Honours Program - Veterinary Bioscience

Major/Minor/Specialisation !BH-SCI-MAJ+1018 (2012)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2012.

Year and Campus: 2012

Coordinator

Dr Jason White
Faculty of Veterinary Science

Contact

Email: jasondw@unimelb.edu.au

For course enquiries about the Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) or the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) in Veterinary Bioscience, please contact:

Eastern Precinct Student Centre
The Eastern Precinct (building 138)
(between Doug McDonell building and Eastern Resource Centre)

http://www.studentcentre.unimelb.edu.au/eastern
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352)
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au

Overview:

Honours in Veterinary Bioscience is a one-year program designed to extend students' knowledge and skills through a supervised research project together with advanced coursework in veterinary bioscience.

Admission requirements

In addition to satisfying the Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours) or the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours) entry requirements, students need to have completed a major in a biological science discipline.

Honours in Veterinary Bioscience is available as start of year intake and mid year intake.

Objectives:

The objectives of the Honours program in Veterinary Bioscience include providing students with opportunities to

  • Conduct research in veterinary bioscience (current research areas include Animal production, performance and welfare; Infectious diseases, public health and biosecurity; Cell biology and morphology; Animal biotechnology).
Structure & Available Subjects:

Research
Students must complete 75 points of research.

Coursework
Students must complete 25 points of coursework.

Subject Options:

Research component

Students enrol in a total of 75 points of research project across the duration of the Honours program. This is achieved by enrolling in a combination of the following subjects in appropriate semesters to achieve a total 75 credit points.

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Coursework component

Students must complete the following subject

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:

Plus one of the following

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Links to further information: http://www.vet.unimelb.edu.au/futurestudents/hons.html
Notes:

The research project component of the Honours program in Veterinary Bioscience can be undertaken at either the Parkville or Werribee campuses. The coursework component is generally undertaken at the Parkville campus but some seminars can also be delivered at the Werribee campus.

Related Course(s): Bachelor of Biomedicine (Degree with Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Degree with Honours)

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