Mindfulness and Self Care: Enhancing Wellness in Everyday Life
Mindfulness and Self Care: Enhancing Wellness in Everyday Life explores the principles and practices of mindfulness as a tool for self-care and well-being. Students learn various mindfulness techniques and strategies to cultivate resilience, reduce stress, and promote mental and emotional health. Through experiential learning, reflective exercises, practical applications, and psychological research, students develop a deeper […]
Introduction to Veterinary Surgical Assistant
Introduction to Veterinary Surgical Assisting introduces students to surgical assistance of the veterinarian and/or the veterinary technician, providing them with basic knowledge of surgical instruments, surgery-room hygiene, care of surgical equipment, preparation of surgical patients, anesthesia, and monitoring of post-surgical patients. The course emphasizes assisting the veterinarian and/or veterinary technician with these procedures.
Veterinary Parasitology
Veterinary Parasitology is the study of common parasites found in both companion and food animals. Students learn about these parasites’ life cycles. They learn how to identify and prevent endoparasites, ectoparasites, and blood parasites, and they learn how treat animals afflicted with these parasites. Further, they become acquainted with diagnostic testing for these parasites. (Pre-requisite: […]
Veterinary Pharmacology
Veterinary Pharmacology covers basic pharmacology for the veterinary technician, focusing on private practices. It identifies basic classes of drugs, emphasizing pharmacodynamics, client education, side effects, and dosage calculations. (Pre-requisites: VETA110W and VETA121W)
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology II
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology II covers the normal anatomy and physiology of domestic mammals with emphasis on the dog and cat. Major differences with respect to the larger domestic species are also covered. This is the second semester of a two-semester course and covers the endocrine, reproductive, cardiovascular, digestive, respiratory, and urinary systems. (Pre-requisite: BIOL101W)
Small Animal Behavior
In Small Animal Behavior, students become familiar with normal animal behavior. This course helps them understand and manage patients in the clinical setting. Through learning theory, along with scientific and humane training, restraint, and behavior modification techniques, students enhance their interactions with animals.
Veterinary Clinical Methods I
Veterinary Clinical Methods I provides the foundation by which students progress to their first clinical affiliation, preparing them for hands-on experience in the clinical setting. This course covers diseases, toxicities, emergencies, nutrition, nursing care, diagnostic sampling, the history and physical exam, companion animal handling and restraint, administration of medications and treatments, and the basics of […]
Introduction to Veterinary Technology
Introduction to Veterinary Technology introduces students to the field of Veterinary Technology. Some of the topics covered in the course are medical terminology, animal behavior, and species and breed identification. In addition, the course provides students with an overview of the way technicians manage multiple areas of a veterinary hospital, including the reception area, exam […]
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology I
Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology I covers the normal anatomy and physiology of domestic mammals with emphasis on the dog and cat. Major differences with respect to the larger domestic species are also covered. This is the first semester of a two-semester course and covers basic organization, cells, tissues, the integument, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems.
American Literature: Origins Through Civil War
American Literature, Origins to Civil War surveys the works of American literature from its Pre-Colonial influences through the Civil War, emphasizing themes that have contributed to the development of an American consciousness. By reading closely and analyzing critically, students explore these works from various literary periods and movements in relation to their cultural, social, historical, […]
Shakespeare
Shakespeare exposes students to the works of the playwright, with emphasis on his plays. Students study the major genres (tragedy, comedy, history, and romance), which give them ways to analyze and interpret drama and its elements. The course introduces students to the social and cultural characteristics of the Early Modern Period and to the biography […]
Research into the Microbial World
Research into the Microbial World introduces students to the invisible world of microbes and microorganisms and their impact on human life and ecosystems. The course focuses on the various types of microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, protists), the role of microbes within scientific technologies, the microbial antibiotic resistance crisis, the role of normal microbiota in the maintenance […]