Teaching Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology The Department has responsibility for teaching veterinary microbiology and parasitology in the third year of the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) degree course.  The microbiology course deals with micro-organisms pathogenic for animals, the diseases they produce and their public health significance.  The course comprises lectures and practical classes.  In the second semester, the course deals with the infectious agents which cause diseases of the haemopoietic, cardiovascular, respiratory and central nervous systems, and the skin and mammary gland. The aim of the parasitology course is to enable students to acquire an understanding of parasitic diseases of animals and their public health significance.  Lectures, seminars and tutorials over two semesters deal with diseases by helminths, arthropods and protozoa.  In the second semester, the course deals with the infectious agents which cause diseases of the haemopoietic, cardiovascular, respiratory and central nervous systems, and the skin. The Department also has responsibility for teaching a course in Veterinary Infectious Diseases in the fourth year of the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) degree course.  The Veterinary Infectious Diseases course builds on the veterinary microbiology and parasitology courses presented in the third year.  It deals with applied aspects of infectious diseases, in particular the pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and applied aspects of the prevention and control of parasitic, bacterial, mycotic, viral and prion diseases of domesticated animals.  Lectures, practical classes, tutorials and problem based learning sessions over two semesters deal with veterinary public health and the infectious agents which cause diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, urogenital tract, musculoskeletal system and organs of special sense. Postgraduate research degree courses include: Master of Animal Science (MAnSc), Master of Science (MSc), Master of Veterinary Medicine (MVM) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Follow this link to the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine homepage for more information on courses.