Unit name | Clinical Veterinary Science and One Health |
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Unit code | VETS30040 |
Credit points | 0 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Mrs. Macfarlane |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Completion of all Year 2 units |
Co-requisites |
All other Year 3 units |
School/department | Bristol Veterinary School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Clinical Veterinary Science and One Health builds upon the knowledge and understanding developed in the Animal Disease 1 unit. Students further develop their knowledge and understanding of the agents of disease, the management and prevention of diseases and the implications of animal disease on food safety and human and global health. Students also develop their knowledge and understanding of key aspects of animal welfare law and its application. It provide the foundation knowledge and understanding of clinical case management as well as problem solving and clinical reasoning skills as applied to the treatment and prevention of disease in individuals, groups and populations at national and transnational levels. The unit includes the principles of anaesthesia and diagnostic techniques, including clinical pathology and imaging, actions and use of drugs in the treatment and prevention of disease, and basic practical, clinical and physical examination skills. The unit also introduces systems-based teaching incorporating pathology, medicine, surgery and therapeutics across the common domestic species, companion and food animals, and implications for veterinary public health and food safety. The lectures are complemented by case-based learning in small and large groups and through independent study. The unit will continue to develop students’ capacity for lifelong learning and foster an understanding of the importance of basic science in clinical practice.
By the end of the unit students will be able to:
Online synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning
Practical classes
Facilitated small and large group activities
Use of Virtual learning environment (Blackboard)
Formative assessment: Students will sit a formative mid-sessional examination consisting of a written/computer-based paper to test knowledge and understanding as well as problem solving skills. Students will receive guidance and feedback on questions. Students are required to keep a log of clinical and physical examinations completed in Extra Mural Studies (EMS).
Summative assessment: Students will sit an examination at the end of the unit consisting of written/computer-based papers. These will test knowledge and understanding, interpretation and problem solving, diagnostic and reasoning skills of material covered in the unit. Students will also be expected to draw upon their underlying knowledge from the Animal Disease and Animal Health Science themes.
Coursework: Directed Self Education (DSE) tasks on topics related to veterinary public health and microbiology. These are must pass tasks.
Practical examination: Students will take a practical examination testing their competence in basic clinical skills taught in the unit.
The overall unit mark is made up of:
The mark for the DSE tasks will be carried forward to any re-sit attempt
Assessments will be mapped to the curriculum and will examine the intended learning outcomes.
Note: Students will be provided with more information about the DSE tasks in the unit handbook and / or by the unit organiser at the start of the academic year.
Passing Clinical Veterinary Science and One Health is a requirement for progression to Year 4.
There will be an opportunity to re-sit the examinations during the resit period.
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