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UPLB Centennial
Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine
The Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine consists of 9 units of core courses, 10 units of major courses, 9 units of minor courses and 6 units of thesis, for a total of 34 units. Presently, the program has nine major areas of specialization as follows:
- Veterinary Anatomy
- Veterinary Internal Medicine
- Veterinary Microbiology
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Veterinary Pathology
- Veterinary Physiology
- Veterinary Public Health
- Veterinary Surgery
- Theriogenology
The core courses and courses under the different major areas of specialization are as follows:
| Course Code | Description | Unit | |
| CORE COURSES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VPHY 241 | Physiology Biochemistry | 3 | |
| VPHY 242 | Cell Physiology | 2 | |
| STAT 164 | Statistics for Biological Sciences | 3 | |
| VMED 195 | Methods in Veterinary Research | 1 | |
| TOTAL UNITS | 9 | ||
| VETERINARY ANATOMY | |||
| VETA 201 | Advanced Macroscopic Anatomy | 3 | |
| VETA 202 | Advanced Comparative Anatomy | 3 | |
| VETA 203 | Applied Anatomy | 3 | |
| VETA 204 | Advanced Microscopic Anatomy | 4 | |
| VETA 205 | Veterinary Neuroanatomy | 3 | |
| VETA 206 | Anatomy of Common Laboratory Animals | 1 | |
| VETA 207 | Histological and Electron Microscopic Techniques | 1 | |
| VETA 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Anatomy | 1-3 | |
| VETA 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Anatomy | 1 | |
| VETA 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE | |||
| VMED 253 | Advanced Equine Medicine | 3 | |
| VMED 254 | Advanced Swine Medicine | 3 | |
| VMED 254 | Advanced Poultry Medicine | 3 | |
| VMED 256 | Advanced Ruminant Medicine | 3 | |
| VMED 261 | Veterinary Alternative Medicine | 2 | |
| VMED 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Internal Medicine | 1-3 | |
| VMED 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Internal Medicine | 1 | |
| VMED 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY | |||
| VMCB 221 | Applied Immunology | 2 | |
| VMCB 222 | Clinical Microbiology | 2 | |
| VMCB 222 | Bacterial and Viral Pathogens of Domestic Animals | ||
| VMCB 224 | Veterinary Mycology | 2 | |
| VMCB 225 | Advances in Veterinary Virology | 2 | |
| VMCB 226 | Advances in Veterinary Virology | 2 | |
| VMCB 227 | Anaerobic Bacteriology | 2 | |
| VMCB 228 | Pathogenic Enterobacteria | 2 | |
| VMCB 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Microbiology | 1-3 | |
| VMCB 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Microbiology | 1 | |
| VMCB 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| MCB 201 | Advances in Microbiology | 3 | |
| MCB 220 | Physiology of Bacteria | 3 | |
| MCB 240 | Determinative Bacteria | 3 | |
| MCB 270 | Microbial Toxins | 3 | |
| VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY | |||
| VPAR 134 | Parasites of Selected Wild Birds and Mammals, and Laboratory Animals | 3 | |
| VPAR 135 | Parasites of Fishes and Other Aquatic Animals | 2 | |
| VPAR 231 | Advanced Veterinary Entomology | 3 | |
| VPAR 232 | Advanced Veterinary Helminthology | 3 | |
| VPAR 233 | Advanced Protozoology | 2 | |
| VPAR 234 | Immunology of Parasitic Infections | 2 | |
| VPAR 235 | Clinical Parasitology | 2 | |
| VPAR 236 | Systematic Helminthology | 3 | |
| VPAR 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Parasitology | 1-3 | |
| VPAR 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Parasitology | 1 | |
| VPAR 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| ENT 225 | Advanced Insecticide Toxicology | 3 | |
| ENT 240 | Advanced Insect Taxonomy | 3 | |
| ZOO 253 | Ecology of Animal Parasites | 3 | |
| WLDL 205 | Advanced Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| VETERINARY PATHOLOGY | |||
| VPTH 221 | Biology and Husbandry of Laboratory Animals | 2 | |
| VPTH 222 | Veterinary Necropsy | 2 | |
| VPTH 223 | Histophatology | 2 | |
| VPTH 224 | Clinical Biochemistry | 2 | |
| VPTH 225.1 | Comparative Pathology I | 2 | |
| VPTH 225.2 | Comparative Pathology II | 2 | |
| VPTH 226 | Pathology of Microbial Infections | 2 | |
| VPTH 227 | Pathology of Parasitic Infections | 2 | |
| VPTH 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Pathology | 1-3 | |
| VPTH 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Pathology | 1 | |
| VPTH 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| VETERINARY PHYSIOLOGY | |||
| VPHM 241 | Physiological Disposition of Drugs and Poisons | 2 | |
| VPHM 242 | Veterinary Toxicology | 2 | |
| VPHY 243 | Advanced Mammalian Physiology | 2 | |
| VPHY 244 | Neurophysiology and Neuroendocrinology | 2 | |
| VPHY 245 | Molecular Mechanism of Hormone Action | 2 | |
| VPHY 247 | Experimental Physiology | 2 | |
| VPHY 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Physiology | 1-3 | |
| VPHY 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Physiology | 1 | |
| VPHM 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH | |||
| VPH 222 | Microbial and Parasitic Zoonoses | 3 | |
| VPH 223 | Epidemiological Investigation of Food-borne Diseases | 2 | |
| VPH 224 | Public Health Considerations in Foods of Animal Origin | 2 | |
| VPH 227 | Advanced Epidemiology | 2 | |
| VPH 228 | Environmental Sanitation in Animal Industries | 2 | |
| VPH 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Public Health | 1-3 | |
| VPH 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Public Health | 1 | |
| VPH 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| VETERINARY SURGERY | |||
| VSUR 251 | Veterinary Anesthesia | 2 | |
| VSUR 253 | Advanced Equine Surgery | 3 | |
| VSUR 256 | Advanced Ruminant Surgery | 3 | |
| VSUR 203 | Applied Anatomy | 3 | |
| VSUR 261 | Veterinary Alternative Medicine | 2 | |
| VSUR 291 | Special Topics in Veterinary Surgery | 1-3 | |
| VSUR 299 | Seminar in Veterinary Surgery | 1 | |
| VSUR 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| VETERINARY THERIOGENOLOGY | |||
| VTHE 251 | Laboratory Animal Theriogenology | 3 | |
| VTHE 253 | Advanced Equine Theriogenology | 3 | |
| VTHE 254 | Advanced Porcine Theriogenology | 3 | |
| VTHE 256 | Advanced Bovine and Bubaline Theriogenology | 3 | |
| VTHE 257 | Advanced Ovine and Caprine Theriogenology | 3 | |
| VTHE 206 | Anatomy of Common Laboratory Animals | 1 | |
| VTHE 291 | Special Topics in Theriogenology | 1-3 | |
| VTHE 299 | Seminar in Theriogenology | 1 | |
| VTHE 300 | Master's Thesis | 6 | |
| ANSC 165 | Methods in Animal Breeding | 3 | |
| ANSC 260 | Artificial Breeding of Farm Animals | 3 |