Veterinary Bioscience:Respiratory System
Subject VETS30018 (2016)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2016.
Credit Points: | 12.5 | ||||||||||||
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Level: | 3 (Undergraduate) | ||||||||||||
Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016: Semester 2, Parkville - Taught on campus.
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Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: 72 Total Time Commitment: 170 hours | ||||||||||||
Prerequisites: |
Permission of the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences is required to enrol into this subject. Enrolment is limited to BSc students who have been selected into the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation of the Animal Health and Disease major, leading to articulation into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Students must have successfully completed the following subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||
Corequisites: | Students must enrol in the following subjects: Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||
Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
Non Allowed Subjects: | None | ||||||||||||
Core Participation Requirements: |
This subject is only available to students selected into the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation and therefore pre-selected into the DVM. Refer to the Core Participation Requirements statement within the course entry for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: |
Subject Overview: |
Using clinical cases to illustrate principles, this subject examines the structure, function and potential for dysfunction of the respiratory system of the major domestic animal species. As students develop an understanding of the mechanisms of disease of this system, they will develop skills in the clinical evaluation of it and in the interpretation of relevant diagnostic procedures. |
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Learning Outcomes: |
This subject aims to equip students with a sound understanding of the mammalian respiratory system in health and disease, and to provide them with the skills necessary to undertake clinical investigation of this system. |
Assessment: |
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Prescribed Texts: | None |
Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
Related Course(s): |
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: |
Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Veterinary Bioscience (specialisation of Animal Health and Disease major) |
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