INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

La Facultad de Veterinaria de Cáceres estimula a sus alumnos para que aprovechen la oportunidad de estudiar e investigar fuera de su Centro, tanto en otras Facultades españolas, como en el resto de la UE y en países latinoamericanos. Para ello se hace eco de todos los programas de ayudas que, a través del Servicio de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de Extremadura, se ponen a disposición del alumnado:

-         Programa ERASMUS: dentro de la UE, DOBLE TITULACIÓN

-         Programa SICUE/SENECA: dentro de España

-         Programa CRUE-SANTANDER: en Latinoamérica, Fórmula Santander

Baremo Temporal Veterinaria Beca Santander Grado 2013

Los programas de movilidad pueden tener diferentes duraciones, y también diferentes objetivos, no sólo la formación académica: pueden ayudar a adquirir una mejor dimensión lingüística, a contactar con futuros centros de trabajo, o abrir nuevas posibilidades laborales…

Desde nuestra Facultad queremos, con todos estos programas, facilitar la inserción del estudiante en un ambiente que se internacionaliza cada día más, promoviendo de esta forma la dimensión internacional de las actividades formativas universitarias, tanto de enseñanza como de investigación, reforzando además la presencia de nuestros estudiantes en la comunidad mundial veterinaria.

Responsable de los programas de movilidad: Prof. Marcos Pérez López

Are you planning to study with us next year? The Veterinary School of Cáceres is a higher education institution focusing towards both domestic and wild animal health, but also food themes. Our institution ambition is to train veterinarians capable of dealing with international health and food issues, and in this sense, intensive internationalization is a key objective in the development strategy.

A broad network of partnerships, not only from the EU but also from America, has been created, according to their competences and expertise in different areas of interest.

Please take note of the following information:

• At the VETERINARY DEGREE (Grado en Veterinaria: http://www.unex.es/conoce-la-uex/estructura-academica/centros/veterinaria/titulaciones/grado)  the students can choose the following courses:

1st Year (each course, 6 credits)

Biology And Ethology
Veterinary Biometrics
Biochemistry
Embryology and Anatomy I
Physics and Chemistry for Veterinarians
Agronomy and Agricultural Economy
Anatomy II
Veterinary Cytology and Histology
Endocrinology and Metabolic Regulation
Genetics

2nd Year (each course, 6 credits)

Ethics, Legislation and Veterinary Deontology
Ethnology and Veterinary Management (and Animal Welfare)
Animal Physiology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pathological Anatomy I
Parasitology
General Pharmacology and Toxicology
General Pathology

3rd Year(each course, 6 credits)

Pathological Anatomy II
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Animal Food
Propedeutics
Food Technology and Biochemistry I
Imaging Diagnosis and Radiobiology
Parasitic Diseases I
Infectious Diseases I
Food Technology and Biochemistry II
Clinical and Environmental Toxicology

4th Year (each course, 6 credits)

Hygiene and Food Security I
Animal Production I
Medical and Food Pathology I
Parasitic Diseases II. Tropical Parasitology And Public Health
Infectious Diseases II
Surgical Pathology and Surgery I
Medical and Food Pathology II
Reproduction and Obstetrics I
Animal Production II
Hygiene and Food Security II

5th Year (each course, 6 credits)

Surgical Pathology and Surgery II

Reproduction and Obstetrics II

Epidemiology, Preventive Medicine and Health Police

(*) Moreover there are different optional courses that you can follow (each course, 6 credits):

Applied anatomy and slaughterhall of both domestic and game animals

Large animal clinic

Small animal clinic

Safety management and quality of the food industry

Nevertheless, for any question, please don’t hesitate to contact the responsible, Prof. Marcos Pérez López

Welcome to Faculty of Veterinary Science

University of Extremadura. Spain.

General Information:

Name: Faculty of Veterinary Science in Cáceres.

University: University of Extremadura.

Dean: Ms. Margarita Martínez Trancón, PhD. Professor of Animal Production & Food Sciences

Address: Avenida de la Universidad, s/n. 10003-Cáceres, Spain.

Telephone number: +34 927 257106.

Fax number: +34 927257110.

Contacts: E-mail addresses: Secretary of the Dean’s Executive Team: decanove@unex.es

International Relations Academic Coordinator V.F. : marcospl@unex.es URL

Greetings from the Dean

Dear students

I am pleased to welcome you to our Faculty, approved by the EAEVE (European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education), which means that the skills provided in our center meets the quality criteria set by the association and the Education Committee of the EU. This European certification of quality is a sign of prestige and excellence for our Faculty and University, and their graduates.

The following lines will give you a short overview about the University of Extremadura and the studies in the Faculty. We appreciate your interest; our students enriching our academic community with their experiences and interests.

Good luck on your studies!

