SYLLABUS VETERINARY MEDICINE STARA ZAGORA BULGARIA
SYLLABUS VETERINARY MEDICINE STARA ZAGORA BULGARIA
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVM) trains specialists in the veterinary medicine specialty with a Master’s degree in full-time study. The trainingof students in the Veterinary MedicineFaculty of TU is performed accordingto the regulation on Uniform State Requirements (USR) for acquiring a highereducation degree in veterinary medicine.
FVM prepares highly qualified veterinary doctors for clinical practice, control andmanagement activities, which actively contribute to the development of the economy, the science and the culture. In accordance with the regulation onUSR qualification characteristics, a curriculum and school programs are developed.
The training in veterinary medicine is performed in compliance with the USR with a fixed total numberof compulsory subjects with a minimumof 3560 hours. The curriculum of the FVM is in full compliance with USR. It includes mandatory and elective courses with appropriate curricular and extracurricular activities.
Curriculum in veterinary medicine
Mandatory subjects
1 semesterstatus l/p exam credits
| 1. Bulgarian language for foreign students | 0/30 | 0/2 | E | 5 |
| 2. Genetics and animal breeding | 30/45 | 2/3 | E | 5 |
| 3. Zoology | 15/30 | 1/2 | E | 3 |
| 4. Ecology | 30/15 | 2/1 | E | 3 |
| 5. Medicinal chemistry | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 6. Cytology, histology and embryology | 30/45 | 2/3 | 5 | |
| 7. Anatomy of domestic animals | 15/45 | 1/3 | 4 | |
| 8. Latin | 0/30 | 0/2 | 2 | |
| 9. Foreign language | 0/30 | 0/2 | 2 | |
| 10. Physical education and sports | 0/60 | 0/4 | 2 |
2 semester
| 1. Animal husbandry | 45/45 | 3/3 | E | 6 |
| 2. Veterinary medicine botany | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 2 |
| 3. Basic physics and biophysics | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 4. Latin | 0/15 | 0/1 | E | 2 |
| 5. Foreign language | 0/45 | 0/3 | E | 3 |
| 6. Anatomy of domestic animals | 30/45 | 2/3 | 5 | |
| 7. Cytology, histology and embryology | 45/45 | 3/3 | E | 6 |
| 8. Physical education and sports | 0/60 | 0/4 | 2 |
3 semester
| 1. Animal nutrition | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 2. Anatomy of domestic animals | 30/45 | 2/3 | E | 5 |
| 3. Zoohygiene, ethology and animal welfare | 45/45 | 3/3 | E | 6 |
| 4. Animal physiology | 30/45 | 2/3 | 5 | |
| 5. General biochemistry | 30/30 | 2/2 | 4 | |
| 6. Immunology | 30/15 | 2/1 | E | 3 |
| 7. Biostatistics | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 2 |
| 8. Physical education and sports | 0/60 | 0/4 | 2 |
4 semester
| 1. Animal physiology | 30/45 | 2/3 | E | 6 |
| 2. General biochemistry | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 6 |
| 3. Economics and management of the animal husbandry | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 2 |
| 4. Functional pathology | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 5 |
| 5. Microbiology | 30/30 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| 6. Molecular biology | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 3 |
| 7. Physical education and sports | 0/60 | 0/4 | E | 2 |
5 semester
| 1. General veterinary pathology | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 2. Veterinary virology | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 3. Microbiology | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 4. Pharmacology and clinical laboratory | 30/45 | 2/3 | 5 | |
| 5. Propaedeutics of internal non-infectious diseases and clinical-laboratory diagnostic | 30/30 | 2/2 | 4 | |
| 6. Topographic anatomy of domestic animals | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 5 |
6 semester
| 1. Pharmacology and clinical laboratory | 30/45 | 2/3 | E | 5 |
| 2. Propaedeutics of internal non-infectious diseases and clinical-laboratory diagnostic | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 5 |
| 3. General surgery | 30/15 | 2/1 | E | 4 |
| 4. Reproduction of animals | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 5. Special pathological anatomy | 30/30 | 2/2 | 4 | |
