CQUniversity Unit Profile

AGRI13015 - Animal Health Preparedness: Disease Management and Biosecurity

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General Information

Overview

This unit will provide you with a holistic approach to evaluating, maintaining and addressing animal health concerns in a variety of settings, with a particular focus on livestock industries. You will learn about the diagnosis, treatment, prevention and epidemiology of animal diseases, including selected exotic and zoonotic diseases. You will apply knowledge of the importance of animal health to the economy and society. You will develop practical and technical skills that can be used to address animal health challenges and safeguard biosecurity from the local to international level.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 3

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 7

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Completion of 72 credit points.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2027

Bundaberg

Emerald

Mixed Mode

Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

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Class and Assessment Overview

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