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Module subjects
The list below shows the modules which have been developed for the CertAVP and the corresponding tables of universities which are accredited to assess them.
Contact details for each of the universities can be found on the Accredited universities page. Please note that module outlines and methods of assessment may be subject to change.
The following module subjects link to the relevant tables below, providing further details of the universities accredited to assess them, the full name of their module(s) and a link to the syllabus.
- Professional and Clinical Key Skills (Key Skills)
- Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law (AWSEL)
- Cattle (C)
- Camelid (CAM)
- Equine (E)
- Fish (F)
- Laboratory Animal Science (LAS)
- Veterinary Oncology (ONC)
- Poultry (POU)
- Pigs (P)
- Sheep (S)
- Small Animal Medicine (SAM)
- Small Animal Practice (SAP)
- Small Animal Clinical Practice (SACP)
- General Small Animal Surgery (SAS)
- Emergency Critical Care (ECC)
- Veterinary Anaesthesia (VA)
- Veterinary Business Management (VBM)
- Veterinary Management and Leadership (VML)
- Veterinary Cardiology (VC)
- Veterinary Clinical Research (VCR)
- Veterinary Dentistry (VDen)
- Veterinary Dermatology (VD)
- Veterinary Epidemiology (VEPI)
- Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (VDI)
- Veterinary General Practice (VGP)
- Veterinary Ophthalmology (VO)
- Veterinary Pathology (VP)
- Veterinary Public Health (VPH)
- Zoological Medicine (ZM)
Professional and Clinical Key Skills (Key Skills)
RCVS reference | Module name | Accredited universities |
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A-FAVP.1 |
Edinburgh |
Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law (AWSEL)
RCVS reference | Module name | Accredited universities |
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C-AWSEL.1 |
Edinburgh | |
C-AWSEL.2 |
Edinburgh |
Cattle (C)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
B-PAP.2 |
Edinburgh |
|
C-C.4 |
Liverpool |
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C-C.5 |
Liverpool |
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C-C.6 |
Liverpool |
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C-C.7 |
Liverpool |
Camelid (CAM)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
C-CAM.1 |
Liverpool |
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C-CAM.2 |
Liverpool |
|
C-CAM.3 |
Liverpool |
Equine (E)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
B-EP.3 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.1 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.2 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.3 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.4 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.5 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.6 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.7 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.9 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.10 |
Liverpool |
|
C-E.11 |
Care and Management of Foal and Yearling, Stud Farm Management, Herd Health |
Liverpool |
C-E.12 |
Edinburgh |
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C-E.13 |
Equine Dentistry - Equine Dental Care, Diagnosis and Treatment |
Edinburgh |
C-E.14 |
Edinburgh |
|
C-VD.4 |
Equine Dermatology (also see Dermatology modules) |
Liverpool |
C-E.15 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.16 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.17 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.18 |
Liverpool |
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C-E.19 |
Liverpool |
Fish (F)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
C-F.1 |
not currently offered |
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C-F.2 |
not currently offered |
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C-F.3 |
not currently offered |
Laboratory Animal Science (LAS)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
B-LAS.4 |
Edinburgh |
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C-LAS.1 |
Edinburgh |
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C-LAS.2 |
Edinburgh |
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C-LAS.3 |
Edinburgh |
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C-LAS.4 |
Edinburgh |
Veterinary Oncology (ONC)
RCVS reference | Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
C-ONC.1 | Approach to the cancer patient, cancer pathology and surgical treatment of cancer | Edinburgh, Liverpool |
C-ONC.2 | Edinburgh, Liverpool | |
C-ONC.3 | Cancer of body system, advanced and developing therapeutics, palliative care and the clinical science of cancer | Edinburgh, Liverpool |
Poultry (POU)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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B-PAP.2 |
not currently offered |
|
C-POU.1 |
Hatchery Practices and Breeder/Layer Poultry Health, Welfare and Production |
Liverpool |
C-POU.2 |
Liverpool |
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C.POU.3 |
Gamebirds and Backyard Poultry Health, Welfare and Production |
Liverpool |
Pigs (P)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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B-PAP.2 |
not currently offered |
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C-P.1 |
not currently offered |
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C-P.2 |
Infectious Diseases of Pigs: Diagnosis, Prevention and Control |
not currently offered |
C-P.3 |
Intensive Pig Production: Management and Non-infectious Diseases |
not currently offered |
Sheep (S)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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B-PAP.2 |
Edinburgh |
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C-S.1 | Edinburgh |
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C-S.2 | Edinburgh |
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C-S.3 | Edinburgh |
Small Animal Medicine (SAM)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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B-SAP.1 |
Liverpool |
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C-SAM.1 |
Canine - Cardiovascular Disorders, Respiratory Disorders and Haemopoietic Disorders |
Edinburgh |
C-SAM.2 | Canine - Gastrointestinal Disorders, Urogenital Disorders, Clinical Nutrition and Critical Care |
Edinburgh |
C-SAM.3 | Edinburgh |
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C-SAM.4 | Feline - Cardiovascular Disorders, Respiratory Disorders and Haemopoietic Disorders |
Edinburgh |
C-SAM.5 | Feline - Gastrointestinal Disorders, Urogenital Disorders, Clinical Nutrition, Critical Care |
Edinburgh |
C-SAM.6 | Edinburgh |
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C-SAM.7 |
Nottingham |
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C-SAM.8 |
Liverpool |
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C-SAM.9 |
Liverpool |
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C-SAM.10 |
Liverpool |
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C-GHD.1 |
not currently offered |
Small Animal Clinical Practice (SACP)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-SACP.1 | Small Animal Clinical Practice - Core Medicine | Nottingham |
C-SACP.2 | Small Animal Clinical Practice - Core Surgery | Nottingham |
C-SACP.3 | Small Animal Clinical Practice - Emergency Critical Care | Nottingham |
C-SACP.4 | Small Animal Clinical Practice - Dermatology | Nottingham |
C-SACP.5 | Small Animal Clinical Practice - Ophthalmology | Nottingham |
General Small Animal Surgery (SAS)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-SAS.1 | Edinburgh |
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C-SAS.2 | Edinburgh |
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C-SAS.3 | Edinburgh |
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C-SAS.6 | Edinburgh |
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C-SAS.7 | Edinburgh |
Emergency Critical Care (ECC)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-ECC.1 | Nottingham |
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C-ECC.2 | RVC |
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C-ECC.3 | RVC |
Veterinary Anaesthesia (VA)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VA.1 | Liverpool |
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C-VA.2 | RVC |
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C-VA.3 | RVC |
Veterinary Business Management (VBM)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VBM.1 |
Liverpool |
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C-VBM.2 |
Veterinary Business Management; Financial Accounting & Resource Management |
Liverpool |
C-VBM.3 |
Liverpool |
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C-VBM.4 |
Veterinary Business Management; Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship |
Liverpool |
Veterinary Management and Leadership (VML)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VML.1 | Liverpool |
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C-VCM.1 |
Principles of Coaching and Mentoring Development in Veterinary Practice |
RVC |
Veterinary Cardiology (VC)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VC.1 |
Liverpool |
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C-VC.2 |
Liverpool |
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C-VC.3 |
Liverpool |
Veterinary Clinical Research (VCR)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VCR.1 |
Cambridge |
Veterinary Dentistry (VDen)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-SAD.1 |
not currently offered |
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C.SAD.2 |
not currently offered | |
C.SAD.3 |
not currently offered |
Veterinary Dermatology (VD)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VD.1 | Liverpool |
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C-VD.2 | Liverpool |
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C-VD.3 | Liverpool |
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C-VD.4 | Equine Dermatology (see also Equine modules) |
Liverpool |
Veterinary Epidemiology (VEPI)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VEPI.1 |
not currently offered | |
C-VEPI.3 |
not currently offered |
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (VDI)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VDI.1 | Imaging in Practice (Small Animal, Large Animal or Mixed) |
Liverpool |
C-VDI.2 | Liverpool |
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C-VDI.3 | Liverpool |
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C-VDI.4 | Liverpool |
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C-VDI.5 | Liverpool |
Veterinary General Practice (VGP)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VGP.1 | Liverpool |
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C-VGP.2 | not currently offered |
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C-VGP.3 | not currently offered | |
C-VCG.1 | Liverpool | |
C-EBVM.1 |
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine | Liverpool |
C-VWT.1 |
RVC |
Veterinary Ophthalmology (VO)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VO.1 | not currently offered |
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C-VO.2 | not currently offered |
Veterinary Pathology (VP)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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C-VP.1 | RVC |
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C-VP.2 | Nottingham |
Veterinary Public Health (VPH)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
---|---|---|
B-GVM.5 |
not currently offered |
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C-VPH.1 | RVC |
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C-VPH.2 | Hygienic Production of Food I: Hazard, Risk, Auditing and Regulatory Systems |
not currently offered |
C-VPH.3 |
not currently offered |
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C-VPH.4 |
Hygienic Production of Food II: Food Technology and the Consumer |
not currently offered |
Zoological Medicine (ZM)
RCVS reference |
Module name |
Accredited universities |
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B-ZM.6 | Edinburgh |
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C-ZM.1 | Edinburgh |
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C-ZM.2 | Edinburgh |
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C-ZM.3 | Edinburgh |
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C-ZM.4 | Edinburgh |
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C-ZM.5 | Edinburgh |