GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Adelaide University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
About this program
Adelaide University's Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is a three-year graduate-entry professional degree in Adelaide for people who already hold a relevant bachelor's degree. It provides the clinical training and supervised practice needed to work as a veterinarian, covering animal health, diagnosis, surgery and practice across companion, production and equine animals. Graduates are prepared to register and practise as veterinarians.
Cost & duration
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Course structure
5 terms of coursework
Year 1, Semester 1
6 units- Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (6 units)
- Veterinary Clinical Pathology and Theriogenology (6 units)
- General Pathology
Year 1, Semester 2
6 units- Fundamentals of Vet Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging and Surgery (6 units)
- Intensive Production Medicine (6 units)
- Clinical Research Project (6 units)
- Systems Pathology
Year 2, Semester 1
- Wildlife and Conservation Practice (6 units)
- Companion Animal Practice Part 1
- Ruminant Health and Production Part 1
Year 2, Semester 2
12 units- Veterinary Public Health and Biosecurity (6 units)
- Companion Animal Practice Part 2 (12 units)
- Equine Clinical Practice Part 2
Year 3, Semester 1
6 units- Anaesthesia and Analgesia Rotation (6 units)
- Pathology and Diagnostic Services Rotation (6 units)
- Veterinary Public Health Rotation
Admissions
A completed Bachelor of Science (Veterinary Bioscience) from the University of Adelaide or Adelaide University.
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