9. Bachelor of Animal Science

9.1. Course objectives

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

to provide preliminary research training, under appropriate supervision, to a standard equivalent to the Honours year in the Faculty of Science; and
to provide the opportunity for a student who is, or has been, enrolled in the Bachelor of Veterinary Science course to undertake advanced studies.

The Bachelor of Animal Science degree course involves doing a one-year full time research project in an area of veterinary science.

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 both written and verbal forms;
prepare the results of an investigation in a format suitable for publication in a refereed scientific journal or in the format of a thesis; and
to participate as part of a research team to undertake comprehensive investigations under general supervision.

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

9.2. Eligibility

Students must have completed two or more years of the BVSc course with an average honours grade from the previous year, unless authorised by the Head of Department of Veterinary Science.

9.3. 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.

9.4. 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.

9.5. 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
	250-478 Vet.Anatomy Project
	250-479 Vet.Anatomy Seminar
	250-480 Vet.Microbiology Project
	250-481 Vet.Microbiology Seminar
	250-483 Vet.Clinical Sciences Project
	250-482 Vet.Clinical Sciences Seminar
	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
	250-491 Veterinary Pharmacology Project
	250-490 Veterinary Pharmacology Seminar
	250-492 Animal Hlth Manag.& Welfare Seminar
	250-493 Animal Hlth Manag.& Welfare Project

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