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3.00 Credits
(3lab) This course introduces students to the technical procedures of veterinary practice. The major disciplines to be covered in lecture sessions are anesthesiology, parasitology, and small animal diseases. In the laboratory students will anesthetize dogs and cats and perform basic diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. They will also prepare patients for aseptic surgery, employ techniques of surgical assisting, and learn the principles of cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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3.00 Credits
(3lab) This course deals with advanced technical procedures in veterinary practice and laboratory animal science. Lecture sessions will cover animal diseases, emergency care, pharmacology, and gnotobiology. In the laboratory, students will receive training in the care of sick and injured animals, including dentistry, catheterization, fluid and drug administration, and the use of monitoring devices. In addition, students will maintain a germfree isolator and perform minor surgical procedures on rodents.
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3.00 Credits
(2lab) This course will provide lectures which explore the theory and principles of radiography. The laboratory will provide students with training in the operation and maintenance of the x-ray machine, automatic and manual film processing, animal restraining and positioning, health and safety precautions, and radiograph evaluation and storage.
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3.00 Credits
(2lab) This course deals with the examination of blood , urine, and other body substances for diagnostic and prognostic purposes in veterinary practice. Students will learn to perform complete blood counts, blood chemistries, serological tests and urinalysis. Lecture periods will cover the theories on which the tests are based and the relevance of laboratory results in the evaluation of the health of animals.
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3.00 Credits
(2lab) In this course, students will study the application of animal health technology to farm animals. Class sessions will cover diseases, government health regulations and programs, emergency care, orphan animal care, and relevant farm management procedures. Using various species of animals and types of equipment, students will learn techniques for restraint, administration of medication, sample collection, bandaging, surgical preparation and assistance, and positioning for radiology.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the comparative anatomy, physiology, and medical care of exotic animals. Anesthesia, blood collection, radiography laboratory testing and treatment methods of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, marine mammals, hoofstock, primates, small mammals and carnivores will be discussed as they apply to the work of veterinary technicians in private practice, zoos, aquariums, wildlife rehabilitation, and research.
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3.00 Credits
(1lab) Transgenic techniques involve the manipulation of genes and gene fragments and their incorporation into new host animals. Lectures will provide an understanding of the theoretical principles involved. Laboratory sessions will involve transgenic techniques in mice and will include DNA separation, collection of ova, microinjection, ova transfer, embryonic stem cell manipulation, colony management and related procedures. The laboratory sessions will be held at Rockefeller University.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will be introduced to the fields of anthropology-physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and anthropological topics in linguistics. The aim shall be to explore the origins and development of some of the world's hunter-gatherer, agricultural, peasant and industrial societies. Utilizing examples from both extinct and modern-day societies, the student will gain an appreciation of the wide diversity of human cultures.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the similarities and differences found in the various types of human cultures and societies. It acquaints students with the basic concepts that help explain differences and similarities. The role of culture and language in determining human behavior is examined as is the interrelationship of aspects of behavior (economics, politics, family, and religion) in different types of societies. Patterns of cultural change will also be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the different peoples and cultures of Latin America, including Indian groups, rural communities of peasants, blacks and other plantation workers, urbanized peasants, urban workers, new middle classes and elites. The social and cultural organization of each of these groups will be examined, particularly in their relationship to the larger society. The impact of the global economy on Latin American cultures will also be examined.
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