227444

Special Topic in Veterinary Science 4.2

Course
This semester two special topic course for BVSc4 students will be utilised for students progressing from the old BVSc curriculum to the new BVSc curriculum to ensure that all appropriate content is covered.
Course code

Qualifications are made up of courses. Some universities call these papers. Each course is numbered using 6 digits.

227444
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).

400-level
Credits

Each course is worth a number of credits. You combine courses (credits) to meet the total number of credits needed for your qualification.

60
Subject
Veterinary Science

Course planning information

Course notes

The start and finish dates for this course are non-standard; the course starts one week earlier than the standard university semester date and there are 14 teaching weeks so the course also finishes one week later than standard (at the end of study week). Students will be required to be at Massey University until the end of each semester. Some students may be offered remediation at the end of the teaching weeks and may need to attend on campus for a further two weeks. Ensure that you arrive in time for the start of the course and travel plans at the end of the teaching period may need to be changed if you are offered remediation. This course is only available to students who have been selected into the BVSc programme.

All assessment components are compulsory and a pass mark must be achived for each component.

Expected prior learning

Students must have completed the BVSc3 year.

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 Demonstrate achievement of skills and knowledge in veterinary science subjects equivalent to those required to pass 227.442.

Learning outcomes can change before the start of the semester you are studying the course in.

Textbooks needed

There are no set texts for this course.