AHT Distance Course Descriptions - Year Three
1st Semester
2nd Semester
3rd Semester
ANHD 3140
ANHD 3140
Anaesthesia - 3 credits
This course will allow the student to develop a familiarity and competence with the various anaesthetic/analgesic agents and equipment utilized in veterinary medicine and their use in various species.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the first semester of year three of the TRU Animal Health Technology Distance Education Program
ANHD 3170
ANHD 3170
Animal Nursing 3 - 3 credits
This course is a continuation of ANHD 2120 - Animal Nursing 2. Advance animal nursing skills will be emphasized including surgical assistance.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the first semester of year three of the TRU Animal Health Technology Distance Education Program
ANHD 3900
ANHD 3900
Veterinary Clinical Studies 7 - 5 credits
Veterinary Clinical Studies is a sequence of required courses in the AHTDE program. Each course will correspond with one of the nine semesters in the AHTDE program.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the corresponding semester
ANHD 3110
ANHD 3110
Laboratory Procedures 4 - 3 credits
This is a continuation of ANHD 2110. In this course the topics of Clinical Chemistry and Urinalysis will be emphasized. The student will be introduced to how clinical veterinary disease is diagnosed using laboratory techniques. A major emphasis will be placed on the student's ability to ensure quality control and their ability to monitor the output of the laboratory techniques and determine if in fact the test results "make sense" and are not a result of poor circulation, machine malfunction, reagent quality or technician error.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the second semester of year three of the TRU Animal Health Technology Distance Education program
ANHD 3160
ANHD 3160
Large Animal Science - 3 credits
This course is an introduction to the husbandry of domestic farm animals. Topics that will be covered will include nutrition, genetics, animal welfare issues, housing and general daily care. An emphasis will be placed on personal safety, proper animal restraint, methods of animal confinement and examination techniques.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the second semester of year three of the TRU Animal Health Technology Distance Education program
ANHD 3910
ANHD 3910
Veterinary Clinical Studies 8 - 5 credits
Veterinary Clinical Studies is a sequence of required courses in the AHTDE program. Each course will correspond with one of the nine semesters in the AHTDE program.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the corresponding semester
ANHD 3120
ANHD 3120
Intensive Care - 3 credits
This course will allow the student to develop a familiarity with special anaesthetic protocols which may be required for certain patients as well as knowledge and skills for the various procedures and equipment that are required in the trauma and emergency patient.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the third semester of year three of the TRU Animal Health Technology Distance Education program
ANHD 3150
ANHD 3150
Laboratory Animals - 3 credits
This course is designed to introduce the student to the restraint and handling of common exotic pet and laboratory animal species. Topics will include the use of animals in research, vivisectionism and animal welfare.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the third semester of year three of the TRU Animal Health Technology Distance Education program
ANHD 3920
ANHD 3920
Veterinary Clinical Studies 9 - 5 credits
Veterinary Clinical Studies is a sequence of required courses in the AHTDE program. Each course will correspond with one of the nine semesters in the AHTDE program.
Prerequisite: Admittance into the corresponding semester