Basic Sciences Preparatory to Veterinary Medicine

The main objective of the course is to provide students both with the basic knowledge of physics and chemistry in order to understand the processes and phenomena and with the theoretical notions for analyzing statistical data, focusing in particular on topics related to their field of activity.

1) Appling knowledge and understanding: the student will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of the disciplines addressed in the different modules and to have understood the topics covered: from the basic principles of Physics, Chemistry and statistical process applied to biological data of veterinary interest to the organization, consultation and analysis of data with appropriate IT tools.
2) Appling knowledge and understanding: the student will demonstrate applied skills in: i) solving simple analytical problems related to the different disciplines, ii) consulting scientific sources and databases, iii) understanding the obtained results; iv) understanding terminology of the different disciplines ; v) use of the basic software for the analysis of biological data, bibliographic references collection and presentation of results.
3) Making judgements: the student will demonstrate autonomy in the efficacious use of the teaching materials made available and in the selection of authoritative scientific sources for the understanding and resolution of basic analytical questions of the various subjects and the use of the main software. These skills are acquired through frontal activities and practice sessions and also through individual study
4) Communication: during the frontal and practical activities foreseen in the course and in the exam, the student will demonstrate skills in presenting and organizing the concepts acquired with the most appropriate scientific terminology.
5) Life long learning skills: the student will be able to use the basic tools acquired to update their knowledge, to improve autonomously their skills by consulting bibliographic material and databases. These skills are perfected through individual study and the activities carried out for the preparation for the final test.