Courses

VM 603  Veterinary Science: Research and Methods  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Conduct of responsible research, contributions of research to the practice of veterinary medicine, and career opportunities.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 606  Veterinary Immunology  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Infectious agents, immune-mediated diseases, immune deficiencies, and principles of vaccination.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 610  Foundations of Veterinary Medicine I  Credit: 1 (.5-1.5-0)

Course Description: Development of professional skills (ethics, communication, physical exam, surgical skills) necessary for the practice of veterinary medicine.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 611  Foundations of Veterinary Medicine II  Credit: 1 (.5-1.5-0)

Course Description: Development of professional skills (ethics, communication, physical exam, surgical skills) necessary for the practice of veterinary medicine.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 612  The Healer's Art  Credit: 1 (0-0-1)

Course Description: Exploration of student experiences, beliefs, and values related to their work as veterinary medical professionals.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Modes: S/U Sat/Unsat Only, Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 616  Functional Anatomy  Credits: 9 (5-8-1)

Course Description: Intensive study of the gross anatomy of domestic animals. Anatomy studied comprises canine, feline, bovine, equine, small ruminant, and porcine species. Emphasis is on canine and equine anatomy. Comparative understanding of the anatomy of organ systems will support clinical instruction in the professional curriculum.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture, lab, and recitation. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 618  Veterinary Physiology and Histology  Credits: 7 (6-2-0)

Course Description: Physiology and microscopic anatomy of endocrine, hemopoietic, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems in selected domestic animals.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 619  Veterinary Neurobiology  Credits: 4 (3-3-0)

Course Description: Structural and functional foundations of nervous system activity; introduction to clinical neurology.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 620  Introduction to Spanish for Veterinarians  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Focus on basic Spanish structures and lexicon relevant to small and large animal veterinary communication with Spanish-speaking pet owners and livestock workforces. Familiarizes the fundamental grammatical functions and vocabulary necessary for productive communication in Spanish in the veterinary care language domain.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. Credit not allowed for both VM 620 and VM 680A4.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 621  Exotic Animal Anatomy and Husbandry  Credits: 2 (1-2-0)

Course Description: Applied veterinary anatomy and husbandry of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 623  Veterinary Nutrition and Metabolism  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Intermediary metabolism, nutrients, and animal nutrition.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 637  Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Biology of bacterial and fungal pathogens of animals with emphasis on common infectious diseases encountered in veterinary practice.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Graduate cooperative program, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 638  Veterinary Parasitology  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Biology of helminth, arthropod, and protozoan pathogens of animals with emphasis on common infectious diseases encountered in veterinary practice.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Graduate cooperative program, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 639  Veterinary Virology  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Biology of viral pathogens of animals with emphasis on common infectious diseases encountered in veterinary practice.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 640  Biology of Disease I  Credits: 5 (4-0-1)

Course Description: Introduction to mechanisms of subcellular, cellular, tissue, and organ response to injury and associated pathological processes.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Graduate cooperative program, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 648  Food Animal Production and Food Safety  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Also Offered As: VS 648.
Course Description: Basic orientation to food animal production units, herd health concepts, and issues of food safety from preharvest through processing and distribution.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program. Credit not allowed for both VM 648 and VS 648.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 707  Emerging Issues in Animal Health  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Important topics in veterinary medicine and public health.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Graduate cooperative program, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 710  Foundations of Veterinary Medicine III  Credit: 1 (.5-1.5-0)

Course Description: Development of professional skills (ethics, communication, physical exam, surgical skills) necessary for the practice of veterinary medicine.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 711  Foundations of Veterinary Medicine IV  Credit: 1 (.5-1.5-0)

Course Description: Development of professional skills (ethics, communication, physical exam, surgical skills) necessary for the practice of veterinary medicine.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 714  Veterinary Preventive Medicine  Credits: 4 (4-0-0)