ABOUT THE FACULTY

Since 1983, the Faculty of Veterinary Science has been part of the University of Extremadura, founded in 1973. It is a Higher Education Institution, with approximately 24.000 registered students, and is built up of eleven Faculties, four University Schools and three University Centres with 1904 teachers and 446 non-teaching staff.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is located in the University Branch Campus of Cáceres (the Capital of one of the two provinces that make up the Autonomous Community of Extremadura).

At Approximately 5 km from the centre of the donwtown, nearby there are located other Faculties and Schools of the University, that offers safety, a healthy working environment and a balance between work and leisure time.

The Faculty is organized into three main departments. It boasts first-rate services and infrastructures for instructional support.

Each department and section (Animal Medicine, Animal Health and Animal Production & Food Sciences) has its own scientific structures. Other available structures for teaching and learning include a Central University Library, in the Campus branch, a teaching Veterinary Clinical Hospital and a teaching farm.

The faculty has six large classrooms with advanced media support, 2 computer rooms and 3 small additional classes with 5-9 computers each, and one small library and study room. Some educational and administrative facilities are located off campus.

LIVING IN CÁCERES.

A Practical Guide for international students is available

Web Oficial do Turismo da Extremadura

http://en.turismo.ayto-caceres.es/.

Point of International Orientation and Welcome



ACADEMIC INFORMATION.

The University of Extremadura develops a variety of cooperation programmes with relevant number of European and American Institutions of Higher Education.

The Veterinary Faculty offers the following University degree programmes:

Veterinary Degree (DVM- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). URL

1998 Academic program (to extinguish 2015)

The comprises a total study load of 398 credits (1 credit = 10 teaching hours, giving a total of 3980 hours). Core subjects (which all students must take) account for 83,8 % (333,5 credits = 3335 hours) of the total, optionals (designed by each Faculty) account for 5,7 % (22,5 credits = 225 hours) and freely elective subjects, chosen by the students from those offered by the university, account for 10,5 % (42 credits = 420 hours). The 333,5 credits for core subjects include obligatory extramural fieldwork. The latter is composed of 15 credits for external pre- professional internships(EPI).

ECTS Academic program (Implantation course 2009/2010)

The academic program comprises a total study load of 300 ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer System; 1 ECTS credit = 25 hours of learning of student, giving a total of 7500 hours). Core subjects (which all students must take) account for the 96 % (288 credits = 7200 hours) of the total and optionals (designed by each Faculty) account for a 4 % (12 credits = 300 hours). The 288 credits for core subjects include obligatory extramural fieldwork. The latter is composed of 24 ECTS credits (600 hours) for obligatory extramural fieldwork. URL:

Degree in Biochemistry. (Academic program 1999)

Master in Science and Technology of the Meat (MSc 60  ECTS credits)

Master in Health Science: specialty in veterinary medicine (MSc  60 ECTS credits)

Master in Management of extensive livestock (MSc 60 ECTS credits)

The Quality Committee for the degrees and MSc of the Veterinary Faculty are in charge of the coordination of the programmes for different subjects. These committee also assess teaching quality and supervise, modify and analyse all aspects related to the teaching activity in the Faculty. The Committee meet at least once every trimester/term.

All the classes are held in Spanish.

EAEVE (European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education) member since June 2012.

ACADEMIC CALENDAR

The academic year is split into two semesters : URL

Lectures period (classes and exams) From 21/09/2012-13/07/2013

Start and end of the classes:

First semester:  24/09/2012 -18/01/2013

Second semester: 11/02/2013 - 29/06/2013

Final´s dates:

21/01/2013 - 08/02/2013 (both included)

30/05/2013 - 15/06/2013 (both included)

01/07/2013 - 13/07/2013 (both included)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

We also regularly receive international students within official International Exchange Programmes.

Some Circumstances under which extra students may be admitted to the Undergraduate Veterinary Course

Foreign students who request permission to enrol in the veterinary academic program at our Faculty must have previously passed in their Faculty a sufficient number of credits to allow a minimum of 30 credits to be convalidated into our Faculty.

Students of Veterinary Sciences in other Spanish or foreign Faculties can request a transfer of academic records. The request is made to the Dean of the Faculty, who is

authorised by the Chancellor to accept or not, by taking into account:

- In necessary cases of change of residence for family movement.

- In cases of working students, providing in the moment of the request, to be met of discharge in the National Health Service by an anticipation of 6 months.

- The students that, they still having at the maximum 2 subjects to finish the studies, had exhausted the sittings having in his University of origin for the same ones.

- The students who credit in evidence to have obtained an academic performance up to 80 %.

Our Faculty has Socrates/Erasmus agreements with 17 European Faculties of seven countries.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Cáceres aims to take care of its students, staff and the environment for the development of the city, the region and the country.

Thank you for you visit!