Bachelor of Veterinary Biology / Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
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The units of study for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine can be found in the Science Postgraduate Handbook.
The requirements for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree are set out in the resolutions.
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine |
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Year 1 |
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| Year 1 has the following 48 credit point structure: a core (36 credit points), and electives (12 credit points) selected from the lists below. | |||
Core Units of Study |
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| BIOL1006 Life and Evolution |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February) N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1996 |
Semester 1 |
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| BIOL1906 Life and Evolution (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1996 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
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| BIOL1996 Life and Evolution (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1001 or BIOL1911 or BIOL1991 or BIOL1006 or BIOL1906 or BIOL1993 or BIOL1998 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| BIOL1007 From Molecules to Ecosystems |
6 | A HSC Biology. Students who have not completed HSC Biology (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Biology Bridging Course (offered in February) N BIOL1907 or BIOL1997 |
Semester 2 |
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| BIOL1907 From Molecules to Ecosystems (Advanced) |
6 | A 85 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1997 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
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| BIOL1997 From Molecules to Ecosystems (SSP) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Biology or equivalent N BIOL1007 or BIOL1907 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 2 |
| CHEM1111 Chemistry 1A |
6 | A Students who have not completed HSC Chemistry (or equivalent) and HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Chemistry and Mathematics Bridging Courses (offered in February) N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 Students who have not completed secondary school chemistry are strongly advised to instead complete Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A in the first semester of the calendar year (unless you require 12 credit points of Chemistry and are commencing in semester 2). You should also take the Chemistry Bridging Course in advance (offered in February, and online year-round https://sydney.edu.au/students/bridging-courses.html). |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CHEM1911 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A 80 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1991 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
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| CHEM1991 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program) |
6 | A 90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent N CHEM1001 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or CHEM1109 or CHEM1011 or CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| CHEM1112 Chemistry 1B |
6 | P CHEM1111 or CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1101 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or (75 or above in CHEM1011 or CHEM1001) N CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904 or CHEM1108 or CHEM1012 or CHEM1912 or CHEM1992 |
Intensive January Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| CHEM1912 Chemistry 1B (Advanced) |
6 | P CHEM1911 or CHEM1991 or CHEM1901 or CHEM1903 or (75 or above in CHEM1111 or CHEM1101) or (90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent) N CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904 or CHEM1108 or CHEM1012 or CHEM1112 or CHEM1992 Students who commence in semester 2 are strongly advised that you would be better served by taking the mainstream level units in sequence, Chemistry 1A before Chemistry 1B, rather than the Advanced units in the opposite order. |
Semester 2 |
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| CHEM1992 Chemistry 1B (Special Studies Program) This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 | P 75 or above in CHEM1991 or CHEM1903 or (90 or above in HSC Chemistry or equivalent) N CHEM1002 or CHEM1102 or CHEM1902 or CHEM1904 or CHEM1108 or CHEM1012 or CHEM1112 or CHEM1912 Entry is by invitation. This unit of study is deemed to be an Advanced unit of study. Students who commence in semester 2 are strongly advised that you would be better served by taking the mainstream level units in sequence, Chemistry 1A before Chemistry 1B, rather than the Special Studies Program units in the opposite order. |
Semester 2 |
| ENVX1002 Introduction to Statistical Methods |
6 | N ENVX1001 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 Available as a degree core unit only in the Agriculture, Animal and Veterinary Bioscience, and Food and Agribusiness, and Taronga Wildlife Conservation streams |
Semester 1 |
| AVBS1002 Animal Management |
6 | A AGEN1004 or BIOL1XXX or AVBS1003 N AGEN2006 |
Semester 2 |
| Or (for students who commenced the course in or before 2017) | |||
| AVBS1003 Animals and Us |
6 |
Lectures and practicals for this unit of study take place on the University of Sydney Camperdown campus as well as at Taronga Zoo in the Institute of Science and Learning. |
Semester 1 |
Electives |
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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience) (Progression Strategy) |
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| AVBS1003 Animals and Us |
6 |
Lectures and practicals for this unit of study take place on the University of Sydney Camperdown campus as well as at Taronga Zoo in the Institute of Science and Learning. |
Semester 1 |
| And 6 credit points of 1000-level units from any of the areas of study listed in Science Table A | |||
Bachelor of Science (Progression Strategy) |
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| 6 credit points of MATH1XXX units from the BSc Core units of study, and | |||
| 6 credit points of 1000-level units from any of the areas of study listed in Science Table A, excluding Mathematics units of study | |||
Year 2 |
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| Year 2 has the following 48 credit point structure: a core (30 credit points), and electives (18 credit points) selected from the lists below. | |||
Core Units of Study |
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| AVBS2001 Introductory Veterinary Pathogenesis |
6 | A The basic structure, morphology, metabolism and behaviour of bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Fundamental histological structure and function of cells and key tissues, including blood vessels, skin, liver, lung, kidneys, intestine, and organs and cells of the immune system (lymph node, spleen, white blood cells) P (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XX1) and (BIOL1XX1 or BIOL1XX2 or BIOL1XX6 or AVBS1XXX) |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS2004 Animal Nutrition |
6 | P (BIOL1XX7 or MBLG1XXX) and 6cp from AVBS100X N ANSC3101 Access afterhours to IBM-PC compatible computers that have Microsoft Windows XP or later are advisable. Most of the diet formulation software are Windows Compatible only. |
Semester 2 |
| AVBS2005 Animal Energetics and Homeostasis |
6 | A Knowledge and concepts from BIOL1XX7 P AVBS100X or BIOL1XXX N VETS1032 |
Semester 1 |
| AVBS2007 Animal Structure and Function |
6 | P AVBS100X or BIOL1XXX N ANSC3103 or ANSC3104 |
Semester 1 |
| GEGE2001 Genetics and Genomics |
6 | A Mendelian genetics; mechanisms of evolution; molecular and chromosomal bases of inheritance; and gene regulation and expression N GENE2002 or MBLG2972 or GEGE2901 or MBLG2072 |
Semester 2 |
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| GEGE2901 Genetics and Genomics (Advanced) |
6 | A Mendelian genetics, mechanisms of evolution, molecular and chromosomal bases of inheritance, and gene regulation and expression P Annual average mark of at least 70 N GENE2002 or MBLG2072 or GEGE2001 or MBLG2972 |
Semester 2 |
Electives |
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Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Animal and Veterinary Bioscience) (Progression Strategy) |
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| ENVX2001 Applied Statistical Methods |
6 | P [6cp from (ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901)] OR [3cp from (MATH1XX1 or MATH1906 or MATH1XX3 or MATH1907) and an additional 3cp from (MATH1XX5)] |
Semester 1 |
| And 12 credit points of 2000-level units from Science Table A that enables the completion of a second major. | |||
Bachelor of Science (Progression Strategy) |
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| 18 credit points of 2000-level units from Science Table A | |||
Years 3 to 6 |
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| Candidates who successfully complete the progression requirements enrol in the units of study for the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. | |||