Course Description: Principles of health promotion and disease prevention in populations.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Graduate cooperative program, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 716  Principles of Shelter Veterinary Medicine  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Introduces the principles of veterinary shelter medicine. Emphasis on management of small animals with herd health concepts.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 717  Spanish for Rural Veterinary Practice I  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Develop basic communication skills in Spanish for practicing veterinary medicine in rural settings. Focus on the specific terminology and the basic linguistic skills necessary to communicate veterinary care and proper livestock treatment practices. All targeted linguistic forms, communicative activities and assessments are task-based and practical in nature.
Prerequisite: VM 620.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. This is a partial semester course. Offered as an online course only. Credit not allowed for both VM 717 and VM 781A4.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 718  Spanish for Rural Veterinary Practice II  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Continue developing basic communication skills in Spanish for practicing veterinary medicine in rural settings. Using field-specific terminology, develop the linguistic skills for elaborating the ‘why’ of treatment and preventative care recommendations. Builds ability to communicate anticipated potential developments of animal health conditions, and future treatment plans. All targeted linguistic forms, communicative activities and assessments are task-based and practical in nature.
Prerequisite: VM 717, may be taken concurrently.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. This is a partial semester course. Offered as an online course only. Credit not allowed for both VM 718 and VM 781A6.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 720  Alternative and Complementary Therapeutics  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Mechanisms and efficacy of alternative and complementary therapeutics used in veterinary medicine.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 721  Non-Mammalian Vertebrate Medicine  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of non-mammalian vertebrates.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 722  Veterinary Pharmacology  Credits: 4 (4-0-0)

Course Description: Basic and clinical pharmacology, therapeutic practice, and pharmacy management.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 723  Spanish for Rural Veterinary Practice III  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Continue developing basic communication skills in Spanish for veterinary medicine in rural settings. Using field-specific terminology, develop the linguistic skills for elaborating the ‘why’ of treatment, preventative care recommendations, and anticipating likely hypothetical developments. Introduction to past frame descriptions and basic narratives to obtain animal health histories and discuss and compare evolving conditions.
Prerequisite: VM 718.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. This is a partial semester course. Offered as an online course only. Credit not allowed for both VM 723 and VM 781A7.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 723A  Study Abroad--Africa: Wildlife Health and Conservation Medicine  Credits: 2 (0-0-2)

Course Description: Visit Kruger National Park in South Africa and Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust in Zimbabwe. Learning opportunities for veterinary students interested in careers in wildlife health and conservation medicine. Topics covered are in wildlife medicine and conservation, disease, forensics, anesthesia and capture.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. This is a partial semester course.
Term Offered: Summer.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 724  Bioanalytical Pathology  Credits: 6 (4-0-2)

Course Description: Mechanisms, interpretation, and applications of laboratory analyses for solving diagnostic problems.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 725  Spanish for Rural Veterinary Practice IV  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Continue to develop past time-frame communication in Spanish. Use preterit verbs embedded in complex contexts involving event sequencing. Using field-specific terminology, develop the linguistic skills for elaborating a sequence of past events that reflect the evolving status associated with relevant health conditions. Introduction to basic future tense forms; continue to elaborate on treatment and preventative care.
Prerequisite: VM 723.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. Offered as an online course only. This is a partial semester course. Credit not allowed for both VM 725 and VM 781A8.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 728  Principles of Imaging Interpretation  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Review and practice radiographic anatomy and interpretative skills of diagnostic imaging with emphasis on the small animal abdomen and thorax, equine and small animal musculoskeletal systems, and small animal axial skeleton and skull.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 731  Biology and Diseases of Small Mammals  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of small mammals.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must not be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 732  Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Also Offered As: VS 732.
Course Description: An introduction to the principles and practice of sports medicine and rehabilitation in veterinary medicine.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: VM 732: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program. VS 732: DVM or equivalent professional degree or consent of instructor.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 733  Principles of Surgery  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Principles and concepts of general and orthopedic surgery.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 735  Animal Welfare  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Animal welfare key concepts, including both science and ethics; sociological/cultural influence on animal welfare; animal welfare assessment; role of veterinarians in animal welfare; contemporary challenges in animal welfare.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 737  Principles of Anesthesia  Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Integration of physiological and pharmacological principles in clinical anesthesia.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 741  Biology of Disease II  Credits: 4 (3-0-1)

Course Description: Pathogenesis of organ system diseases and integrated systemic pathology.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and recitation. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 742  Biology of Disease III  Credits: 3 (2-0-1)

