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Veterinary Sciences

SCQF Level 07 (1 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
VESC07001VV1 Vet Medicine Experience 0

SCQF Level 11 (184 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
VESC11037 SV1 Academic Study Skills for Postgraduate Taught Students 0
VESC11120 SS1 Advanced cardiovascular procedures and monitoring 10
VESC11258 SS1 Advancing the Care of Veterinary Patients 10
VESC11023 SV1 An introduction to Conservation Medicine 20
VESC11033 SV1 An introduction to One Health 20
VESC11040 SS1 Anaesthesia and analgesia of laboratory animals (C-LAS.1) 10
VESC11240 SS1 Anaesthesia in Reptiles, Amphibians and Fish 10
VESC11078 SV1 Analytical Methods in Animal Biosciences 10
VESC11157 SV1 Analytical Methods in Infectious Diseases and One Health 10
VESC11232 SS1 Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Applying the Theory (C-AWSEL.2) 10
VESC11231 SS1 Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law Introduction and Theory (C-AWSEL.1) 10
VESC11245 SS1 Animal models and genomic modification for One Health Models of Disease 20
VESC11071 SS1 Animal models, humane end points and study design (C-LAS.2) 10
VESC11196 SS1 Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice 10
VESC11178 SV1 Applied Conservation Genetics and Wildlife Forensics 20
VESC11038 SV1 Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine 20
VESC11228 SS1 Approach to the Cancer Patient (C-ONC.1) 10
VESC11213 SS1 Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats 10
VESC11146 SS2 Approaches to wound management in horses 10
VESC11239 SS1 Avian Anaesthesia 10
VESC11039 SV1 Avian biology and development 10
VESC11085 SV1 Basic Sciences in Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia 20
VESC11158 SV1 Bioethics and Animal Welfare 10
VESC11048 SS1 Bovine Mastitis and Lameness (C-C.6) 10
VESC11049 SS1 Bovine Nutrition Husbandry and Lactogenesis (C-C.4) 10
VESC11073 SS1 Bovine Reproduction (C-C.5) 10
VESC11220 SS1 Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy 10
VESC11229 SS1 Cancer Biology and Medical Therapy for Cancer (C-ONC.2) 10
VESC11230 SS1 Cancer of Body Systems (C-ONC.3) 10
VESC11256 SS1 Canine Endocrine Disorders 10
VESC11056 SS1 Canine Small Animal Medicine 1 (C-SAM.1) 10
VESC11055 SS1 Canine Small Animal Medicine 2 (C-SAM.2) 10
VESC11054 SS1 Canine Small Animal Medicine 3 (C-SAM.3) 10
VESC11059 SS1 Cardiovascular anatomy, physiology and pathology (C-VC.1) 10
VESC11058 SS1 Cardiovascular diagnostics (C-VC.2) 10
VESC11057 SS1 Cardiovascular therapeutics (C-VC.3) 10
VESC11123 SS1 Chronic pain and advanced analgesic principles 10
VESC11255 SS1 Clinical Anaesthesia: Equipment and the Patient 20
VESC11250 SS1 Communication and engagement with One Health Models of Disease - Design and Practice 10
VESC11249 SS1 Communication and engagement with One Health Models of Disease - Theory and training 10
VESC11127 SS1 Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1 10
VESC11126 SS1 Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2 10
VESC11257 SS1 Companion Animal Vitamin D Disorders 10
VESC11182 SV1 Conservation Genetics for Reintroductions, Translocations and Population Monitoring 10
VESC11203 SS1 Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle 10
VESC11152 SS1 Data Analysis for Food Safety 10
VESC11009 Diploma dissertation in animal biosciences Not delivered this year 30
VESC11046 SS1 Diseases of Adult Sheep (C-S.1) 10
VESC11069 SS1 Diseases of laboratory animals (C-LAS.4) 10
VESC11184 SV1 Dissertation 60
VESC11162 SS1 Dissertation (Applied Poultry Science) 60
VESC11159 SV1 Dissertation in Infectious Diseases and One Health 60
