Undergraduate Course: Final Year Core (BVMS11013)
Course Outline
School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 100 |
ECTS Credits | 50 |
Summary | 6 CORE ROTATION BLOCKS, each 4 weeks, (23 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Companion Animal Medicine, Companion Animal Surgery, General Practice, Neurology, Ophthalmology and LA Anaesthesia (NOAh), Equine and Food Animal, Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation (FAPDI)
5 weeks of free choice when EMS can be completed |
Course description |
6 CORE ROTATION BLOCKS, each 4 weeks, (23 weeks total) IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
Companion Animal Medicine:
Cardiopulmonary, Dermatology, Oncology, Small Animal Internal Medicine
Companion Animal Surgery:
Diagnostic Imaging, Emergency & Critical Care, Small Animal Orthopaedics, Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery
General Practice:
Dick Vet General Practice, Exotics, Inglis Veterinary Practice, , Small Animal Anaesthesia
Neurology, Ophthalmology and Large Animal Anaesthesia (NOAh):
Neurology, Ophthalmology and Large Animal Anaesthesia
Equine:
Equine Medicine, Equine Surgery, Dick Vet Equine Practice Ambulatory, Equine Out of Hours
Food Animal, Pathology and Diagnostic Investigation (FAPDI):
Farm Animal Clinics, Herd & Flock Health, Pathology, Veterinary Public Health and Diagnostic Investigation
5 weeks of free choice when EMS can be completed
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2023/24, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
1000
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 700,
Summative Assessment Hours 5,
Revision Session Hours 42,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 20,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
233 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
10 %,
Practical Exam
40 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam 50%«br /»
Coursework 10%«br /»
Practical Exam 40% |
Feedback |
Verbal feedback given throughout rotations
Written feedback given at end of each core rotation |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Outwith Standard Exam Diets February | Final Year MCQ Exam Paper 1 | 3:00 | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets February | Final Year MCQ Exam Paper 2 | 3:00 | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | FY MCQ Exam Paper 1 (resit) | 3:00 | | Outwith Standard Exam Diets June | FY MCQ Exam Paper 2 (resit) | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To build upon the previous years of didactic and clinical instruction by integrating the material into a clinical setting.
- To further develop practical surgical and medical clinical skills.
- To combine skills in history taking, clinical examination and in formulating a list of problems, differential diagnoses and problem solving.
- To develop further skills in verbal and written communication with instructors, with peers and with the animal owning public.
- To develop professional attitudes in the widest sense, including personal tidiness, maintenance of a clean and safe clinical environment and always considering patient welfare in every clinical decision.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Amy Jennings
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Course secretary | Ms Sally Tait
Tel: (0131 6)50 6214
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