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Master of Veterinary Public Health (MC-VPH) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Dr Simon Firestone
vet-publichealth@unimelb.edu.au
Contact
Prospective students:
http://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/about/contact
Currently enrolled students:
Course structure
This course is comprised of 13 compulsory subjects, which are typically completed sequentially.
The remaining 25 points (to make up the total 200 points for the course) can be taken by completing pre-approved electives, which may be taken in other faculties or schools (such as the Graduate School of Management or the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health), and in other relevant approved graduate programs in veterinary public health.
Students typically enrol in this course on a part-time basis. A full-time study option is available
Subject options
Core subjects
Thirteen subjects (Total 175 credit points).
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.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| VETS90083 | Selection & Interpretation of Lab Tests | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| VETS90084 | Communication in Disease Emergencies | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90085 | Management in Disease Emergencies | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| VETS90086 | Epidemiology of Epidemics | February (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90087 | Transboundary Animal Diseases | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90088 | Vectorborne & Wildlife Reservoir Disease | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| VETS90089 | Eradicable Diseases | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| VETS90090 | Diseases of Poultry & Aquatic Industries | February (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90091 | Structuring Emergency Disease Responses | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90092 | Disease Investigation at Farm Level | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| VETS90093 | Outbreak Assessment at Population Level | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90094 | Outbreak Response | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| VETS90095 | Simulation Exercise | Not available in 2018 | 25 |
Elective subjects
Plus 25 points of Electives. List of approved electives.
Last updated: 18 December 2020