This subject investigates the important fundamentals of microbiology and its relevance to the food, biomedical and biotechnology industries. It covers the types of microorganisms, their cultivation and growth as well as their control.

This subject introduces the fundamentals of organic chemistry and the essential biomolecules present in biological systems. The structures and properties of biomolecules, as well as the basic concepts of bioenergetics will also be introduced to illustrate how these interactions lead to metabolism.

This subject covers the basic theory and practical knowledge of inorganic and physical chemistry. Topics include fundamentals of chemistry, atomic structure and chemical bonding, stoichiometry and equilibria concepts of a chemical reaction.

This subject provides you with the basic statistical techniques that are essential for your course of study. Topics covered include basic probability and distributions, basic statistics, sampling distribution, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance and chi-square testing.

This subject covers the principles of ecology as well as ecosystems and the study of plant and animal distributions including their interactions with one another and their environment. Theoretical and practical skills used in the study of conservation biology in relation to nature and marine conservation would also be covered.

This subject covers an introduction to veterinary anatomy related to systematic, applied and comparative anatomy. It also covers veterinary physiology in relation to anatomy, using the basic principle of form and function, to explain the functions of the various organ systems.

This subject focuses on concepts and principles of nutritional requirements for both aquatic and selected domestic animals. Students would also learn formulation techniques, principle of feed processing technology, feed ingredients and feed additives for application in growth and development, health, physical performance and appearance.

This subject covers the biology of cells of higher organisms, including structure-function relationships of cellular membranes and internal organelles, cell cycle and nuclear division, transport mechanisms and cell communication, cell motility and the cytoskeleton and cell death. Basic laboratory skills involving the study of cell structures with the use of cell staining techniques and microscopy will also be introduced in this subject.

This subject focuses on animal welfare and care of companion animals and selected animals. Care for the young and senior animals would be covered. Handling techniques with basic understanding of animal behaviour under normal conditions and stress would also be emphasised as part of animal care and behavioural management.

This subject covers immunology of animals including fish. Topics covered include an overview of the immune system across species, organs involved, structure and function of immunoglobulins, and cell mediators of immunity, normal immunity in animals, as well as dysfunction of the immune system. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC), antigen processing and presentation, cell signalling molecules (cytokines), complement system, immune responses to infection and immunopathologies (hypersensitive reactions), serological testing, biology of B-cells and T-cells, antigen-antibody interactions, transplantation and tumour immunology.

This subject covers the basic principles and knowledge of pharmacology and toxicology. Topics include an introduction to pharmacology, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and toxicology.

This subject covers knowledge and skill training in care and husbandry, disease detection, identification and prevention for common freshwater and marine aquatic species.

This subject covers knowledge and skill training on various types of veterinary diagnostic procedures. Topics include clinical chemistry and haematology, skin examination, faecal analysis, urinalysis, cytology and other techniques of relevance to working veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Techniques on basic necropsy or post-mortem procedure, histochemical and histological techniques will also be covered.

This subject is designed to provide basic theoretical and practical knowledge of molecular genetics and genomics. It covers fundamental concepts of the molecular composition and structure of deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), ribonucleic acids (RNA) and the gene. You will be introduced to the concept of the central dogma of biology, DNA replication and gene expression. The subject will also introduce you to techniques of DNA sequencing and use of basic bioinformatics tools for DNA analysis. You will also be introduced to whole genome sequencing and its application in personalised veterinary medicine. The subject also includes studies on the potential applications, present use and future trends in molecular genetics and genomics.

This subject will enable students acquire and perform a variety of medical procedures in small animal practice setting. Students will perform skills in anaesthesia, surgical assisting, veterinary practice management, radiography, sample collection and laboratory analysis, reception, patient assessment and treatment administration. Students will be attached on and off site veterinary clinics or hospitals.

This subject is designed to provide theoretical and practical knowledge in the areas of molecular biology and cell culture technology. It covers techniques and applications used to assess and manipulate deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), ribonucleic acids (RNA) and proteins in veterinary medicine and aquaculture, with an emphasis on diagnostic and transgenic technology. The subject also introduces you to basic cell culture techniques as well as its potential applications in developing in vitro-grown tissue and organs for veterinary medicine. You will also be exposed to recent advances and future trends in molecular biology and cell culture technology such as the use of CRISPR/Cas9 in the development of transgenic/knockout animals.

This subject covers an introduction to animal diseases of veterinary significance. Topics include pathogenic agents, their modes of action, and the observed symptoms. It also covers principles of pathology including etiology, cause and termination of disease other than fundamental knowledge on general and systemic pathology.

This subject covers the principles of surgery and anaesthetic management for laboratory and selected companion animals. Topics covered include anaesthetic administration, monitoring and recovery from anaesthesia, basic suturing skills, preoperative preparations and postoperative care of animals. Fundamentals on good dispensing practice, simple patient counselling skills, record keeping and veterinary reception would also be covered.

This subject provides a framework for you to solve practical problems, conduct research work and/ or develop studies, through a self-managed project. The scope of the subject includes project proposal, investigative studies, analysis, interpretation of results, written report and presentation.

This subject covers animal breeding programmes, reproduction fundamentals and techniques. You will also be introduced to analysis and experimental design in animal breeding.

This subject focuses on care, animal behaviour, handling and husbandry requirements of small and large animals often used as animal models for study. You will also acquire experiential learning through husbandry rotations at animal facilities. Techniques used in animal model study will also be introduced.

This subject provides students with knowledge and skill based training in harvest and post-harvest processes and food product quality and safety. The importance of good culture environment and postharvest technology on fishery product quality and safety will be emphasised. Innovative technology for enhancing aquatic health and better quality produce will be covered.

This subject focuses on good aquaculture practices and management, culture systems, breeding, reproduction and technology important for sustainable aquaculture. Topics covered include water quality management, feed and feeding management, hatchery, larviculture, grow-out and broodstock, breeding and reproduction. Basic engineering principles and system design applicable for aquaculture will also be emphasised. Students will receive hands-on training in farm operation and management.