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Study programmes 2009-2010Last update : 28/06/2010

Master in Veterinary Medicine
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Credits

First Year

Compulsory courses

VETE0031-1

General pathology of domestic animals I, II & III - Freddy Coignoul - [6h Clin. Pr.]
80
-
[+]
9

VETE0032-1

Parasitology as applied to veterinary medicine including mycology and tropical parasitology - Bertrand Losson
25
7
-
3

VETE0379-1

Veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics - Brigitte Evrard, Pascal Gustin - [9h Pcl Pr.]
72
-
[+]
8

VETE1022-1

Veterinary toxicology - Pascal Gustin
22
10
-
3

VETE0023-1

Judging of domestic animals - Baudouin Nicks
-
15
-
1

VETE0025-1

Legal Objectives and Foundations Concerning the Guidance of Domestic Animals - Baudouin Nicks
10
-
-
1

VETE1023-1

Food technology, safety and quality - Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Marie‑Louise Scippo - [9h Pcl Pr.]
35
-
[+]
5

VETE1024-1

Safety and quality control of food - Georges Daube, Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko
16
-
-
2

VETE0026-1

Nutrition and feeding of domestic animals - Marianne Diez, Isabelle Dufrasne, Louis Istasse
50
-
-
5

VETE0447-1

Companion animal and equine semiology



6

- General semiology - Cécile Clercx, Dominique Peeters
18
-
-

- Companion animal semiology - Cécile Clercx, Dominique Peeters - [4,5h Clin. Pr.]
18
-
[+]

- Equine semiology - Hélène Amory - [4,5h Clin. Pr.]
8
-
[+]

VETE0448-1

Semiology of productive animals - Hugues Guyot, Christian Hanzen, Martine Laitat, Frédéric Rollin, Kamal Touati - [15h Clin. Pr.]
18
-
[+]
3

VETE0042-1

Surgery of domestical animals - Marc Balligand, Didier Serteyn - [10,5h Clin. Pr.]
16
-
[+]
3

VETE0043-1

Anaesthesia and rescucitation of domestic animals - Didier Serteyn - [1,5h Clin. Pr.]
24
-
[+]
3

Optional courses

One of the two following courses which make up 20h of the core programme and 10h specific courses :

VETE0036-1

Ecology applied to domestic animals



4

- common courses - Baudouin Nicks - [12h Pcl Pr.]
20
-
[+]

- complement on pets and laboratory animals housing - Baudouin Nicks
10
-
-

VETE0036-3

Ecology applied to domestic animals



4

- common courses - Baudouin Nicks - [12h Pcl Pr.]
20
-
[+]

- complement on farm animals housing - Baudouin Nicks
10
-
-

One of the two following courses which make up 25h of the core programme and 10h specific courses :

VETE0038-1

Quantitative genetics: Selection of domestic animals



4

- common courses - Johann Detilleux, Pascal Leroy - [5h Mon. WS]
25
-
[+]

- pets and sport animals - Johann Detilleux
10
-
-

VETE0038-3

Quantitative genetics: Selection of domestic animals



4

- common courses - Johann Detilleux, Pascal Leroy - [5h Mon. WS]
25
-
[+]

- Partim Cattle, Pig, Sheep, Poultry - Pascal Leroy
10
-
-

Second Year

Compulsory courses

VETE0044-2

Veterinary medical biochemistry - Fabrice Bureau - [12,5h PCL]
16
12
[+]
3

VETE0012-1

Epidemiology and risk analysis applied to animal diseases - Claude Saegerman
10
-
-
1

VETE0045-1

management of farms - Johann Detilleux, Isabelle Dufrasne, Pascal Leroy, Baudouin Nicks - [25h PCL]
-
-
[+]
1

VETE0046-1

General vaccinology and vaccinology applied to veterinary medicine, general immunopathology - Alain Vanderplasschen - [4h PCL]
15
-
[+]
1

VETE0047-1

Inspection of animal food - Nicolas Korsak Koulagenko - [12,5h PCL]
10
-
[+]
1

VETE0048-1

Introduction to the quality management of foods from animal origin - Antoine Clinquart, Georges Daube, Marie‑Louise Scippo - [12,5h PCL]
-
-
[+]
1

VETE0051-1

Systemic Veterinary Pathology - Daniel Desmecht - [12,5h Clin.]
30
40
[+]
5

VETE0052-1

Pharmacotherapy and toxicology of domestic animals I and II - Pascal Gustin - [25h PCL]
-
-
[+]
1

VETE0058-4

Pathology of animal bacterial diseases - Annick Linden, Jacques Mainil - [12,5h PCL]
35
-
[+]
3

