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Livestock Health and Production

Structure and Syllabus

MSc: seven courses
Postgraduate Diploma: four courses
Postgraduate Certificate: two courses

MSc structure

Three compulsory core courses:
Animal disease (Current concepts)
Development and monitoring of livestock and production systems
Principles of livestock production
PLUS four further optional courses selected from:
Animal welfare*
Epidemiology and animal health economics
Economics for livestock development and policy
Management of infectious disease outbreaks in animal populations** 
Reproduction and fertility – a species approach
Research design, management and grant application writing
Sustainable livestock farming in the environment*** (new for 2010)
Veterinary public health
Research project in livestock health and production

Postgraduate Diploma structure

Two compulsory core courses:
Animal disease (Current concepts)
PLUS one other compulsory core course chosen from:
Development and monitoring of livestock and production systems
Principles of livestock production
PLUS two other courses chosen from the remaining core course and the
optional courses of the MSc degree (excluding the Research project).

Postgraduate Certificate structure

Two compulsory core courses:
Animal disease (Current concepts)
PLUS one other compulsory core course chosen from:
Development and monitoring of livestock and production systems
Principles of livestock production

Notes:
* Please view the information leaflet [PDF: 2pgs, 183KB].
** Please view the information leaflet [PDF: 2pgs, 550KB].
*** New for 2010, please view the information leaflet [PDF: 2pgs, 553KB].
† Internet access is required (56K dial-up modem or broadband).

Short courses

The individual courses of the degree can also be studied as stand-alone 240-hour short courses for CPD. On completion of the course you can transfer onto the degree programme. Please note that there is a maximum number of 240-hour short courses which may be used for progression purposes. There are also a range of shorter 50-hour and 35-hour short courses.