Science - Veterinary Technology Adelaide University

Overview

Throughout the Science - Veterinary Technology course from Adelaide University you'll build high-level expertise in the nursing care of animals of all kinds – from cats, dogs and horses to farm animals, wildlife and exotic pets.

Gain hands-on animal and clinical experience through work placements providing you with opportunities to learn and experience the diversity of veterinary nursing and technology practice. Build an invaluable community of peers as you collaborate with animal and veterinary scientists, animal behaviourists and veterinarians.

Study the complete spectrum of animal health, including pathology, pain management, animal nutrition, dentistry and pharmacology. Gain knowledge and training in the use of veterinary anaesthetic, radiography and dental equipment. Explore animal diseases, including those threatening humans, and the concept of One Health.

You’ll graduate with extensive real-world experience, ready for fulfilling careers in general veterinary practice and specialist hospitals, animal breeding farms, zoos and animal shelters.

Career opportunities:

You’ll graduate from Adelaide University with industry skills ready for a dynamic career in high-level animal care roles. You could oversee anaesthesia services for specialist veterinary hospitals. You might work at a zoo and provide nursing care to exotic animals and wildlife. Perhaps you’ll work on an equine breeding farm and direct the nursing care of equine neonates.

Your career options as a veterinary technologist will be extensive and you could provide nursing care to veterinary patients in a variety of settings, including:

• Specialist veterinary care areas such as oncology, medicine, surgery, emergency and critical care and anaesthesia

• Small animal general practice clinics

• Large and production animal veterinary hospitals

• Exotic and wildlife specialist clinics

• Community care and shelter medicine

• Veterinary clinical pathology laboratories

• Animal welfare organisations

• Zoos, aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries

• Animal breeding farms

• Telemedicine and the veterinary insurance industry

• Animal research facilities

• Policy and management

• Tertiary education.