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Bachelor of Veterinary Technology

+ Award nomenclature

Bachelor of Veterinary Technology
BVetTech

+ Course Availability Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Veterinary Technology (4415VT)
On Campus Wagga Wagga
Distance Education Wangaratta

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Full-time 3 years (6.0 sessions)

  • Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
  • This course may utilise a three session per year teaching calendar. Students should consult the Enrolment Pattern for availability of subjects in Session 3, or contact their Course Coordinator.
  • Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy

    Rank 1

    Applicants with any of the following:

    Rank 2

    Applicants with one or more of the following:

    Rank 3

    Applicants with one or more of the following:

    Credit CSU Credit Policy

    TAFE Credit Packages:

    Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing - credit for ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care (8 points), ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures (8 points), ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures and Veterinary Nursing (8 points) and ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing (8 points).

    Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Surgical) - credit for ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care (8 points), ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures (8 points), ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures and Veterinary Nursing (8 points),  ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing (8 points) and  ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing (8 points)

    Diploma in Veterinary Nursing (Emergency and Critical Care) -credit for ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care (8 points), ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures (8 points), ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures and Veterinary Nursing (8 points),  ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing (8 points) and ASC393 Emergency and Critical Care Nursing (8 points) 

    Graduation requirement

    To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

    Course structure

    To graduate with a Bachelor of Veterinary Technology students must satisfactorily complete 192 subject points

    Core subjects = 144 points

    Minor (streams) = 48 points

    Core Subjects (144 points)

    Minor (stream) subjects (48 points)

    Large Animal Technology

    3 x 8 points core subjects

    3 x 8 points restricted electives

    Clinical Technology

    5 x 8 points core subjects

    1 x 8 points restricted elective

    Practice Management

    6 x 8 points core subjects

    General

    6 x 8 points subjects selected from any of the Year 3 year options (core and restricted electives) available in the other streams (and where not restricted due to prerequisites).

    Restricted electives (all 8 points):

    ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business (Session 2 or Session 3)
    AGB310 Agricultural Marketing (Session 1)
    AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management (Session 1)
    ASC201 Equine Reproduction & Breeding Management (Session 2)
    ASC209 Horse Breeding Technologies (Session 2)
    ASC321 Equine Exercise Physiology (Session 2)
    ASC370 Ruminant Production and Welfare (Session 2)
    HRM210 Human Resource Management (Session 1)
    PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands (Session 2)

    Enrolment pattern

    Integrated Program

    Full Time Enrolment Pattern

    Year 1

    Session 1

    ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care
    CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
    VSC112 Animal Behaviour and Welfare

    Session 2

    ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures and Veterinary Nursing
    ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
    MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

    Session 3

    ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures
    ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing

    Year 2

    Session 1

    ASC261 Animal Reproduction
    ASC280 Diagnostics for Veterinary Technologists
    ASC350 Animal Health
    BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry

    Session 2

    ASC221 Animal Genetics
    ASC273 Animal Nutrition
    ASC306 Applied Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    VSC114 Applied Veterinary Epidemiology

    Session 3

    ASC390 Transition to the Veterinary Technology Profession

    Year 3

    Large Animal Technology stream

    Session 1

    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing
    ASC392 Veterinary Medical Nursing
    VSC332 Advanced Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry or ASC412 Equine Nutrition
    [ ] Restricted Elective 1 or ASC380 Industry Practicum 1

    Session 2

    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 and/or [ ] Restricted Elective 1
    [ ] Restricted Elective 2
    [ ] Restricted Elective 3

    Clinical Technology stream

    Session 1

    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing
    ASC392 Veterinary Medical Nursing
    VSC332 Advanced Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
    [ ] Restricted Elective or ASC380 Industry Practicum 1

    Session 2

    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or [ ] Restricted Elective
    ASC381 Industry Practicum 2
    ASC393 Emergency and Critical Care Nursing

    Practice Management Stream

    Session 1

    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 (or could be completed in Session 2)
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    MGT220 eCommerce

    Session 2

    ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MKT110 Marketing and Society

    General stream

    Any combination of core or restricted electives available from the other streams.

    Part Time Enrolment Pattern

    Year 1

    Session 1

    CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
    VSC112 Animal Behaviour and Welfare

    Session 2

    ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
    MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

    Year 2

    Session 1

    ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care

    Session 2

    ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures and Veterinary Nursing

    Session 3

    ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures
    ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing

    Year 3

    Session 1

    ASC350 Animal Health
    BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry

    Session 2

    ASC273 Animal Nutrition
    ASC306 Applied Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    Year 4

    Session 1

    ASC261 Animal Reproduction
    ASC280 Diagnostics for Veterinary Technologists

    Session 2

    VSC114 Applied Veterinary Epidemiology
    [ ] Restricted Elective 1 or MKT110 Marketing and Society

    Session 3

    ASC390 Transition to the Veterinary Technology Profession

    Year 5

    Session 1

    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing or ACC100 Accounting 1
    VC392 Veterinary Medical Nursing or MGT220 eCommerce

