Paper 1213/BMSBoS/22
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
School of Biomedical Sciences Board of Studies
8 May 2013
Changes to MSc International Animal Health programme
Brief description of the paper
This paper seeks to add the following 10 credit course to the diploma year of International
Animal Health EMND11029 Zoonotic diseases in a global setting .
This paper also seeks to remove the following two courses from the diploma year of
International Animal Health
TRME11005 Translational Strategies, Policy and Regulation, and Stakeholder Engagement
TRME11006 Interdisciplinary integrative skills.
Action requested
For approval
Resource implications
Resources will be covered by the School of Biomedical Sciences under the business plan of
this programme.
Equality and Diversity
There are no equality and diversity implications.
Originator of the paper
Dr Ewan MacLeod
26 February 2013
Freedom of information
This paper to be included in open business.
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DEGREE PROGRAMME TABLE
Degree Programme Title: Certificate/Diploma/MSc in International Animal Health.
Degree Type: Postgraduate taught (online) (Certificate, Diploma, MSc) completed over 36
months part-time.
Normal
year
taken
Course
Schedules
Level
Credit
Total
1
Pathogen strategies for transmission and survival
Host responses to infection
Applied epidemiology and surveillance
T
T
T
11
11
11
20
20
20
2
Zoonotic disease
Surveillance and control of trans boundary diseases
affecting international trade
FORTY CREDITS FROM
Control of economically important parasites
Environmental and nutritional diseases of livestock of
international importance
New developments in epidemiology and the control of
vector borne disease
Veterinary vaccinology
Wildlife animal health and environment
Technology advances in veterinary diagnostics
Animal disease survey design and analysis
Project planning and decision support for animal disease
control
Animal healthcare systems in the post-privatisation era
Introduction to health and production of aquatic species
Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis
Advanced GIS and spatial epidemiology and modelling
Pastoralism and Herd Health
An Introduction of Project Cycle Management
Globalisation and health
The Modern Zoo
Artificial Reproduction Technology and Wildlife
Zoonotic diseases in a global setting
ONE OF
Dissertation (International Animal Health)
Project Cycle Management and Funding Application
Preparation
T
T
11
11
10
10
T
T
11
11
10
10
T
11
10
T
T
T
T
T
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
T
T
11
11
60
60
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The Global Health Academy Online Programme handbook contains full details of all these
courses, with restrictions on availability and choice (such as minimum student quotas).
Information will be made available to students entering this programme to facilitate
advanced planning.
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