VETE0457-1

Final Work, 1st part - Jacques Mainil
-
-
-
2



The student follows the two modules below :

Pets and Horses Module

VETE0434-1

Internal medicine of Companion Animals - Cécile Clercx, Dominique Peeters
54
-
-
4

VETE0435-1

Equine Internal Medicine - Hélène Amory, Charlotte Sandersen
23
-
-
2

VETE0436-1

Reproduction of pets and equines - N... - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze
25
-
-
2

VETE0437-2

Companion Animal Surgery - Marc Balligand, Annick Hamaide
50
-
-
3

VETE0357-2

Surgery of horses - Sigrid Grulke, Didier Serteyn
24
-
-
2

VETE0438-2

Diagnositc imaging - Valeria Busoni, Frédéric Snaps
25
-
-
2

VETE0439-1

Birds, Rabbits and Rodents Medicine - Didier Marlier
18
-
-
1

VETE0450-1

Companion Animal Clinics



3

- Companion Animal internal medicine - Cécile Clercx, Dominique Peeters - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Companion Animal surgery - Marc Balligand, Annick Hamaide - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Companion Animal reproduction, anaesthesiology and intensive care - Cécile Clercx - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Companion Cnimal medical imaging - Valeria Busoni, Frédéric Snaps - [6,25h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Clinic for Birds, Rabbits and Rodents - Didier Marlier - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

VETE0451-1

Equine clinic



2

- Equine diagnostic imaging - Valeria Busoni - [6,25h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Equine internal medicine and reproduction - Hélène Amory, Charlotte Sandersen - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Surgery, anesthesia and intensive care - Hélène Amory, Sigrid Grulke, Didier Serteyn - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

Farm Animals Module

VETE0442-1

Production animals internal medicine - Hugues Guyot, Martine Laitat, Frédéric Rollin
36
-
-
3

VETE0443-1

Theriogenology of animal production - Hugues Guyot, Christian Hanzen, Martine Laitat
40
-
-
3

VETE0444-1

Surgery on productive animals - Martine Laitat, Kamal Touati
10
-
-
1

VETE0445-1

Department of clinical sciences of production animals



2

- Ruminants clinic (individual cases) - Christian Hanzen, Frédéric Rollin, Kamal Touati - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Médecine des troupeaux de ruminants - Hugues Guyot, Christian Hanzen, Frédéric Rollin - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Swine clinic - Martine Laitat - [12,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

Optional courses

Students must choose, amongst the 3 propositions below, a total of compulsory courses equivalent to 150 theory courses, 14h practical work and 46h PCL. Each proposition includes 120h of common courses and 30h of specific courses in Equine studies, pets and working animals.

Obligatory courses with a complementary element "Horses"

VETE0054-1

Nutrition and feeding of domestic animals, partim large animals , partim companion animals



3

- commun section - Marianne Diez, Isabelle Dufrasne, Louis Istasse - [12,5h PCL]
20
-
[+]

- Horses complement - Louis Istasse
10
-
-

VETE0059-1

Pathology of veterinary parasitic diseases



5

- Non optional section - Bertrand Losson - [12,5h PCL]
40
14
[+]

- Equids option - Bernard Mignon
10
-
-

VETE0060-1

pathology of animal viral diseases



3

- animal viral diseases - Etienne Thiry - [8,5h PCL]
30
-
[+]

- complement equids - Etienne Thiry
5
-
-

Obligatory courses with a complemantary element "Pets"

VETE0054-2

Nutrition and feeding of domestic animals, partim large animals , partim companion animals



3

- commun section - Marianne Diez, Isabelle Dufrasne, Louis Istasse - [12,5h PCL]
20
-
[+]

- Option - Companion animal - Marianne Diez
10
-
-

VETE0059-2

Pathology of veterinary parasitic diseases



5

- Non optional section - Bertrand Losson - [12,5h PCL]
40
14
[+]

- Companion animals option - Bernard Mignon
10
-
-

VETE0060-2

pathology of animal viral diseases



3

- animal viral diseases - Etienne Thiry - [8,5h PCL]
30
-
[+]

- complement dogs and cats - Etienne Thiry
5
-
-

Compulsory courses with a complement on "production animals"

VETE0054-3

Nutrition and feeding of domestic animals, partim large animals , partim companion animals



3

- commun section - Marianne Diez, Isabelle Dufrasne, Louis Istasse - [12,5h PCL]
20
-
[+]

- Production animals complement - Isabelle Dufrasne
10
-
-

VETE0059-3

Pathology of veterinary parasitic diseases



5

- Non optional section - Bertrand Losson - [12,5h PCL]
40
14
[+]

