Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Bachelor's degree

In Canberra (Australia)

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Canberra (Australia)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

COURSE VIDEO Discover the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 02:30 The Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine provides you with both a scientific foundation and specialist clinical and medical experience. With its integrated approach designed for understanding real-world situations, the six-year course will turn you into a global professional at the cutting edge of modern veterinary medicine.



This six year course with provide you with both a scientific foundation and specialist clinical and medical experience. In the first and second years of the degree, you will learn the fundamentals of biomedical and animal sciences that underpin veterinary sciences. The difference, though, is that this learning will be done in an integrated, cross-subject way that sets you up for understanding real-world situations.



From your third year of study we will immerse you in real-world medicine. We have a strong focus on clinical cases, applied problems, and practical experience means you will leave thoroughly prepared to launch straight into a career as vet. You’ll start training to be a professional by applying this knowledge in clinical settings, such as at our teaching hospitals located on campuses in Sydney and Camden. Your final, lecture-free year will be spent entirely doing clinical rotations through a variety of placements. These will give you a taste of the many career options available, including small animal practice, rural mixed practice and government agencies, or more specialised options like equine and wildlife health.



Once you leave us, you’ll be a veterinary professional able to view issues from a population health framework, with a strong animal welfare consciousness, and the skills and confidence to be at the forefront of the industry.



Important information on fees for the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine for international students commencing their studies in 2016

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  • IT
  • Veterinary
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Doctor
  • Biology
  • University
  • Surgery
  • Biomedical
  • Skills and Training
  • Options
  • Medical
  • Medical training

Course programme

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Study plan

Students in first, second and third year are given a sound grounding in the basic biomedical sciences relevant to veterinary science. Examples of clinical cases and actual problems in veterinary practice are used to promote integrated learning in many subject areas.

In the fourth, fifth and sixth years, emphasis shifts to applying this knowledge in clinical settings. Sydney University's BVetBiol/DVM program incorporates a lecture-free year in which students are assigned as 'interns' in university and commercial partner practices.

SAMPLE STUDY PLAN

Students in first, second and third year are given a sound grounding in the basic biomedical sciences relevant to veterinary science. Examples of clinical cases and actual problems in veterinary practice are used to promote integrated learning in many subject areas.

Year 1

Semester 1 Semester 2 BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology BIOL1002 Living Systems CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A CHEM1102 Chemistry 1B ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods VETS1018 Animal Bioscience Elective Elective

Year 2

Semester 1 Semester 2 ANSC3103 Animal Structure and Function A ANSC3101 Animal Nutrition GENE2002 Veterinary and Agricultural Genetics 2 ANSC3104 Animal Structure and Function B VETS1032 Animal Energetics and Homeostasis AVBS2001 Introductory Veterinary Pathogenesis Elective Elective

Year 3 (Year 1 of the DVM)

Semester 1 Semester 2 VETS6101 The Veterinary Professional 1 VETS6105 Animal Management Systems 1 VETS6102 Professional Skills 1A VETS6106 Professional Skills 1B VETS6103 Research and Enquiry 1A VETS6107 Research and Enquiry 1B VETS6104 Foundations of Veterinary Science A VETS6108 Foundations of Veterinary Science B

In the fourth, fifth and sixth years, emphasis shifts to applying this knowledge in clinical settings. The University of Sydney BVetBiol/DVM program incorporates a lecture-free year in which students are assigned as 'interns' in university and commercial partner practices.

Year 4

  • Veterinary Sciences
  • Individual Animal Health and Welfare
  • Veterinary Clinical Pathology
  • Animal Disease
  • Research

Year 5

  • Intensive Animal Health and Reproduction
  • Large Animal Health and Production
  • Small Animal Health and Production
  • Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging
  • Research

Year 6

  • Intramural Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
  • Intramural Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
  • Extramural Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
  • Extramural Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
  • Elective Rotations

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Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

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