Veterinary Medicine (VMED)
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program
Description: Overview of medical terminology used by veterinarians.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Students may be required to complete an off campus observation outside of regularly scheduled class times.
Description: Prevention and control of disease in animal populations is a vital function of veterinary medicine. Familiar with population medicine concepts using a practical approach. While the primary focus is on population medicine as it applies to companion animal sheltering, the principles presented have broad application across several fields of practice including but not limited to large animal, zoo, wildlife, and research.
Prerequisites: VBMS 406: Open to juniors or seniors who have completed LIFE 120 & LIFE 121. VBMS 806: Open to graduate students enrolled in the UNL Graduate College. VMED 506: Open to veterinary professional students.
Description: An introduction into biosecurity and the principles of disease transmission. Covering the concepts of infectious disease transmission with practical applications for control and prevention.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
At least two years of high school Spanish or equivalent coursework highly recommended.
Description: Achieve a working vocabulary of technical and clinical veterinary terms that will enable professional communication with Spanish-speaking clients, farm managers, or other animal care givers.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Basic behavior, handling, restraint, and physical examination of cats and dogs. Basic clinical skills and an introduction to clinical cases. Medical record keeping and interpersonal communication in veterinary practice. Diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine.
This course is a prerequisite for: VMED 512
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program. VMED 511.
Description: Basic behavior, handling, restraint, and physical examination of ruminants, horses, and lab animals. Specific canine clinical examination techniques. Basic large animal clinical skills and an introduction to production animal medicine. Acquisition and use of clinical scientific information. Interpersonal communication in veterinary practice. Diversity and inclusion in veterinary medicine.
This course is a prerequisite for: VMED 513
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program. VMED 512.
Description: Preventive care principles and applications. Discussion of clinical cases. Acquisition and use of clinical scientific information. Interpersonal communication in veterinary practice. Applied clinical skills practice.
This course is a prerequisite for: VMED 514
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program. VMED 513.
Description: Ethical issues in veterinary practice. Regulatory veterinary medicine. Discussion of clinical cases. Applied clinical skills practice.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program
Description: The objective of this course is to develop knowledge of the fundamental principles of animal welfare, in terms of science, ethics and cultural components.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Introduce basic biochemical aspects of metabolism and function of energy, protein, fat, minerals and vitamins in the diet. Determine nutrient requirements of food animals, pets and horses under various physiological states. Understand fate of various nutrients in simple stomached animals, ruminants and cecal fermenters. Discuss clinical nutrition problems specific to each species.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: General principles of surgery for and common surgical problems in animals.
This course is a prerequisite for: VMED 589
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Integration of hematology, clinical chemistry and cytology in mechanisms of disease.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program. VMED 583.
Description: Anesthetic equipment, agents and procedures for domestic animals. General principles of surgery of small/companion animal surgery.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Aspects of veterinary medicine not covered elsewhere in the curriculum presented as the need arises. Topic varies.
Prerequisites: VMED 630
Description: Gross anatomy of domestic ruminants, horses, and birds. An advanced course in detailed gross anatomy incorporating intensive dissection laboratory sessions and classroom lectures.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Concepts of nervous system functioning, problem identification, and neurologic diseases.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: General mechanisms of disease and lesion development in animals at the molecular, cellular, and organ levels.
Prerequisites: First year standing in and admission to VMED.
Primarily for students in animal or biological sciences or veterinary medicine.
Description: Mammalian physiology and cellular mechanisms. Physiology of the cell, embryology, and neuro-sensory, neuromuscular, endocrine, and reproductive systems.
Prerequisites: First year standing in and admission to VMED.
ASCI/VBMS 846/BIOS 814/VMED 646 is designed for students in animal or biological sciences or veterinary medicine.
Description: Mammalian physiology and cellular mechanisms. Physiology of the digestive, cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal systems.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: The study of normal radiographic anatomy of the dog and cat. Emphasis on patient positioning and proper selection of image modalities based on the anatomic area in question.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: General principles; drug disposition; drugs acting on the nervous, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal and endrocrine systems.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Fundamental eukaryotic cell biology and early development, microscopic structure of basic cell types, tissues and organs of the body, following a system/apparatus approach.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Study of pathological changes affecting systems at the tissue, organ or organismal level in domestic animals with additional emphasis on selected diseases and syndromes.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Biology of parasites of major veterinary importance. The understanding required for control of parasitism.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Principles and mechanisms underlying the immune system.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Bacteria and fungi of veterinary importance. Mechanisms of disease production and laboratory diagnostic methods.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: The unique biological features of viruses in terms of their life cycle and tropism in their hosts.
Prerequisites: Must be admitted to the UNL-ISU Veterinary Medicine Program.
Description: Fundamentals of epidemiology, zoonotic diseases, occupational health, food safety, and other public health topics.