Studying at University of QueenslandSchool of Veterinary Science (SVS)

Dr. Lucio J. FilippichPH +61 - 7 - 3365 2623L.Filippich@uq.edu.au

Teaching programsUndergraduate• BVSc • BAppSc (veterinary technology)

Contribute to:• BAppSc• BSc• BAgSc

Postgraduate• Veterinary coursework programs(MVSt, GDipVSt)• Masters (MPhil)• PhD

Contribute to:• Masters in Animal Physiotherapy• Masters in Animal Studies

BVSc program

Aim: Produce compassionate, caring graduates that are competent in promoting the health and welfare of animals.

Program involves: • Animal welfare• Skills to care for healthy and sick animals• Knowledge to prevent, recognize, control and treat disease• Maximize productivity of livestock/ performance animals.• Protection of public health in relation to animal products, particularly consumed animal products

BVSc program• Currently based on St Lucia campus, but will relocate in 2010

5 year program • 10 semesters of full-time study• 80 unit program (8 unit/semester)• Only offered full-time

UQ School has history of: • Excellence in teaching • Among lowest attrition rates • More “hands on” practical classes with live animals

Current curriculum• ↑ focus on clinical problem solving• ↑ integration of pre-clinical material (e.g. biochemistry, physiology)• Greater focus on development of students as “reflective practitioners” able to cope with stresses of practice life• Electives in years III and V

BVSc program Year 1

NORMAL ANIMAL

• Animal Husbandry• Molecular Basis of Life• Veterinary Professional Studies• Veterinary Biology & Histology

• Cell and Tissue Biology• Digestion, Metabolism and Nutrition• S&F of Musculoskeletal System & the Integument• Animal Behaviour & Handling

Conclusion of normal animal

Introduction to concepts of disease, including epidemiology, agents of disease, and tissue & animal responses to disease agents

• Applied Nutrition

• Molecular Genetics & Animal Breeding

• Veterinary Reproduction

BVSc program Year 2

• Pathophysiology & pharmacology of body systems• includes pathology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine

• Infectious diseases• parasitology, bacteriology, virology & mycology

• Approach to animal management & welfare

• Elective

BVSc program Year 3

Species-based medicine & surgery

• Principles of clinical practice

• Companion animal clinical studies

• Ruminant clinical studies

• Equine clinical studies

• Intensive animal practice

BVSc program Year 4

• Veterinary public health

• Veterinary professional life & practice management

• Practice rotations • Small animal clinics (medicine & surgery)• Livestock clinics• Equine clinics

• Clinical elective

BVSc program Year 5

BVSc ProgramExtramural study• 8 weeks preclinical practical work • 12 weeks clinical practical work • 1 week in abattoir

Progression• Supplementary examinations

• Year 1• Years 2-5• Grade of 2 or 3 to be eligible for supps

Exit point• students may graduate after 3 years of study with a BVetBiol

Honours• may be awarded as “on-course” honours for performance during 5-year program, or following an extra year of research.

International entry into BVSc Program

• Upper secondary school or equivalent• English

Plus BVSc prerequisites• English• Chemistry• Maths I/B• Physics or Biology

Cost -Fees ~AUD $31 000 (2008)

Applications through International Admissions Section, UQ

BVSc graduate pathways

Highest employment rates of all UQ graduates

Graduates find employment:# Urban and rural private practitioners in Australia, NZ, UK# Consultants/ advisors - government/ industry (especially food, drug Co)# Abattoirs# Quarantine and biosecurity# Educators and/or researchers with universities and governments

Professional membership# Veterinary boards in all Australian states

Research areas and CentresCentre for Animal Welfare & EthicsTransport of livestock, livestock management, destruction of unwanted pets

Centre for Companion Animal HealthObesity and diabetes in dogs and cats, human-animal bond

Companion Animal Medicine & SurgeryBone, canine audiology, tick paralysis, avian medicine, anaesthesia

Equine Medicine & SurgeryLaminitis, endocrine disorders

Livestock Medicine & Production SystemsPoultry genetics & nutrition, reproduction, epidemiology, cattle tick and tick fever

Pathology, Infectious Diseases & BiosecurityWildlife viruses, prevention of viral diseases of poultry in village chickens in developing countries, antibiotic resistance in dogs, anthelmintic resistance in hookworms, whale acoustics, ornithology, Pasteurella

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