VET SC 2500RW - Professional Skills in Veterinary Bioscience II

The course aims to develop personal and professional capabilities required of the veterinary professional: This course also builds on animal husbandry and handling introduced in ANIML SC 1017RW. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY: Students will review animal husbandry protocols across common domestic species. ANIMAL HANDLING: Students will undertake animal handling practicals across the species commonly encountered in veterinary practice to increase and improve upon their skills. Professional Skills Experience: Students will develop an appreciation for the professional skills required as a veterinary scientist The Veterinary Profession: Students will be introduced to the documented competence expected of a veterinary graduate. Business Enterprise Skills: Students will develop simple budgeting skills as they relate to animal production or service business. Students will be expected to have completed a minimum of 1 week (40 hours) of their Animal Husbandry Extra Mural Studies (AHEMS) placement(s) and associated placement record by the end of the mid-semester break as they will be required to use information for in-course assessment.