Veterinary Bioscience 2

Subject VETS70004 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 62.50
Level: 7 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2011.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 288
Total Time Commitment: 480 Hours
Prerequisites: Passes in all subjects at DVM1 level
Corequisites: Students must enrol in the following subjects:
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Study Period Commencement:
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Recommended Background Knowledge: This course assumes prior knowledge in one or more discipline of science. All students will be expected to be familiar with the principles of scientific thinking, hypothesis development, experimental design, and data collection, analysis and interpretation.
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

Prospective students are advised to familiarise themselves with the Faculty's Academic Requirements Statement http://www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/docs/CoreParticipationReqs.pdf

Contact

Email: etudor@unimelb.edu.au
Subject Overview: Veterinary Bioscience 2 continues the integrated and interdisciplinary approach to the study of organ function and dysfunction in animals that is introduced in Veterinary Bioscience 1. Building on students’ prior knowledge of organ function and dysfunction and their experience of scientific and clinical reasoning, this subject introduces students to the structure and normal functioning of the haemopoietic and lymphoreticular, musculoskeletal and integumentary, reproductive and neuroendocrine systems, and to the principles of dysfunction of these systems. Students will be introduced to the clinical disciplines of pharmacology and therapeutics, diagnostic imaging and clinical pathology as they relate to these systems. Using case based teaching approaches they will apply their understanding of organ and system function and dysfunction to authentic situations that enhance the development of integrative clinical reasoning abilities, and to analysis of cases that involve multiple organ perturbation.
Objectives:

At the completion of this course students should be able to:

  • Appreciate the roles of the disciplines of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry and pathology in the analysis of animal structure, function and dysfunction.
  • Describe the structure and function of the haemopoietic and lymphoreticular, musculoskeletal and integumentary, reproductive and neuroendocrine systems.
  • Explain the processes by which normal function may be disrupted in these body systems, and predict the outcomes of these perturbations for normal function of the animal.
  • Apply and integrate an understanding of principles of organ function and dysfunction to cases involving multi-organ perturbation.
  • Use data acquired from clinical observation as well as understanding of organ function and dysfunction, to explain mechanisms of disease processes.
Assessment:
  • Two written exams (two hours duration) at the end of semester one (35%)
  • Two written exams (two hours duration) at the end of semester two (40%)
    Student is required to sit all 4 written exams and to pass them on aggregate mark.
  • Four on-line intra semester tests (30 minutes) in weeks four and ten of semester one, and weeks four and ten of semester two. (10%)
  • Student is required to sit all 4 on-line tests and to pass them on aggregate mark.
  • Two clinical seminars that demonstrate ability to integrate concepts across different discipline areas and organ systems, and to communicate these concepts to a diverse audience. (presented on-line in video format on the Faculty’s VOCE site) (15%) to be satisfactorily completed by each student by week 8 of semester two.
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:
  • Examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines
  • Expand their analytical and cognitive skills through learning experiences in diverse subjects
  • Have the capacity to participate fully in collaborative learning and to confront unfamiliar problems
  • Be able to seek solutions to problems through the application of knowledge, the ability to initiate and integrate new ideas, an appreciation of the broad picture of science, and an understanding of the importance and application of scientific method

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