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Bachelor of Science in Animal Health

Objectives

To produce competent animal health professionals that have effective supervisory and leadership capacity in different veterinary structures

Admission requirement

Applicants that have an accredited diploma in animal health and fulfill the rules and regulations of MOE and the University of Gondar.

       Course breakdown

Summer I (year I semester I)

No

Course No

Course    Title

Credit hours

Lecture

Practical

Total

*

1

VAEH – 225

Anatomy of domestic animals

3

1

4

 

2

VAEH – 227

 Histology

2

1

3

 

3

VPBT – 233

Animal Physiology

3

1

4

 

4

CHEM – 259

Organic Chemistry

3

–

3

 

5

APGS – 213

Principles of genetics animal breeding

2

–

2

 

Total

13

3

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          Summer II (year I semester II)

No

Course No

Course    Title

Credit hours

Lecture

Practical

Total

*

1

VPBT-236

Biochemistry

4

–

4

 

2

VPP-242

Animal pathology

3

1

4

 

3

VMIP-252

Microbiology

3

1

4

 

4

APGS-212

Animal nutrition and range land management

3

–

3

 

5

VPBT-334

Ethology and animal welfare

2

–

2

HT*

6

Comp-201

Introduction to computer science

2

1

3

 

7

APGS-216

Sheep, goat and camel production

2

–

2

HT

Total

19

3

22

 

Summer III (year II semester I)

No

Course No

Course    Title

Credit hours

Lecture

Practical

Total

*

1

VPP-345

Animal parasitology

3

1

4

 

2

VPBT-333

Pharmacology

3

1

4

 

3

VST-361

Theriogenology

3

1

4

 

4

VCME-371

Clinical diagnosis

1

1

2

 

5

VCME-475

Biostatistics

3

–

3

 

6

VMIP-353

Veterinary Immunology

2

–

2

 

7

APGS-317

Dairy and beef production

3

–

3

HT

Total

18

4

22

 

Summer IV (year II semester II)

No

Course No

Course    Title

Credit hours

Lecture

Practical

Total

*

1

VCME–374

General large animal medicine

2

1

3

 

2

VST-362

Animal surgery

3

1

4

 

3

VMIP-354

Veterinary public health

3

1

4

 

4

APGS-311

Poultry and swine production

2

–

2

 

5

VCME-376

Animal health service management, extension and communication

2

–

2

 

6

VPBT-432

Toxicology

2

–

2

 

7

APGS-316

Skin and hide management

2

–

2

HT

8

VCME-378

Clinical practice I

–

2

2

AT**

Total

16

5

21

 

Summer V (year III semester I)

No

Course No

Course    Title

Credit hours

Lecture

Practical

Total

*

1

VCME-475

Special large animal medicine

2

1

3

 

2

VPP-441

Laboratory techniques

2

1

3

 

3

VPP-442

Poultry diseases

1

1

2

 

4

VCME-477

Introduction to vet. epidemiology

3

–

3

 

5

VCME-571

Small animal medicine

1

1

2

 

6

APGS-511

Apiculture and bee diseases

2

–

2

HT

7

VST-465

Clinical practice II

–

2

2

AT

8

VCME-479

Senior paper work

–

4

4

 

Total

11

10

21

 

* HT refers to home take courses.       ** AT refers to clinic attachment courses

 Graduation Requirements and Degree

  • Graduates of the advance standing program are expected to take a minimum of 102 Cr Hrs. and must meet the graduation criteria of the University of Gondar as stated in the legislation and achieve a minimum of cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 2.00 with no ‘F’ grades in any course.
  •  The Degree awarded for graduates that fulfill the necessary requirements is

In English “Bachelor of Science in Animal Health”

In Amharic “በእንስሳት ጤና ሳይንስ የባችለር ዲግሪ”