Teaching 

The department is made up of three sections; Anatomy, Biochemistry and Physiology.  Each section is devoted to the teaching of the respective course to students in their first two years of training.  In addition, students receive training Communication Skills and Animal Nutrition from other departments.  All disciplines are taught in a way that highlights their application in veterinary practice, animal production and public health.  Given the wide range of animals encountered in veterinary practice, emphasis is placed on comparative aspects of veterinary anatomy, biochemistry and physiology.  Information is given in the form of lectures, tutorials, practical work, seminars and field tours.

Students are introduced to basic information technology during their preclinical years.  The department of preclinical veterinary studies has modest computer facilities which are available for use by all veterinary science students.  In this way the trainees learn to process and present their work professionally right from the beginning.

Teaching activities are supported by infrastructure that includes modern laboratories in Gross Anatomy, Histology, Biochemistry ad Physiology.  The department operates a modest library which caters for the special needs of the preclinical student for audio-visual material and reading material.  An Anatomy Museum contributes to teaching in all disciplines as well as serving as a quick reference point for clinical students and clinicians alike.  Animal Houses within the department facilitate student training by providing comfortable accommodation for animal use in student practical work.

Apart from teaching mainstream Veterinary Science students, the department of preclinical veterinary studies offers other degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.