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Course and Subject Handbook 2019 Courses Undergraduate Courses Bachelor of Veterinary Science [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
Bachelor of Veterinary Science [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
Bachelor of Veterinary Science [Indigenous Health Careers Access Program]
Handbook year | 2019 |
Course Code | 71510F |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Division | Division of Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English; Maths B; Chemistry Recommended: Biological Science highly desirable |
Additional selection requirements | Submit JCU internal application form by 30 September |
Special admission requirements | Interview (by invitation) |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Post admission requirements | This course may have specific admission requirements such as immunisation, a Suitability to Work with Children Card, a federal police check and/or other conditions that students must comply with. Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: https://www.jcu.edu.au/professional-experience-placement/preparation-checklists |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 135 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion, graduates of the course will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1 (Year 1)
Teaching Period 1:
CU1010:03 Effective Writing
MA1020:03 Preparatory Mathematics
TV1102:03 Cell Biology and Biochemistry for Veterinary Science and Agriculture
Teaching Period 2:
PH1001:03 Preparatory Physics
CH1020:03 Preparatory Chemistry
Option
IA1011:03 Indigenous Australians or IA1012:03 Indigenous Australians of North Queensland
Level 1 (Year 2)
Teaching Period 1:
TV1101:03 Veterinary Professional Life 1
AG1007:03 Introduction to Plants and Animals for Veterinary Science
CH1001:03 Chemistry: A Central Science
Teaching Period 2:
TV1002:06 Veterinary Professional Life 2
TV1003:06 Animal Structure and Function
Level 2 (Year 3)
Teaching Period 1:
TV2001:12 Integrated Animal Structure and Function 1
Teaching Period 2:
TV2002:12 Integrated Animal Structure and Function 2
Level 3 (Year 4)
Teaching Period 1:
TV3001:12 Transitions from Health to Disease 1
Teaching Period 2:
TV3002:12 Transitions from Health to Disease 2
Level 4 (Year 5)
Teaching Period 1:
TV4001:12 Veterinary Clinical Sciences 1
Teaching Period 2:
TV4002:12 Veterinary Clinical Sciences 2
Level 5 (Year 6)
TV5211:09 Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 1/3
TV5212:09 Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 2/3
TV5213:06 Veterinary Professional and Clinical Practice 3/3
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 6 years full-time, not available part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 7 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Candidates must successfully complete all level 1 subjects before attempting any level 2 subject. Candidates who fail a supplementary examination will be required to repeat the relevant year of study. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense (Note: Health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements. Students must hold a current Provide First Aid Certificate before undertaking professional or clinical placements.) Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 6 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 17 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF VETERINARY SCIENCE |
Approved abbreviation | BVSc |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable - this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Not available |
Eligibility | Not applicable |