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Degree Programme Table: Veterinary Medicine (DVM) - 4 Years (Full-time) (PTDVMVETMD1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students must complete 180 credits of courses in each year of programme.

** Please ensure that you check the delivery periods for each course as these are subject to change **

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 160 credits in this group.

DVetMed Y1 compulsory courses (September intake)

Select exactly 160 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the September intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 1
Research Methods and Study Design
VESC11149 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 1
VESC12001 100 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 1
VESC12002 10 credits
Research Proposal
VESC12003 40 credits
OR

DVetMed Y1 compulsory courses (March intake)

Select exactly 160 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the March intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 1
Research Methods and Study Design
VESC11149 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 1 (1st Intake)
VESC12018 100 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 1 (1st Intake)
VESC12019 10 credits
Research Proposal (1st Intake)
VESC12020 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

DVetMed compulsory courses to be taken in Y1 OR Y2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take both of the following courses in either Year 1 or Year 2 of the programme
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Veterinary Ethics
VESC11160 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Online Elective Courses (level 11)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may select up to 20 credits of online elective courses from this list in Year 1, at the discretion of their direct supervisor and the relevant Programme Directors
International Animal Welfare Science
AWAB11020 20 credits
Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology 3
EQSC11039 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition 3
EQSC11040 20 credits
Equitation Science 2
EQSC11041 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Equine Behaviour and Welfare 3
EQSC11045 20 credits
Eco-system health and species conservation
VESC11019 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
VESC11023 20 credits
An introduction to One Health
VESC11033 20 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Interventions in Wild Animal Health
VESC11042 20 credits
Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems
VESC11074 10 credits
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Basic Sciences in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
VESC11085 20 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Ethics in anaesthesia and euthanasia
VESC11121 10 credits
Problem solving and non-technical skills in anaesthesia
VESC11124 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Related Discipline Training 1
VESC12014 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 2
VESC12015 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 3
VESC12016 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 4
VESC12017 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students must complete 180 credits of courses in each year of programme.

** Please ensure that you check the delivery periods for each course as these are subject to change **

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 150 credits in this group.

DVetMed Y2 compulsory courses (September intake)

Select exactly 150 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the September intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 2
Specialist Clinical Skills 2
VESC12004 100 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 2
VESC12005 10 credits
Research Project Part 1
VESC12006 40 credits
OR

DVetMed Y2 compulsory courses (March intake)

Select exactly 150 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the March intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 2
Specialist Clinical Skills 2 (March intake)
VESC12021 100 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 2 (March intake)
VESC12022 10 credits
Research Project Part 1 (March intake)
VESC12023 40 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 30 credits in this group.

DVetMed compulsory courses to be taken in Y1 OR Y2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take both of the following courses in either Year 1 or Year 2 of the programme
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Veterinary Ethics
VESC11160 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Online Elective Courses (level 11)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may select up to 30 credits of online elective courses from this list in Year 2, at the discretion of their direct supervisor and the relevant Programme Directors
International Animal Welfare Science
AWAB11020 20 credits
Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology 3
EQSC11039 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition 3
EQSC11040 20 credits
Equitation Science 2
EQSC11041 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Equine Behaviour and Welfare 3
EQSC11045 20 credits
Eco-system health and species conservation
VESC11019 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
VESC11023 20 credits
An introduction to One Health
VESC11033 20 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Interventions in Wild Animal Health
VESC11042 20 credits
Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems
VESC11074 10 credits
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Basic Sciences in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
VESC11085 20 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Ethics in anaesthesia and euthanasia
VESC11121 10 credits
Problem solving and non-technical skills in anaesthesia
VESC11124 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Related Discipline Training 1
VESC12014 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 2
VESC12015 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 3
VESC12016 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 4
VESC12017 10 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students must complete 180 credits of courses in each year of programme.

** Please ensure that you check the delivery periods for each course as these are subject to change **

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 150 credits in this group.

DVetMed Y3 compulsory courses (September intake)

Select exactly 150 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the September intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 3
Specialist Clinical Skills 3
VESC12007 100 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 3
VESC12008 10 credits
Research Project Part 2
VESC12009 40 credits
OR

DVetMed Y3 compulsory courses (March intake)

Select exactly 150 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the March intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 3
Specialist Clinical Skills 3 (March intake)
VESC12024 100 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 3 (March intake)
VESC12025 10 credits
Research Project Part 2 (March intake)
VESC12026 40 credits
OR

Group B

Select exactly 30 credits in this group.

DVetMed compulsory course to be taken in Y3 OR Y4

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take the following course in either Year 3 or Year 4 of the programme
Specialist Level Clinical Case Reports
VESC12010 30 credits
AND

DVetMed Online Elective Courses (level 11)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may select up to 30 credits of online elective courses from this list in Year 3, at the discretion of their direct supervisor and the relevant Programme Directors
International Animal Welfare Science
AWAB11020 20 credits
Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology 3
EQSC11039 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition 3
EQSC11040 20 credits
Equitation Science 2
EQSC11041 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Equine Behaviour and Welfare 3
EQSC11045 20 credits
Eco-system health and species conservation
VESC11019 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
VESC11023 20 credits
An introduction to One Health
VESC11033 20 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Interventions in Wild Animal Health
VESC11042 20 credits
Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems
VESC11074 10 credits
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Basic Sciences in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
VESC11085 20 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Ethics in anaesthesia and euthanasia
VESC11121 10 credits
Problem solving and non-technical skills in anaesthesia
VESC11124 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Related Discipline Training 1
VESC12014 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 2
VESC12015 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 3
VESC12016 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 4
VESC12017 10 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
Students must complete 180 credits of courses in each year of programme.

** Please ensure that you check the delivery periods for each course as these are subject to change **

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 150 credits in this group.

DVetMed Y4 compulsory courses (September intake)

Select exactly 150 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the September intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 4
Specialist Clinical Skills 4
VESC12011 40 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 4
VESC12012 10 credits
Research Project Part 3
VESC12013 100 credits
OR

DVetMed Y4 compulsory courses (March intake)

Select exactly 150 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students in the March intake of the programme must take all of the following courses in Year 4
Specialist Clinical Skills 4 (March intake)
VESC12027 40 credits
Veterinary Academic Practice 4 (March intake)
VESC12028 10 credits
Research Project Part 3 (March intake)
VESC12029 100 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 30 credits in this group.

DVetMed compulsory course to be taken in Y3 OR Y4

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take the following course in either Year 3 or Year 4 of the programme
Specialist Level Clinical Case Reports
VESC12010 30 credits
AND

DVetMed Online Elective Courses (level 11)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may select up to 30 credits of online elective courses from this list in Year 4, at the discretion of their direct supervisor and the relevant Programme Directors
International Animal Welfare Science
AWAB11020 20 credits
Animal ethics, policy and law
AWAB11022 20 credits
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology 3
EQSC11039 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition 3
EQSC11040 20 credits
Equitation Science 2
EQSC11041 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Equine Behaviour and Welfare 3
EQSC11045 20 credits
Eco-system health and species conservation
VESC11019 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
VESC11023 20 credits
An introduction to One Health
VESC11033 20 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Interventions in Wild Animal Health
VESC11042 20 credits
Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems
VESC11074 10 credits
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Basic Sciences in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia
VESC11085 20 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Ethics in anaesthesia and euthanasia
VESC11121 10 credits
Problem solving and non-technical skills in anaesthesia
VESC11124 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Related Discipline Training 1
VESC12014 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 2
VESC12015 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 3
VESC12016 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 4
VESC12017 10 credits
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