Degree course in Veterinary medicine

Course Name

VETERINARY MEDICINE

Course Code

MU03

Class (Ministerial code)

LM-42

Website

Field(s) of study

ISCED Area 08 – Veterinary

Qualification award

Master Degree

Level of qualification according to the NQF and the EQF

EHEA Second cycle; EQF Level 7

Length of programme / number of credits

5 years / 300 ECTS

Language of Teaching

Italian

Mode of study

In-class

Didactic centre

Educational Center, Veterinary Educational Hospital - Via San Costanzo, 4 - Perugia, Italy; Zootechnical Didactic Company - Via Francesco Petrarca, 06053 Deruta PG, Italy

Programme director

Prof. Andrea Verini Supplizi

Access to the course

restricted by national law

Available places

Community quota A: 70; Non-Community quota B: 10

Specific admission requirements

Certificate of completion of Italian upper secondary school or equivalent foreign qualification

Evaluation of specific subject knowledge on entry

Verification of the knowledge required for the attendance of the course of study: the admission test is also valid as a test of initial knowledge and additional educational obligations acquisition. If the test is passed with deficencies, the student will be given additional educational obligations and will be granted with online alignment courses. Foreign students are required to take a test to verify their proficiency of the Italian language, except Erasmus Incoming students, Exchange Students and students in mobility as per the Cooperation Agreement

Profile of the programme

Professional fields: • diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of animal diseases • improvement of animal productions • animal welfare, public health and environmental protection • support to industrial development Disciplinary areas • Specific basic subjects (veterinary anatomy and physiology) • Animal production (breeding, genetics, animal nutrition) • Preclinics (anatomic-pathology, infectious and parasitic diseases, pharmacology) and Clinics (medical, surgical, obstetric and gynecological) • Food Hygiene Theoretical lessons and practical activities at the Department facilities or affiliated establishments as farms, kennels, industries, public and private national and foreign bodies (Erasmus et al.)

Programme learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding - basic subjects - animal breeding - pathophysiology, etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and therapy of animal diseases and zoonoses; - food hygiene Ability to apply knowledge and understanding The student must be able to detect the state of health, disease and the well-being of the single and farmed animal. He will be able to evaluate the hygiene and safety of production processes concerning food of animal origin

Qualification requirements and regulations

To be admitted to the final test for the achievement of the qualification, the student must have acquired all the credits required by the study plan The final test for the achievement of the qualification is public and consists in the presentation of a thesis. The theses are chosen by the student and can be experimental or a review. Participation in research projects is encouraged, which allows the preparation of experimental papers subject to scientific publications

Examination regulations and grading scale

Assessment is normally an oral exam, including written or practical test, depending on subject. The grades for subject exams are measured in thirtieths (0-30 scale), the minimum grade is 18/30. Exam commission is composed of at least two teachers. The final degree evaluation is expressed in one hundred and tenths (0-110 scale), the minimum grade is 66/110. Thesis commission is composed of at least seven teachers

Obligatory or optional mobility windows

The mobility windows can be used by students within the scope and within the times established by the various international projects (ERASMUS and framework agreements) at the partner locations. International mobility is elective

Work-based learning

During Year 5, students are involved in 6 months of Professional Practical Training (PPT), consisting in 30 ECTS. PPT involves all clinical services of the central VTH Units (internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics), animal production, food quality and health safety, and avian pathology. The external practical training (EPT) is devoted explicitly to clinical activities in food-producing animals, animal production and management, and slaughterhouse activities. Regarding clinical activities performed at the VTH, including Emergency Service, the aim is to provide autonomy of judgment, communication abilities and "transversal" competencies

Occupational profiles of graduates

Veterinary practitioners, National Health Service, Public and private industry (zootechnics, pharmaceuticals, animal feed, control on the production and distribution of food of animal origin), local entities, international organizations, cooperation agencies and research entities.

Free-choice training activities