VESC11083 SV1 Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia) 10
VESC11019 SV1 Eco-system health and species conservation 20
VESC11088 SS1 Ecosystem Health 10
VESC11082 SV1 Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia) 10
VESC11171 SV1 Essential Population Genetic Theory & Techniques 20
VESC11254 SS1 Ethics for Veterinary Clinicians and Researchers 10
VESC11204 SS1 Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice 10
VESC11205 SS1 Ewe Survival 10
VESC11061 SS1 Exotic avian species (C-ZM.4) 10
VESC11206 SS1 Feeding for Production 10
VESC11103 SV1 Feline Medicine 1 10
VESC11104 SV1 Feline Medicine 2 10
VESC11262 SS1 Feline Medicine 3 10
VESC11053 SS1 Feline Small Animal Medicine 1 (C-SAM.4) 10
VESC11052 SS1 Feline Small Animal Medicine 2 (C-SAM.5) 10
VESC11051 SS1 Feline Small Animal Medicine 3 (C-SAM.6) 10
VESC11186 SV1 Food Policy 10
VESC11185 SV1 Food Processing and Waste Management 20
VESC11154 SS1 Food Production Systems 20
VESC11238 SS1 Food Safety Dissertation 60
VESC11153 SS1 Food Safety Hazards and Food Safety Management Systems 20
VESC11151 SS1 Food Supply Chain & Food Safety 10
VESC11223 SS1 Food Traceability, Labelling, Fraud and Crime 10
VESC11207 SS1 Foot Health 10
VESC11029 SV1 Foundations of Animal Science 20
VESC11072 SS1 Foundations of advanced veterinary practice (A-FAVP.1) 10
VESC11198 SV1 Frameworks to Assess Food Security 20
VESC11105 SV1 Gastroenterology 10
VESC11177 SV1 Genetic Data Analysis for Conservation Management and Wildlife Forensics 10
VESC11070 SS1 Genetically modified animals (C-LAS.3) 10
VESC11236 SS1 Global Food Security and Nutrition Dissertation 60
VESC11208 SS1 Heifer Rearing 10
VESC11106 SV1 Hepatology 10
VESC11188 SV1 Innovation in Sustainable Food Systems 20
VESC11224 SS1 Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines 10
VESC11200 SV1 Interrelationships in Food Systems 20
VESC11042 SV1 Interventions in Wild Animal Health 20
VESC11175 Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Not delivered this year 20
VESC11252 SV1 Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 1 10
VESC11253 SV1 Introduction to Applied Conservation Genetics Part 2 10
VESC11244 SS1 Introduction to Models of Disease - Bioscience and Ethics 20
VESC11242 Introduction to Scientific Paradigms, Research Approaches and Study Design Across Disciplines Not delivered this year 10
VESC11176 SV1 Introduction to Wildlife Forensics 10
VESC11024 SV1 Laboratory Tools for the Biosciences 20
VESC11043 SS1 Laboratory animal science (B-LAS.4) 10
VESC11209 SS1 Lamb Growth 10
VESC11210 SS1 Lambing Percentage 10
VESC11165 SS1 Leadership Skills 10
VESC11192 Leadership Skills Not delivered this year 10
VESC11011 SV1 MSc dissertation in animal biosciences 90
VESC11202 SS1 MVetSci in Advanced Clinical Practice Dissertation 60
VESC11260 SV1 Making science relevant to policy and decision-making 20
VESC11211 SS1 Management of the Beef Herd 10
VESC11079 SV1 Managing and Leading Conservation Projects 10
VESC11237 SS1 Neurological Emergencies in dogs and cats 10
VESC11197 SS1 Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease 10
VESC11187 SV1 Nutrition for Food Security 20
VESC11201 SS1 One Health Dissertation 60
VESC11087 One Health Dissertation Course Not delivered this year 60
VESC11248 SS1 One Health Models of Disease Animal PhD project proposal 20
VESC11089 SS1 One Health Policy 10
VESC11041 SV1 One Health and Comparative Animal Models 20
VESC11026 SV1 One Health, Zoonoses and Emerging Infections 10
VESC11044 SS1 Parasitic and Lamb Diseases (C-S.3) 10
VESC11261 SV1 Planetary Health Governance 10
VESC11221 Poor Athletic Performance in Horses - Respiratory Problems Not delivered this year 10
