Veterinary Degrees Online

Indicative (per 120 credit points):
Commonwealth Supported Place – $7260

Year

2009
Award

Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Biosciences
Length

Three years full-time or part-time equivalent. Honours requires an additional year of full-time study.
Campuses

Melbourne (Bundoora)
Course description

This course is a broad biology-based program leading to specialised studies in:
- Animal structure
- Metabolism
- Reproduction: breeding and biotechnology
- Genetics
- Ecology
- Behaviour
- Animal Nutrition
- Animal Health
- The impact of man on animals.

The course incorporates an innovative project-based teaching program, allowing students to work on a research project or carry out work experience during third year.

The course has been designed to provide an alternative pathway to Veterinary Science, and also for Honours year studies in Zoology.

A new programme: taught jointly by the Faculties of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical & Life Sciences; is being developed.

The programme is likely to cover comparative biomedical sciences (anatomy and physiology combined with biomolecular science), pathological sciences (such as infectious disease and molecular oncology) and the principles and effects of drug action. The final year should include courses on applied animal behaviour, welfare and ethics, plus a significant research project from a wide choice of topics.

This new degree will provide an excellent preparation for research studentships, assistantships and fellowships in veterinary research; and for those considering a career in the animal care or pharmaceutical industries where a broad understanding of the biomedical sciences would be an asset. Other career possibilities include teaching of biological subjects at schools, colleges of further education or universities. This would also be an ideal first degree for those wishing to undertake Veterinary Medicine & Surgery as a second degree.

Tuition fee (for Home/EU students) – £3145 per year (except for students on NHS-funded programmes within the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, and the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences)
Foundation Year (where applicable) – £1255*
Professional training year – £470 (15 per cent of full-time annual rate)

Our Veterinary Biosciences programme provides excellent training for students intending to work in laboratories related to animal science. It also provides a broad education in the biosciences, including the interface between human and veterinary medicine, for those with interests in veterinary sciences who may then go on to work in a wide variety of fields. It does not provide recognised training for those wishing to practise as a vet, although it may be suitable as an entry point for such a recognised programme.

Our modular programme structure provides a broad range of skills in your first year that ensure a solid foundation on which to build for your specialisation in the final year. Transfer between this and other programmes in the biological sciences is usually possible at this stage.

Your second year combines further studies in fundamental sciences with some specialised animal science modules. The optional professional training year, after your second year, will complement your academic knowledge and enhance your employment prospects upon completion of your degree. Your final year consists of core modules in specialised aspects of animal science, combined with a choice of a wide range of optional modules, together with a research project conducted in one of our own research laboratories or, subject to arrangement, neighbouring research institutes.