Course Description: Pathogenesis of disease in organ systems, systemic pathology.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 744  Theriogenology  Credits: 3 (2-2-0)

Course Description: Reproductive function and disease, including mammary gland and endocrine regulation of reproduction and lactation.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Must register for lecture and laboratory. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 745  Clinical Sciences I  Credits: 5 (5-0-0)

Course Description: Diagnostic approaches to common medical problems of the gastrointestinal tract (including dentistry), liver / pancreas, and endocrine systems in small animal, food animal, and equine species are covered. A clinical reasoning process for approaching clinical problems is reviewed and reinforced.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: This is a partial semester course. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 747  Clinical Sciences II  Credits: 5 (5-0-0)

Course Description: Diagnostic approaches to common medical problems of organ systems.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 749  Clinical Sciences III  Credits: 5 (5-0-0)

Course Description: Diagnostic approaches to common medical problems of organ systems.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 751  Veterinary Clinical Toxicology  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Common toxicants and poisonous plants encountered by companion and farm animal species, their pathophysiological effects, and clinical treatments.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Graduate cooperative program, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 753  Clinical Sciences IV  Credits: 5 (5-0-0)

Course Description: Diagnostic approaches to common medical problems of organ systems.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 757  Bovine Herd Medicine  Credits: 3 (3-0-0)

Course Description: Health management, and diagnosis and treatment of diseases of food animals.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 763  Equine Medicine and Surgery  Credits: 5 (5-0-0)

Course Description: Health management, and diagnosis and treatment of diseases of horses.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 772  Veterinary Professional Development  Credits: 2 (2-0-0)

Course Description: Topics include euthanasia training, contract and animal law, resumes, CVs and cover letters, career development, personal wellness and leadership, and personal finance and debt management.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: This is a partial semester course. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 773  Small Animal Medicine and Surgery I  Credits: 4 (4-0-0)

Course Description: Health management, and diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dogs and cats.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 774  Small Animal Medicine and Surgery II  Credits: 4 (4-0-0)

Course Description: Health management, and diagnosis and treatment of diseases of dogs and cats.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 775  Veterinary Practice Management  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Introduction to management of veterinary practice finances, marketing, personnel, and client relations.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: This is a partial semester course. Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program. Credit not allowed for both VM 775 and VM 780A4.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 776  Veterinary Mobility and Pain Management  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Provides a basic overview of the available strategies to reduce pain and improve mobility in veterinary patients.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. Credit not allowed for both VM 776 and VM 780A6.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 777  Feline Medicine  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Emphasizes the historical and examination findings, diagnostic evaluation, therapeutic approach, and prognosis relevant to common diseases of cats.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: This course is for DVM students in their 3rd (junior) year. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 779  Rational Antimicrobial Therapy  Credit: 1 (1-0-0)

Course Description: Learn a process of rational antimicrobial drug selection and generate diagnostic and therapeutic plans for patients with bacterial and fungal infections. Integrate clinical data that includes history, physical exam, and sometimes laboratory reports with basic knowledge of microbiology, pharmacology and principles of antimicrobial stewardship.
Prerequisite: VM 637 and VM 722 and VM 733 and VM 745 and VM 747 and VM 749 and VM 753.
Restriction: Must be a: Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the DVM program.
Term Offered: Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 786A  Junior Practicum  Credits: Var[6-8] (0-0-0)

Course Description: Training in clinical procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 786B  Senior Practicum  Credits: Var[1-22] (0-0-0)

Course Description: Training in clinical procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: S/U Sat/Unsat Only.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 795  Independent Study  Credits: Var[1-18] (0-0-0)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
Grade Mode: Instructor Option.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 796J  Group Study: Swine Medicine  Credit: 1 (0-0-1)

Course Description:
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Term Offered: Fall.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.

VM 796R  Group Study: Food Animal Clinical Problems  Credits: 3 (0-0-3)

Course Description: Diagnostic, therapeutic, management, and monitoring tools used to deal with food animal health problems.
Prerequisite: None.
Restriction: Must be a: Graduate, Professional.
Registration Information: Admission to professional curriculum in veterinary medicine. All courses must be taken in prescribed sequence in the PVM program.
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring.
Grade Mode: Traditional.
Special Course Fee: No.