VTPB - Veterinary Pathobiology
VTPB 613 Mammalian Genomics and Bioinformatics
Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.
Exploration of fundamental concepts and principles in mammalian genomics and bioinformatics; includes case studies involving applications of modern technologies and experimental practices that are foundational for historic and modern discovery. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.
VTPB 626 Disease Detection, Surveillance and Risk Assessment
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Animal health and food safety diagnostic test evaluation, disease surveillance design and analysis and quantitative risk assessment. Prerequisite: STAT 651 or equivalent, or approval of instructor.
VTPB 684 Professional Internship
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
A directed internship in an organization to provide students with on-the-job training with professionals in settings appropriate to the student's professional objectives. May be taken three times for credit. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Graduate classification and approval of committee chair.
VTPB 685 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Problems course in microbiology. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
VTPB 689 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Special topics in an identified area of veterinary pathobiology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Graduate classification.
VTPB 691 Research
Credits 1 to 23.
1 to 23 Other Hours.
Research for thesis or dissertation. Must be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
VTPB 910 Veterinary Immunology
Credits 2.
2 Lecture Hours.
Introduction to veterinary immunology; mechanisms of resistance of infectious diseases and tumors; tissue injury caused by the immune system, including hypersensitivity reactions and autoimmunity; immunization theory and practices; immunologic methods for diagnosis of disease. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the first year of professional curriculum.
VTPB 922 Pathology I
Credits 3 to 6.
2 to 5 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organ systems of animals; pathogenesis, mechanisms and morphologic features of diseases and their relationship to clinical signs; laboratory consists of studies of gross and microscopic pathology. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the first year of professional DVM curriculum.
VTPB 923 Pathology II
Credits 3.
2 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organ systems of animals; pathogenesis, mechanisms and morphologic features of diseases and their relationship to clinical signs; laboratory consists of studies of gross and microscopic pathology. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the second year of professional DVM curriculum.
VTPB 925 Agents of Disease I
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Introduction to the agents of infectious diseases: bacteria, fungi, viruses, prions, protozoa, helminths and arthropods; agents by general taxonomy and structural features as they relate to diagnosis and therapy, replication strategies, diagnostic procedures and mechanisms of disease production; infectious diseases representing each class of agents with emphasis on characteristics of infectious diseases for each body-system, establishing differential diagnoses for disease syndromes and developing a diagnostic approach. Prerequisite: Enrollment in first year professional DVM curriculum.
VTPB 927 Clinical Laboratory Medicine-Clinical Pathology
Credits 5.
4 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Laboratory testing and data interpretation to support and/or confirm disease processes, assess prognosis and assist in determining treatment options and monitoring response to treatment; validation and accuracy of laboratory tests. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the second year of professional DVM curriculum.
VTPB 930 Agents of Disease II
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Continuation of Agents of Disease I: bacteria, fungi, viruses, prions, protozoa, helminths and arthropods; emphasis on characteristics of infectious diseases for each body system, establishing differential diagnosis for disease syndromes and developing a diagnostic approach. Prerequisite: Enrollment in second year professional DVM curriculum.
VTPB 932 Organ Dysfunction: Recognition, Diagnostics and Supportive Care
Credits 4.
3 Lecture Hours.
2 Lab Hours.
Recognition and diagnosing disorders of various body systems using clinical scenarios and laboratory data analysis; introduction to evaluation and implementation of basic treatment options to provide supportive care to animals given a disorder(s) of the body systems. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the second year of professional DVM curriculum.
VTPB 940 Diagnostics
Credits 2.
35 Lab Hours.
Student group participation on a rotating schedule in applied clinical activities in the area of diagnostic medicine including clinical pathology, necropsy, microbiology, parasitology, and serology. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the fourth year professional curriculum.
VTPB 948 Didactic Elective
Credits 1 to 12.
1 to 12 Lecture Hours.
Elective course in veterinary microbiology, pathology, genetics, immunology or parasitology for professional students who wish to supplement required curriculum. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Enrollment in the third year of professional curriculum.
VTPB 985 Directed Studies
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Other Hours.
Problems in various subdisciplines. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
VTPB 988 Veterinary Pathobiology Selective
Credits 2.
2 Lecture Hours.
Selective course in veterinary pathobiology. Prerequisites: Third year classification in veterinary medicine and in good standing.
VTPB 989 Special Topics in...
Credits 1 to 4.
1 to 4 Lecture Hours.
1 to 4 Lab Hours.
Selected topics in an identified area of microbiology, pathology, genetics, immunology or parasitology. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.