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Postgraduate

Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health (MSc, Postgraduate Diploma and postgraduate Certificate)

Who is it for

This programme will provide animal health specialists, epidemiologists and public health specialists with an understanding of the conceptual basis of veterinary epidemiology and public health.

Programme aims

Graduates of this programme will be able to:

  • develop their skills in basic and advanced statistical methods in order to undertake epidemiological investigations and disease modelling
  • introduce the use of economic concepts in animal health and production
  • challenge the perceptions of what constitutes safe food production and make an objective judgement of contemporary issues such as antibiotic resistance
  • develop their own strategies for combating chronic farm animal diseases, control zoonotic diseases through surveillance and apply herd health programmes to maximise economic returns from animal production.