Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health
Structure and Syllabus
MSc: seven courses
Postgraduate Diploma: four courses
Postgraduate Certificate: two courses
Please note: students must commence their studies with the core modules.
MSc structure
| Three compulsory core courses: |
|---|
| Epidemiology and animal health economics |
| Statistical methods in veterinary epidemiology† |
| Veterinary public health |
| PLUS four further optional courses selected from: |
| Advanced statistical methods in veterinary epidemiology†# |
| Economics for livestock development and policy |
| Developing and monitoring of livestock production systems |
| Management of infectious disease outbreaks in animal populations* |
| Research design, management and grant application writing‡ |
| Surveillance and investigation of animal health† |
| Research project in veterinary epidemiology and public health |
Postgraduate Diploma structure
| Two compulsory core courses: |
|---|
| Epidemiology and animal health economics |
| Veterinary public health |
| 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: |
|---|
| Epidemiology and animal health economics |
| Veterinary public health |
Notes:
* Please view the information
leaflet [pdf: 2pgs, 550KB].
† There is a minimum computer requirement (please
see 'Minimum PC specification' below for details - note Macs are NOT suitable as some of the software
is not compatible).
‡ Access to the Internet is required (56K dial-up modem or broadband).
# Students wishing to take 'Advanced statistical methods in veterinary epidemiology' must already
have passed the compulsory core course 'Statistical methods in veterinary epidemiology' and will
require access to Arc View 9.0. The cost of the GIS software is NOT included in your course fees
and you will need to purchase it if you do not have access to it (estimated cost: £500).
A reduced licence fee has been negotiated with the software provider for students registered with
the University of London International Programmes. Details of how to purchase the software at the
reduced fee will be sent to you on registration. The GIS software used by this programme is subject
to a US export embargo, which covers a small number of nations. The list of countries affected
by the embargo can be found on the US
Department of the Treasury website: [external link]. You are strongly
advised to visit this website before making an application.
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.
Minimum PC specification
Pentium-class processor or better (Pentium III or higher recommended)
RAM 32MB minimum (128MB or higher recommended)
CD-ROM drive, double speed (or faster recommended)
Pointing device: mouse
Display: resolution 640 x 480 (minimum), 1024 x 768 (recommended); 256 colours (minimum), 65536
colours or higher (recommended)
Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT4 or higher
10GB of hard disk space