VESC11148 SS1 Poor athletic performance in horses 10
VESC11181 SV1 Population Genetics for Conservation Breeding 10
VESC11166 SS1 Poultry Anatomy and Health 20
VESC11163 SS1 Poultry Behaviour & Welfare in Commercial Systems 20
VESC11164 SS1 Poultry Breeding and Genetics 10
VESC11170 SS1 Poultry Business Management 10
VESC11168 SS1 Poultry Embryology & Incubation 10
VESC11161 SS1 Poultry Feed, Nutrition and Digestion 20
VESC11169 SS1 Poultry Housing and Environment 20
VESC11259 SS1 Practical Approaches to Canine and Feline Dermatology 10
VESC11145 SS1 Practical pathology and microbiology 10
VESC11225 SS1 Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine 10
VESC11124 SS1 Problem solving and non-technical skills in anaesthesia 10
VESC11050 SS1 Production Animal Practice (B-PAP.2) 10
VESC11109 SV1 Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice 10
VESC11179 SV1 Quality Management in Wildlife Forensic Science 10
VESC11227 SS1 Rabbit Medicine 20
VESC11131 SS1 Recent Advances in Equine Practice 10
VESC11111 SV1 Recent Advances in Internal Medicine 10
VESC11112 SV1 Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice 10
VESC11117 SV1 Renal and Urinary 10
VESC11180 SV1 Reporting Forensic Evidence 10
VESC11045 SS1 Reproduction, Pregnancy and Parturition (C-S.2) 10
VESC11060 SS1 Reptile (C-ZM.5) 10
VESC11167 Research Methods & Data Analysis (Applied Poultry Science) Not delivered this year 10
VESC11235 SS1 Research Methods and Data Analysis (A) 10
VESC11190 Research Methods and Data Analysis (APS) Not delivered this year 10
VESC11234 SS1 Research Methods and Data Analysis (B) 10
VESC11222 Research Methods and Data Analysis (Food Safety) Not delivered this year 10
VESC11149 SS1 Research Methods and Study Design 10
VESC11246 SS1 Research Project in Biosciences or Bioethics 1 40
VESC11247 SS1 Research Project in Biosciences or Bioethics 2 40
VESC11143 Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control Not delivered this year 10
VESC11084 SV1 Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia) 10
VESC11251 SS1 Scientific Paradigms, Research Approaches and Study Design Across Disciplines 10
VESC11139 SS1 Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery A (C-SAS.6) 10
VESC11140 SS1 Small Animal Orthopaedic Surgery B (C-SAS.7) 10
VESC11136 SS1 Small Animal Surgical Practice (C-SAS.1) 10
VESC11080 SV1 Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia) 10
VESC11062 SS1 Small pet mammals in practice (C-ZM.3) 10
VESC11137 SS1 Soft Tissue Surgery A (C-SAS.2) 10
VESC11138 SS1 Soft Tissue Surgery B (C-SAS.3) 10
VESC11114 SV1 Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals 10
VESC11226 SS1 Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals 10
VESC11147 SS1 Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice 10
VESC11132 SS1 Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice 10
VESC11199 SV1 Sustainable Food Production 20
VESC11183 SV1 The Role of Wildlife Genetics in Global Conservation Challenges 20
VESC11115 SS1 Thoracic Imaging 10
VESC11212 SS1 Udder Health 10
VESC11243 SV1 Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes 10
VESC11119 SS1 Ventilators and ventilation in veterinary anaesthesia 10
VESC11155 SS1 Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia Dissertation 60
VESC11129 SS1 Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog 10
VESC11128 SS1 Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog 10
VESC11156 SS1 Veterinary Epidemiology Dissertation 60
VESC11150 Veterinary Ethics Not delivered this year 10
VESC11160 SS1 Veterinary Ethics 10
VESC11022 SV1 Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine 10
VESC11064 SS1 Wildlife Medicine (C-ZM.1) 10
