Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Science (BVSc)

Objectives

1. 1. To produce animal health professionals that will effectively handle individual clinical cases.

2. 2. To produce sufficient number of animal health professionals that will fill the gap of animal health services in every corner of the country
3. 3. To produce professionals that could be involved in the different government and private animal health activities.
4. 4. To produce trained professionals that will be involved in animal disease prevention and control programs in the country.

Entry requirements 

1. Natural sciences students who pass the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Certificate Examination, which would hinder the individual’s ability to deliver his/her professional services, and are assigned by the Ministry of Education are accepted. As per the new MOSHE, the guideline considering the current curriculum revision student department selection method will be based on the following approaches; an orientation regarding available departments found in the institution and their relevance need to be given and awareness can be created by brochure and leaflets. Students will be subjected to rank all the departments according to their priority interests. Then, Selection can be made by using the ESLCE (40%), first-semester result (30%), and Entrance exam-related attitude (30%).
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3. Duration of Study: The total duration of the program is four years. One academic year consists of two semesters.
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5. Graduate Profile: The BVSc program aspires to produce competent veterinarians who can deliver quality service to the society. Accordingly, the graduates of this program are expected to attain the following competencies in terms of:

Knowledge

1. Know the normal structures, biochemical compositions and functions of the body of domestic and wild animals
2. Know and understand the normal behavior, welfare, and production and breeding principles of different species of domestic animals.
3. Know about various animal disease causing agents (their biology, epidemiology, pathogenesis etc)
4. Have detailed knowledge of major livestock diseases and their impact on the agricultural sector
5. Have knowledge on the prevention and control of major national and transboundary animal diseases
6. Understand principles of animal disease treatment, handling and toxicity of various drugs, chemicals and biological
7. Know ways of promoting and maintaining human health through the application of veterinary public health principles in the provision of safe, sound and wholesome foodstuffs of animal origin, and the control of zoonoses
8. Know about livestock economics, entrepreneurship and business management principles
9. Collect and interpret clinical and research information, advise and teaching on animal health and production, welfare and ethics
10. Selecting and collecting specimens for laboratory tests and interpreting results
11. Present ideas and evidences orally and written form
12. Performing clinical, surgical and theriogenologicalprocedures
13. Performing artificial insemination and pregnancy diagnosis
14. Performing meat inspection in abattoirs

Attitude

1. A person of higher creativity, social consciousness, and professional ethics with a sense of responsibility to work towards national goals and development.
2. Conduct productive professional activities in accordance with ethical and legal codes for the well-being of animals and the benefit the society
3. Recognize limitations in one’s expertise and seek further knowledge in the area of own specialization and supportive fields
4. Make one ready to learn from the environment and the local community, respect values and traditions of the society and add scholarly contributions to them.

Graduation Requirements

1. According to the rules and regulations of Bahir Dar University, students in this program will be able to graduate if and only if they:
2. The overall student’s workload in ECTS credit point is 254. The maximum load per semester is 22Cr/35CP respectively. Students will be evaluated for each course according to load given to lecture, tutorial and practical, etc.
3. Score minimum CGPA of 2.0 for the total number of calculable ECTS for which they have been registered No ‘F’ grade for any course they have been registered as per the university’s legislation.

Degree Nomenclature: The undergraduate Veterinary science program leads to a certification referred in English as: “Bachelor Degree in Veterinary Science (BVSc)” in Amharic as “የባችለርዲግሪ በእንስሳትህክምና ሳይንስ”

List and semester breakdown of courses

 Year I semester I

Year I Semester II

Year II Semester 1

Year II Semesters II

Year III Semesters I

Year III Semester II