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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

The University Catalog lists all courses that pertain to the West Lafayette campus. In order to view courses that are available at a given time, and the details of such courses, please visit the myPurdue Schedule of Classes.

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Veterinary Clinical Sciences
  

  • VCS 88500 - Large Animal Medicine III

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced clinical training with focused interest in a specialized type of practice, in-depth training in internal medicine, or participation in large animal related research activities. Students may be allowed to spend up to three working days off campus to work with a veterinarian engaged in practice in the student’s area of interest. This experience should enhance the student’s education by complementing experience gained on campus. The short off-campus experience should be arranged with the professor of record of the course at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the block. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 88600 - Large Animal Surgery III

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students at this level are expected to function with greater independence, carrying out the history, physical examination, and postoperative care of all elective and certain emergency/intensive care patients of the species of their choice. Depending upon the capabilities and competence of the student, as determined by the surgery faculty and staff, he or she will have the opportunity to conduct supervised surgical procedures. Students may be allowed to spend up to three days off campus to work with a veterinarian engaged in practice in the student’s area of interest. This off-campus experience should enhance the student’s education by complementing experience gained on campus. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 88601 - Large Animal Surgery III Food Animal

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will focus on food animal surgery and lameness and will only be offered 1-2 times per year. Students will be expected to function with greater independence than during LAS I and II, carrying out the history, physical examination and postoperative care of elective and certain emergency/intensive care patients. Depending upon the capabilities and competence of the student, as determined by the surgery faculty and staff, he/she will have the opportunity to conduct supervised surgical procedures. This block will focus on food animal surgical diseases through seminars, in-clinic hands-on laboratory sessions, rounds discussions and an emphasis on food animal clinical cases. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 88800 - Swine Production Medicine II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a faculty-directed independent study. Students are expected to use campus, state, and national resources to deal with herd problems. The goal is to bring the knowledge base of the student to the entry level expected for a swine practitioner. Emphasis is placed on veterinary services needed to maintain top production efficiency in swine herds. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 89100 - Diagnostic Imaging

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Clinical training and experience in radiology and ultrasound imaging as it contributes to the practice of veterinary medicine. Seminars are based on small animal imaging. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 89101 - Veterinary Diagnostic - Ultrasound

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This rotation will provide opportunity for hands-on small animal ultrasound imaging. The student will have the opportunity to pre-scan the patients prior to actual scan by the radiologist. By doing so, the student will learn the ultrasound scanning techniques and real-time interpretation of ultrasonography. In addition, students will observe the scanning of veterinary patients by the radiologist and will be asked to participate in ultrasonography interpretation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 89200 - Veterinary Forensic Medicine

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Advanced study in the field of animal health and practice of veterinary medicine. Must have completed semesters 1 and 2 of the DVM curriculum. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 89300 - Shelter Animal Medicine

    Credit Hours: 1.00. The Shelter Animal medicine course will be offered to second and third year veterinary students. The course will cover topics essential to understanding the complexity of population medicine in a shelter environment and related welfare issues. Topics to be covered include animal shelter models (no-kill/adoption guarantee, tradition, etc.), population medicine and disease control as it relates to the environment and the animals, critical care in a shelter environment, foster care, neonatal care of shelter animals, population statistics, animal behavior and relinquishment issues, abuse and cruelty, legal and ethical issues, euthanasia, and developing and implementing animal disaster plans. Typically offered Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 89400 - Comparative Ophthalmology I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students are given the opportunity to develop the technical skills needed to test for vision and examine each ocular structure for abnormalities. The rotation includes clinical experience and instruction in veterinary (comparative) ophthalmology with participation in the diagnosis, therapy, and management of clinical cases and various research activities. A seminar presentation and/or special project is required. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VCS 89500 - Veterinary Teaching Hospital Practicum

    Credit Hours: 0.00. Students will be assigned to work on a service in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital over one-half of the December-January holiday period. The student will gain hands-on practical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of patients presented to the VTH. The student will also gain some experience managing emergent cases. Total clinic hours 45. Typically offered Spring.

Veterinary Medicine
  

  • VM 10200 - Careers In Veterinary Medicine

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Overview of the field of veterinary medicine presently and as anticipated for the future. Presentations will include descriptions and discussions of the nature of the professional activity, organization of veterinary medicine, career opportunities, issues confronting the profession, and the admission requirements of the profession. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 10201 - Careers In Veterinary Medicine-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will present to undergraduate students an overview of the field of veterinary medicine, as it is manifest presently, and as it may develop in the future. Included will be descriptions and discussions of the many professional activities of veterinarians, the organization of the profession, and the admission procedures for veterinary education. Presentations will focus upon the people, principles and concepts of the veterinary profession. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 10500 - Introduction to Veterinary Technology-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. An introduction to the profession of Veterinary Technology will be presented. It will include the many roles of veterinary technicians on the veterinary teams in practice and non-practice areas. Learning skills with an emphasis on medical terminology will be covered to help the student develop a foundation of medical vocabulary for future courses. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 14000 - Introduction To Veterinary Technology

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides an orientation to the profession of Veterinary Technology. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 20500 - Small Animal Nursing Clinical Mentorship I-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the first of three clinical mentorships in small animal nursing. This clinical mentorship will require the veterinary technician student to work with a small animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of historytaking, physical examination, simple diagnostic sample collection, parenteral and oral administration of medication, and venipuncture. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 20600 - Small Animal Nursing Clinical Mentorship II-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the second of three clinical mentorships in small animal nursing. This mentorship requires the student to work with a small animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of venipuncture, catheter placement, various methods of urine collection, vaginal cytology, dental prophylaxis, and ECG tracings. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 20700 - Small Animal Nursing Clinical Mentorship III-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the third of three clinical mentorships in small animal nursing. This mentorship will require the student to work with a small animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology, and emergency care procedures. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 20800 - Large Animal Medical Nursing Clinical Mentorship -DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of basic handling, nursing, and diagnostic techniques used in large animal medicine. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 20900 - Equine Medical Nursing Clinical Mentorship - DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of handling, restraint, and equine nursing care. Tasks to be documented include restraint and handling techniques, data collection, basic nursing care, and adminstration of medication and treatments. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 21000 - Small Animal Anesthesia-Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This mentorship will require the student to work with a small animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This mentorship focuses on the principles of anesthesia from induction, maintenance to recovery. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 21100 - Food Animal and Equine Anesthesia-Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This mentorship will require the student to work with a food animal or equine veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This mentorship focuses on the principles of large animal and equine anesthesia from induction and maintenance to recovery. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 21200 - Operating Room Techniques and Sterilization -Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This clinical mentorship will require the student to work in a veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This mentorship focuses on the principles of operating room procedures, patient and instrument preparation for surgery and the duties of the circulating nurse and the scrub nurse. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 21500 - Small Animal Diag Imaging I-Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the first of two clinical mentorships in diagnostic imaging. This mentorship will require the student to work with a small animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This mentorship focuses on the principles of film loading, processing, presentation for viewing radiographs, care and maintenance of processors, and imaging of the thorax and abdomen. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 21600 - Small Animal Diag Imaging II-Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the second clinical mentorship in small animal diagnostic imaging. This mentorship requires the student to work with a small animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This mentorship focuses on the preparation of a technique chart, imaging of the shoulder, radius, ulna, stifle, spine, skull, and pelvis. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 21700 - Food Animal and Equine Diagnostic Imaging-Clinical Mentorship

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This clinical mentorship will require the student to work with a food animal/equine veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This mentorship focuses on the imaging of the carpus, fetlock, tarsus, navicular projection, P3 views, and the dorsoproximal-palmarodistal view. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 22000 - Laboratory Animal Health I -DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the first of two courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of laboratory animal health management to the veterinary technician student. This course will place an emphasis on the basics of care and nutrition of common laboratory animals, the issues of animal welfare as they apply to research, and safety and care procedures for working in the laboratory animal environment. Students are expected to achieve a level of understanding of laboratory animal care and management that will allow them to communicate effectively with the veterinarian. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 22100 - Laboratory Animal Health II -DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is the second of two courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of laboratory animal health management to the veterinary technician student. This course will place an emphasis on the care of laboratory animals as well as specific procedures that are used in laboratory animal medicine. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 22200 - Parsitology Microbiology Clinical Mentorship -DL

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This clinical mentorship focuses on the motor skills required to sample, prepare specimens for examination, and for technician level diagnostic techniques. Tasks to be documented include collection of microbiological samples, techniques for staining and testing samples, techniques for collecting and testing common parasites. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 22300 - Pharmacy Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This clinical mentorship will require the veterinary technician student to work with a veterinary care facility to practice tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of drug order fulfillment, reconstitution of medications, correct storage of medications (including controlled substances), safe handling of hazardous medications, and inventory control procedures. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 22400 - Necropsy Clinical Mentorship -DL

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This clinical mentorship focuses on the motor skills and techniques in performing a basic prosection (necropsy). Tasks include basic necropsy technique, techniques for sample collection and storage, and safety issues related to handling animal specimens. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 22500 - Advanced Clinical Mentorship - DL

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This clinical mentorship will require the student to complete 120 hours of additional work experience while completing a series of selected projects related to veterinary medicine. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 22600 - Laboratory Animal Clinical Mentorship -DL

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This clinical mentorship focuses on the motor skills involved with the basic handling, restraint, administration of medication and nursing care of laboratory animals. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 22700 - Clinical Pathology Clinical Mentorship-DL

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This clinical mentorship will require the student to work with a laboratory, small or large animal veterinary care facility to practice several tasks under the supervision of a clinical mentor. This clinical mentorship focuses on the principles of blood film evaluation for different species, manual and automated CBCs, normal and abnormal cellular morphology, urinalysis, chemistry panels, and differentials. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 24100 - Safety, Prevention And Public Health

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will cover selected zoonotic diseases, occupational hazards and safety issues, related to the veterinary health care team and veterinary facility. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 24200 - Integrations I

    Credit Hours: 1.00. An introduction to problem based learning of the nursing process (patient evaluations, interventions, and desired resolutions) using a case based approach. This course will integrate foundational knowledge from anatomy, physiology, with information in the veterinary nursing courses. Cases will involve different domestic animal species. Students will learn using a variety of teaching modalities (lecture, group work, problem based learning). Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 24300 - Clilnic Rotations I

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course will provide the basic learning situations for developing the techniques required of veterinary technicians in pharmacy, radiology, surgery, medical nursing, and ancillary areas. Total clinic hours 9/week. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 24400 - Clinical Rotations II

    Credit Hours: 1.5. This course will provide clinical learning situations for developing techniques required for veterinary technicians in surgery, medical nursing, clinical pathology, radiology, pharmacy, and ancillary areas. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 24500 - Management Topics for Vet Techs I -DL

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course is the first of two courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of a veterinary technician’s role in the management of day-to-day operations of a veterinary clinic. This course will emphasize problems related to ethical and liability issues, medical records, inventory, marketing and fees, writing cover letters and resumes, and job interviews. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 24600 - Management Topics for Vet Techs II-DL

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course is the second of two courses that provide basic instruction in the concepts of a veterinary technician’s role in the management of day-to-day operations of a veterinary clinic. This course will place an emphasis on client interaction including active listening skills, effective client communication, handling emotional clients, and euthanasia and client grief. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 24800 - Understanding Animal Disease-DL

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This course is a survey of common small animal and large animal diseases, their clinical signs, and how these signs can be explained by physiology and pathophysiology. The zoonotic potential for the disease and the role of the veterinary technician in the treatment, management, and education of client/owner of the affected animal is also emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 24900 - Clinical Rotations III

    Credit Hours: 3.5. This course will provide clinical learning situations for developing techniques required for veterinary technicians in surgery, medical nursing, clinical pathology, radiology, pharmacy, and ancillary areas. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • VM 25100 - Medical Math And Terminology For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 0.50. This course will introduce students to fundamental medical terminology and basic math and dosage calculations commonly used in veterinary medicine. The course includes both classroom and on-line components. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 25500 - Veterinary Technology Externship

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A six-week, off-campus work experience in a facet of veterinary technology selected as a career goal by the student. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • VM 27700 - Management Topics For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Management problems with veterinary ethics, law communication, finance, and hospital maintenance will be emphasized. Students will also research special interests directly related to a technician’s duties and present informative seminars to their classmates. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 29000 - Clinic Rotation

    Credit Hours: 7.00. This course will provide clinical situations for practicing the techniques required of veterinary technicians in pharmacy, radiology, surgery, medical nursing, clinical pathology, and ancillary areas. Emphasis will be on performance proficiency. Total clinic hours 21/week. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 30100 - Seminar For Veterinary Technologists I

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Discussion of case situations that encourage development of decision making skills at the veterinary technologist level. Independent study time is allocated for selection and completion of prerequisite steps needed for participating in a practicum. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 32300 - Laboratory Animals And Nursing Of Non-Traditional Pets

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This course will cover the proper methods of restraint, daily care, nursing techniques, and housing needs for the common species of laboratory animals. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 34200 - Integrations II

    Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation to problem based learning of the nursing process using a case based approach. This course will integrate foundational knowledge from anatomy, physiology, veterinary nursing courses, clinical pathology, pharmacology, anesthesia diagnostic imaging, microbiology and parasitology. Cases will involve different domestic animal species and laboratory animals. Students will learn using a variety of teaching modalities (lecture, group work, problem-based learning). Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 34300 - Clinical Rotations IV

    Credit Hours: 5.00. This course will provide clinical learning situations for developing techniques required for veterinary technicians in surgery, medical nursing, clinical pathology, radiology, pharmacy, and ancillary areas. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 34400 - Clinic Rotations V

    Credit Hours: 5.00. This course will provide clinical learning situations for developing techniques required for veterinary technicians in surgery, medical nursing, clinical radiology, pharmacy, and ancillary areas. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 34500 - Management I

    Credit Hours: 1.50. The course will introduce students to concepts related to working in and managing a veterinary practice. Emphasis will be on client communication and education as well as facilitating a job search, interviewing and cover letter and resume creation. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 36500 - Laboratory Animal Management

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover the principles of laboratory animal science for the technologist (veterinary and LATG). Concepts of facility management, animal health and diseases, regulatory issues, compliance, and instrumentation will be presented. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 36600 - Concepts Of Veterinary Hospital Management

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of management of the veterinary hospital, including human resources, inventory, clientele, and finances. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary hospital manager. Method of delivery is blended and will consist of one face-to-face meeting per week (75 minutes) and online discussions/activities. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 36700 - Foundations Of Instruction For Allied Health Professionals

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to assessing student learning needs and applying teaching methods to the education of allied health, veterinary, pharmacy, and graduate students. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 39000 - Practicum

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Veterinary technologist level off-campus experience in one area of interest totaling 480 hours over 12 weeks. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 41400 - Seminar For Veterinary Technologists II

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Case studies from practicums will be presented in seminar format to illustrate problem analysis at the technologist level. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 42500 - Veterinary Technician Grand Rounds

    Credit Hours: 0.00. Provides a regular forum to bring those in the college together, focused around their common interest in veterinary medicine. Case-based presentations emphasize the basic pathophysiology of disease and clinical investigation and demonstrate the interactions between the clinical and basic sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 44100 - Occupational And Public Health For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 1.00. The course covers selected aspects of public health and safety related to the veterinary health care team, patient, client and public. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 44200 - Management II

    Credit Hours: 1.50. This course is a continuation of the first veterinary practice management course. It will introduce students to concepts related to leading a veterinary medical team and managing the day-to-day management of the veterinary practice. Emphasis will be on human resources, marketing and financial management. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 44300 - Clinic Rotations VI

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This course will provide clinical learning situations for developing techniques required for veterinary technicians in surgery, medical nursing, clinical pathology, radiology, pharmacy, and ancillary areas. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 44400 - Veterinary Technology Clinical Orientation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an intensive experience and clinical orientation to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital for graduates from another AVMA accredited Veterinary Technology program who wish to complete a BS degree at Purdue University. This course is a four week long, full day rotation (40 hours per week). Typically offered Summer.
  

  • VM 44500 - Veterinary Technology Senior Project

    Credit Hours: 4.00. This is an independent study course in which the student engages in learning activities to enhance their knowledge in a particular area of veterinary technology of their choosing, demonstrate effective oral and written communication, and apply analysis, integration, and syntheses to achieve a solution. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 45000 - Animals In Emergencies-Disaster Management

    Credit Hours: 1.00. The course is intended to assist animal care providers in understanding the incident command system and developing plans that improve the care of and mitigating the impact of disasters on livestock and pets. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 45100 - Contemporary Topics In Life Skills

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will introduce the student to a variety of different skills needed to be successful after graduating from college. It will introduce students to concepts related to managing a job search and evaluating job offers, establishing and using credit, investing, saving, risk assessment and managing college debt. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 45200 - Managing Human Resources In Veterinary Medicine

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will focus on a variety of different topics specifically related to human resources management in the veterinary clinic and will build upon the concepts presented in VM 44200 . It will introduce students to concepts related to the interviewing and hiring process, motivating employees, using rewards and incentives, leadership and power, training employees, EEOC and employment laws, performance appraisals, progressive discipline and harassment in the workplace. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 45300 - The Role Of The Clinical Research Technician

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is aimed for the student with a strong interest in clinical trial research. The student will gain a broader knowledge of regulatory bodies involved in research and the vital team role the clinical research technician/nurse plays during clinical trials. The student will gain exposure to histology preparations, microtome use and immuno-histological staining procedures as well as receiving clinical cases from current oncology trials. Enrollment will be capped to four students per semester. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 45400 - Animal Rehabilitation And Physiotherapy

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an introduction to physical rehabilitation of the veterinary patient. It is designed to instruct students in the basic principles of rehabilitation. This course will introduce the fundamentals needed in clinical practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 45500 - Equine Behavior For The Veterinary Technician

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an in-depth look at equine behavior beyond the basics covered in the nursing courses. It is designed to show how the environment in which the horse is kept can affect its behavior. This course will also demonstrate how the study of behavior is applied in equine welfare and to the solution of practical problems and problem behavior in the equine patient. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 45600 - Advanced Ophthalmology For Veterinary Technicians

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an in-depth look at ocular anatomy and physiology, use of exam equipment, diagnostic techniques, imaging, pharmacology, surgical instrument identification, cleaning, and care of instruments, surgical nursing, surgical procedures, anesthesia protocols and concerns that are associated with these procedures. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 45700 - Advanced Neurology For Veterinary Medicine

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will focus on neuroanatomy and neurophysiology as well as explore a variety of common neurologic diseases and the basic pathophysiology behind those disease processes. Students will also learn proper nursing care techniques associated with patients with these diseases. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 46300 - Special Project

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Research paper in the student’s focus of career interest will be presented in a seminar format. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 49000 - Topics In Veterinary Medicine

    Credit Hours: 0.50 to 5.00. Advanced study in the field of animal health and practice of veterinary medicine. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 80900 - International Veterinary Medicine

    Credit Hours: 0.5. The course will consist of eight lectures addressing international aspects of the following topics: zoonotic diseases, food hygiene, biosecurity, animal welfare, animal husbandry, infectious diseases, cultural competence, veterinary medical education, and role of international organizations in animal health. Participating students will be required to choose an internationally relevant topic of interest to research. The last session of the course will be a poster session in which each student will present and discuss a poster. The posters will be evaluated by a panel of 3-4 faculty members and a grade assessed. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 81000 - Veterinary Externship

    Credit Hours: 6.00. A six-week or 280-contact-hour work experience, under the direct supervision of a veterinarian, in a facet of veterinary medicine selected as a career goal by the student. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 81001 - International Externship

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. This course will allow veterinary students to establish a unique veterinary learning experience in their area of interest in an international location. Each veterinary learning experience will be designed by the student with input from faculty advisor and the professor of record. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 81002 - Veterinary Medicine Service Learning-VIDA

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This 10 day service learning study abroad program is designed for veterinary students to gain practical experience by performing spay neuters of small animals as well as addressing wellness needs of both small and large animals. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • VM 81003 - International Veterinary Medicine- Directed Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. This course allows veterinary students to participate in a unique faculty-led veterinary learning experience in an international location. Credit will be assigned on the basis of 1 credit for each 45-50 hours of student effort up to a maximum of 6 credits. In most instances, one week of experience will equal one credit. Each veterinary learning experience will be designed by the faculty leader to accomplish specific learning goals in the focuses area of study. The course will be offered in the summer and will vary in length from 1-6 weeks depending on the specific experience. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • VM 82000 - Applications And Integrations I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Small group tutorial, problem-oriented approach to understanding how basic science concepts are integrated into clinical aspects of veterinary medicine. Students are expected to identify learning issues, resolve identified gaps in their knowledge base, integrate information across disciplines, and practice/develop problem-solving skills using simulated case materials and research problems. Evaluation of students will be based upon, but not limited to, tutorial group evaluation, peer evaluation, self-evaluation, and a comprehensive content and process examination. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 82500 - Grand Rounds

    Credit Hours: 0.00. Provides a regular forum to bring those in the school together, focused around their common interest in veterinary medicine. Case-based presentations emphasize the basic pathophysiology of disease and clinical investigation and demonstrate the interactions between the clinical and basic sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 83000 - Applications And Integrations II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Small group tutorial, problem-oriented approach to understanding how basic science concepts are integrated into clinical aspects of veterinary medicine. Students are expected to identify learning issues, resolve identified gaps in their knowledge base, integrate information across disciplines, and practice/develop problem-solving skills using simulated case materials and research problems at a higher level of performance than in VM 82000 . Evaluation of students will be based upon, but not limited to, tutorial group evaluation, peer evaluation, self-evaluation, and a comprehensive content and process examination that will include material from VM 82000 . Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 84000 - Applications And Integrations III

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Small group tutorial, problem-oriented approach to understanding how basic science concepts are integrated into clinical aspects of veterinary medicine. Students are expected to identify learning issues, resolve identified gaps in their knowledge base, integrate information across disciplines, and practice/develop problem-solving skills using simulated case materials and research problems at a higher level of performance than in VM 83000 . Evaluation of students will be based upon, but not limited to, tutorial group evaluation, peer evaluation, self-evaluation, and a comprehensive content and process examination that will include material from the two previous semesters of this course. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 85000 - Applications and Integrations IV

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Small group tutorial, problem-oriented approach to understanding how basic science concepts are integrated into clinical aspects of veterinary medicine. Students are expected to identify learning issues, resolve identified gaps in their knowledge base, integrate information across disciplines, and practice/develop problem-solving skills using simulated case materials and research problems at a higher level of performance than in VM 82000 , VM 83000 , and VM 84000 . Evaluation of students will be based upon, but not limited to, tutorial group evaluation, peer evaluation, self-evaluation, and a comprehensive content and process examination that will include material fromVM 82000 , VM 83000 , and VM 84000 . The final examination will contain an oral component. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • VM 86000 - Early Origins Of Veterinary Medicine Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Students will study the very early origins of man’s fascination with animals from the Paleolithic era, and the roots of veterinary medicine in Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, and East and South Asia. Particular attention will be paid to works of art that help demonstrate man’s fascination with animals and their well-being. This course is appropriate for students with no previous study of history or art history. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • VM 86500 - History Of Veterinary Medicine From Marshals, Horse Doctors, Cow Leeches, The First Schools Of VM

    Credit Hours: 1.00. The students will study the history of marshals, horse doctors, cow leeches, and authors, an emphasis on the launching of European veterinary education with a rationale for a veterinary profession, and the history of the first official schools of veterinary medicine in France (Lyon and Alfort), concluding with the history of the increasing demand for veterinary schools. Particular attention will be paid to works that help demonstrate man’s fascination with animals and their well-being. This course is appropriate for students with no previous study of history or art history. Special note: This syllabus and course schedule is subject to revisions as needed throughout the semester. Students will be given advance notice of any change. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 87000 - History Of Veterinary Medicine From The Ancient Greeks Through The Renaissance Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. The students will study the contributions of the ancient Greeks and Romans to the development of animal doctors. The veterinary highpoint during the Byzantine Empire and Arabian medical and veterinary progress will also be studied. Animals in the Dark Ages, equine and canine medicine in Medieval Europe, and the Italian roots of the Renaissance in medical sciences will be studied. Particular attention will be paid to works of art that help demonstrate man’s fascination with animals and their well-being. This course is appropriate for students with no previous study of history or art history. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • VM 87800 - Swine Herd Health And Diagnostic Pathology

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Arrange total clinic hours 129. Advanced training and experience in working with swine herds on a herd health management program (see VCS 87800 , 129 clinic hours) and advanced training in diagnostic approaches to identification of the causes and pathogenesis of disease of mammals (see VCS 88600 , 129 clinic hours). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 89000 - Topics In Veterinary Medicine

    Credit Hours: 0.50 to 5.00. Advanced study in the field of animal health and practice of veterinary medicine. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 89100 - Special Topics In Veterinary Medicine Arranged

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Opportunities for as many as 50 off-campus, three-week blocks are available for each fourth-year class. Only educational experiences that have no comparable coverage in the Purdue DVM curriculum will be acceptable. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 89200 - Principles Of Professionalism, Jurisprudence, And Ethics

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Presentation/discussion format dealing with a broad spectrum of ethical, legal, and professional issues that impact the veterinary profession. Students are challenged to analyze the role they play as responsible members of the veterinary professional community. Typically offered Fall Summer.
  

  • VM 89400 - International Veterinary Medicine- Directed Clinical Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. This course allows veterinary students to participate in a unique faculty-led veterinary learning experience in an international location. Credit will be assigned on the basis of 1 credit for each 45-50 hours of student effort up to a maximum of 3 credits. In most instances, one week of experience will equal one credit. Each veterinary learning experience will be designed by the faculty leader to accomplish specific learning goals in the focuses area of study. The course will be offered at various times during the clinical year and will vary in length from 1-3 weeks depending on the specific experience. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • VM 89500 - Clinical Applications

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Introduction to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) and the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory. Students rotate through various sections of the VTH and participate in the evaluation and management of patients. Problem-solving skills and application of material from the basic sciences are emphasized. Typically offered Fall.

Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies
  

  • WGSS 28000 - Women’s Studies: An Introduction

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory survey of the concepts and research data in the new scholarship on women. Topics covered include biology, sexuality, socialization, family and work, creativity, and politics. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 28100 - Topics In Gender Studies

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines in-depth particular topics from the introductory course in Women’s Studies. It addresses gender issues for both men and women. Possible topics include gender and popular culture, women’s bodies, body image, and health, masculinities, queering gender and gender transgression. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 28200 - Introduction To LGBT Studies

    Credit Hours: 3.00. (ANTH 28200 ) This course offers students an introduction to the interdisciplinary study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer lives. It provides a basic grounding in theories of sexuality and LGBT histories, identities and movements in the U.S. and globally. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 38000 - Gender And Multiculturalism

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course expands students’ understanding of gender issues by exploring the multicultural diversity of women’s lives. It examines how race, class, sexuality, and culture interact and shape society and ecology in the United States and in a global context. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 38100 - Women Of Color In The United States

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the diversity of racial and ethnic groups in the United States with a particular emphasis on the histories, experiences, and cultural contributions of women of color. Provides a broad introduction to the intersections of gender, race and ethnicity. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 38200 - History Of Love And Marriage

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores intimate relationships and marriage practices in Western and non-Western societies from a historical and comparative perspective. Examines the changes in love and marriage in Greco-Roman societies, medieval and modern Europe, China, India and the Muslim world, among others. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 38300 - Women And Work

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines race, class and gender issues as they affect working women in America. Covering women’s work from domestic labor to informal economies to factories, topics include women’s participation in trade unions, wage inequalities, family leave policies and sexual harrassment. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • WGSS 43000 - Women In African History

    Credit Hours: 3.00. (HIST 43000 ) African women’s history is rich and deeply layered. In this course, we will examine the social, political, economic, religious, and cultural experiences of women living in Africa. Although we look at women in the pre-colonial and slave trade eras, the focus will be on women during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Much of our reading and discussion will consider not only women, but also gender as we think about women’s interactions with men and children. This course is concerned with the historical forces shaping African women’s lives, as well as with ways in which women have been active agents in the making of their own histories. Students can expect to engage with a number of different types of texts (e.g. firms, novels, scholarly analyses, and primary sources.) Typically offered Fall, Spring.
  

  • WGSS 48000 - Feminist Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Intensive study of a variety of contemporary and international feminist theories from an interdisciplinary perspective. Provides an overview of major trends, critical approaches, and diverse viewpoints in the field of feminist theory. Typically offered Fall Spring.
 

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