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
A-FAVP.1	Foundations of Advanced Veterinary Practice	Edinburgh Liverpool RVC Nottingham

Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law (AWSEL)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-AWSEL.1	Introduction and theory	Edinburgh
C-AWSEL.2	Applying the Theory	Edinburgh

Cattle (C)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
B-PAP.2	Production Animal Practice	Edinburgh Liverpool RVC
C-C.4	Cattle – Bovine Nutrition, Husbandry and Lactogenesis	Liverpool Edinburgh
C-C.5	Cattle – Bovine Reproduction	Liverpool Edinburgh
C-C.6	Cattle – Bovine Mastitis and Lameness	Liverpool Edinburgh
C-C.7	Cattle – Youngstock Rearing and Infectious Diseases	Liverpool Edinburgh

Camelid (CAM)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-CAM.1	Advanced General Camelid Practice	Liverpool
C-CAM.2	Advanced Clinical Camelid Practice A	Liverpool
C-CAM.3	Advanced Clinical Camelid Practice B	Liverpool

Equine (E)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
B-EP.3	Equine Practice	Liverpool RVC
C-E.1	Equine Gastrointestinal Disease and Intensive Care	Liverpool RVC
C-E.2	Equine Cardiovascular and Respiratory Diseases	Liverpool RVC
C-E.3	Equine General Medicine	Liverpool RVC
C-E.4	Equine Neuromuscular, Behaviour and Special Senses	Liverpool RVC
C-E.5	Basic Equine Surgery	Liverpool
C-E.6	Lameness (A)	Liverpool
C-E.7	Lameness (B)	Liverpool
C-E.9	Mare Reproduction and Breeding Management	Liverpool
C-E.10	Stallion Reproduction and Breeding Management	Liverpool
C-E.11	Care and Management of Foal and Yearling, Stud Farm Management, Herd Health	Liverpool
C-E.12	Equine Dentistry - Equine Dental Anatomy and Physiology	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-E.13	Equine Dentistry - Equine Dental Care, Diagnosis and Treatment	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-E.14	Equine Dentistry - Equine Dental Surgery	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-VD.4	Equine Dermatology (also see Dermatology modules)	Liverpool
C-E.15	Equine Part 1 - Basic Equine Practice	Liverpool
C-E.16	Equine Part 2 - Basic Equine Practice	Liverpool
C-E.17	Equine Part 3 - Basic Equine Practice	Liverpool
C-E.18	Equine Emergency Care (A)	Liverpool
C-E.19	Equine Emergency Care (B)	Liverpool

Fish (F)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-F.1	Management of Fish	not currently offered
C-F.2	Clinical Ornamental Fish	not currently offered
C-F.3	Clinical Farmed Fish	not currently offered

Laboratory Animal Science (LAS)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
B-LAS.4	Laboratory Animal Science	Edinburgh
C-LAS.1	Anaesthesia and Analgesia of Laboratory Animals	Edinburgh
C-LAS.2	Animal Models, Endpoints and Study Design	Edinburgh
C-LAS.3	Genetic Models, Transgenic Animals and Genomics	Edinburgh
C-LAS.4	Health and Disease and the Impact on Research	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	Cancer Biology and Medical Therapy for cancer	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
B-PAP.2	Production Animal Practice	not currently offered
C-POU.1	Hatchery Practices and Breeder/Layer Poultry Health, Welfare and Production	Liverpool
C-POU.2	Meat Poultry Health, Welfare and Production	Liverpool
C.POU.3	Gamebirds and Backyard Poultry Health, Welfare and Production	Liverpool

Pigs (P)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
B-PAP.2	Production Animal Practice	not currently offered
C-P.1	Reproductive Management of Pigs	not currently offered
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
B-PAP.2	Production Animal Practice	Edinburgh Liverpool RVC
C-S.1	Diseases of Adult Sheep	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-S.2	Reproduction, Pregnancy and Parturition	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-S.3	Diseases of Lambs and Parasitic Diseases	Edinburgh Liverpool

Small Animal Medicine (SAM)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
B-SAP.1	Small Animal Practice	Liverpool Nottingham RVC
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	Canine - Endocrine and Metabolic, Neurological, Neuromuscular, Ophthalmological and Dermatological Disorders. Introduction to Oncology and Infectious Diseases	Edinburgh
C-SAM.4	Feline - Cardiovascular Disorders, Respiratory Disorders and Haemopoietic Disorders	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-SAM.5	Feline - Gastrointestinal Disorders, Urogenital Disorders, Clinical Nutrition, Critical Care	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-SAM.6	Feline - Endocrine, Metabolic, Neuromuscular, Ophthalmologic and Dermatological Disorders. Introduction to Oncology and Infectious Diseases	Edinburgh Liverpool
C-SAM.7	Small Animal Neurological Medicine	Nottingham RVC
C-SAM.8	Small Animal Medicine (A) - Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Haematopoietic and Endocrine Disorders affecting Dogs and Cats	Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-SAM.9	Small Animal Medicine (B) - Gastrointestinal and Urogenital Disorders affecting Dogs and Cats. Principals of Clinical Nutrition and Critical Care.	Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-SAM.10	Small Animal Medicine (C) - Neuromuscular, Ophthalmologic and Dermatological Disorders affecting Dogs and Cats. Diagnosis and Management of Neoplastic and Infectious Diseases	Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-GHD.1	Greyhound Practice	not currently offered

Small Animal Clinical Practice (SACP)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
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
C-SAS.1	Small Animal Surgery (core)	Edinburgh Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-SAS.2	Soft Tissue (A)	Edinburgh Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-SAS.3	Soft Tissue (B)	Edinburgh Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-SAS.6	Orthopaedic Surgery (A)	Edinburgh RVC Liverpool
C-SAS.7	Orthopaedic Surgery (B)	Edinburgh RVC Liverpool

Emergency Critical Care (ECC)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-ECC.1	Critical Care	Nottingham RVC
C-ECC.2	Emergency Care (A)	RVC Liverpool
C-ECC.3	Emergency Care (B)	RVC Liverpool

Veterinary Anaesthesia (VA)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VA.1	Small Animal Anaesthesia and Analgesia	Liverpool Nottingham RVC
C-VA.2	Equine Anaesthesia and Analgesia	RVC Liverpool
C-VA.3	Critical Care and Analgesia	RVC Liverpool

Veterinary Business Management (VBM)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VBM.1	Veterinary Business Management; Marketing	Liverpool
C-VBM.2	Veterinary Business Management; Financial Accounting & Resource Management	Liverpool
C-VBM.3	Veterinary Business Management; Human Resources	Liverpool
C-VBM.4	Veterinary Business Management; Business Strategy & Entrepreneurship	Liverpool

Veterinary Management and Leadership (VML)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VML.1	Veterinary Management and Leadership	Liverpool
C-VCM.1	Principles of Coaching and Mentoring Development in Veterinary Practice	RVC

Veterinary Cardiology (VC)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VC.1	Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology	Liverpool
C-VC.2	Cardiovascular Diagnostics	Liverpool
C-VC.3	Cardiovascular Therapeutics	Liverpool

Veterinary Clinical Research (VCR)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VCR.1	Veterinary Clinical Research	Cambridge Liverpool Nottingham

Veterinary Dentistry (VDen)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-SAD.1	Small Animal Dentistry (Core)	not currently offered
C.SAD.2	Small Animal Dentistry (A)	not currently offered
C.SAD.3	Small Animal Dentistry (B)	not currently offered

Veterinary Dermatology (VD)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VD.1	Veterinary Dermatology (Core)	Liverpool Nottingham
C-VD.2	Small Animals Dermatology (A)	Liverpool
C-VD.3	Small Animals Dermatology (B)	Liverpool
C-VD.4	Equine Dermatology (see also Equine modules)	Liverpool

Veterinary Epidemiology (VEPI)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VEPI.1	Methods in Surveillance and Field Investigation	not currently offered
C-VEPI.3	Quantitative Methods	not currently offered

Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging (VDI)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VDI.1	Imaging in Practice (Small Animal, Large Animal or Mixed)	Liverpool Nottingham
C-VDI.2	Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging - Orthopaedics	Liverpool
C-VDI.3	Small Animal Diagnostic Imaging - Soft Tissue	Liverpool
C-VDI.4	Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging (A)	Liverpool
C-VDI.5	Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging (B)	Liverpool

Veterinary General Practice (VGP)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VGP.1	Clinical Audit	Liverpool
C-VGP.2	Consultation Skills	not currently offered
C-VGP.3	Professional Responsibility and Practice	not currently offered
C-VCG.1	Clinical Governance in Veterinary Practice	Liverpool
C-EBVM.1	Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine	Liverpool
C-VWT.1	Veterinary Workplace Teaching	RVC

Veterinary Ophthalmology (VO)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VO.1	Small Animal and Exotic Animal Ophthalmology	not currently offered
C-VO.2	Production Animal and Equine Ophthalmology	not currently offered

Veterinary Pathology (VP)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
C-VP.1	Basic Tissue Pathology, Necropsy and Biopsy	RVC
C-VP.2	Clinical Pathology - Laboratory Diagnostics	Nottingham RVC

Veterinary Public Health (VPH)

RCVS reference	Module name	Accredited universities
B-GVM.5	Global Veterinary Medicine	not currently offered
C-VPH.1	Animal Welfare in the Food Chain	RVC
C-VPH.2	Hygienic Production of Food I: Hazard, Risk, Auditing and Regulatory Systems	not currently offered
C-VPH.3	Zoonoses and Infectious Diseases	not currently offered
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
B-ZM.6	Zoological Medicine	Edinburgh
C-ZM.1	Wildlife Medicine	Edinburgh
C-ZM.2	Zoo Animals	Edinburgh
C-ZM.3	Small Pet Mammals	Edinburgh
C-ZM.4	Exotic Avian Species	Edinburgh
C-ZM.5	Reptiles	Edinburgh

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