Veterinary Student Courses
The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine offers a variety of online courses intended to complement a student’s veterinary curriculum.
The University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine offers a variety of online courses intended to complement a student’s veterinary curriculum.
How do I enroll?
- Students: Eager to sharpen your knowledge? Select a course in the clinical science topic that interests you, enroll, and start learning immediately.
- Faculty: Looking for more resources for your courses? Use the library of video lectures and assessments as a digital textbook. To bulk enroll a class, please email ilearningvetmed@illinois.edu
Course Delivery
The courses are online, self-paced and asynchronous, so students may start and stop a course at any time. For faculty, they can also be used as material for a “flipped classroom”, where students view online materials outside class to prepare for in-class activities facilitated by local faculty. Students have 150 days (about 5 months) to complete the course. Upon successful completion of this course, students will receive a certificate of completion.
Biology of Veterinary Pathogens
The course includes an overview of relevant veterinary microbiology and the interaction between microbes and their hosts.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Time Expectation: Approximately 14 Hours
Infectious Disease in Livestock Systems
This course will allow students to understand the interaction between animals (hosts), microorganisms (infectious diseases), and the environment.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Time Expectation: Approximately 14 Hours
Clinical Small Animal Dentistry
This course is an intensive study of modern dentistry techniques for dogs and cats.
Credit Hours: 3 Hours
Time Expectation: Approximately 48 Hours
Veterinary Imaging Anatomy
The basic principles behind imaging modalities, image acquisition, and radiation safety are covered to encourage learners to consider how tissue structure and function apply to anatomy and the interpretation of diagnostic images.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Time Expectation: Approximately 14-16 Hours
Interpretation of Laboratory Data
The objective of this course is to help students learn to interpret clinical pathology data as it applies to actual cases.
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Time Expectation: Approximately 15-20 Hours
Veterinary Form and Function
The course includes necessary information from the major body systems (cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, nervous, and reproductive, etc.).
Credit Hours: 1 Hour
Time Expectation: Approximately 14 Hours
Clinical Diagnostic Imaging
The important fundamentals of radiography are reviewed, including the principles behind imaging modalities, high-quality image acquisition, and radiation safety, with a case-based approach.
Credit Hours: 2 Hours
Time Expectation: Approximately 32 Hours
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