VESC11020 SV1 Wildlife disease management 10
VESC11219 SS1 Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats 10
VESC11021 SS1 Written reflective element 60
VESC11047 SS1 Youngstock Rearing and Infectious Diseases (C-C.7) 10
VESC11063 SS1 Zoo Animals (C-ZM.2) 10
VESC11065 SS1 Zoological Medicine (B-ZM.6) 10

SCQF Level 12 (47 courses)

Code Availability Course Name Period Credits
VESC12014 SS1 Related Discipline Training 1 10
VESC12015 SS1 Related Discipline Training 2 10
VESC12016 SS1 Related Discipline Training 3 10
VESC12017 SS1 Related Discipline Training 4 10
VESC12030 SS1 Related Discipline Training 5 10
VESC12031 SS1 Related Discipline Training 6 10
VESC12006 SS1 Research Project Part 1 40
VESC12038 Research Project Part 1 (March Intake) Not delivered this year 50
VESC12023 SS1 Research Project Part 1 (March intake) 40
VESC12037 Research Project Part 1 (September Intake) Not delivered this year 50
VESC12009 SS1 Research Project Part 2 40
VESC12042 Research Project Part 2 (March Intake) Not delivered this year 50
VESC12026 SS1 Research Project Part 2 (March intake) 40
VESC12041 Research Project Part 2 (September Intake) Not delivered this year 50
VESC12013 SS1 Research Project Part 3 100
VESC12047 Research Project Part 3 (March Intake) Not delivered this year 70
VESC12029 SS1 Research Project Part 3 (March intake) 100
VESC12046 Research Project Part 3 (September Intake) Not delivered this year 70
VESC12003 Research Proposal Not delivered this year 40
VESC12020 SS1 Research Proposal (1st Intake) 40
VESC12043 SS1 Research Proposal (March Intake) 50
VESC12034 SS1 Research Proposal (September Intake) 50
VESC12001 Specialist Clinical Skills 1 Not delivered this year 100
VESC12018 Specialist Clinical Skills 1 (1st Intake) Not delivered this year 100
VESC12033 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 1 (March Intake) 90
VESC12032 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 1 (September Intake) 90
VESC12004 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 2 100
VESC12036 Specialist Clinical Skills 2 (March Intake) Not delivered this year 90
VESC12021 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 2 (March intake) 100
VESC12035 Specialist Clinical Skills 2 (September Intake) Not delivered this year 90
VESC12007 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 3 100
VESC12040 Specialist Clinical Skills 3 (March Intake) Not delivered this year 90
VESC12024 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 3 (March intake) 100
VESC12039 Specialist Clinical Skills 3 (September Intake) Not delivered this year 90
VESC12011 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 4 40
VESC12045 Specialist Clinical Skills 4 (March Intake) Not delivered this year 70
VESC12027 SS1 Specialist Clinical Skills 4 (March intake) 40
VESC12044 Specialist Clinical Skills 4 (September Intake) Not delivered this year 70
VESC12010 SS1 Specialist Level Clinical Case Reports 30
VESC12002 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 1 10
VESC12019 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 1 (1st Intake) 10
VESC12005 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 2 10
VESC12022 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 2 (March intake) 10
VESC12008 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 3 10
VESC12025 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 3 (March intake) 10
VESC12012 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 4 10
VESC12028 SS1 Veterinary Academic Practice 4 (March intake) 10
Key
Available to all students - SV
Not available to visiting students - SS
Part-year visiting students only - VV
 
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