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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