1. Training Program:
Level: Undergraduate
Major: Veterinary medicine
Major Code: 7640101
2. Training Objectives:
General Objective:
To train Doctors of Veterinary Medicine at the university level with solid fundamental and specialized knowledge, strong professional skills, proper political qualities; possessing professional ethics and a serious work attitude to meet the human resource needs of society in the field of Veterinary Medicine.
Specific Objectives (SO):
- SO1: The learner possesses proper political qualities, professional ethics, good health, meeting societal needs in the cause of developing science and technology in the field of Veterinary Medicine.
- SO2: To equip the learner with fundamental scientific knowledge.
- SO3: To provide the learner with specialized knowledge and skills in clinical and paraclinical aspects of Veterinary Medicine.
- SO4: The learner adapts, innovates, and creates in a diverse and highly challenging work environment within the field of Veterinary Medicine.
- SO5: The graduating student possesses skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, and lifelong learning.
- SO6: To supply human resources for the sustainable development, community health, and international integration of the Veterinary Medicine sector.
3. Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge:
- LO1: Apply knowledge of natural sciences, social sciences, and an understanding of contemporary issues to the field of Veterinary Medicine.
- LO2: Apply knowledge of Veterinary Medicine to effectively prevent and control animal diseases.
- LO3: Apply knowledge of Veterinary Medicine to effectively diagnose and treat animal diseases.
- LO4: Evaluate and design programs for diagnosing and treating animal diseases, and protocols for preventing and controlling animal diseases according to regulations.
- LO5: : Develop knowledge of the environment, community health, and entrepreneurship in the activities of the Veterinary Medicine sector.
Skills:
- LO6: Proficiently and appropriately operate equipment in the Veterinary Medicine sector serving the tasks of diagnosis, disease prevention and treatment, and management of animal epidemics.
- LO7: Proficiently practice clinical and paraclinical skills, and technical procedures in diagnosing, treating, and preventing and controlling animal diseases.
- LO8: Provide consultation on techniques, technology, and business in the field of Veterinary Medicine with an orientation towards bringing economic benefits while considering the safety of humans, the health of animals, and the ecological environment.
- LO9: Conduct scientific research and successfully resolve issues in the field of Veterinary Medicine.
- LO10: Communicate effectively through multimedia and in multicultural contexts; meet the foreign language and informatics standards according to current regulations.
- LO11: Effectively resolve issues in the Veterinary Medicine sector based on critical thinking, creativity, and reasoning methods.
Autonomy and Responsibility:
- LO12: Form a clear future perspective and be ready for lifelong learning to respond to the rapid changes in the Veterinary Medicine sector in the context of globalization.
- LO13: Adhere to regulations and laws, and preserve professional ethics.
- LO14: Develop a serious work attitude, a sense of responsibility for environmental protection, enhancing human health, and showing affection for animals.
- LO15: Adhere to principles of occupational safety and professional conduct.
4. Program Duration:
5 years (166 credits) at Vinh Long University of Technology Education.
5. Career Opportunities:
Graduates of the Veterinary Medicine major have many opportunities to find employment in their trained field and related fields, specifically:
- Work at farms, parks, zoos, animal quarantine stations at airports, border gates, and quarantine stations in districts, towns, provinces, cities, or regions - zones;
- Work at enterprises that manufacture and trade raw materials, products, and veterinary pharmaceuticals for animal husbandry and veterinary medicine; enterprises that organize research, production, and business of products for the animal husbandry and veterinary medicine sectors;
- Teach at vocational colleges or vocational secondary schools;
- Work at agencies that manage and direct agricultural production;
- Work at governmental and non-governmental organizations related to agricultural management and transfer of veterinary technology, organizations that implement projects on surveillance, prevention, and control of animal diseases; quarantine of animal products, ensuring the sanitary safety of products of animal origin;
- Work in the field of research services and production of nutritional products for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary medicine;
- Establish facilities, consulting and production companies in the field of Veterinary Medicine;
- Lead, manage, and be in charge of professional expertise at state management agencies for Veterinary Medicine.
6. Further Study Opportunities
Advanced training programs that graduates of the Veterinary Medicine major can participate in:
- Study for a Master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, and other relevant majors domestically and abroad;
- Professional training programs in Veterinary Medicine domestically and abroad; research, investment, and development programs and projects for the Veterinary Medicine sector domestically and abroad;
- Training programs for management and technical staff related to Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Medicine, Aquaculture, Food, One Health;
- Doctoral training programs: Pathology and treatment of animal diseases; Veterinary epidemiology; Reproduction and reproductive diseases of livestock; other Veterinary Medicine majors;
- Study for a second university degree.
