Proper identification, use, care and maintenance of all equipment is continued. Administration of medications by different routes is taught. The student will learn techniques for venipuncture, catheterizations and urine and vaginal sample collection. Fluid therapy is covered in depth, instruction includes general nursing care of hospitalized patients, orphans, newborns, post-parturient dams, and principles of pain management. The student will be instructed on basic procedures such as vaginal exams, care of tracheotomy, pharyngostomy and chest tube sites, preparation of wounds and abscesses for treatment. The student will be able to discuss and/or perform all procedures covered and identify any common complications. Students will learn veterinary first aid procedures and emergency protocols. Humane euthanasia and maintenance of legal record and log books is covered. Identification, use, care and maintenance of surgical instruments, equipment and supplies is covered in detail. Students learn to prepare facilities, patients and equipment for surgical procedures with strict adherence to principles of sanitation and sterilization. Students will participate in surgical procedures as a surgical assistant and will learn to pass instruments, care for exposed tissue and provide suction or cautery. Students become responsible for post-operative cleanup of the patient, equipment and facilities and follow up with patient monitoring and surgical records.

Students are expected to use proper dental terminology and identify normal tooth anatomy, function, eruption and dental formula. Students learn to instruct clients on dental home care procedures. Common dental problems and diseases are covered with emphasis on small animal and equine patients. Proper use, care and maintenance of dental equipment is covered. Principles of dental radiography are discussed. Proficiency in basic dental prophylaxis will be developed using live animals and cadavers.

Students will be able to discuss disease based on classification as metabolic, nutritional, inherited, toxic, endocrine or other. Common diseases of domestic animals will be discussed with respect to etiology, specific hosts, diagnostic techniques, treatment and prevention and human health implications.

Principles of cell division and inheritance are discussed. A review of anatomical and hormonal components of male and female reproduction systems prepares students to learn about breeding behaviours and common diseases or conditions of the reproductive system in various animals. Techniques used to assess or manipulate reproduction in veterinary medicine will be discussed and/or demonstrated. Instruction on gestation and parturition will be the main focus.

Basic pharmacological principles are taught and students learn to recognize different groups of drugs and their basic actions. In the pharmacy, the student will become familiar with common veterinary drugs and their indications, administration and side effects or toxic actions. Legal implications of dispensing drugs and risks associated with off label or improper use are discussed. Students learn to prepare and dispense veterinary preparations and educate clients about their use.

This course will cover preparation for the Veterinary Technicians National Exam (VTNE). Students will receive special presentations, guest speakers and discussion of cases or rounds on the clinic rotations when possible.

Students will be placed, individually, in an on-the-job training position with a private veterinary practice for six weeks. The student will be evaluated by the employer according to criteria determined by the Animal Health Technology Program.

Review of skills learned throughout the program by performing the tasks and responsibilities of an Animal Health Technologist in a clinic and pharmacy setting. The student will perform reception duties, book, admit and discharge patients, perform laboratory tests, administer medications, monitor patients and discuss cases on rounds, maintain records, files and inventories and many other duties required of an Animal Health Technologist in a private practice. The student is expected to demonstrate teamwork and cooperation at all times.

The field trip may include attendance at an animal care related conference and/or tour of veterinary clinics and related facilities. Students will be required to cover field trip personal expenses such as meals.

This course will discuss and practice techniques of Artificial Insemination in cattle. Basic anatomy and procedures will be covered. Intended for private use.

This course studies mankind through primate and cultural evolution, symbolic systems, cultural theory and culture change.

This course covers the basics of our origins and all the spectacular biological diversity we see around us in the modern human species, from an anthropological perspective. Students will be introduced to fundamental concepts in evolutionary theory, genetics, demography, and the various ways that human diversity has been understood and interpreted. This course is an exciting overview of humans, biologically, from our origins to who we are today.

Basic principles of archaeology. Introduction to the nature, methods, and theory of anthropological archaeology, i.e. how archaeological remains are located, recovered, and interpreted. Emphasis in this course is on the principles of reconstruction of past societies from archaeological evidence.

The comparative study of human society and culture, particularly nonwestern communities, with special attention to the family, social structures, economic and political institutions, religion, and processes of change.

An introductory archaeology course that provides an overview of New and Old World prehistory; spans the earliest origins of humans, the spread of anatomically modern humans, the development of hunting and gathering societies, the origins of food production, and the emergence of ancient urban societies.

This course examines the survival of indigenous and minority cultures in various societies. Anthropological perspectives on the relationships among race, class, culture and politics, and on genocide, ethnocide and the future of native peoples in the modern state are studied.

The primary aim of this course is to introduce the peoples and cultures of the North Circumpolar Region through an ethnographic and anthropological study of the traditional cultures and contemporary peoples of the Circumpolar North. The focus will be on the comparative study of indigenous Arctic and sub-Arctic societies. It will examine both the archaeological and ethnological considerations of northern societies of the Old and New Worlds.

This course is an ethnographic survey of First Peoples that focuses on the interplay between environment, economic, political, social and ideological systems and experience with the modern world.

This course covers an anthropological perspective on some current situations of Indigenous peoples in Canada.

This course examines views on the ideology of racism, which correlates human physical and socio-cultural attributes. The use of racism to organize, define and explain domination and competition is covered along with a comparative study of historical and contemporary forms of race relations in selected societies and at an international level.