6. Bachelor of Animal Science

6.1. Course objectives

The objectives of the course leading to the Bachelor of Animal Science are:

to provide the opportunity for a student who is, or has been, enrolled in a Bachelor of Veterinary Science course to undertake advanced studies in a discipline area related to earlier completed studies; and
to provide a preliminary research training, under appropriate supervision, in that discipline area to a standard equivalent to the honours year of the Bachelor of Science course.

By the end of the course a student should be able to:

plan, design and execute a small scientific investigation in that particular discipline;
have developed competence with techniques and instrumentation used for scientific investigations in that discipline area;
critically appraise and interpret scientific data and present results in the written and verbal forms;
prepare the results of an investigation in a format suitable for publication in a scientific journal; and
proceed to larger investigations and work as part of a research team under general supervision.

The BAnimSc degree course involves doing a one-year full-time research project in an area of veterinary science related to earlier completed studies. The BVSc course may then be resumed.

The Bachelor of Veterinary Science with the Bachelor of Animal Science is considered as a combined course for the purpose of student benefits.

6.2. Eligibility

Students must have completed two or more years of the BVSc course with at least a pass grade in all subjects from the previous year and have the support of the Head of the Department of Veterinary Science.

6.3. Application

Application is made on the appropriate form, through the Faculty Office. The application is completed in liaison with the supervisor and must be endorsed by the Head of the Department of Veterinary Science. Generally application should be made by 30 October.

6.4. Selection

Subject to the availability of an appropriate supervisor and research project, selection is based on academic merit, as determined by the applicant's performance in the BVSc course, and on the applicant's potential for such training.

6.5. Degree requirements

The requirement is for one year of full-time study which may include attendance at lectures, the carrying out of practical work, attendances at seminars and tutorials, and such other studies as required. The study may be undertaken in the following veterinary discipline areas:

anatomy, embryology, histology, biochemistry, physiology, microbiology, parasitology, pathology and clinical sciences.

For each discipline the course is split into two subjects; a project (90 points) and a seminar (10 points) totalling 100 points for the award of the degree. Students undertake both subjects from the same discipline. Assessment of the project is based on a report and assessment of the seminar on a presentation within the faculty's normal research seminar program.

List of subjects

Bachelor of Animal Science
	250-494 Vet.Physiology Project
	250-484 Vet.Physiology Seminar
	250-495 Vet.Parasitology Project
	250-485 Vet.Parasitology Seminar
	250-496 Vet.Pathology Project
	250-486 Vet.Pathology Seminar
	250-497 Vet.Biochemistry Project
	250-487 Vet.Biochemistry Seminar
	250-483 Vet.Clinical Sciences Project
	250-482 Vet.Clinical Sciences Seminar
	250-478 Vet.Anatomy Project
	250-479 Vet.Anatomy Seminar
	250-480 Vet.Microbiology Project
	250-481 Vet.Microbiology Seminar

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