Honours Program - Veterinary Bioscience

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.

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).

Research
Students must complete 75 points of research.

Coursework
Students must complete 25 points of coursework.

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.

Coursework component

Students must complete the following subject

Plus one of the following

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.