Veterinary Medicine (BVM) Program

Courses Qualification Requirements

The Program is based on the credit accumulation mode of study. Students can be awarded the BVM in Veterinary Medicine upon completion of 264 credits. These credits are allocated to compulsory and elective courses as shown in the table below. The list of compulsory and elective courses is provided in the Program’s course structure. 

VETERINARY MEDICINE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

SYLLABUS

First year (Freshman) – First semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET101

 Basic and Applied Anatomy I

3

4

5

VET102

 Histology I

2

2

3

VET103

 Medical Biology I

1

1

1

VET104

 Medical Physic I

1

–

1

VET105

 Organic Chemistry I

2

1

3

VET106

 Medical Botany

1

–

2

VET107

 Zoology

1

1

1

VET108

 Biostatistics 1

2

–

2

VET109

 Informatics and computing 1

1

2

2

VET110

 History of Veterinary Medicine and Ethics I

1

–

1

FREE ELECTIVE

1

1

2
TOTAL

16

13

23

First year (Freshman) – Second semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET111

 Basic and Applied Anatomy II

3

4

5

VET 112

 Histology II and Embryology

3

2

4

VET113

 Medical Biology II

1

1

1

VET114

 Medical Physic II

1

–

1

VET115

 Organic Chemistry II

2

1

3

VET116

 Biostatistics II

2

–

2

VET117

 Informatics and Computing II

1

2

2

VET118

 History of Veterinary Medicine and Ethics II

1

0

2

FREE ELECTIVE

1

1

2
TOTAL

16

12

22

Second year (Sophomore) – First semester

COURSECODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET201

 Biochemistry I

3

1

4

VET202

 Veterinary Physiology I

2

2

3

VET203

 Microbiology I

2

2

3

VET204

 Veterinary Immunology I

3

1

4

VET205

 Veterinary Parasitology I

2

1

3

VET206

 Animal Genetics

2

–

2

VET207

 Animal Nutrition 1

3

1

4

FREE ELECTIVE

1

1

2
TOTAL

18

11

25

Second year (Sophomore) – Second semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET208

 Biochemistry II

2

2

3

VET 209

 Veterinary Physiology II

2

2

3

VET210

 Microbiology II

1

2

3

VET211

 Veterinary Immunology II

3

1

4

VET212

 Animal Virology

2

2

3

VET213

 Veterinary Parasitology II

2

1

3

VET214

 Animal Breeding

2

–

2

VET215

 Animal Nutrition II

3

1

4

FREE ELECTIVE

1

1

2
TOTAL

18

12

27

Third year (Junior) – First semester

COURSE

CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET301

 Pharmacology I

1

2

2

VET 302

 Veterinary Entomology

2

1

3

VET303

 Veterinary Pathology I

2

2

3

VET304

 Veterinary Clinical Orientation I

3

1

4

VET305

 Veterinary Theriogenology I

1

2

2

VET306

 Anaesthesiology and Reanimation

1

1

2

VET307

 Principles of Diagnostic Imaging

1

1

2

VET308

 Veterinary Epidemiology I

3

–

3

VET309

 Animal Nutrition III

2

1

3

VET310

 Animal Husbandry I

2

0

2
TOTAL

18

11

26

Third year (Junior) – Second semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET311

 Pharmacology II

2

1

3

VET312

 Veterinary Pathology II

2

2

3

VET313

 Veterinary Clinical Orientation II

3

1

3

VET314

 Veterinary Theriogenology II

2

2

3

VET315

 Animal Surgery I

1

2

2

VET317

 Poultry Diseases I

2

1

3

VET318

 Veterinary Epidemiology II

2

–

2

VET319

 Food Chemistry and Microbiology

2

1

3

VET320

 Laboratory Animal Breeding and Diseases

1

1

2

VET321

 Animal Husbandry II

2

0

2
TOTAL

18

13

29

Fourth year (Senior) – First semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET401

 Milk and Meat Hygiene

2

1

3

VET 402

 Animal Surgery II

1

2

2

VET403

 Clinical pathology

1

2

2

VET404

 Large Animal Internal Medicine I

1

2

2

VET405

 Small Animal Internal Medicine I

1

2

2

VET406

 Companion Animals Internal Medicine I

1

2

2

VET407

 Poultry Diseases II

2

1

3

VET408

 Aquaculture and Fish diseases I

2

1

3
VET409 Clinical and Laboratory Practices I

1

5

4

VET410

 Veterinary Medicine and Public Health

2

–

2

VET411

 Apiculture and Bee Diseases

2

1

3
TOTAL

16

18

28

Fourth year (Senior) – Second semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET412

 Veterinary Obstetrics and Gynecology

2

2

3

VET 413

 Milk and Meat Technology

1

1

2

VET414

 Veterinary Dentistry

1

1

2

VET415

 Large Animal Internal Medicine II

1

2

2

VET416

 Small Animal Internal Medicine II

1

2

2

VET417

 Companion Animals Internal Medicine II

1

2

2

VET418

 Animal Behaviour and Welfare

2

–

2

VET419

 Aquaculture and Fish diseases II

2

1

3

VET420

 Clinical and Laboratory Practices II

1

5

4

VET421

 Ambulatory Clinics I

–

5

3

VET422

 Veterinary Orthopaedics

1

1

2

VET423

 Veterinary Toxicology

2

1

3
TOTAL

15

23

30

Fifth year – First semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

VET501

 Veterinary Law and Career Development

2

–

2

VET 502

 Livestock Production Economics

2

–

2

VET503

 Research Methods, Data Analysis and Reporting

2

–

2

VET504

 Clinical and Laboratory Practices III

1

4

3

VET506

 Ambulatory Clinics II

–

4

2

ElectiveVET507

 Veterinary Basic Sciences Clerkship / Intern I

10

10

15

ElectiveVET508

 Veterinary Preclinical Sciences Clerkship/Intern I

10

10

15

ElectiveVET509

 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Clerkship/Intern I

10

10

15

ElectiveVET510

 Zoo technics and Animal Nutrition Clerkship/Intern I

10

10

15

ElectiveVET511

 Food Hygiene and Technology Clerkship/Intern I

10

10

15

ElectiveVET512

 Aquaculture and Fish Diseases Clerkship/ıntern I

10

10

15

ElectiveVet513

 Epidemiology and Statistics Clerkship/Intern I

10

10

15
TOTAL

17

18

26

Fifth year- Second semester

COURSE CODE

 COURSE TITLE Course Hr./ Week Lab Hr./ Week

Credits

ElectiveVET514

 Veterinary Basic Sciences Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18

ElectiveVET515

 Veterinary Preclinical Sciences Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18

ElectiveVET516

 Veterinary Clinical Sciences Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18
ElectiveVET517 Zoo technics and Animal Nutrition Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18

ElectiveVET518

 Food Hygiene and Technology Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18

ElectiveVET519

 Aquaculture and Fish Diseases Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18

ElectiveVET520

 Epidemiology and Statistics Clerkship/Intern II

10

15

18

VET521

 Ambulatory Clinics III

2

6

5
TOTAL

12

15

23