Murdoch University: Units

Applied Veterinary Medicine II (VET501)
Points:	12
Enrolment Options:	Murdoch: S1G-internal, S2H-internal [see Teaching Periods and Census Dates]
Description:	Students undertake a lecture-free workplace-orientated learning experience, rotating through various clinical disciplines provided by the Murdoch University Veterinary Teaching Hospital and its associates (including Small Animal Medicine, Small Animal Surgery and Anaesthesia, Production Animal Health and Management, Public Health, Clinical Pathology, Pathology and Epidemiology, Equine Medicine and Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, Avian Medicine, Zoo Animal Medicine and Reproduction). Students participate in a two-week intensive course in Practice and Business Management. Special assignments enable additional training in areas of the student's choice.
Contact time:	Minimum 40 hours per week with variations to this dependent on rotation and clinical case load.
Prerequisites:	VET401 Applied Veterinary Medicine I.
Notes:	Students must participate in extramural practical work as part of this unit.

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Students who have successfully completed a unit may not enrol for credit in any subsequent version of that unit, even if under a different code and/or title, nor in any parallel lower- or higher-level version. Students enrolled in a higher-level version of a unit are required to demonstrate advanced analytical skills and/or use of advanced research tools in assignments modified for that level.

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Handbook 2010

Unit: Applied Veterinary Medicine II

Applied Veterinary Medicine II (VET501)