Give yourself the best start to your career as a veterinary technician with our Bachelor of Veterinary Technology from Charles Sturt University. Working in animal care is the perfect fusion of passion, skill and knowledge. This vet tech degree – a dual qualification offered in partnership with GOTAFE – enhances them all.
You can study your veterinary technology degree online part-time or on campus, either full-time or part-time. Whichever you choose, you'll gain all the veterinary technician skills you need – from ways of handling animals to animal pharmacology and veterinary anaesthesia. So when you graduate you'll be ready to grasp any number of vet tech job opportunities with confidence, whether in urban and regional veterinary surgeries and clinics, diagnostic labs, zoos, horse or cattle studs, feedlots or livestock enterprises.
Please note: The online study option for this course is only available part-time.
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This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Boorooma Street, North Wagga 2678
Entry Requirements
You must meet ONE of the following requirements:
Completed Year 12 (ATAR optional) with ATAR score 70.00 or equivalent.
- A completed High School Certificate with the minimum ATAR required (ATAR 70) (including adjustment factors) or equivalent; OR
- A completed Special Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT) with an equivalent ranking to the currently listed ATAR; OR
- Certificate IV in Veterinary Nursing or Diploma in Veterinary Nursing; OR
- Successful completion of two University level subjects (AQF level Associate Degree or higher) demonstrating a reasonable prospect of success through Grade Point Average (GPA) gained in these studies; OR
- A completed AQF Certificate IV or higher level qualification; OR
- Documentary evidence of training e.g. related courses and a minimum of three years relevant work experience. Work experience must include a statement by the applicant addressing the types of work they have undertaken and the reason(s) for their interest in the course. A statement of support (recommendation) from an employer or a professional person is highly desirable.
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About Charles Sturt University
We're committed to advancing higher education and research opportunities for the people of regional Australia. We bring strength and learning back to our regions and together, we make this a world worth living in.
We're improving economic and social wellbeing and creating sustainable ecosystems for future generations.
As Australia's leading regional university, we also promote social justice and human rights for First Nations Australians. We do this both within our regions and across Australia.
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