FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

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Curriculum
We introduced a new curriculum for first year students in 2009/10.
The curriculum was extended to the rest of the student body on a phased basis.
1st Year
1st Semester – Winter-term
2nd Semester – Spring-term
Subject
Hours/semester
Hours/semester
Exam Credit
Lectures Workshops Lectures Workshops
Exam Credit
Botany I. 15 15 PCG 2 – – – –
Botany II. – – – – 30 30 FE 3
Chemistry I. (inorganic) 45 45 PCG 5 – – – –
Chemistry II. (inorganic) – – – – 45 30 FE 5
Anatomy I. 30 45 SFE 4 – – – –
Anatomy II. – – – – 30 45 SFE 4
Histology I. 30 30 SFE 3 – – – –
Histology II. – – – – 30 45 FE 5
Biology 30 0 SFE 2 – – – –
Zoology 30 0 SFE 2 – – – –
Biophysics 30 0 FE 2 – – – –
Physiology I. – – – – 60 23 PCG 5
Total hours / credits 210 135 20 195 173 22
The semester covers 15 weeks. One unit of instruction is a 45-minutes period.
Abbreviations: PCG – Practical course grade, SFE – Semi-final examination, FE – Final exam
Subject
2nd Year
3rd Semester – Winter-term
4th Semester – Spring-term
Hours/semester
Hours/semester
Exam Credit
Lectures Workshops Lectures Workshops
Anatomy III. 30 45 FE 5 – – – –
Biochemistry I. 30 23 PCG 3 – – – –
Biochemistry II. – – – – 60 30 FE 5
Physiology II. 60 30 PCG 5 – – – –
The veterinary profession 15 0 SFE 1 – – – –
Agrareconomics 30 0 SFE 2 – – – –
Informatics 15 30 SFE 3 – – – –
Ethology I. 30 0 S 0 – – – –
Ethology II. – – – – 15 0 SFE 2
Basics of Clinical Examination 0 15 SFE 1 – – – –
Topographic & Applied Anatomy – – – – 15 30 SFE 2
Vet. Genetics – – – – 30 30 SFE 3
Virology – – – – 45 15 SFE 4
Biomaths – – – – 15 30 SFE 3
Total hours / credits 210 143 20 180 135 19
The semester covers 15 weeks. One unit of instruction is a 45-minutes period.
Abbreviations: S – Signature, PCG – Practical course grade, SFE – Semi-final examination, FE – Final exam
Exam
Credit