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Master of Veterinary Science (872AA) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences
https://fvas.unimelb.edu.au/research/graduate-research
Email: fvas-gr@unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Associate Dean Graduate Research
Intended learning outcomes
The student is expected to have achieved a breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding in a particular field or set of related fields in veterinary science. On the completion of the course students should:
- Be able to apply scientific methods to the definition and solution of problems by research and approach research in a critical, perceptive and constructive way;
- Have acquired skills in the searching and manipulation of scientific literature and other relevant data bases;
- Demonstrate advanced learning in research skills and mastery of appropriate techniques, such as the use of archival or primary evidence, analysis of data, judgment of conflicting evidence, etc;
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge in the area of their research;
- Present the results of their research in publishable quality or work towards incorporating their findings in further research;
- Be effective in scientific communication through both the spoken and written medium and to both professional colleagues and the wider community;
- Have an understanding of the financing and management of scientific research;
- Demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, research ethics or code of practice; and
- Develop interpersonal skills to work as part of a team.
Graduate attributes
Research Masters degrees at the University of Melbourne seek to develop graduates who have a capacity for defining and managing a research project characterised by originality and independence.
The University expects its research Masters graduates to have the following qualities and skills:
- An ability to initiate research projects and to formulate viable research questions;
- A demonstrated capacity to design, conduct and report independent and original research on a closely-defined project;
- An ability to manage time to maximise the quality of research;
- An understanding of the major contours of international research in the research area;
- A capacity for critical evaluation of relevant scholarly literature;
- Well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities appropriate to the discipline;
- The ability to analyse research data within a changing disciplinary environment;
- The capacity to communicate effectively the results of research and scholarship by oral and written communication;
- An understanding of and facility with scholarly conventions in the discipline area;
- A profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of research and scholarship;
- A capacity to cooperate with other researchers; and
- An ability to manage information effectively, including the application of computer systems and software where appropriate to the student’s field of study.
Last updated: 10 November 2023