ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 143.5 Hours of tutorials: 5 Interactive Classroom: 1.5 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician, English
Type: Final Degree Project RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Parasitology, Physiology, Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, Animal Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology, External department linked to the degrees, Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Forensic Science, Pathological Anatomy, Gynaecology and Obstetrics and Paediatrics, Anatomy, Animal Production and Clinical Veterinary Science, Plant Production and Engineering Projects, Statistics, Mathematical Analysis and Optimisation
Areas: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Physiology, Nutrition and Bromatology, Animal Medicine and Surgery, Animal Health, Pharmacology, Área externa Grado en Veterinaria, Genetics, Zoology, Toxicology, Comparative Anatomy and Pathology, Animal production, Clinical Veterinary Science, Plant Production, Statistics and Operations Research
Center Faculty of Veterinary Science
Call: End of Degree Projects and End of Master's Degree Projects
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable
The Final Degree Project (TFG) will consist of the realization, presentation and public defense before a tribunal constituted for this purpose, of an original and autonomous work of the student, which must be prepared individually and will be related to the contents of the Degree in Veterinary Medicine.
There are 4 types of TFG:
RESEARCH ON UNPUBLISHED CLINICAL CASES: This work is based in the study and evaluation of new referral clinical cases in any of the animal species included in the syllabus of Veterinary Degree in Lugo.
DIVULGATION RESEARCH: Based on a scientific veterinary topic with social interest to the general public.
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH: It may be focused on an experimental research work or a professional work. The student can develop it in a university department, laboratory or centre, or other establishments or companies collaborating with the Veterinary Faculty.
REVIEWS: The student must elaborate an updated research review on the selected topic.
Each TFG’s specific content will be defined individually in agreement with the offer of topics and tutors published in advance by the Faculty for each academic year.
Each tutor will indicate the student the resources to search the relevant bibliography in relation to the given topic, in addition to any other documents the student would consider as interesting.
Considering the nature of the TFG research work, there is no limitation to the number and type of competences to be acquired by the student from the list of competences published in the Veterinary Degree Memory.
In general, for the TFG, independently of the given topic, the acquisition of all soft, non-professional competences published in the Veterinary Degree Memory may apply.
TFG is a transversal subject mainly focused on the development of an individual research work by the student. Student workload is 127 hours of self-work plus 23 hours of personal tutoring by her/his tutor/co-tutors in order to design, lead and supervise the methodology and results of the research work.
In agreement with the “Rules for the preparation and defense of TFGs and Final Master Thesis in the University of Santiago de Compostela”, approved by the University Government Committee on 2nd May 2013 and updated by the same body on 16th March 2016, TFG must include a minimum of search and critical review of bibliography, reading and integration of information, elaboration of the relevant results, writing, presentation and public defense of the work.
The evaluation will be carried out in accordance with the “Regulations for the registration, preparation and defense of the Final Degree and Master's Thesis at the University of Santiago de Compostela”, approved by the Governing Council on May 2, 2013 and updated by the Governing Council on March 16, 2016 and the Governing Council on July 24, 2024, and with the specifications developed in the “Regulations for the registration, preparation and defense of the final degree thesis of the degree in veterinary medicine at the University of Santiago de Compostela” approved by the Faculty Board on April 2, 2024 and by the Governing Council on April 26.
The sections to be assessed by the panel that will judge the final degree thesis reports appear below:
QUALITY OF THE PRESENTED DOCUMENTS (maximum 5 points)
EXPERIMENTAL or UNPUBLISHED CLINICAL CASES TFG:
1) Introduction and Objectives (maximum 1 point)
2) Methodology (maximum 1 point)
3) Results (maximum 1 point)
4) Discussion and Conclusions (maximum 1 point)
5) Bibliography (maximum 0.5 points)
6) Presentation and written expression (maximum 0.5 points)
REVIEW or SCIENTIFIC DISSEMINATION TFG:
1) Introduction and Objectives (maximum 1 point)
2) Development (maximum 1 point)
3) Conclusions (maximum 1 point)
4) Bibliography (maximum 1 point)
5) Presentation and written expression (maximum 1 point)
QUALITY OF EXPOSITION AND DEFENSE OF THE ASSAY (máximum 4 points):
1) Fluency and confidence during the exposition (maximum 1 point)
2) Summary abilities during the oral exposition and presentation of the contents (maximum 1 point)
3) Creativity (maximum 0.75 points)
4) Ability to answer questions (maximum 1.25 points)
TUTOR MARK (máximum 1 point)
For the evaluation of the projects, the TFG Committee of the Veterinary Degree has designed a rubric for the tutor’s grade, and for the defense before the tribunal, there are also two rubrics: one for review/dissemination projects and another for experimental/clinical case projects. These rubrics are available on the Faculty’s website: https://www.usc.gal/gl/centro/facultade-veterinaria, under the “Información académica” / TFG tab.
The TFG presentation will be carried out through a public presentation and defense of the work. The maximum presentation time is 15 minutes, and the tribunal will have 15 minutes to ask any questions or raise any issues they consider appropriate.
If the final grade is below 5, the student must submit an improved version for defense in the next examination session.
As stated in the regulations, the “Matricula de Honor” can only be awarded after all TFG defenses for the academic year have been completed. Since students are generally evaluated by two or more tribunals, the TFG Committee will be responsible for awarding these distinctions, always based on the grades obtained by the projects proposed by the tribunals. In the event of a tie, the students’ academic records will be taken into account.
“In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or assessments, the provisions of the Regulations on the evaluation of students’ academic performance and the review of grades shall apply.”
TFG has a total of 6 ECTS credits. Considering the nature of TFG, each ECTS accounts for 25 hours, making a total of 150 hours to be dedicated by the student to perform the following tasks:
- Attendance to the meetings with the tutor/s
- Development of the TFG work related to the type of research
- Planning, elaboration and writing of the TFG memory
- Oral presentation and public defense to the TFG assessment Committee.
- With the exception of the own material; photographs, graphics, drawings, images, etc. are to be included in the document only if they have a licence to be shared and are labelled for reuse, always quoting the source/author of the same.
- It is essential to read the "Norms of work format". https://www.usc.gal/en/center/faculty-veterinary-science
- It is essential the reading of the “Regulation of the Final Degree in the Faculty of Veterinary Science". https://www.usc.gal/en/center/faculty-veterinary-science
To be able to formalize the enrollment in the Final Degree Project (TFG), the rules established in the current academic year's enrollment call will apply.
Projects that involve the use of experimental animals must have the approval of the Bioethics Committee of the University of Santiago de Compostela or be part of a research project that has prior approval from a bioethics committee.