Discover more about the skills, opportunities and day-to-day responsibilities when you become a veterinary technologist.
Our veterinary technology degree combines the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing from GOTAFE, Victoria with the bachelor's level qualification. If you already have a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, you'll be able to apply for subject credits towards your bachelor's degree.
While studying with Charles Sturt University, you'll have access to various animal care facilities, such as the campus farm, veterinary clinical and pre-clinical centres, small animal referral hospital, diagnostic laboratory, equine centre and simulation clinic. The course has been developed in collaboration with representatives from veterinary practices; the pig, poultry and dairy industries; horse studs; animal welfare organisations and zoos to ensure what you're studying is highly relevant for your future career. Plus, you'll complete clinical placements and rotations.
You could study across a range of subject areas, including clinical technology, large animal technology and practice management. Other study areas include animal anatomy and physiology, animal handling, welfare, nutrition, clinical examination skills, communication, ethics and moral issues in the animal care and veterinary services industries, animal reproduction technologies and emergency management and critical care procedures. The degree also encourages the development of important critical thinking and problem-solving skills and supports self-directed learning, to help you prepare for supervisory and management roles.
You can choose to study online or on campus, and, depending on your previous qualifications, you may receive credit for certain subjects, which can reduce the time it takes to complete your degree. For example, if you've successfully completed a Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing, you'll receive six months worth of credit.
This a dual TAFE and university qualification – so you'll enrol concurrently in the Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing through Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE (GOTAFE) and the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology at Charles Sturt. And you graduate with both qualifications. You'll also graduate with a Certificate II in Animal Studies, micro-chipping certification, internationally recognised RECOVER CPR certification, ability to register for radiation user license in your given state, and a minimum of 480 hours of work placement in Australian Veterinary Clinics, including emergency, medicine and surgical rotations.
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
Online students may need to attend an online or on campus intensive school for certain subjects. Intensive schools offer face-to-face or virtual lectures, tutorials and practicals to give you a deeper understanding of your subject content.
| ASC120 | Introduction to Veterinary Technology | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC171 | Animal Anatomy and Physiology | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC180 | Animal Handling and Health Care | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC182 | Foundations in Clinical Procedures and Veterinary Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC183 | Foundations in Veterinary Surgical Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC184 | Applied Veterinary Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC214 | Applied Statistics and Animal Epidemiology | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC261 | Animal Reproduction | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC273 | Animal Nutrition | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC281 | Diagnostic Imaging for Veterinary Technologists | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC282 | Clinical Pathology for Veterinary Technologists | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC306 | Applied Animal Pharmacology | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC332 | Applied Animal Nutrition | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC350 | Animal Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC391 | Veterinary Anaesthesia and Surgery Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC392 | Veterinary Medical Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC393 | Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Nursing | 8 credit pts | ||
| BCM210 | Foundations and Techniques in Biochemistry | 8 credit pts | ||
| BIO100 | Concepts of Biology | 8 credit pts | ||
| CHM108 | Chemical Fundamentals | 8 credit pts | ||
| IKC101 | First Nations Foundations: Knowing, Relating and Understanding Country | 8 credit pts | ||
| MCR101 | Introduction to Microbiology | 8 credit pts |
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| ACC240 | Financial Management of Small Business | 8 credit pts | ||
| AGB110 | Agricultural Economics | 8 credit pts | ||
| AGB310 | Agricultural Marketing | 8 credit pts | ||
| AHT231 | Agricultural Finance and Business Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC201 | Equine Breeding Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| EQS110 | Equine Health and Disease | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC212 | Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC305 | Parasitology | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC321 | The Equine Athlete | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC370 | Ruminant Production and Welfare | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC413 | Equine Disease Prevention | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC474 | Intensive Animal Production and Welfare | 8 credit pts | ||
| ASC475 | Meat And Fibre Science | 8 credit pts | ||
| BIO203 | Animal Diversity | 8 credit pts | ||
| BIO430 | Avian Biology | 8 credit pts | ||
| BIO437 | Conservation Management of Birds | 8 credit pts | ||
| HRM210 | Human Resource Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| LAW110 | Business Law | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT210 | Organisational Behaviour | 8 credit pts | ||
| MGT220 | eCommerce | 8 credit pts | ||
| MKT110 | Marketing Fundamentals | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC202 | Crop And Pasture Science | 8 credit pts | ||
| PSC360 | Pastures and Rangelands | 8 credit pts |
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Vaccination Requirements required prior to study
Students commencing the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology will be required to be vaccinated against both Q Fever and Tetanus before commencing study on campus (including Intensive Schools) or workplace learning.
The Q Fever vaccine, Q-Vax, will require pre-vaccination screening and can be delivered by your general practitioner. Please refer to the Government Q Fever Vaccination Fact Sheet for further information.
The Tetanus vaccine is also available from your general practitioner and requires to be updated with a booster every 10 years. If you have already received your Tetanus vaccination you will need to provide evidence that his has been received within the indicated timeframe. Please refer to the Government Tetanus Fact Sheet for further information.
More information regarding vaccination requirements can be found in the Requirements tab on the Workplace Learning website.
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