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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: dragondav3b on July 05, 2015, 10:04:05 pm
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Torn between these two subjects for next semester. Both have great reviews on the forum here. I am looking at getting into vet and want to do a subject that will be both interesting/engaging and not too difficult to get a high mark in. Any advice from anyone who has done either/both?
Thanks!!!! :)
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Animal Phys wasn't too hard, and Laura Parry is a goddess as far as responding to students smd correcting marking issues goes, at least in person. I know pharm has good reviews too though. Animal Phys is quite popular with vet students, maybe because of the report writing and hands-on prac components? It depends what you're more interested in - I liked zool2006, but I've heard pharm is lots of fun!
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If I were in your position then I'd take animal phys! Friends who are in DVM1 now (via the accelerated pathway) mostly did this alongside with PHYS20008 (Human phys) - a lot of overlap as the physiological systems in humans are virtually the same. This makes studying and revising content throughout and at the end of the semester a lot easier. This would probably be a good option if you're looking to maximise marks
In saying so, I did PHRM20001 last year and thought it was one of the better subjects out there! However, there is a decent chunk of content to memorise but one it's extremely interesting and the assessment is extremely fair.
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Animal Phys I say. You need a bit of effort in the labs but the rest isn't terribly difficult
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Cool, thanks so much for your advice guys! I reckon I'll go with Comparative :)
Has anyone done Human Phys and Comparative Animal Phys together?
Or if anyone has done Human Phys, what's it like :) Some of the reviews are a few years old and from the most recent review it sounds like assessment has changed since them.
I could swap out Genes and Genomes for it if it does complement Comparative really well.
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Cool, thanks so much for your advice guys! I reckon I'll go with Comparative :)
Has anyone done Human Phys and Comparative Animal Phys together?
Or if anyone has done Human Phys, what's it like :) Some of the reviews are a few years old and from the most recent review it sounds like assessment has changed since them.
I could swap out Genes and Genomes for it if it does complement Comparative really well.
I have. I would have to say that Human Phys is more general while Animal Phys is slightly more situational? The latter tends to use examples based on different species depending on the subject studied and concentrates more on a lab-based setting. (A better comparison would be PHYS20009 vs. ZOOL20006)
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I have. I would have to say that Human Phys is more general while Animal Phys is slightly more situational? The latter tends to use examples based on different species depending on the subject studied and concentrates more on a lab-based setting. (A better comparison would be PHYS20009 vs. ZOOL20006)
Was there much of an overlap with what you learned in the subjects Sinner even given the difference in setting? :) Did it make it easier come exam time having done both?
Thank you!
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Was there much of an overlap with what you learned in the subjects Sinner even given the difference in setting? :) Did it make it easier come exam time having done both?
Thank you!
Not very much, although I didn't do both in the same semester anyways. Considering that we're talking about the physiological systems of humans and multiple animal species, not much crosses over except the very basics
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Not very much, although I didn't do both in the same semester anyways. Considering that we're talking about the physiological systems of humans and multiple animal species, not much crosses over except the very basics
Yeah fair. Very much appreciate your help and advice :) Thank you everyone!!!