This programme equips graduate students with the necessary skills, knowledge and experiential learning to enter the veterinary industry.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 4 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Applied Physiology
- Companion Animal Ethology, Handling and Welfare
- General and Organ Pathology
- General Pharmacology
- General Surgery
- Introductory Clinical Studies
- Toxicology
- Veterinary Comparative Anatomy
- Introductory Veterinary Microbiology and
- Parasitology
- Planted Pastures and Fodder Crops
Second year subjects:
- Small Animal Clinical Studies
- Bovine Health and Production
Third year subjects:
- Anaesthesiology
- Equine Clinical Studies
- Porcine Health and Production
- Poultry Health and Production
- Veterinary Business Management and Ethics
- Small Stock Health and Production
- Veterinary Public Health and Applied Epidemiology
- Cage Birds and Fish Diseases
- Wildlife, Ostrich and Crocodile Health
Fourth year subjects:
- Applied Bovine Health and Production
- Applied Small Stock Health and Production
- Applied Porcine Health and Production
- Applied Poultry Health and Production
- Applied Small Animal Clinical Studies
- Applied Equine Clinical Studies
- Applied Veterinary Public Health
Careers: Veterinarian, veterinary nurse, veterinary assistant.
Source: www.up.ac.za