Master's Degree in Small Animal Medicine

The objective of this Master's degree is to respond to a natural need for specialization of the veterinary profession towards a branch with a historical entity such as Small Animal Medicine, and therefore to a professional orientation of it. This fact is evident even in the eyes of any profane observer in the matter and is justified in itself by the obviousness of its existence.

The main objectives of the title are:

• Train professionals with a high degree of scientific and technical training, with extensive training in solving professional problems and able to meet the demand of the labor market.
• Provide the necessary research training so that students can access the Doctorate Program, helping to train researchers with the capacity to join competitive research teams, start developing their own research activity and, eventually, start their university career.
• Provide students with specialized theoretical-practical training geared towards diagnosis and treatment in the area of Veterinary Medicine, as a basis for them to adequately develop their professional orientation / specialization.
• Instruct the student in the use of the different sources of knowledge in the area and the importance that this has for the development of their professional activity.
• Provide advanced knowledge about the diagnostic and therpeutic possibilities that are established and recognized by the veterinary medical-scientific community.
• Train students to systematically develop correct diagnostic and therapeutic protocols with the use of the different available techniques applied to Veterinary Medicine.
• To show the systematic selection of prioritized sources of information and the diagnostic techniques and therapeutic methods available to respond to different professional situations.

Master's file

Justification

The Master's Degree that is proposed comes to respond to a natural need for specialization of the veterinary profession towards a branch with a historical entity such as Small Animal Medicine and therefore a professionalizing orientation of it. This fact is evident even in the eyes of any profane observer in the matter and is justified in itself by the obviousness of its existence. In addition to this, we will provide specific data that justify it.

Competencies

Proposal of competences that students must acquire during their studies and that will be required for them to be awarded the title. The competencies proposal has been made considering the current legislation, the recommendations for specialization in the Veterinary White Paper, the Strategic Plan for the Empowerment of the Veterinary Profession of the Spanish Veterinary College Organization and the European Board of Veterinary Specialization.

Basic skills

In accordance with RD 861/2010, by which Royal Decree 1393/2007 is modified, which establishes the organization of official university education and with the Spanish Framework of Qualifications for Higher Education (MECES), in order to grant the title, the that students are able to:

• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and / or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• That the students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• That students know how to communicate their conclusions –and the knowledge and ultimate reasons that support them- to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• That students have the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General / Cross Competences

The Universidad de Murcia has established general competencies associated with common training content and values that must constitute a hallmark of its graduates:

• Being able to express yourself correctly in Spanish in your disciplinary field.
• Understand and express themselves in a foreign language in their disciplinary field, particularly in English.
• Being able to manage information and knowledge in their disciplinary field, including knowing how to use basic information and communication technology (ICT) tools as a user.
• Consider ethics and intellectual integrity as essential values of professional practice.
• Being able to project the knowledge, abilities and skills acquired to promote a society based on the values of freedom, justice, equality and pluralism.
• Ability to work as a team to interact with other people from the same or different professional field.
• Develop skills of research initiation.

Specific Competences

The specific competences are in accordance with the objectives described above. The student must be able to:

• Relate the knowledge and skills acquired in the Veterinary Degree and Veterinary Degree in matters related to Veterinary Medicine of small animals for application to diagnosis and treatment.
• Prioritize the performance of one or more diagnostic techniques in Small Animal Veterinary Medicine, depending on the medical problem that arises.
• Prioritize the implementation of a treatment protocol in Small Animal Veterinary Medicine, depending on the medical problem that arises.
• Critically interpret the information provided by the different diagnostic techniques and apply said information to solve the problem in Small Animal Veterinary Medicine.
• Select from among the different sources of information specific to the subjects of Veterinary Medicine of Small Animals, those with sufficient rigor and reliability in each case to respond to the problem that arises or for scientific documentation on a study topic .
• Correctly handle the specific technical language of the different specialties of Veterinary Medicine of small animals, both written and oral, particularly those related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Structure a written work in scientific format and prepare its presentation and defense in court.
• Demonstrate advanced skills in solving complex professional problems within the different Veterinary Medicine specialties in small animals.
• Demonstrate specific diagnostic and treatment skills in the different specialties of Small Animal Veterinary Medicine taught in the Degree.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the different national and international forums in which to update the knowledge and skills of the different specialties of Veterinary Medicine of small animals and, eventually, communicate professional results.
• Correctly select the procedures for obtaining the internationally recognized specialization in the different specialties in small animals within Veterinary Medicine within the scope of the European Board of Veterinary Specialization.

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Mission, vision and values of the Universidad de Murcia

The Mission of the university outlines its purpose or reason for being, and its Vision reflects what it wants to become in the future, the perspective of the University in the long term.

The Universidad de Murcia is a public institution of Higher Education with an international scope of action. Its purpose is to contribute to the development of society, acting as a dynamic agent in cooperation with the other social agents. Its main activities focus on the development of Research, Training, Knowledge Transfer, and Cultural Dissemination, applying innovation and continuous improvement processes to all of them, with the purpose of achieving a high level of quality of results, visible through a clear transparency policy.

Its main values, included in the Code of Ethics of the Universidad de Murcia , are Commitment, Dialogue, Respect and Responsibility:

• The Commitment demands to assume the objectives of the University and adopt to achieve these goals a good administration and management, enhancing university social responsibility, overcoming personal and corporate selfishness to engage with others in university tasks and in solving common problems.
• The Dialogue implies the willingness to coordinate reasonably and reasonably with others to cooperate effectively taking into account the positioning, interests or situation of each one, with the purpose of peacefully solving those seeking the right balance and consensus.
• Respect implies treating all people with impartiality, deference and consideration, avoiding discrimination for reasons beyond their merits and avoiding prejudices, according to the consideration of the equal dignity of every human being as a supreme value.
• Responsibility consists in honestly assuming one's own duties and obligations, and being willing to give an account of this to whomever corresponds, acting in accordance with the ethical principles personally assumed, being key elements goodwill, coherence and exemplary practice.

These values are in turn identified with the defense and promotion of Human Rights, universal accessibility, equality between men and women, the culture of peace and democratic values, participation, interdisciplinarity, pluralism, defense of the environment. and sustainability.

10 reasons to choose the UMU

1. Why UMU?

Centennial University strategically positioned in the present and prepared for the future

The Universidad de Murcia (UMU) is an international institution with more than one hundred years old, whose origins date back to the thirteenth century. It has more than 30,000 students (2,000 of them international), 3,000 researchers and professors and more than 1,200 administration employees.

2. Multidisciplinary offer of studies

60 degrees, 72 masters and 36 doctorates

The UMU is a public and comprehensive university that offers 60 degree programs - 5 double degrees -, 72 master's degrees and 36 doctoral degrees in the fields of Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Health Sciences, Sciences, Social Sciences and Law.

3. Bet on quality education

Quality recognition in university centers and services

The Universidad de Murcia focuses on academic excellence and plays a very important role in research (350 research groups, 4 institutes and research centers), teaching and innovation in all areas of knowledge. In addition, it works closely with national and international companies.

4. Leading the way in digital technology, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence

Leading European Commission projects for research and innovation in cybersecurity

It offers a wide range of services, such as "Lola Chatbot", with artificial intelligence to help students choose their studies and answer questions in the admission process.

5. Connection with the labor market

More than 75% of students get an occupation after finishing the degree

UMU students have the opportunity to pursue intellectual development as well as to acquire professional skills.

6. University open to the world, with more than 2,000 students making international mobility plans

7 bilingual Spanish-English programs and students of more than 50 nationalities

Our institution offers 4 degree courses in English (Law, Business Management and Administration, Primary Education, and English Studies), and 3 postgraduate programs (Biology and Technology of Mammalian Reproduction, New Technologies in Computer Science, and Physics).

7. Satisfaction of international students

Located among the best rated universities in Europe by students

The International Welcome Point at the UMU (International Welcome Point - IWP) provides information on issues such as the admission procedure, obtaining accommodation and legalization.

8. Commitment to society

Attention to diversity and equal opportunities between women and men

UMU is the second university in Spain that integrates a greater number of students with disabilities. Through its Service of Attention to Diversity and Volunteering, it participates in the "Inclusive Campus Program: Campus without limits" funded by the Government of Spain, ONCE and the REPSOL Foundation.

9. Commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Project best valued in terms of sustainable development

ODSessions is the project that the Universidad de Murcia is developing for the promotion and awareness of the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Until April 2021, the UMU will dedicate one month to each of these objectives with dissemination, recreational, training and solidarity activities.

10. Murcia, a city for students

Quality of life in a unique environment in the Mediterranean

Located in the southeast of Spain, the city of Murcia benefits from an excellent location, low cost of living and a great variety in the cultural and tourist offer. In its squares and terraces you can discover a quiet and friendly city for students. With about half a million inhabitants, it is the seventh city in Spain.

Ethical code

In order to transform the University into the most fair and honest version possible, the Code of Ethics of the Universidad de Murcia was approved in 2016, prepared after a process in which all the groups that are part of it collaborated.

The four fundamental values on which it is based, Commitment, Dialogue, Respect and Responsibility, should guide all the actions and relationships of the university community. Therefore, it is our priority to disseminate the Code of Ethics at all levels of the Universidad de Murcia , also seeking their full understanding and implementation.

Its effective compliance will be supervised by the Code of Ethics Monitoring Commission (CSCE), established on September 4, 2018. This is made up of people from different areas of the university community and experts:

• Antonio José Carrasco Hernández. Campus Infrastructure Coordinator
• Carmen Sánchez Trigueros. Director of the Unit for Equality between Women and Men
• Emilio Martínez Navarro. Responsible for the elaboration of the Code of Ethics
• Francisco Esquembre Martínez. Vice Chancellor for Research and Transfer
• José Antonio Cascales Saseta. Manager
• José Ramón Salcedo Hernández. Director of the Bioright Law Master: Law, Ethics and Science
• Juan José Vera Martínez. University Advocate
• Longinos Marín Rives. Vice Chancellor for Social Responsibility and Transparency
• Bald Pigeon. Vice Chancellor of Students and Services to the University Community
• José Miguel Rojo Martínez. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Student Council of the Universidad de Murcia

Since its creation, the CSCE has organized both virtual and physical distribution of the Code of Ethics. Currently, all the buildings of the Universidad de Murcia , not only the faculties, but also those destined for the staff, have one or two dispensers with copies of the Code of Ethics, which are being replaced.

In addition, all the new workers of the Universidad de Murcia now receive the Code of Ethics in the Human Resources Area.

Other actions related to the dissemination of the Code of Ethics have been the giving of lectures on it to new students of some Faculties that required it, by Professor Emilio Martínez Navarro, or the appointment of classrooms as the values of the Code of Ethics, such as the Respect Room of the Faculty of Sports Sciences.