Bachelor of Veterinary Science (Honours) [IHCAP]
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2023 |
Course code | 121209 |
Course type | Bachelor Honours Degree (AQF Level 8) |
Owner | Academy |
College | Public Health, Medical and Vet Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Pre-requisites | English, Mathematical Methods, Chemistry (Units 3/4,C) Recommended: Biology (Units 3/4,C) |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3c – Schedule II of the 石榴视频 Admissions Policy. Students also need to take note that in accordance with the National Registration Board’s requirement, they must hold a valid IELTS (academic module) minimum score of 7.0 in all components within 2 years prior to applying for registration upon Graduation. |
Additional selection | Submit 石榴视频 internal written application form by 31 August (International Students) or 30 September (Domestic Students). The written application form (and other information published by 石榴视频 or otherwise made available to students when applying), may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by 石榴视频 in the application process may be used by 石榴视频 to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Post admission | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students will be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Professional Experience Placement Requirements Procedure. This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 135 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion, graduates of the course will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Bachelor of Veterinary Science. |
Reasonable adjustments | All 石榴视频 students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
Year 1
Teaching Period 1:
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
TV1101:03 Introduction to Veterinary Science
Teaching Period 2:
PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics
CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry
Option
IA1011:03 Indigenous Australians or IA1012:03 Indigenous People of North Queensland
Year 2
Teaching Period 1:
TV1102:03 Cell Biology and Biochemistry for Veterinary Science and Agriculture
AG1007:03 Introduction to Plants and Animals for Veterinary Science
CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science
Teaching Period 2:
TV1103:12 Fundamentals of Veterinary Science
Year 3
Teaching Period 1:
TV2001:12 Integrated Animal Structure and Function 1
Teaching Period 2:
TV2102:12 Integrated Animal Structure and Function 2
Year 4
Teaching Period 1:
TV3001:12 Transitions from Health to Disease 1
Teaching Period 2:
TV3002:12 Transitions from Health to Disease 2
Year 5
Teaching Period 1:
TV4101:12 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Part 1 of 2
Teaching Period 2:
TV4102:12 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Part 2 of 2
Year 6
TV5211:09 Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 1/3
TV5212:09 Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 2/3
TV5213:06 Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 3/3
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
石榴视频 Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 6 years full-time, not available part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 7 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year Please refer to the Coursework Enrolment Procedure |
Progression
Course progression | Must successfully complete all level 1 subjects before attempting any level 2 subject. Students who fail a supplementary examination will be required to repeat the relevant year of study. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Professional Experience Placement Requirements Procedure |
Special assessment | At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements. Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation | Nil |
Supplementary exam for | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for credit for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points except where a student transfers from one 石榴视频 award to another, then credit may be granted for more than two-thirds of the new award, where there is subject equivalence between the awards |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 17 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Credit may be granted only for level 1 subjects. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF VETERINARY SCIENCE (HONOURS) |
Approved abbreviation | BVSc(Hons) |
Inclusion of majors on | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |