Course code
Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using six digits.
Level
The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, the fourth number is a 2, so it is a 200-level course (usually studied in the second year of full-time study).
Credits
Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.
Subject
Course planning information
Course notes
This course is only available to BVSc Year 4 students. Students will be required to be at Massey University until the end of each semester. The examination dates posted on the University website do not include practical or other SoVS-organised examinations, most of which take place after the formal written examination. Travel plans should therefore be made on the basis of being at Massey until the semester end date unless and until the Undergraduate Programme Office advises that an earlier departure date will be permitted.
Attendance at all practical, laboratory and all clinical classes is compulsory. Non-attendance without exemption having been granted constitutes failure in the course, regardless of marks obtained in assessment procedures.
Learning outcomes
What you will learn. Knowledge, skills and attitudes you’ll be able to show as a result of successfully finishing this course.
- 1 Use best practices to choose diagnostic techniques applicable for any clinical presentation for avian, reptile and amphibian medicine.
- 2 Describe best practices to undertake clinical examinations, collect diagnostic samples, take radiographs, safely administer anaesthesia, describe common surgical procedures, recommend treatments and necropsy findings in birds, reptiles and amphibians.
- 3 Accurately interpret diagnostic and pathologic findings, relate them systematically to the principles of avian pathophysiology, nutrition and husbandry and identify common avian, reptile and amphibian diseases.
- 4 Apply systematic knowledge and problem-solving strategies to prioritise conditions in individual or groups of birds, reptiles and amphibians and make recommendations for diagnostic, therapeutic and management procedures, including referral if indicated.
- 5 Collate and present clinical information, develop and justify clinical approaches with reference to the scientific literature.
Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.
Assessments
Assessment | Learning outcomes assessed | Weighting |
---|---|---|
Test | 1 2 3 4 5 | 20% |
Test | 1 2 3 4 5 | 20% |
Test | 1 2 3 4 5 | 20% |
Test | 1 2 3 4 5 | 20% |
Test | 1 2 3 4 5 | 20% |
Participation | 1 2 3 4 5 | 0% |
Supplementary | 1 2 3 4 5 | 0% |
Assessment weightings can change up to the start of the semester the course is delivered in.
You may need to take more assessments depending on where, how, and when you choose to take this course.
Explanation of assessment types
- Computer programmes
- Computer animation and screening, design, programming, models and other computer work.
- Creative compositions
- Animations, films, models, textiles, websites, and other compositions.
- Exam College or GRS-based (not centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by a college or the Graduate Research School (GRS). The exam could be online, oral, field, practical skills, written exams or another format.
- Exam (centrally scheduled)
- An exam scheduled by Assessment Services (centrally) – you’ll usually be told when and where the exam is through the student portal.
- Oral or performance or presentation
- Debates, demonstrations, exhibitions, interviews, oral proposals, role play, speech and other performances or presentations.
- Participation
- You may be assessed on your participation in activities such as online fora, laboratories, debates, tutorials, exercises, seminars, and so on.
- Portfolio
- Creative, learning, online, narrative, photographic, written, and other portfolios.
- Practical or placement
- Field trips, field work, placements, seminars, workshops, voluntary work, and other activities.
- Simulation
- Technology-based or experience-based simulations.
- Test
- Laboratory, online, multi-choice, short answer, spoken, and other tests – arranged by the school.
- Written assignment
- Essays, group or individual projects, proposals, reports, reviews, writing exercises, and other written assignments.
Textbooks needed
Textbooks can change. We recommend you wait until at least seven weeks before the semester starts to buy your textbooks.
Recommended
BSAVA MANUAL OF AVIAN PRACTICE: A FOUNDATION MANUAL
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