TV3002 - Transitions from Health to Disease 2

Credit points:	12
Year:	2014
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences (pre 2015)

This subject, together with Transitions from Health to Disease 1, makes up the third level of the BVSc degree program and the second of two years of the integrated veterinary science curriculum. The integrated curriculum is structured around a number of overlapping themes that combine knowledge, skills and attitudes, which are then delivered through a series of modules. The themes are: <b>Structure and Function</b>; <b>Dysfunction, Agents of Disease and Defence</b>; <b>Animal Production, Management and Behaviour; Veterinary Services</b>; <b>Veterinary Practice</b>; and <b>Veterinary Professional Life</b>. The <b>Structure and Function</b> theme will provide students with a solid understanding of the diversity of living things, the structure and function of plants and animals, and the techniques that are available to study them within the context of veterinary practice. The focus of the <b>Dysfunction, Agents of Disease and Defence</b> theme is to enable students to understand dysfunction and disease processes including their molecular and cellular basis and the diversity of causative organisms. <b>Animal Production, Management and Behaviour</b> will provide grounding in aspects of animal production and behaviour relevant to veterinary practice and in particular changes in animal behaviour that may be indicative of a change in health status. <b>Veterinary Services</b> encompasses those aspects of the veterinary profession that provide a service to the community through expertise in the study of the spread of disease and accompanying risks to populations and communities through introducing concepts of biosafety in association with the epidemiology and public health aspects. Elements of <b>Veterinary Practice</b> run through the Study Period to provide students with a foundation in the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for clinical practice. The <b>Veterinary Professional Life</b> theme will provide students with the skills necessary to practice as a veterinarian in our changing world and to be able to continually access and use information as knowledge progresses.

Learning Outcomes

• understand the key features of the immunopathology of important and common diseases across a range of animal species;
• know the causative organisms of the common infectious diseases in a range of animal species;
• understand the principles of animal production and management and their influences on animal health;
• able to conduct of a post-mortem examination and ancillary procedures;
• can apply of history taking and differential diagnosis techniques and basic clinical skills.

Prerequisites:

TV3001 and allow concurrent for TV3001

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2014
Coordinator:	Dr Glen Walker
Contact hours:	254 hours lectures 22 hours tutorials 129 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); (17.5%); (22.5%).
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.