Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc)
Persons holding the degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Science may apply for admission to candidature for the degree of Master of Veterinary Science. Graduates in veterinary science from other universities may also, with the approval of the faculty and the Academic Board, be admitted as candidates.
A candidate for this degree shall pursue a course of advanced study and research under the guidance of an adviser or supervisor for not less than one year and submit a thesis embodying the results of her or his investigation.
Master of Veterinary Science
1 Course codes
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NC000 |
Master of Veterinary Science |
2 Admission and probation
(a)
except as provided in Part 9, section 47 of the University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended), be a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in the University of Sydney;
(3)
A candidate who being a graduate of the University of Sydney is a Bachelor of Veterinary Science with First Class or Second Class Honours, or has obtained High Distinction or Distinction in the subject most related to the field in which the candidate is proceeding, may be exempted by the Faculty from the preliminary examination.
(4)
A candidate admitted to candidature under Part 9, section 47 of the University of Sydney (Amendment Act) Rule 1999 (as amended) may be exempted from the preliminary examination.
(5)
A candidate may be accepted by the Faculty on a probationary basis for a period not exceeding one year, and on completion of this probationary period, the Faculty shall review the candidate's work, and shall either:
(6)
In the case of a candidate accepted on a probationary basis under section 2(5) the candidature shall be deemed to have commenced from the date of such acceptance.
3 Candidature and progress
(1)
The candidate shall pursue a course of advanced study and research in the University of Sydney except that the Faculty may permit a candidate who is a graduate of the University of Sydney to pursue such a course of advanced study or research or part of it elsewhere.
(2)
The Faculty shall appoint a full-time member of the staff of the University of Sydney to act as a candidate's supervisor or, when the course of advanced study and research is pursued elsewhere (i.e. an external candidature), to act as an adviser.
(3)
The Faculty may also appoint a member of staff, an honorary associate, or a person similarly qualified in another University or appropriate institution or organisation, to act as an associate supervisor or associate adviser as the case may be.
(4)
The Faculty may deem time spent by a candidate in advanced study and research in the University of Sydney before admission to candidature to be time spent after such admission.
(5)
A candidate for the degree of Master of Veterinary Science may be required by the Faculty on the recommendation of the Associate Dean, Staff and Students and supervisor or adviser concerned, to undertake work which may include practical work and attendance at lectures and seminar courses in prescribed subjects.
(6)
Where a candidate is required to comply with section 3(5) the candidate shall, at the end of each year of candidature, produce evidence of progress with such work to the satisfaction of the Associate Dean, Staff and Students and supervisor or adviser concerned.
(7)
Where a candidate fails to produce satisfactory evidence of progress in accordance with section 3(6), the Faculty may, on the recommendation of the Associate Dean, Staff and Students, terminate the candidature.
(8)
Not less than one year after passing the preliminary examination, nor less than one year after approval of the topic of a thesis, the candidate shall present a thesis embodying the results of an original investigation by the candidate.
(9)
The candidate may be required in addition at the discretion of Faculty, to pass an examination in the branch or branches of Veterinary Science to which the topic of the thesis relates.
4 Time limits
(1)
Except with the permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Associate Dean, Staff and Students, a full-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the degree not later than the end of the second year of candidature.
(2)
Except with the permission of the Faculty on the recommendation of the Associate Dean, Staff and Students, a part-time candidate shall complete the requirements for the degree not later than the end of the fifth year of candidature.
5 Thesis, examination and award
(3)
The candidate shall not present as the thesis any work previously submitted for a degree of this or any other university, but the candidate may incorporate such work in the thesis, provided that the candidate indicates the work so incorporated.
(4)
The thesis shall be accompanied by a certificate from the supervisor or adviser stating whether, in the supervisor's opinion, the form of presentation of the thesis is satisfactory.
(5)
On receiving the thesis and having considered the certificate of the supervisor or adviser, the Faculty shall, if it thinks fit, appoint examiners.