- Production animals option - Bernard Mignon
10
-
-

VETE0060-4

pathology of animal viral diseases



3

- animal viral diseases - Etienne Thiry - [8,5h PCL]
30
-
[+]

- complement production animals - Etienne Thiry
5
-
-

Third Year

Compulsory courses

VETE0062-1

Deontology in the practice of veterinary medicine - Baudouin Nicks
5,5
-
-
1

DROI0006-1

Course declension Droi0006-1: Law and veterinary medicine - Pierre Moreau, Claude Saegerman
13,5
-
-
1

VETE0011-1

Veterinary Practice Economics - Pascal Leroy
17
-
-
2

VETE0028-1

Legal measures in the control of transmissible diseases - Claude Saegerman
5
-
-
1

VETE0029-1

Economy of animal health and productions - Pascal Leroy
10
-
-
1

VETE0063-1

Necropsy demonstrations - Freddy Coignoul
-
30
-
2



Students take part in 20 weeks clinical and paraclinical work

(14 weeks of clinical work and 6 weeks of exam clinics).
They take part to one or two weeks of holiday clinics depending on the availability as well as in the on call roles over the year.



Companion animal clinics :

VETE0016-4

Internal medicine of Companion animals - Frédéric Billen, Cécile Clercx, Dominique Peeters - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
2

VETE0079-2

Surgery of companion animals - Marc Balligand, Annick Hamaide - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
2

VETE0077-2

Reproduction of companion animals



2

- intramural clinic - - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze - [31,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- mobile clinic - - Suppl : Annick Hamaide - [21h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

VETE0076-5

Domestic animal diagnostic imaging, Companion Animals - Valeria Busoni, Frédéric Snaps - [26,25h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
1

VETE0080-2

Bird, Lagomorpha and Rodent Medicine, 53 h clinic - Didier Marlier - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
2

VETE0084-2

Supplement of companion animal internal medicine clinics - Frédéric Billen, Cécile Clercx, Marianne Diez, Dominique Peeters, Marc Vandenheede - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
1

VETE0083-1

Anaesthesia, intensive care of companion and guard animals



3

- Anaesthesia - Marc Balligand, Cécile Clercx, Annick Hamaide, Dominique Peeters - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze - [35h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Intensive care - Marc Balligand, Cécile Clercx, Annick Hamaide, Dominique Peeters - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze - [35h Clin.]
-
-
[+]



Equine clinics :

VETE0076-6

Domestic animal diagnostic imaging, Large Animals - Valeria Busoni, Frédéric Snaps - [26,25h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
1

VETE0101-1

Equine internal and sport medicine



2

- Internal medicine - Hélène Amory, Charlotte Sandersen - [31,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Reproduction - - Suppl : Stefan Deleuze - [10,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Sport medicine - Tatiana Art - [10,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

VETE0452-1

Equine surgery, anesthesia, intensive care



3

- surgery - Sigrid Grulke, Didier Serteyn - [42h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- anesthesia - Didier Serteyn - [14h Clin.]
-
-
[+]

- Soins intensifs - Hélène Amory, Charlotte Sandersen - [14h Clin.]
-
-
[+]



Production animal clinics :

VETE0081-2

Clinic for ruminants (individual cases) - Hugues Guyot, Christian Hanzen, Frédéric Rollin, Kamal Touati - [70h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
3

VETE0378-1

Herd health management - Hugues Guyot, Christian Hanzen, Frédéric Rollin, Kamal Touati - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
2

VETE0030-4

Swine clinic - Martine Laitat - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
2



VETE0085-3

Paraclinic of infectious and parasitic diseases with pets - Annick Linden, Bertrand Losson, Jacques Mainil, Bernard Mignon, Claude Saegerman, Etienne Thiry - [52,5h PCL]
-
-
[+]
2

VETE0075-2

Necropsy of domestic animals - Freddy Coignoul, Daniel Desmecht - [52,5h Clin.]
-
-
[+]
2



VSTG0001-2

stages, 14 weeks - Baudouin Nicks - [12w Internship]
-
-
[+]
9

VTFE0004-1

Final Work, 2d part - Jacques Mainil
-
-
-
13

Optional courses in radioprotection

Since 2006, under a Royal Decree of July 20, 2001, anay veterinary using X-ray machine must have followed a specific training in Radioprotection.
The 3rd year students in veterinary medicine who will follow the module below and will pass the examinations will be in order with this legislation.



RADP0001-1

Medical consequences of exposure to ionising radiation - Roland Hustinx
4
-
-
1

RADP0002-1

Radioprotection - Véra Pirlet
5
-
-
1

RADP0003-1

Law on radioprotection - Véra Pirlet
3
-
-
1

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