| 6. Dietetics | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 3 |
7 semester
| 1. Veterinary epidemiology and preventive medicine | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 2. Special pathological anatomy | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 3. General parasitology | 10/15 | 0,7/1 | E | 3 |
| 4. Pharmacotherapy | 20/0 | 1.3/0 | E | 2 |
| 5. Obstetrics | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 6. Internal non-infectious diseases – general part | 15/30 | 1/2 | 4 |
8semester
| 1. Infectious diseases of farm animals | 30/40 | 2/2,6 | 5 | |
| 2. Parasitic diseases | 45/45 | 3/3 | 5 | |
| 3. Veterinary radiology | 20/20 | 1.3/1.3 | E | 4 |
| 4. Clinical veterinary toxicology | 15/30 | 1/2 | E | 4 |
| 5. Anaesthesiology and critical care medicine | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 3 |
| 6. Operative surgery | 30/15 | 2/1 | E | 4 |
| 7. Internal non-infectious diseases – general part | 15/30 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| 8. Internal non-infectious diseases mobile clinic | 0/6 | 0/0,4 |
9 semester
| 1. Infectious diseases of farm animals | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 2. Parasitic diseases | 20/30 | 1,3/2 | E | 4 |
| 3. Food safety | 15/25 | 1/1,7 | 3 | |
| 4. Internal non-infectious diseases of small animals | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 2 |
| 5. Internal non-infectious diseases of farm animals | 30/30 | 2/2 | E | 4 |
| 6. Hygiene and technologyof meat and meat products (HTMES) | 30/45 | 2/3 | E | 5 |
| 7. Internal non-infectious diseases mobile clinic | 0/6 | 0/0,4 | ||
| 8. Small animal surgery | 15/15 | 1/1 | 2 | |
| 9. Farm animal surgery | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 2 |
10 semester
| 1. Small animal surgery | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 2 |
| 2. Equine internal diseases | 10/10 | 0,7/0,7 | E | 2 |
| 3. Forensic veterinary medicine and professional ethics | 15/0 | 1/0 | E | 1 |
| 4. Veterinary legislation, state veterinary medicine and public health | 15/30 | 1/2 | E | 4 |
| 5. Hygiene and technology of milk and milk products | 30/45 | 2/3 | E | 5 |
| 6. Food safety | 15/20 | 1/1,3 | E | 4 |
| 7. Infectious diseases of the dog, cat and horse | 10/10 | 0,7/0,7 | E | 3 |
| 8. Herds diagnostics | 10/10 | 0,7/0,7 | E | 1 |
| 9. Equine surgery | 15/15 | 1/1 | E | 1,5 |
Elective subjects
1 semester
| 1. History of veterinary medicine | 15/0 | E | 1 |
| 2. Informatics | 15/15 | E | 1 |
2 semester
| 1. Technics of preparation of the animals | 5/10 | E | 1 |
| 2. Organization and management of animal experiments | 3/12 | E | 1 |
3 semester
| 1. Forage production | 15/0 | E | 1 |
| 2. Foreignlanguage | 0/30 | 1 |
4 semester
| 1. Image anatomy | 5/10 | E | 1 |
| 2. Foreignlanguage | 0/30 | E | 1 |
5 semester
| 1. Cynology | 15/0 | E | 1 |
| 2. Endocrinology | 15/0 | E | 1 |
6 semester
| 1. Veterinary physical therapy | 8/8 | E | 1 |
| 2. Biology and diseases of bees and silkworms | 15/15 | E | 2 |
| 3. Principles of clinical biochemistry | 7/8 | E | 1 |
7 semester
| 1. Biology and diseases of hydrobionts | 15/15 | E | 2 |
| 2. Veterinary oncology | 13/2 | E | 1 |
| 3. Dermatology | 11/4 | E | 1 |
8semester
| 1. Tropical diseases | 15/0 | E | 2 |
| 2. Veterinary dentistry | 8/8 | E | 1 |
| 3. Neurology | 11/4 | E | 1 |
9 semester
| 1. Biology and diseases of game | 9/6 | E | 1 |
| 2. Laboratory control of food products | 10/5 | E | 1 |
| 3. Diseases of new-born animals | 9/6 | E | 1 |
10 semester
| 1. Clinical veterinary bacteriology | 9/6 | E | 1 |
| 2. Ophthalmic surgery | 7/8 | E | 1 |
| 3. Management of private veterinary practice | 15/0 | E | 1 |
Stages and practices
hourscredits
| Animal breeding practice – ііі year Clinical training – іv year State training after 10 semester | 80 160 480 | 7 8 20 |
States exams
| 1. Food hygiene and inspectionof the food stuffs, infectious diseases and parasitology. 2. Internal non-contagious diseases, surgery, obstetrics, reproduction and reproductive disorders. | 15 15 |
Legend:
Status – total amount of hours per semester
L/p – lectures and practices weekly/h/
E – exam
