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Veterinary Public Health Management

Persons with a bachelor degree in veterinary science, animal science or equivalent may apply for candidature in the Master, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management. Persons with a minimum of 4 years work experience in a relevant discipline may apply for admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management.

Students will complete core and elective units of study in technical and leadership/management subjects.

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 Management

A candidate for this award shall satisfactorily complete units of study granting a minimum of 24 credit points by a combination of online distance units and 2 short (3€’5 day) residential sessions.

The candidate will complete:
VETS7025 Leadership, People & Organisations
VETS7008 Hazards to Human & Animal Health
VETS7004 Veterinary Epidemiology 1
VETS7027 Project Management
VETS7009 Animal Health Economics
VETS7010 Animal Health Policy Development

Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health Management

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 and 3 short (2€’5 day) residential sessions.

In addition to the core units in the GradCertVPHMgt, the candidate will complete:
VETS7026 Leadership: Managing Change and a further 9 credit points of electives, selected from the following, depending on availability in particular years:
VETS7012 Wildlife Epidemiology
VETS7013 Risk Analysis
VETS7014 Aquatic Wildlife Epidemiology
VETS7015 Surveillance, Preparedness & Response
VETS7016 Animal Health Data Management
VETS7017 Food Safety
VETS7020 Diagnostic Tests
VETS7021 Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research
VETS7028 Leadership Skills
Electives may also be selected from units that are core to the MVPHMgt.

Master of Veterinary Public Health Management

Candidates of the Master, Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management will be eligible to complete the Master of Veterinary Public Health Management if they have achieved a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70 in the first 24 credit points of candidature, except with the permission of the Dean.

A candidate for this degree shall complete satisfactorily units of study granting a minimum of 48 credit points by a combination of online distance units and 3 short (3€’5 day) residential sessions and a dissertation worth 6 or 12 credit points).

The dissertation is the written output of a supervised research project conducted by the candidate. This project can relate closely to the work activities of the candidate.

In addition to outcomes of the GradCertVPHMgt, the candidate will complete:
VETS7026 Leadership: Managing Change
VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology 2
VETS7011 Data Analysis for Policy Making
And an additional 15 credit points of electives, which must include 6 or 12 credit points of research.

Detail of units of study

Please see Chapter 3 of the faculty handbook for details of postgraduate units of study.

Note to Unit of Study Descriptions

Students are advised to take note of the mode of instruction. In the Faculty of Veterinary Science, postgraduate coursework units of study are offered in four modes:

Supervised units of study are typically on-campus with very few students. Enrolment in these units is dependent on agreement from a suitable supervisor. Some supervised units of study, eg. research project units of study, may be taken by distance students with an approved internal or external supervisor.

Online units of study are offered online and may be taken by distance and involve regular participation in an online classroom. These units of study are subject to class size limitations.

International students living in Australia on a student visa must ensure that no more than 25 percent of their course load consists of online units of study. There are no restrictions on enrolment in online units by international offshore students.

Residential intensive units of study require attendance for short periods, usually 3€’5 days. These units are usually combined with further instruction online.

On-campus units of study

Typically offered in conjunction with honours-level undergraduate students, but may consist of small postgraduate classes on campus.

 

Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management

Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health Management

Master of Veterinary Public Health Management


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
NG000 Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management
NF008 Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health Management
NC030 Master of Veterinary Public Health Management

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 Management
(b)
the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health Management
(c)
the Master of Veterinary Public Health Management
(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 based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management 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 Management 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 Management 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 Postgraduate Coursework table of units of study.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health Management a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core units.
(3)
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health Management 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 Management a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
33 credit points of core units of study; and
(b)
a minimum of 6 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 Management 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 Management.

8 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.

9 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.