Future students : Faculty of Veterinary Science : The University of Melbourne

Course outline – undergraduate pathway

For students entering the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine through the Melbourne Bachelor of Science’s Veterinary Bioscience specialisation.

	Semester 1		Semester 2
Year 1	Biology of Cells & Organisms		Genetics & the Evolution of Life
	Chemistry 1		Chemistry 2
	Elective*		Elective
	Breadth		Breadth

Year 2**	Foundations of Animal Health 1		Foundations of Animal Health 2
	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology		Elective
	Elective		Elective
	Breadth		Breadth

Year 3	Veterinary Bioscience: From Cells to Systems		Animal Health in Production Systems
	Veterinary Bioscience: Digestive System		Veterinary Bioscience: Cardiovascular System
	Veterinary Bioscience: Metabolism & Excretion		Veterinary Bioscience: Respiratory System
	Breadth		Breadth

Year 4	Veterinary Bioscience 2: Haematopoietic & Lymphoreticular, Neuroendocrine, Reproductive, Musculoskeletal & Integumentary Systems
	Infections, Population & Public Health
	Applications in Animal Health 2

Year 5	Principles of Clinical Practice***	Production Animal Medicine & Surgery
	Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery

Year 6	Veterinary Professional Practice (including Transition to Practice capstone)

* Students who have not completed Year 12 Physics must complete one unit of Physics in first year to be eligible for entry to the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation.

** Students should apply for entry to the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation (i.e. the Veterinary Science "stream" of the Bachelor of Science) in second year.

***Subject undertaken during summer semester, from January to February.

Key:

Prerequisite subjects for the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation

Elective subjects in the science component of the BSc

Breadth subjects are subjects outside science, or integrating science with humanities and social sciences

Compulsory subjects in the Veterinary Bioscience specialisation

Compulsory subjects in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine