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THTR 63300 - Interpretive Acting Techniques
Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced work in script and character analysis, character development, interpretation, interaction and relationship dynamics; rehearsal of complex scenes using material from various contemporary forms and theatrical genres. Prerequisite: THTR 53300 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring Fall.
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THTR 64000 - Directing Internship
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Practical experience with a university, professional, or community theatre to facilitate the transition from student to professional director. Available for graduate students in their final year. Particular assignment must be approved by the student’s major professor. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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THTR 65800 - Special Problems In Technology
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A described tutorial leading to postgraduate level project work for those students who are developing advanced theories in stage technology. Prerequisite: THTR 55800 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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THTR 66900 - Tutorial Internship For MFA
Credit Hours: 3.00 to 6.00. Off-campus internship designed to provide practical field experience under professional supervision in selected situations related to the candidate’s area of specialization. Arrangements for internship must be approved by the candidate’s graduate advisory committee. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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THTR 67000 - Script Interpretation
Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of scripts through several lenses, ranging from Aristotelian analysis to holistic, contemplative practice. The course includes seminar discussion, response papers, group projects, exercises, and a final script interpretation in the form of a formal paper. Prerequisite: THTR 60100. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring.
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THTR 67100 - Modern Theory And Criticism
Credit Hours: 3.00. A seminar on modern performance theory, aesthetics, and practice. Emphasis on European theatre since 1875 and American theatre after 1960, with application through performance projects. Prerequisite: THTR 60100. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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THTR 69700 - MFA Terminal Project
Credit Hours: 3.00 to 6.00. MFA Terminal Project. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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THTR 69800 - Research MA Or MFA Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MA Or MFA Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14000 - Small Animal Nursing I For Vet Techs-DL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the first of four courses involving nursing and management of the small animal patient. This course provides an introduction to small animal patient care and treatment that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. It includes techniques equipment orientation, client education, management of the hospitalized patient, and preventative medicine. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary hospital. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14100 - Small Animal Nursing II For Vet Techs-DL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the second of four courses involving nursing and management of the small animal patient. It is the continuation of the small animal patient care and treatment that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. It includes techniques, equipment, client education, management of the hospitalized patient, and preventative medicine. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary hospital. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14200 - Diagnostic Imaging For Vet Techs I -DL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the first of two courses involving basic principles of imaging that are necessary for the understanding and performance of diagnostic imaging procedures in a veterinary hospital. This course provides an introduction to x-ray generation, image formation, exposure factors, scatter radiation, grids, film, screens, safety, basic terminology, positioning, darkroom techniques, an artifact identification. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14300 - Diagnostic Imaging For Vet Techs II -DL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the second of two courses involving principles of imaging that are necessary for the understanding and performance of diagnostic imaging procedures in a veterinary hospital. This course provides an introduction to advanced positioning techniques for the small animal, large animal techniques, contrast techniques, technique charts, basic ultrasound, diagnostic imaging in exotic animals, and diagnostic imaging for the veterinary dentistry. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14500 - Anesthesia For Vet Techs I -DL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the first of two courses involving basic principles of anesthesia and anesthetic delivery for the veterinary technician. This course focuses on the preparation of the patient for anesthesia, the agents used as pre-anesthetics, induction agents and general anesthesia, and the physiologic impacts of anesthesia on the body. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14600 - Anesthetic For Vet Techs II -DL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the second of two courses involving basic principles of anesthesia and anesthetic delivery for the veterinary technician. This course focuses on multi-species anesthetic techniques (small animal, large animal/equine, pocket pets), managing high risk patients, anesthetic complications, and pain management. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14700 - Principles Of Techniques and Sterilization-DL
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is designed to instruct veterinary technician students in the basic principles of veterinary operating room protocols and sterilization of surgical supplies commonly used within a veterinary hospital. Emphasis will be placed upon key concepts of surgical preparation of the patient, and the role of the circulating nurse and surgical nurse. In addition, the concepts of proper instrument care, sterilization procedures and inventory rotation will be covered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 14800 - Large Animal Nursing and Health Management I - Distance Learning
Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the first of four courses involving large animal and equine nursing and health management. This course provides an introduction to nursing and health management that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary facility. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 14900 - Large Animal Nursing and Health Management II - Distance Learning
Credit Hours: 1.00. This is the second of four courses involving large animal and equine nursing and health management for the veterinary technician. This course completes the introduction to nursing and health management that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 20100 - Pharmacy Procedures For VT -DL
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course introduces students to the concepts of pharmacy procedures used in veterinary practice. Concepts covered in this course include basic record keeping, safe handling of drugs and chemicals, inventory control, calculation of amount of drugs to be dispensed or dosed, reading prescriptions, labeling drug containers, compounding, and drug regulatory matters that impact the veterinary hospital pharmacy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 22100 - Veterinary Nursing Techniques For The Normal Animal (SA & LA)
Credit Hours: 4.00. The course will introduce the students to concepts related to normal, healthy large and small animal patients. The course includes both lecture and laboratory components. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 22200 - Dentistry For The Veterinary Technician
Credit Hours: 0.50. This course is an introduction to veterinary dentistry for the technician, with emphasis on basic dental anatomy, pathologies and treatments, dental charting, intraoral radiography, dental cleaning and periodontal disease management. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 22300 - Surgical Nursing And Operating Room Protocols
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an introduction to the surgical environment and all aspects related to the principles of asepsis and the practice of sterile technique. Students will learn using a variety of teaching modalities (lecture, group work, laboratory experience). Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 22400 - Small Animal Nursing I
Credit Hours: 2.00. This course will introduce students to nursing and diagnostic techniques for small animals and the body’ response to disease. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 22500 - Large Animal Nursing I
Credit Hours: 2.00. This course builds on concepts learning in VCS 22100 related to normal, healthy large animal patients. It also introduces the students to higher level patient care for the large animal patient. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 22600 - Principles Of Anesthesia
Credit Hours: 2.00. This course is an introduction to surgical nursing and anesthesia. The principles of asepsis and sterile technique will be introduced and demonstrated by staff and in some cases, practiced by the student. The basics of anesthesia will be introduced and practiced by the student. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 22800 - Small And Large Animal Well Animal Nutrition
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will introduce students to an overview of nutritional concepts as it applies to common domestic small and large animal species and selected exotic companion/avian pets. Basic concepts for understanding nutritional needs for all species will be introduced as well as therapeutic use of diets as it relates to animal nursing. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 23000 - S A Nursing III-VTDL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the third of four courses involving nursing and management of the small animal patient. This course continues the concepts of small animal patient care and treatment that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. It includes techniques, equipment, client education, management of the hospitalized patient and preventative medicine. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary hospital. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 23100 - S A Nursing IV-VTDL
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the fourth of four courses involving nursing and management of the small animal patient. This course involves emergency and critical patient care and treatment that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. It includes techniques, equipment, client education, management of the hospitalized patient and preventative medicine. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary hospital. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 23300 - Introduction to Ophtho Derm and Oncology-DL
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course involves the instruction of nursing and management of small animal patients related to opthalmology, dermatology, and oncology. It presents concepts of small animal patient care and treatment that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. It includes techniques, equipment, client education, management of the hospitalized patient, and preventative medicine related to these specific clinical disciplines. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary hospital. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 23700 - Large Animal Nursing and Health Management III - Distance Learning
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the third of four courses involving large animal and equine nursing and health management for the veterinary technician. This course focuses more on the observation/assessment of the animal, handling techniques, and basic medical care and management that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 23800 - Large Animal Nursing and Health Management IV - Distance Learning
Credit Hours: 1.50. This is the fourth of four courses involving large animal and equine nursing and health management for the veterinary technician. This course focuses more on the handling techniques and basic medical care and management that a technician will be expected to provide in a veterinary practice. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in practice. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 25100 - Introduction To Diagnostic Imaging For The Veterinary Technician
Credit Hours: 0.50. This course is an introduction to veterinary diagnostic imaging and is designed to instruct the veterinary technician student in the basic principles of imaging, necessary to perform imaging tasks within a veterinary hospital. This course will introduce the fundamentals needed in the clinical imaging rotations and in practice. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 25200 - Diagnostic Imaging For Veterinary Technicians
Credit Hours: 2.00. Provides an introduction to imaging of domestic animals. Emphasis will be placed on radiological principles and techniques, darkroom procedures and design, preparing technique charts for various X-ray units, animal positioning, and radiation safety. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 32100 - Large Animal Nursing II
Credit Hours: 2.00.This course build on concepts learned in VCS 22100 and VCS 22500 related to normal, healthy large animals patients. It also introduces the student to higher level patient care for the large animal patient. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 32200 - Small Animal Nursing II
Credit Hours: 2.00. This course will cover management of hospitalized patients, client education, and preventative medicine programs. Emphasis will be on the role of the veterinary technician in the veterinary hospital. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 41800 - Applied Small Animal Behavior
Credit Hours: 2.00. Clinical applications of canine and feline behavior problems. The normal and common abnormal behaviors of domestic dogs and cats will be presented. Emphasis will be on taking clinical history from owner, observing animals, and establishing behavioral modification treatment plans as part of the veterinary team. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 46700 - Diagnostic Instrumentation
Credit Hours: 2.00. A laboratory in the utilization, care, and maintenance of electronic equipment used in veterinary diagnostics. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 49000 - Food Animal Husbandry & Technical Skills I
Credit Hours: 0.50. This course is designed to provide the veterinary technologist student with a deeper understanding and broader experience in food animal production than is found in the Associate Degree (Veterinary Technology) Program. Emphasis will be on selected common diseases of beef and dairy cattle, selected common diseases of swine, field anesthesia, and hoof care. Enrollment is limited to 10 students. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 60200 - Problems In Clinical Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 5.00. Individualized topics selected from the various areas of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. May include directed readings, discussion, and other intensive studies in specialized topics. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 60300 - Introduction To Clinical Research, Trials and Translational Research
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is designed for students entering the Graduate Program in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. During the course, lectures are presented which introduce students to the elements and scope of clinical research, including the methods used in clinical research, trials and translational research. Topics covered will explain the principles of safe and ethical conduct of clinical research. Students will also be introduced to the principles of data collection, management and interpretation. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 60400 - Animal Models In Translational Research
Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is designed for students in the Graduate Program in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences. During the course, lectures are presented which help students obtain a working knowledge of the use of animal models in research. Topics covered will explain the principles of using animals in research and as a model for human diseases. Students will also be exposed to the principle elements of translational research, methods used in translational research and trials, and the principles of data collection, management and interpretation. Prerequisite: VCS 60300 . Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 61000 - Clinical Training In Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Credit Hours: 2.00 to 6.00. Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS) residents working in specific specialty areas rotate through relevant specialty clinical services in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (or other specialty facilities) as determined by the resident committee and the requirements of each specialty college. Rotation lengths are 2.5 to 5 weeks. Residents are closely supervised by VCS faculty and gradually are given more individual responsibility as decision-making and clinical skills develop. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 62000 - Seminar In Clinical Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Seminars provide a forum for discussion of current concepts and research results in clinical medicine and surgery, and other aspects of veterinary medicine. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 62100 - Topics In Advanced Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Advanced study and investigation of the pathophysiology, occurrence, diagnosis, treatment, management, and prevention of animal diseases. Emphasis will be given to the medical aspects of diseases by body system (e.g., renal, gastrointestinal, etc.) and by medical discipline (e.g., oncology, ophthalmology, etc.). Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 63000 - Current Topics In Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. One-two hour sessions organized and conducted weekly by VCS residents, with input/discussion from the attending VCS faculty. Alternating weekly topic sessions may include journal club and morbidity and mortality patient rounds or other topics appropriate to the specialty. . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64000 - Introduction To Veterinary Homeland Security
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting introductory material on topics in veterinary homeland security. Topics include the threat and impact of agri-terrorism, government and veterinarian roles in animal health emergencies and community planning, foreign animal/zoonotic/food borne disease surveillance/early detection, radiological/chemical events, field epidemiology, and biosecurity for emergency responders. A laboratory module in which students become certified at the 10000 level in Incident Command Training is required. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64200 - High Consequence Disease Review: Bovine
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect cattle. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64300 - High Consequence Disease Review: Equine
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect horses. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64400 - High Consequence Disease Review: Swine
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect pigs. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64500 - High Consequence Disease Review: Minor Species
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect sheep, goats, and rabbits. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64600 - High Consequence Disease Review: Avian
Credit Hours: 1.50. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect birds. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64700 - High Consequence Disease Review: Zoonotic
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course presenting etiology, transmission, clinical signs, lesions, diagnostic methods and differential diagnoses for high consequence diseases that affect both animals and people. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64800 - Defining The Threat
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course defining the threat of terrorism to livestock, companion animal, and public health. Course content includes threat assessments, profiles of terrorist groups, specific threats, impact of threats, and veterinarians’ role in mitigating threats to animal health. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 64900 - Understanding The Response
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course outlining current state and national protocols for responding to disease outbreaks, acts of terrorism, and natural disasters that affect our animal population. Course content covers response plans for each situation and timetables and standard operating procedures for each response plan. Responsible personnel, their jobs, and their contact information will be identified. The role of the veterinarian in each type of response will be detailed. In addition, laboratory modules in which students become trained in the National Response Plan are required. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65000 - Biology Of Aging
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Provides students with an overview of prevailing theories, experimental data, and human observations pertinent to the biology of aging. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 65100 - Biosecurity For Veterinary Responders
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining biosecurity procedures for veterinarians responding to animal health emergencies. Topics include quarantine establishment, personal protective equipment, general biosecurity procedures, and decontamination techniques. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65200 - Euthanasia And Carcass Disposal
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining euthanasia and carcass disposal guidelines in the event of an animal health emergency. Topics include humane handling of healthy and morbid animals, mass euthanasia, carcass disposal techniques, and carcass disposal regulations. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
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VCS 65300 - The Veterinarian’s Role In Community Planning
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course outlining the veterinarian’s role in community planning for emergencies. Topics include understanding and developing emergency plan templates, informational resources for emergency planning, completing an emergency plan, and evaluation of emergency plans. Veterinarians will be required to access, critique, and revise their community’s emergency plan for the service learning component of this course. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65400 - Food Borne Illnesses
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining the veterinarian’s role in food borne disease outbreaks. Topics include regulatory aspects of food safety and food borne disease outbreaks, understanding the classification of food borne diseases, epidemiological investigation of food borne illness, and a review of common food borne illnesses. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65500 - GIS Applications In Veterinary Emergency Management
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course reviewing the application of geographic information systems to emergency preparedness and response in animal-related emergencies. Topics include fundamental GIS concepts, how to display, query, and edit spatial and attribute data, and how to apply specific GIS tools in information and resource management during an animal-related emergency. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65700 - Crime Scene Management
Credit Hours: 1.00. A didactic course outlining the protocol law enforcement will utilize when conducting a crime scene investigation where veterinarians are expected to give assistance. The course framework includes initial response, scene processing and evidence collection, documenting the crime scene, and crime scene equipment. Actual cases will be included when available. Prerequisite: DVM degree. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 65900 - Business Continuity Management
Credit Hours: 0.50. A didactic course reviewing the development and implementation of a business continuity management plan in preparation for a disaster. Course content includes developing a culture of enthusiasm and readiness; risk assessment and impact analysis; planning strategies; and exercising and auditing. Prerequisite: VCS 64000 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
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VCS 66100 - Scientific Inquiry
Credit Hours: .5. A didactic course presenting introductory material on scientific inquiry. Topics include scientific writing, critical evaluation of manuscripts, introductory statistics information resources, and preparing/giving presentations. Students must be graduate students in a non-thesis Master degree with a concentration in Veterinary Homeland Security or graduate students in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences who have clinical duties and animal health emergency responsibilities that prohibit attendance in traditional lecture courses. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 66300 - Building Skill Sets In Veterinary Homeland Security
Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an experiential course in which students will be required to complete and document 40 hours (2400) minutes of activities (training, planning, exercising, responding, etc) that assist private and public industry, communities, states, regions, or nations prevent, respond, or recover from emergencies resulting from natural disasters, or other emergencies that could affect animals. Credit for this course can be applied as no more than one elective course in a certificate in Veterinary Homeland Security and/or a required and repeatable elective course in a non-thesis Masters degree with concentration in Veterinary Homeland Security. Prerequisite: VCS 64000 - Introduction To Veterinary Homeland Security . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 66400 - Veterinary Homeland Security Manuscript Preparation And Submission
Credit Hours: 3.00. This is an independent study course that provides an opportunity for students to get experience preparing and submitting a manuscript for publication. Students will be required to prepare and submit a manuscript to a professional journal on a topic related to veterinary homeland security. Students will also be required to respond to feedback from classmates’ critiques of their manuscript and to critique the manuscripts of classmates. Credit for this course can be applied as no more than one elective course in a certificate in Veterinary Homeland Security and/or a required and repeatable elective course in a non-thesis Masters degree with a concentration in Veterinary Homeland Security. Prerequisite: VCS 64000 - Introduction To Veterinary Homeland Security . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 69800 - Research MS Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis
Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of Department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 80100 - Behavior, Husbandry, And Diagnostic Techniques I
Credit Hours: 1.50. Introduction to behavior, husbandry, and diagnostic techniques of domesticated animals. Behavioral patterns and methods of management of various breeds of companion animals and animals used in the production of food, fiber, and feathers; restraint techniques, methods of collecting samples for diagnostic purposes, and methods of medication appropriate to a given species; concepts of population and production medicine and the importance of regulatory medicine. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 80200 - Behavior, Husbandry, And Diagnostic Techniques II
Credit Hours: 1.50. A continuation of VCS 80100 . Intermediate studies of behavior, husbandry, and diagnostic techniques. Behavioral patterns and methods of management of various breeds of companion animals and animals used in the production of food, fiber, and feathers; restraint techniques, methods of collecting samples for diagnostic purposes, and methods of medication appropriate to a given species; concepts of population and production medicine and the importance of regulatory medicine. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 80300 - Behavior, Husbandry, And Diagnostic Techniques III
Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation of VCS 80200 . Behavior, husbandry, and diagnostic techniques related to preventive medicine and production systems of domesticated animals. Behavioral patterns and methods of management of various breeds of companion animals and animals used in the production of food, fiber, and feathers; restraint techniques, methods of collecting samples for diagnostic purposes, and methods of medication appropriate to a given species; concepts of population and production medicine and the importance of regulatory medicine. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 80400 - Behavior In Domestic Animals
Credit Hours: 1.00. Instruction in basic principles of behavior; factors determining normal and abnormal behavior; and the different types of learning. The main domestic species will be characterized in terms of their normal behavior with which behavior problems are most important in the different species. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 80500 - Small Animal Behavioral Therapy
Credit Hours: 1.00. Provides information on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of behavior problems of dogs and cats, with emphasis on differential diagnosis of behavioral problems and behavioral pharmacology. Topics include aggression, anxiety related problems, inappropriate elimination, client counseling, and problem prevention. Client interaction and the question of euthanasia for behavioral problems is also discussed. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 80600 - Small Animal Medicine And Surgery I
Credit Hours: 3.50. An overview of clinical approach to common medical and surgical diseases of dogs and cats. A systems approach is used to teach the major concepts of diseases affecting each body system. The focus is on diagnosis and treatment of common diseases encountered in small animal clinical practice. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 80616 - Small Animal Clinical Nutrition
Credit Hours: 1.00. The goal of this course is to provide the fundamentals of nutrient assessment while discussing nutritional modification in the management of disease. At the completion of this course, the veterinary student should be proficient in recognizing a nutrition-related problem in a clinical patient, conducting a thorough nutritional assessment, and constructing appropriate nutritional strategies for both the pet and client. The veterinary student will achieve an understanding of clinical nutrition that can be applied to the contemporary practice of veterinary medicine. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 80700 - Small Animal Medicine And Surgery II
Credit Hours: 2.00. An overview of clinical approach to common medical and surgical diseases of dogs and cats. A systems approach is used to teach the major concepts of disease affecting each body system. The focus is on diagnosis and treatment of common diseases encountered in small animal clinical practice. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 80800 - Equine Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 2.50. Diagnostic methods and prevention, control, and treatment regimens for common diseases affecting horses. Issues related to diseases of regulatory importance (epidemic and exotic) are discussed. Students also learn about surgical correction of selected problems and elective surgical procedures. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 80900 - Ruminant Medicine And Surgery
Credit Hours: 2.00. Diagnostic methods and prevention, control, and treatment regimens for common diseases affecting ruminants. Issues related to food quality assurance and safety, and diseases of regulatory importance (epidemic and exotic). Surgical correction of selected problems and elective surgical procedures. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81000 - Swine Production Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. Diagnostic methods and prevention, control, and treatment regimens for common diseases affecting swine. Issues related to food quality assurance and safety and diseases of regulatory importance (epidemic and exotic) are discussed. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81100 - General Surgery Laboratory
Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to basic skills in surgery and anesthesia. Models are used to learn basic skills of instrument use, tissue handling, dissection, and suturing. Students will progress to common anesthetic and surgical procedures on live and cadaver animals. Typically offered Fall.
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VCS 81200 - Principles Of Anesthesia, Surgery, And Emergency Medicine
Credit Hours: 2.00. Introduction to basic principles of anesthesiology and surgical practice. The principles of aseptic technique, operating room protocol, tissue handling, hemostasis, and wound repair. Principles of emergency medicine, including shock therapy, fluid therapy, and trauma management. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81300 - Diagnostic Imaging
Credit Hours: 1.00. In the first half of the core diagnostic imaging course, emphasis is on how images are made using current technology. Although radiography is emphasized, imaging modalities such as ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, scintigraphy, and thermography are discussed. In the second half of the course, types of lesions that can be observed in large and small animals with the various imaging modalities are explained. The course is offered once annually, and its successful completion is required for any of the elective courses offered by Diagnostic Imaging. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81400 - Comparative Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 1.00. Basic aspects of reproduction in large and small animals, including obstetrics and genital diseases, on a single animal or group basis are covered. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81500 - Ophthalmology
Credit Hours: 1.00. Introduction to veterinary comparative ophthalmology. Covers the diagnosis, pathophysiology, and treatment of the ocular diseases commonly seen in food and companion animal species. Typically offered Fall Summer.
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VCS 81700 - Achieving Success In Private Practice
Credit Hours: 1.50. Provides a foundation for the application of practice management principles. Focuses on operations management, financial management, human resource management, and marketing management. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 81800 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory I
Credit Hours: 0.50. Common orthopedic and soft tissue surgical procedures are performed on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 81801 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory I Alternate
Credit Hours: 0.50. Common orthopedic and soft tissue surgical procedures are performed on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 81900 - Small Animal Dentistry
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be involved with the evaluation and treatment of small animal dentistry patients. Patient activity will occur during four days of the week. On the fifth day, procedure labs using cadaver specimens will be held. Daily patient discussions will occur, topic/additional patient rounds may also be presented on the fifth day. A complete spectrum of small animal dentistry treatments is provided by the clinical service. Therefore, the Students will be involved with all levels of dental/oral care. For students enrolled in Small Animal/Companion Animal and mixed animal tracks. Total clinic hours 129. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 82000 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory II
Credit Hours: 0.50. More advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgical techniques are practiced on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82001 - Small Animal Surgery Laboratory II Alternate
Credit Hours: 0.50. More advanced soft tissue and orthopedic surgical techniques are practiced on cadaver and live animals. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82100 - Clinical Neurology
Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will be directly or indirectly involved in the evaluation, treatment and care of patients present to the neurology/neurosurgery service. Cadaver work may supplement the clinical experience. Students will be expected to accomplish the objectives of the Neurology/Neurosurgery block and to develop greater knowledge, clinical judgment, diagnostic capabilities and neurologic examination skills that would enable them to manage more complex cases, such as intervertebral disc disease, seizures, encephalopathies and neuropathies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
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VCS 82200 - Large Animal Surgery I
Credit Hours: 0.50. Basic surgical training in large animals, including both soft tissue and orthopedic procedures. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82300 - Large Animal Surgery II
Credit Hours: 0.50. More advanced surgical training in large animals, including both soft tissue and orthopedic procedures. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 82400 - Small Animal Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 0.50. All aspects of small animal reproduction (in detail), including obstetrics and genital diseases, on a single animal or group basis, are covered. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82500 - Ruminant Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 1.00. All aspects of ruminant reproduction are covered, including obstetrics and genital diseases on a single animal or group basis. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82600 - Equine Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 0.50. Covers all aspects of equine reproduction (in detail), including obstetrics and genital diseases, on a single animal or group basis. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82700 - Small Animal Imaging
Credit Hours: 2.00. A continuation of VCS 81300 . Specific diseases of small animals where imaging is part of the diagnosis are discussed. Emphasis is on radiography and untrasonography. The use of alternate imaging modalities is discussed where appropriate. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 82900 - Equine Imaging
Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation of VCS 81300 . Specific diseases of horses where imaging is part of the diagnosis are discussed. Emphasis is on radiography and ultrasonography. The use of alternate imaging modalities is discussed where appropriate. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83100 - Advanced Equine Theriogenology
Credit Hours: 2.00. Palpation of the mare’s reproductive tract is emphasized. Students will have the opportunity to become proficient in all aspects of equine reproductive management and to enhance their abilities to recognize reproductive problems and to formulate and carry out a diagnostic and therapeutic plan. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83200 - Equine Lameness
Credit Hours: 0.50. Advanced study of equine lamenesses, with a focus on the performance horse. Physical examination of the locomotor system, lameness diagnosis, and the establishment of a prognosis are emphasized. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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VCS 83300 - Advanced Equine Medicine
Credit Hours: 1.00. A continuation of VCS 50800. Typically offered Spring.
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VCS 83400 - Food Animal Surgery
Credit Hours: 0.50. A continuation of Large Animal Surgery for students with a selected interest in large animal/mixed practice. Surgical diseases of cattle are emphasized. Typically offered Spring Summer.
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