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Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health (EAD) (PD-VPHEAD) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Dr Simon Firestone
Contact
Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
Email: vet-publichealth@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Contact Stop 1
Course structure
This course requires completion of one compulsory subject plus seven elective subjects, each worth 12.5 points.
Up to a total of 25 credit points may be credited to students who have completed pre-approved electives in other faculties or schools (such as a the Graduate School of Management or the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health), or subjects from pre-approved courses in veterinary public health and epidemiology offered by other universities.
Subject options
The availability of each subject within a given year will depend on class enrolments. Refer to the Veterinary Public Health website for further information on recommended study plans and subject sequences.
Compulsory subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETS50003 |
Elective subjects
Select seven of
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETS50004 |
Other elective options are available. Refer to this list of additional approved electives.
A number of the elective subjects have prerequisites.
Last updated: 2 November 2025