    Session 2

    [ ] Restricted Elective 2 or ASC393 Emergency and Critical Care Nursing or MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    [ ] Restricted Elective 3 or ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business

    Session 3

    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or ASC381 Industry Practicum 2 or ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business

    Year 6

    Session 1

    VSC332 Advanced Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry or HRM210 Human Resource Management
    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or ASC381 Industry Practicum 2

    Articulated Program (have already completed Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing)

    Full Time Enrolment Pattern

    Year 1

    Session 1

    CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
    VSC112 Animal Behaviour and Welfare
    ASC280 Diagnostics for Veterinary Technologists

    Session 2

    ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
    MRC101 Introduction to Microbiology
    ASC221 Animal Genetics

    Year 2

    Session 1

    ASC261 Animal Reproduction
    ASC350 Animal Health
    BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry

    Session 2

    ASC273 Animal Nutrition
    ASC306 Applied Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    VSC114 Applied Veterinary Epidemiology

    Session 3

    ASC390 Transition to the Veterinary Technology Profession

    Year 3

    Large Animal Technology stream

    Session 1

    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing
    ASC392 Veterinary Medical Nursing
    VSC332 Advanced Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry or ASC412 Equine Nutrition
    [ ] Restricted Elective 1 or ASC380 Industry Practicum 1

    Session 2

    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 and/or [ ] Restricted Elective 1
    [ ] Restricted Elective 2
    [ ] Restricted Elective 3

    Clinical Technology stream

    Session 1

    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing
    ASC392 Veterinary Medical Nursing
    VSC332 Advanced Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry
    [ ] Restricted Elective or ASC380 Industry Practicum 1

    Session 2

    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or [ ] Restricted Elective
    ASC381 Industry Practicum 2
    ASC393 Emergency and Critical Care Nursing

    Practice Management Stream

    Session 1

    ACC100 Accounting 1
    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 (or could be completed in Session 2)
    HRM210 Human Resource Management
    MGT220 eCommerce

    Session 2

    ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business
    MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    MKT110 Marketing and Society

    General stream

    Any combination of core or restricted electives available from the other streams.

    Part Time Enrolment Pattern

    Year 1

    Session 1

    CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
    VSC112 Animal Behaviour and Welfare

    Session 2

    ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
    MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

    Year 2

    Session 1

    ASC350 Animal Health
    BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry

    Session 2

    ASC273 Animal Nutrition
    ASC306 Applied Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics

    Year 3

    Session 1

    ASC261 Animal Reproduction
    ASC280 Diagnostics for Veterinary Technologists

    Session 2

    VSC114 Applied Veterinary Epidemiology
    [ ] Restricted Elective 1 or MKT110 Marketing and Society

    Session 3

    ASC390 Transition to the Veterinary Technology Profession

    Year 4

    Session 1

    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing or ACC100 Accounting 1
    VC392 Veterinary Medical Nursing or MGT220 eCommerce

    Session 2

    [ ] Restricted Elective 2 or ASC393 Emergency and Critical Care Nursing or MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
    [ ] Restricted Elective 3 or ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business

    Session 3

    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or ASC381 Industry Practicum 2 or ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business

    Year 5

    Session 1

    VSC332 Advanced Animal Nutrition and Biochemistry or HRM210 Human Resource Management
    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1 or ASC381 Industry Practicum 2

    Restricted electives:

    ACC240 Financial Management of Small Business (Session 2 or Session 3)
    AGB310 Agricultural Marketing (Session 1)
    AHT231 Agricultural Finance and Business Management (Session 1)
    ASC201 Equine Reproduction and Breeding Management (Session 2)
    ASC209 Horse Breeding Technologies (Session 2)
    ASC321 Equine Exercise Physiology (Session 2)
    ASC370 Ruminant Production and Welfare (Session 2)
    HRM210 Human Resource Management (Session 1)
    PSC360 Pastures and Rangelands (Session 2)

    + Residential School

    Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

    ASC171 Animal Anatomy and Physiology
    ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care
    ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures
    ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures & Veterinary Nursing
    ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing
    ASC201 Equine Reproduction & Breeding Management
    ASC209 Horse Breeding Technologies
    ASC261 Animal Reproduction
    ASC273 Animal Nutrition
    ASC280 Diagnostics for Veterinary Technologists
    ASC306 Applied Animal Pharmacology and Therapeutics
    ASC321 Equine Exercise Physiology
    ASC350 Animal Health
    ASC370 Ruminant Production and Welfare
    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing
    ASC412 Equine Nutrition
    BCM210 Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry
    CHM108 Chemical Fundamentals
    MCR101 Introduction to Microbiology

    Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

    + Workplace Learning

    Please note that the following subjects have a Workplace Learning component.

    ASC180 Animal Handling and Health Care
    ASC181 Veterinary Office and Hospital Procedures
    ASC182 Foundations in Clinical Procedures & Veterinary Nursing
    ASC183 Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing
    ASC280 Diagnostics for Veterinary Technologists
    ASC380 Industry Practicum 1
    ASC381 Industry Practicum 2
    ASC391 Surgery and Anaesthesia Nursing

    Contact

    For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au

    The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: April 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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