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Veterinary Public Health

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session

Veterinary Public Health

The Veterinary Public Health postgraduate coursework program is a distance program, designed for part-time study.

Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health

To qualify for the award of the graduate certificate a candidate must complete 24 credit points of core units.
The candidate will complete the following core units:
VETS7004
Veterinary Epidemiology I
3      Semester 1b
VETS7008
Hazards to Human and Animal Health
3      Semester 1a
PUBH5018
Introductory Biostatistics
6      Semester 1
VETS7009
Animal Health Economics
3      Semester 2b
VETS7011
Data Analysis for Policy Making
3      Semester 2a
VETS7005
Veterinary Epidemiology II
3    P VETS7004 Veterinary Epidemiology 1
Semester 2b
VETS7016
Animal Health Data Management

This unit of study is not available in2014

3      Semester 1b

Graduate Diploma in Veterinary Public Health

To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma a candidate must complete 36 credit points.
In addition to the core units in the Graduate Certificate, the candidate will complete:

Core

VETS7021
Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research
3      Semester 2b

Electives

A further 9 credit points of electives, selected from the following, depending on availability in particular years:
VETS7014
Aquatic Animal Epidemiology
3    C VETS7005


Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants. All units offered are subject to class size limitations.
Semester 1b
VETS7020
Diagnostic Tests

This unit of study is not available in2014

3    P VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology 2
Semester 1a
VETS7026
Leadership: Managing Change
3    P VETS7025
Semester 1a
VETS7012
Wildlife Epidemiology

This unit of study is not available in2014

3    P VETS7004


Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants. All units offered are subject to class size limitations.
Semester 2b
VETS7025
Leadership, People and Organisations
6      Semester 1
VETS7028
Leadership Skills
3      Semester 1b
VETS7027
Project Management
6      Semester 2
VETS7015
Surveillance, Preparedness & Response

This unit of study is not available in2014

3      Semester 2a
VETS7010
Animal Health Policy Development
3      Semester 2a
VETS7013
Risk Analysis
3    A Veterinary Epidemiology 1, Hazards to Human and Animal Health, Animal Health Economics, and Animal Health Policy Development will have provided some of the basic knowledge and skills required for this unit
Semester 2a
VETS7017
Food Safety

This unit of study is not available in2014

3      Semester 2b

Master of Veterinary Public Health

To qualify for the award of the Master of Veterinary Public Health a candidate must complete 48 credit points.

Core

The candidate must complete 27 credit points of core units of study. This must include all core units specified for the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma.

Research units

A candidate must complete:
6 credit points of Research units of study and 15 credit points of Elective units of study taken from the following, depending on availability in particular years.
Or
12 credit points of Research units of study and 9 credit points of Elective units of study taken from the following, depending on availability in particular years.
VETS7018
Research Paper A
6    C VETS7005

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
VETS7019
Research Paper B
6    C VETS7018
Semester 1
Semester 2

Electives

VETS7028
Leadership Skills
3      Semester 1b
VETS7025
Leadership, People and Organisations
6      Semester 1
VETS7012
Wildlife Epidemiology

This unit of study is not available in2014

3    P VETS7004


Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants. All units offered are subject to class size limitations.
Semester 2b
VETS7026
Leadership: Managing Change
3    P VETS7025
Semester 1a
VETS7014
Aquatic Animal Epidemiology
3    C VETS7005


Elective Units of Study offered online will not normally be run with less than 6 participants. All units offered are subject to class size limitations.
Semester 1b
VETS7020
Diagnostic Tests

This unit of study is not available in2014

3    P VETS7005 Veterinary Epidemiology 2
Semester 1a
VETS7015
Surveillance, Preparedness & Response

This unit of study is not available in2014

3      Semester 2a
VETS7010
Animal Health Policy Development
3      Semester 2a
VETS7013
Risk Analysis
3    A Veterinary Epidemiology 1, Hazards to Human and Animal Health, Animal Health Economics, and Animal Health Policy Development will have provided some of the basic knowledge and skills required for this unit
Semester 2a
VETS7027
Project Management
6      Semester 2
VETS7017
Food Safety

This unit of study is not available in2014

3      Semester 2b