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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: 2024/25, 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
Veterinary Academic Practice 1
VESC12002 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 1 (September Intake)
VESC12032 90 credits
Research Proposal (September Intake)
VESC12034 50 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
Veterinary Academic Practice 1 (1st Intake)
VESC12019 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 1 (March Intake)
VESC12033 90 credits
Research Proposal (March Intake)
VESC12043 50 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

DVetMed compulsory course to be taken before end of Year 4

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take EITHER of the following courses before the end of Year 4 of the programme
Veterinary Ethics
VESC11160 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 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

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**
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
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
International Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11053 20 credits
Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
AWAB11054 20 credits
Equine Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics
EQSC11048 20 credits
Equitation Science
EQSC11049 20 credits
Equine Reproduction
EQSC11050 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics
EQSC11051 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology
EQSC11052 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition
EQSC11053 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Study Design
NEME11011 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Functional Imaging
NEME11036 10 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
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 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
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles
VESC11123 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice
VESC11204 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Neurological Emergencies in dogs and cats
VESC11237 10 credits
Avian Anaesthesia
VESC11239 10 credits
Anaesthesia in Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
VESC11240 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1
VESC11252 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 2
VESC11253 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 10 credits
Clinical Anaesthesia: Equipment and the Patient
VESC11255 20 credits
Non-Technical Skills for Safer Veterinary Care
VESC11269 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students are permitted to take up to 30 credits of Related Discipline Training in a given academic year, up to a maximum of 60 credits across the entire programme.
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
Related Discipline Training 5
VESC12030 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 6
VESC12031 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, 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
Veterinary Academic Practice 2
VESC12005 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 2 (September Intake)
VESC12035 90 credits
Research Project Part 1 (September Intake)
VESC12037 50 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
Veterinary Academic Practice 2 (March intake)
VESC12022 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 2 (March Intake)
VESC12036 90 credits
Research Project Part 1 (March Intake)
VESC12038 50 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 30 credits in this group.

DVetMed compulsory course to be taken before end of Year 4

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take EITHER of the following courses before the end of Year 4 of the programme
Veterinary Ethics
VESC11160 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 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

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**
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
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
International Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11053 20 credits
Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
AWAB11054 20 credits
Equine Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics
EQSC11048 20 credits
Equitation Science
EQSC11049 20 credits
Equine Reproduction
EQSC11050 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics
EQSC11051 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology
EQSC11052 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition
EQSC11053 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Study Design
NEME11011 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Functional Imaging
NEME11036 10 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
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 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
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles
VESC11123 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice
VESC11204 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Neurological Emergencies in dogs and cats
VESC11237 10 credits
Avian Anaesthesia
VESC11239 10 credits
Anaesthesia in Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
VESC11240 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1
VESC11252 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 2
VESC11253 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 10 credits
Clinical Anaesthesia: Equipment and the Patient
VESC11255 20 credits
Non-Technical Skills for Safer Veterinary Care
VESC11269 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students are permitted to take up to 30 credits of Related Discipline Training in a given academic year, up to a maximum of 60 credits across the entire programme.
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
Related Discipline Training 5
VESC12030 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 6
VESC12031 10 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, 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
Veterinary Academic Practice 3
VESC12008 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 3 (September Intake)
VESC12039 90 credits
Research Project Part 2 (September Intake)
VESC12041 50 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
Veterinary Academic Practice 3 (March intake)
VESC12025 10 credits
Specialist Clinical Skills 3 (March Intake)
VESC12040 90 credits
Research Project Part 2 (March Intake)
VESC12042 50 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 compulsory course to be taken before end of Year 4

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take EITHER of the following courses before the end of Year 4 of the programme
Veterinary Ethics
VESC11160 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 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 3, at the discretion of their direct supervisor and the relevant Programme Directors

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**
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
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
International Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11053 20 credits
Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
AWAB11054 20 credits
Equine Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics
EQSC11048 20 credits
Equitation Science
EQSC11049 20 credits
Equine Reproduction
EQSC11050 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics
EQSC11051 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology
EQSC11052 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition
EQSC11053 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Study Design
NEME11011 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Functional Imaging
NEME11036 10 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
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 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
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles
VESC11123 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice
VESC11204 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Neurological Emergencies in dogs and cats
VESC11237 10 credits
Avian Anaesthesia
VESC11239 10 credits
Anaesthesia in Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
VESC11240 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1
VESC11252 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 2
VESC11253 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 10 credits
Clinical Anaesthesia: Equipment and the Patient
VESC11255 20 credits
Non-Technical Skills for Safer Veterinary Care
VESC11269 10 credits
AND

DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students are permitted to take up to 30 credits of Related Discipline Training in a given academic year, up to a maximum of 60 credits across the entire programme.
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
Related Discipline Training 5
VESC12030 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 6
VESC12031 10 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, 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 **

**Note: the credit weightings of the Year 4 compulsory courses will change for all students who commenced the programme from September 2022 onwards. From 2025-26 the Year 4 courses will be as follows:
- VESC12044 / VESC12045 Specialist Clinical Skills 4 (September / March intake) : 70 credits
- VESC12046 / VESC12047 Research Project Part 3 (September / March intake) : 70 credits
- VESC12012 / VESC12028 Veterinary Academic Practice 4 (September / March intake) : 10 credits (no 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 compulsory course to be taken before end of Year 4

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must take EITHER of the following courses before the end of Year 4 of the programme
Veterinary Ethics
VESC11160 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 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 4, at the discretion of their direct supervisor and the relevant Programme Directors

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**
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
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Anthrozoology
AWAB11042 20 credits
Principles of Applied Animal Behaviour
AWAB11043 20 credits
International Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11053 20 credits
Welfare of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
AWAB11054 20 credits
Equine Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics
EQSC11048 20 credits
Equitation Science
EQSC11049 20 credits
Equine Reproduction
EQSC11050 20 credits
Equine Orthopaedics
EQSC11051 20 credits
Equine Exercise Physiology
EQSC11052 20 credits
Equine Digestion and Nutrition
EQSC11053 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Common Image Processing Techniques 1
NEME11006 20 credits
Neuroimaging: Study Design
NEME11011 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Image Analysis
NEME11035 10 credits
Neuroimaging: Functional Imaging
NEME11036 10 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
Managing and Leading Conservation Projects
VESC11079 10 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 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
Ecosystem Health
VESC11088 10 credits
One Health Policy
VESC11089 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia
VESC11119 10 credits
Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring
VESC11120 10 credits
Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles
VESC11123 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice
VESC11204 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Neurological Emergencies in dogs and cats
VESC11237 10 credits
Avian Anaesthesia
VESC11239 10 credits
Anaesthesia in Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish
VESC11240 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1
VESC11252 10 credits
Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 2
VESC11253 10 credits
Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers
VESC11254 10 credits
Clinical Anaesthesia: Equipment and the Patient
VESC11255 20 credits
Non-Technical Skills for Safer Veterinary Care
VESC11269 10 credits
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DVetMed Related Discipline Training Elective Courses (level 12)

Select between 0 and 30 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students are permitted to take up to 30 credits of Related Discipline Training in a given academic year, up to a maximum of 60 credits across the entire programme.
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
Related Discipline Training 5
VESC12030 10 credits
Related Discipline Training 6
VESC12031 10 credits
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