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Veterinary Public Health

The postgraduate program in veterinary public health offers award courses at master's, graduate diploma and graduate certificate levels and is taught by staff from the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the School of Public Health at the University of Sydney as well as by experts from Australia and around the world. Designed for students who are working full-time, the course provides interaction between animal health professionals working in many parts of the world on a range of relevant issues.

The course covers scientific disciplines relevant to the prevention of animal disease outbreaks and the management of animal health, including: veterinary epidemiology, biostatistics, hazards to human and animal health, animal health economics, animal health policy development, data management, data analysis.

Elective units of study may be taken in food safety, risk analysis, surveillance, diagnostic tests, aquatic animal epidemiology and wildlife epidemiology. Students may also take electives from the Master of Public Health offered in the Faculty of Medicine.

Students who achieve a Weighted Average Mark of 70 or more (except with permission from the Dean) may complete research projects leading to the Master of Veterinary Public Health.

The program is taught fully by distance, using interactive online classrooms to ensure collaboration with peers in the field, support of student learning and weekly interaction with teachers.

This program is not available to international students studying in Australia with a student visa. The program is available to international offshore students studying in their home country. Intending international on-campus applicants with an interest in Veterinary Public Health should apply for the Veterinary Studies program without a major. These applicants will be advised on selection of appropriate units of study.

Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health

A candidate for this award shall satisfactorily complete units of study granting a minimum of 24 credit points of core coursework as follows:
VETS7008 Hazards to Human and Animal Health
VETS7004 Veterinary Epidemiology 1
PUBH5018 Introductory Biostatistics
VETS7009 Animal Health Economics
VETS7016 Animal Health Data Management
VETS7011 Data Analysis for Policy Making
VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology 2

Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health

A candidate for this degree shall satisfactorily complete units of study granting a minimum of 36 credit points by a combination of online distance units. In addition to completing the requirements listed for the Graduate Certificate, the candidate will complete:
VETS7021 Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research
AND an additional 9 credit points of electives selected from approved units of study.

Master of Veterinary Public Health

A candidate for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Master of Veterinary Public Health who achieves a minimum WAM of 70 in their first 24 credit points of study (except with permission from the Dean) may continue their candidature to complete the Master of Veterinary Public Health. A candidate for this degree shall satisfactorily complete units of study granting a minimum of 48 credit points by a combination of online distance units. In addition to completing the requirements listed for the Graduate Diploma, the candidate will complete a dissertation worth 6 or 12 credit points and an additional 9 or 15 credit points of electives selected from approved units of study.

 

Graduate Certificate of Veterinary Public Health

Graduate Diploma of Veterinary Public Health

Master of Veterinary Public Health


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code Course title
NG004 Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health
NF011 Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health
NC035 Master of Veterinary Public Health

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

3 Master's type

The master's degree in these resolutions is an advanced learning master's course, as defined by the Coursework Rule.

4 Embedded courses in this sequence

(1)
The embedded courses in this sequence are:
(a)
the Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health
(b)
the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health
(c)
the Master of Veterinary Public Health
(2)
Providing candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of any of the courses in this sequence. Only the longest award completed will be conferred.

5 Admission to candidature

(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants in the order in which complete applications are received, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree or higher award from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification, in veterinary science or animal science.
(b)
In exceptional circumstances the Dean may admit applicants without these qualifications who, in the opinion of the faculty, have qualifications and evidence of experience and achievement sufficient to successfully undertake the award.
(3)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree or higher award from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification, in veterinary science or animal science; or
(b)
completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate certificate in this discipline from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification.
(4)
Admission to candidature for the Master of Veterinary Public Health requires:
(a)
a bachelor's degree or higher award from the University of Sydney, or equivalent qualification, in veterinary science or animal science; or
(b)
completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate certificate in this discipline from the University of Sydney with a WAM of at least 70, or equivalent qualification; or
(c)
completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate diploma in this discipline from the University of Sydney with a WAM of at least 70 in the first 24 credit points completed, or equivalent qualification.

6 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the courses are set out in the Postgraduate units of study table.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core units of study.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health a candidate must complete 36 credit points, including:
(a)
27 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
9 credit points of elective units of study.
(4)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Veterinary Public Health a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
27 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
6 or 12 credit points of Research units of study; and
(c)
a minimum of 9 credit points of elective units of study.

7 Progression rules

Except with permission of the Dean, candidates for the Master of Veterinary Public Health must obtain a minimum WAM of 70 in the first 24 credit points completed in order to proceed to the Research units of study. Candidates who fail to achieve the required WAM will be transferred to the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health.

8 Cross-institutional study

Candidates may be allowed to enrol in units of study from the Master of Science in Food Safety at the Michigan State University and receive credit towards the elective units of study requirements for the course.

9 Course transfer

A candidate for the master's degree or graduate diploma may elect to discontinue study and graduate with a shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.

10 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2011 and students who commenced their candidature prior to 1 January, 2011 who elect to proceed under these resolutions.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2011 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.