Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) Courses

1st Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
FLEn 1012 Communicative English Language Skills II 3
Anth 1012 Social Anthropology 2
EmTe 1012 Introduction to Emerging Technologies 3
Biol1012 General Biology 3
Vetm1031 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I 4
VetM1032 Veterinary Histology I 3
Hist1012 History of Ethiopia and the horn 3
INCL 1012 Inclusiveness 2
Total 23
1st Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
FLEn 1012 Communicative English Language Skills II 3 Communicative English Language Skills I(FLEn 1011)
EmTe 1012 Introduction to Emerging Technologies 3
Anth 1012 Social Anthropology 2
INCL 1012 Inclusiveness 2
Biol 1012 General Biology 3
Hist 1012 History of Ethiopia and the Horn 3
Vetm1031 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I 4
VetM1032 Veterinary Histology I 3
Total 23
1st Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
FLEn 1012 Communicative English Language Skills II 3 Communicative English Language Skills I(FLEN1011)
EmTe 1012 Introduction to Emerging Technologies 3
Anth1012 Social Anthropology 2
INCL 1012 Inclusiveness 2
Biol1012 General Biology 3
Hist1012 History of Ethiopia and the horn 3
Vetm1031 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I 4
VetM1032 Veterinary Histology I 3
Total 23
2nd Year 1st Semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm2033 Veterinary Embryology 2
Vetm2034 Veterinary Gross Anatomy II 3 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Vetm2035 Veterinary Histology II 3 Veterinary Histology I(VetM1032)
Vetm2036 Veterinary Physiology I 3
AnSc2023 Principles of Animal Genetics and Breeding 2
LOCT 1011 Critical Thinking 3
Gltr1012 Global Trends 2
Chem 1022 Organic Chemistry 3
Total 21
2nd Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm2041 Veterinary Biochemistry 4 Organic Chemistry(Chem 1022)
Vetm2042 Introduction to Molecular Biology 3
Vetm2037 Veterinary Physiology II 3 Veterinary Physiology I(Vetm2036)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Vetm2051 Veterinary Ethics and Jurisprudence 2
AnSc2024 Animal Feeds and Nutrition 3
AnSc2025 Dairy and Beef Cattle Production 3
AnSc2026 Sheep, Goat and Swine Production 3
Total 21
2nd Year 1st Semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm2033 Veterinary Embryology 2
Vetm2034 Veterinary Gross Anatomy II 3 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Vetm2035 Veterinary Histology II 3 Veterinary Histology I(VetM1032)
Vetm2036 Veterinary Physiology I 3
LoCT1011 Critical Thinking 3
Gltr1012 Global Trends 2
Chem 1022 Organic Chemistry 3
AnSc2023 Principles of Animal Genetics and Breeding 2
Total 21
2nd Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm2041 Veterinary Biochemistry 4 Organic Chemistry(Chem 1022)
Vetm2042 Introduction to Molecular Biology 3
Vetm2037 Veterinary Physiology II 3 Veterinary Physiology I(Vetm2036)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Vetm2051 Veterinary Ethics and Jurisprudence 2
AnSc2024 Animal Feeds and Nutrition 3
AnSc2025 Dairy and Beef Cattle Production 3
AnSc2026 Sheep, Goat and Swine Production 3
Total 21
3rd Year 1st Semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm3052 Animal Behavior & Welfare 2
Vetm3061 Veterinary Parasitology I 4 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Physiology I(Vetm2036)
Veterinary Physiology II(Vetm2037)
Vetm3062 Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology 4
Vetm3063 Veterinary Immunology 3
Vetm3071 Veterinary General Pathology 4 Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Histology II(Vetm2035)
Veterinary Embryology(Vetm2033)
Veterinary Physiology II(Vetm2037)
Vetm3081 Veterinary Clinical diagnosis 3
Total 20
3rd Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm3064 Veterinary Parasitology II 4 Veterinary Parasitology I(Vetm3061)
Vetm3065 Veterinary Virology 4
Vetm3072 Veterinary Systemic Pathology 4 Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Histology II(Vetm2035)
Veterinary Embryology(Vetm2033)
Veterinary Physiology II(Vetm2037)
Vetm3082 Veterinary General Medicine 3
Vetm3091 Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics I 3 Veterinary Physiology I(Vetm2036)
Veterinary Physiology II(Vetm2037)
Organic Chemistry(Chem 1022)
Vetm3101 Off-campus Training I 3
Total 21
4th Year 1st Semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm4083 Farm Animal Medicine 3 Veterinary General Medicine(Vetm3082)
Vetm4084 Small Animal Medicine 3 Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Histology II(Vetm2035)
Veterinary Embryology(Vetm2033)
Veterinary Physiology II(Vetm2037)
Vetm4111 Veterinary General Surgery and Anesthesiology 3 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics I(Vetm3091)
Vetm4121 Theriogenology I 3 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Embryology(Vetm2033)
Vetm4131 Veterinary Public Health I 3 Veterinary General Pathology(Vetm3071)
Veterinary Systemic Pathology(Vetm3072)
Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology(Vetm3062)
Veterinary Virology (Vetm3065)
Vetm4092 Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics II 3 Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics I(Vetm3091)
Organic Chemistry(Chem 1022)
AnSc2027 Poultry Production 1
Vetm4141 Clinical Practice I 1 Veterinary Clinical diagnosis(Vetm3081)
Total 20
4th Year 2nd semester
Course Code Course title Credit Hour Prerequisite/s
Vetm4073 Poultry Disease 3 Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Veterinary Histology II(Vetm2035)
Veterinary Physiology II(Vetm2037)
Veterinary Embryology(Vetm2033)
Vetm4085 Equine Medicine 2 Veterinary General Medicine(Vetm3082)
Vetm4113 Veterinary Diagnostics imaging 2 Veterinary Gross Anatomy I(Vetm1031)
Veterinary Gross Anatomy II(Vetm2034)
Vetm4122 Theriogenology II 3 Theriogenology I(Vetm4121)
Vetm4132 Veterinary Public health II 3
Vetm4093 Veterinary Toxicology 2
Vetm4112 Veterinary Operative Surgery 3 Veterinary General Surgery and Anesthesiology(Vetm4111)
Vetm4142 Clinical Practice II 1 Clinical Practice I(Vetm4141)
Vetm4102 Off-campus Training II 3 Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology(Vetm3062)
Veterinary Virology (Vetm3065)
Veterinary Systemic Pathology(Vetm3072)
Veterinary General Pathology(Vetm3071)
Veterinary Parasitology I(Vetm3061)
Veterinary Parasitology II(Vetm3064)
Total 22
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