Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (BAnVetBioSc) - Structure

Students undertake 48 credit points of study each year, throughout the degree.

Year 1: Fundamentals of Animal Science

First year is a foundation science year, providing the building blocks for more detailed studies in animal science in later years. Core study areas are biology, chemistry, introductory animal science and handling, introductory statistics and the rural environment.

Year 2: Comparative studies building on the fundamentals

Second year studies are more in depth, giving students a comparative approach and building on the science fundamentals acquired in first year. Second year units provide a solid basis for the applied animal science units, introducing students to foundational subject areas such as animal anatomy and physiology, health and disease, genetics and conservation biology.

Year 3: Applied Animal Science

Third year involves more in-depth, applied studies in animal science. Core study areas are: animal nutrition, reproduction and genetics. Students will have the opportunity to follow their own interests by choosing electives in: animal behaviour and welfare science, animal health and disease, animal biotechnology, ecology, marketing, business management, food biochemistry, statistics for the natural sciences and environmental assessment.

*The Professional Development unit of study incorporates the Professional Experience Program which is a work-experience based program completed throughout the degree. Please visit the Professional Experience Program webpage for more information.

Year 4: Advanced Animal Science and Research

All students complete an individual animal science research project in an area they are interested in and advanced coursework units in fourth year. All students complete a minimum of 12 credit points of research (Research Project B1 & B2) and 36 credit points of advanced coursework units in the final year. Alternatively, students with sufficient academic achievement in years 1-3 of the course may apply for permission to undertake a 24 credit point project (Research Project A1, A2, A3 & A4) and 24 credit points of advanced coursework.

Year 4 Research Project

All students complete either Research Project B or Research Project A (with permission).

*Enrolment in Research Project A1-A4 is by application and subject to meeting entry requirements

Year 4 Coursework

Students select their coursework units from either the Animal Genetics Area of Interest, based at the Camperdown Campus, or the Animal Production Area of Interest, based at the Camden Campus.

Enrolment in elective units is subject to prerequisite and corequisite requirements, prohibitions and timetabling constraints.