Welcome to UQ. Congratulations on receiving a place in our Bachelor of
Veterinary Technology. The Bachelor of Veterinary Technology is an exciting
program that will prepare you for a career in specialist veterinary
healthcare. As with all programs at UQ, there are requirements you will need to
meet in order to successfully graduate, so be sure to check back and re-watch
this video regularly to make sure you're on track. There are two ways you can
complete the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology. Your first option is to
complete the program as a full time internal student which means you will be
attending classes at our Gatton campus every week. As a full time internal
student it will take you a minimum of three years to complete the program. Your
second option is to study part-time which means it will take you a minimum
of five years to complete the program. If you choose to study as an external
student you will complete the majority of your studies from home
and will only need to travel to our Gatton campus a few times a year, to
attend residential schools, however, it's important to note that you will be
required to complete your fifth and final year as an internal student
studying full-time at our Gatton campus. This final year on campus is crucial as
this is when you will be participating in clinical rotations and Industry
placement programs which will prepare you for life as a practicing veterinary
technician. There is no option to complete this final year of study
part-time or off-campus, so be sure to take this requirement into consideration
before you commence the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology. In order to
successfully graduate, you will be required to complete the combination of
courses which together add up to 48 units, this number is the same for both
internal and external students. Each course at UQ has a unit value with most
courses worth two units so in the 48 unit Bachelor of Veterinary Technology,
you can expect to complete around 24 courses. You can find your programme
rules and course list on the My UQ Webpage, just click on the programs and
courses tab and follow the links to the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology.
You'll notice that the course list is split up into three parts, Part A, Part B
and C. This is important, in order to graduate, you will need to complete the
correct combination of units from these parts but don't worry we'll talk you
through it. You will need to complete 48 units in
total, 20 units from Part A, 12 units from Part B and 16 units of electives from
Part C. Electives give you the ability to take specialist courses and pursue an
area of personal interest relevant to veterinary technology, however, no matter
which courses you select you need to ensure you don't complete more than 24
units of level one courses. The easiest way to work out the level of each course
is to look at the first number in the course code, for example, VETS 3018 is a
level 3 course, while ANNUM 1014 is a level 1 course. Level 1 courses give you the
foundation for further learning and should be completed first. Level 2
courses provide discipline specific expertise and build on the knowledge you
gained in level 1 courses. Level 3 courses will usually be taken in your
final year and are a series of clinical and professionally focused courses. In
the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology you must complete your 20 units from
Part A before you can progress to the level three courses in Part B. If you are
an external student studying from home you will complete the same courses and
meet the same unit requirements as your internal counterparts, just over a longer
period of time, while studying part time. you usually complete four units of study
per semester which is typically two courses, for some courses you will be
required to attend a residential school held at our Gatton campus during each
mid semester break. Residential schools are between one and
six days of practical oriented study, they'll give you and your classmates a
chance to learn from our experts in a hands-on environment. Don't forget that
you will need to enroll full-time as an internal student at our Gatton campus
for your final year of study in order to fulfill the program requirements.
For more information, visit the science study planner website, it provides
recommended study plans which will help you organize your study in a way that
works for you and meets the requirements of the Bachelor of Veterinary Technology.
The study planner website also has lots of great information about the specific
courses you will complete and the practical and industry experiences
available to you. If you're ever stuck or need advice contact the science student
Enquiries Office in St Lucia or the Gatton Student Centre, the teams there
are always happy to help. Good luck, and we hope you enjoy studying
veterinary technology at the University of Queensland.