AVMA core competence 8: Client communications and ethical conduct
Intended overall program outcomes of the BSc-program
Demonstrate overview of different views on animals and perceptions of health and disease in veterinary medical
context, and explain and reflect on ethical and animal welfare issues.
Communicate and collaborate on professional issues and solutions with peers and non-specialists.
BSc-courses
supporting
competence 1
Intended course outcomes
Formative
assessment and
final approval (e.g.
course certificate)
Active
course
participation
SVEB13003
Veterinary Ethics and
Science Theory
SVEB13386/SVEB133
87 Anatomy &
Physiology 1/2
SVEB13002
Immunology, Gen.
Pathology and
Pathophysiology
SVEK13005 Animal
Nutrition
SVEB13015 Animal
Breeding
SVEB13006 Microbial
Food Safety
SVEB10403 Special
Pathology and Poultry
Diseases
SVEB13009 Basic
Clinical Theory,
Companion Animals
SVEB13010 Basic
Clinical Theory, Large
Animals
SVEB10408U Herd
Health and Public
Health
SVEBBSCH1
Veterinary BSc project
Discuss ethical issues related to the veterinary
profession.
Communicate about anatomical, physiological and
biochemical subjects with the use of the correct
terminology.
Communicate relevant subjects to colleagues and nonprofessionals.
Demonstrate overview and insight into the subject’s
terminologies, which forms the basis for future
communication. Basic knowledge about theory of
disease onset and progression.
Cooperate with other advisors about nutrition for
livestock.
Utilize a professional terminology to discuss nutrition
with clients, consultants and other professionals.
Utilize a professional terminology to discuss breeding
with clients, consultants and other professionals.
Provide counseling on storage and handling of foods.
Course
assignments
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Utilize professional pathoanatomical terminology and
explain the relationship between etiology and lesion
type.
Basic knowledge in the field of veterinary small
animal practice management, communication skills
and stress management in clinical practice, as well as
principles of bond and relation centered small animal
practice.
Discuss ethical aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic
interventions in relation to animal welfare and
consumer protection.
Communicate knowledge in professional terminology
in order to discuss basic clinical conditions.
Relate to the veterinarian's duties and responsibilities
in food safety, environmental hygiene, animal welfare
and public health.
Communicate the treatment of problem clearly and
comprehensible - both in writing and orally - to the
relevant target group.
Communicate evidence-based research in writing and
through oral presentation.
Present and communicate complex results and issues
in writing and through oral presentation.
Write a professional review article with a scientific
base.
Summa
- tive
exam
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Discuss the veterinary issue’s scientific and societal
importance.
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