Studying at University of Queensland
School of Veterinary Science (SVS)
Dr. Lucio J. Filippich
PH +61 - 7 - 3365 2623
L.Filippich@uq.edu.au
Teaching programs
Undergraduate
• BVSc
• BAppSc (veterinary technology)
Contribute to:
• BAppSc
• BSc
• BAgSc
Postgraduate
• Veterinary coursework programs
(MVSt, GDipVSt)
• Masters (MPhil)
• PhD
Contribute to:
• Masters in Animal Physiotherapy
• Masters in Animal Studies
BVSc program
Aim: Produce compassionate, caring graduates that are
competent in promoting the health and welfare of animals.
Program involves:
• Animal welfare
• Skills to care for healthy and sick animals
• Knowledge to prevent, recognize, control and treat disease
• Maximize productivity of livestock/ performance animals.
• Protection of public health in relation to animal products,
particularly consumed animal products
BVSc program
• Currently based on St Lucia campus, but will relocate in 2010
5 year program
• 10 semesters of full-time study
• 80 unit program (8 unit/semester)
• Only offered full-time
UQ School has history of:
• Excellence in teaching
• Among lowest attrition rates
• More “hands on” practical classes with live animals
Current curriculum
• ↑ focus on clinical problem solving
• ↑ integration of pre-clinical material (e.g. biochemistry, physiology)
• Greater focus on development of students as “reflective
practitioners” able to cope with stresses of practice life
• Electives in years III and V
BVSc program Year 1
NORMAL ANIMAL
• Animal Husbandry
• Molecular Basis of Life
• Veterinary Professional Studies
• Veterinary Biology & Histology
• Cell and Tissue Biology
• Digestion, Metabolism and Nutrition
• S&F of Musculoskeletal System &
the Integument
• Animal Behaviour & Handling
BVSc program Year 2
Conclusion of normal animal
Introduction to concepts of disease,
including epidemiology, agents of disease,
and tissue & animal responses to disease
agents
• Applied Nutrition
• Molecular Genetics & Animal Breeding
• Veterinary Reproduction
BVSc program Year 3
• Pathophysiology & pharmacology of body systems
• includes pathology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine
• Infectious diseases
• parasitology, bacteriology, virology & mycology
• Approach to animal management & welfare
• Elective
BVSc program Year 4
Species-based medicine & surgery
• Principles of clinical practice
• Companion animal clinical studies
• Ruminant clinical studies
• Equine clinical studies
• Intensive animal practice
BVSc program Year 5
• Veterinary public health
• Veterinary professional life & practice management
• Practice rotations
• Small animal clinics (medicine & surgery)
• Livestock clinics
• Equine clinics
• Clinical elective
BVSc Program
Extramural study
• 8 weeks preclinical practical work
• 12 weeks clinical practical work
• 1 week in abattoir
Progression
• Supplementary examinations
• Year 1
• Years 2-5
• Grade of 2 or 3 to be eligible for supps
Exit point
• students may graduate after 3 years of study
with a BVetBiol
Honours
• may be awarded as “on-course” honours for
performance during 5-year program, or following
an extra year of research.
International entry into BVSc Program
• Upper secondary school or equivalent
• English
Plus BVSc prerequisites
• English
• Chemistry
• Maths I/B
• Physics or Biology
Cost -Fees ~AUD $31 000 (2008)
Applications through International
Admissions Section, UQ
BVSc graduate pathways
Highest employment rates of all UQ graduates
Graduates find employment:
# Urban and rural private practitioners in Australia, NZ, UK
# Consultants/ advisors - government/ industry (especially food, drug Co)
# Abattoirs
# Quarantine and biosecurity
# Educators and/or researchers with universities and governments
Professional membership
# Veterinary boards in all Australian states
Research areas and Centres
Centre for Animal Welfare & Ethics
Transport of livestock, livestock management, destruction of unwanted pets
Centre for Companion Animal Health
Obesity and diabetes in dogs and cats, human-animal bond
Companion Animal Medicine & Surgery
Bone, canine audiology, tick paralysis, avian medicine, anaesthesia
Equine Medicine & Surgery
Laminitis, endocrine disorders
Livestock Medicine & Production Systems
Poultry genetics & nutrition, reproduction, epidemiology, cattle tick and tick fever
Pathology, Infectious Diseases & Biosecurity
Wildlife viruses, prevention of viral diseases of poultry in village chickens in
developing countries, antibiotic resistance in dogs, anthelmintic resistance in
hookworms, whale acoustics, ornithology, Pasteurella
Veterinary education