Bachelor of Veterinary Technology

Why Bachelor of Veterinary Technology? Are you an inquisitive, passionate and empathetic animal lover? Keen to work closely with animals, their owners and the community to make a difference to their care? Veterinary technologists and veterinary nurses play a vital role in delivering modern animal healthcare. They are the heart of our veterinary hospitals and clinics. As part of the veterinary care team, they educate owners and provide high-level nursing care to veterinary patients in areas such as surgery and medicine, anaesthesia, emergency and critical care, dentistry, exotics, wildlife and more. Safeguard the health of animals. Save lives. Enter a field with strong job prospects and security. Work in a dynamic team environment and join a like-minded community of animal loving problem-solvers. Overview Our Bachelor of Veterinary Technology is a clinically focused degree and provides access to our world-class, $37 million veterinary health centre. You'll build high-level expertise in the nursing care of animals of all kinds – from cats, dogs and horses to farm animals, wildlife and exotic pets. Gain hands-on animal and clinical experience through work placements providing you with opportunities to learn and experience the diversity of veterinary nursing and technology practice. Build an invaluable community of peers as you collaborate with animal and veterinary scientists, animal behaviourists and veterinarians. Study the complete spectrum of animal health, including pathology, pain management, animal nutrition, dentistry and pharmacology. Gain knowledge and training in the use of veterinary anaesthetic, radiography and dental equipment. Explore animal diseases, including those threatening humans, and the concept of One Health. You’ll graduate with extensive real-world experience, ready for fulfilling careers in general veterinary practice and specialist hospitals, animal breeding farms, zoos and animal shelters. Key features Learn to operate medical and diagnostic equipment and perform advanced clinical tasks. Gain extensive hands-on experience through industry and clinical placements. Work directly with animals, including cats, dogs, horses, farm animals, wildlife and exotic pets. Access our world-class veterinary health centre and build skills in simulated environments like our veterinary clinical skills centre. Learn from world-leading veterinary nursing and technology educators, clinical veterinary nursing staff and researchers. Collaborate with other on-campus animal and veterinary scientists, animal behaviourists and veterinarians. What you'll learn Our Bachelor of Veterinary Technology is expert-led, hands-on and contemporary. During the three-year program you’ll learn how to enhance outcomes for veterinary patients from progressive educators. You’ll provide nursing care to different animals with varied health statuses and perform clinical tasks such as diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing and analyses, medication administration and fluid therapy delivery. You’ll study industry informed courses, including: Animal handling and husbandry Animal behaviour welfare ethics Principles of veterinary nursing Anatomy, physiology and pathology Animal microbiology and virology Pharmacology, pharmacy and therapeutics Biosecurity, epidemiology and food safety Managing animals in emergencies. Learn from experienced veterinary nursing and technology academics and clinical veterinary nursing staff in our state-of-the-art teaching hospital where you can apply your learning and deploy your clinical skills whilst building confidence in your practice. At the end of your first year, you’ll also complete an industry placement where you’ll see first-hand how the knowledge and skills of a veterinary technologist are used in clinical practice. This is followed by substantial clinical placements in the second and third year of the degree. In total, you will complete over 600 hours of industry placements. More about what you’ll learn Less about what you’ll learn