COURSE: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN ANIMAL HEALTH

This diploma has the stamp of approval of the Veterinary Council. It gives students a solid grounding in all aspects of animal diseases and health, including anatomy and physiology, nutrition, pharmacology and toxicology and animal health law.

Type: undergraduate diploma

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Anatomy and Physiology: Animal Health


• Animal Diseases: Animal Health


• Epidemiology: Animal Health


• Management: Animal Health


• Occupational Communication: Animal Health


• Computer Usage

Second year subject:

• Animal Diseases: Animal Health


• Epidemiology: Animal Health


• Pharmacology and Toxicology: Animal Health


• Laboratory Diagnostics


• Pasture and Nutrition: Animal Health


• Work-integrated learning: Animal Health Practice

Third year subjects:

• Animal Diseases: Animal Health


• Epidemiology: Animal Health


• Veterinary Public Health


• Legislation: Animal Health


• Agricultural Economics: Animal Health

Careers: animal health technician, feedlot manager, meat inspector, pharmaceutical representative, stock farm manager.

Source: www.unisa.ac.za

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