UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Veterinary Technology
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
Adelaide University's Bachelor of Veterinary Technology is a three-year, clinically focused undergraduate degree in Adelaide with access to the university's $37 million veterinary health centre. Students build advanced skills in the nursing care of companion animals, horses, farm animals, wildlife and exotic pets, and graduate with substantial hands-on experience. They work as veterinary technicians and nurses across clinical practice, industry and animal welfare.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
6 terms of coursework
Year 1, Semester 1
6 units- Animal Handling and Husbandry (6 units)
- Foundations of Science for Veterinary Technologists (6 units)
- Anatomy for Veterinary Technologists (6 units)
- Veterinary Team Foundations
Year 1, Semester 2
6 units- Principles of Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics (6 units)
- Introduction to Mechanisms of Health (6 units)
- Physiology for Veterinary Technologists (6 units)
- Evidence-based Veterinary Technology
Year 2, Semester 1
6 units- Animal Microbiology, Virology and Immunology 2 (6 units)
- Introduction to Workplace Skills 2 (6 units)
- Pathology for Veterinary Technologists 2 (6 units)
- Clinical Studies A
Year 2, Semester 2
6 units- Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics 2 (6 units)
- Biosecurity, Epidemiology and Food Safety for Veterinary Technologists (6 units)
- Clinical Studies B
Year 3, Semester 1
6 units- Clinical Skills in Veterinary Technology 3 (12 units)
- Transition to the Veterinary Technology Profession 3
Year 3, Semester 2
- Clinical Practice in Veterinary Technology 3 (12 units)
- Program electives
Admissions
Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), with a minimum ATAR of approximately 75 (or equivalent via VET Certificate IV+ or prior higher education study).
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