Veterinary Medicine and Food Safety
Degree and Title:
Bachelor’s in Veterinary Medical Sciences (BVSc), Honors in Food Safety
Bachelor’s in Veterinary Medical Sciences (BVSc), Honors in Animal Medicine and Surgery
Bachelor’s in Veterinary Medical Sciences (BVSc), Honors in Pet Animals
Study Hours/Academic Levels:
190 credit hours/5 academic levels
About
The school of veterinary medicine has three programs designed to educate and qualify compassionate, skillful, and proficient veterinary doctors.
The Food Health and Safety Program aims to prepare and train highly skilled veterinarians in the fields of public health and food safety and to strengthen the food production chain to reduce human exposure to chemical and biological hazards from food consumption.
The Animal Medicine and Surgery Program aims to prepare and train highly skilled veterinarians in the field of veterinary health, who can apply medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to productive, domestic, and wild animals.
The Pet Animals Program aims to prepare and train highly skilled veterinarians in the field of veterinary health, who can apply medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to domestic and wild animals.
Academic Majors and Departments
- Food Health and Safety
- Animal Medicine and Surgery
- Pet Animals
Career Opportunities
Food Health and Safety Program
- Food inspector at the Ministry of Health
- Food inspector in customs, sea, air, and land ports
- Food safety manager for restaurants and hotels
- Director of food safety in airlines and maritime transport
- Director of food safety in hospitals, university cities, and governmental and private care homes.
- References for food safety and quality systems in quality companies
- Working in governmental and private food analysis laboratories.
- Faculty Members, Ph.D. holders.
Animal Medicine and Surgery Program
- Governmental veterinarian (directorates, units of veterinary medicine)
- Veterinarian in zoos
- Veterinarian in animal production farms (cows, sheep, and buffaloes)
- Veterinarian in poultry farms
- Veterinarian in fish production farms
- Veterinary medicine general specialty
- Free veterinarian, specialty farm animals
- Representative/sales manager in veterinary pharmaceutical companies
Pet Animals Program
- Free veterinarian specialty pets
- Representative/sales manager in veterinary pharmaceutical companies