 3 SELECTED ROTATION BLOCKS, each 3 weeks, (9 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Exotics, Large Animal & Small Animal Anaesthesia, Inglis Veterinary Group, Small Animal Cardiology, Equine Cardiology, Small Animal Imaging, Dick Vet Small Animal Practice, Dermatology, Canine Medicine, Feline Medicine, Oncology, Small Animal Orthopaedics, Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery, Neurology, Daytime Emergency and Critical Care, Equine Orthopaedics, Equine Soft Tissue, Dick Vet Equine Practice, Equine Medicine, Farm, Pathology, Clinical Animal Behaviour, Welfare, Poultry, Laboratory Animal Medicine, Fish Medicine, Zoo, Dentistry & Ophthalmology, Epidemiology & Veterinary Public Health.
9 weeks of free choice when EMS can be completed, 1week of Emergency Critical Care counted as EMS
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 6, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 310, Online Activities 24, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 6, Formative Assessment Hours 6, Summative Assessment Hours 6, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 230 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 40 %, Coursework 30 %, Practical Exam 30 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Exam 40%«br /»
Coursework 30%«br /»
Practical Exam 30%
Feedback Verbal feedback given throughout rotations
Feedback given midway and end of selected rotation
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. To explore areas of special interest within the selected rotations and EMS
  2. To further develop practical surgical and medical clinical skills within a chosen area of interest.
  3. To combine and advance skills in history taking, clinical examination and in formulating a list of problems, differential diagnoses and problem solving within a chosen area of interest.
  4. To develop further the spirit of intellectual curiosity and academic enquiry
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMs Rachel Whittington
Tel: (0131 6)50 6289
Email: rachel.whittington@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Sally Tait
Tel: (0131 6)50 6214
Email: sally.tait@ed.ac.uk
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