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Degree Programme Table: Advanced Clinical Practice (MVetSci) (Online Learning) (ICL) - 6 Years (PTMVSADVCP1U)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study. It is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MVetSci.

All students must complete the two compulsory courses (VESC11109 and VESC11204), plus ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles.' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students must complete either a dissertation or select an additional 60 credits from the Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses collection. Students undertaking the dissertation element MUST have completed the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) course prior to commencement.

You will be notified by email announcement at the times during the year when you should consider your electives. Electives should be chosen to fit with the appropriate 'track' of study. For guidance on track specific electives, please email Sharon.Boyd@ed.ac.uk.

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Advanced Clinical Practice (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete the following 20 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice
VESC11204 10 credits
AND

Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles.' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

Certificate students must complete an additional 20 credits from the list below by the end of Year 2,

MVetSci students who do not wish to complete the dissertation element must complete a further 60 credits from this list by the end of Year 6. Those who wish to complete the dissertation element MUST complete the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) from the list below prior to commencement.
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Financial Accounting for your Business
CMSE11412 10 credits
Budgeting and Costing in a Business
CMSE11413 10 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Veterinary Musculoskeletal Pain (Small Animal)
PAMA11076 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Livestock behaviours as routes of disease transmission
VESC11076 10 credits
Livestock management impacts on disease risk & control
VESC11077 20 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Dermatology 1 - Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
VESC11097 10 credits
Dermatology 2 - Diagnostic approach to animals with skin disease
VESC11098 10 credits
Dermatology 3 - Management of skin diseases in companion animals
VESC11099 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
VESC11118 20 credits
Student-Led, Individually-Created Course for Veterinary Clinical Practice
VESC11125 20 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11129 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Climate change and animal health
VESC11133 10 credits
R for Veterinary Epidemiologists
VESC11142 10 credits
Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control
VESC11143 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Equine Dentistry
VESC11214 10 credits
Equine Emergency Medicine and First Aid
VESC11215 10 credits
Equine Musculoskeletal Problems
VESC11216 10 credits
Equine Neurology
VESC11217 10 credits
Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery
VESC11218 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Equine Gastroenterology
VESC11233 10 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study. It is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MVetSci.

All students must complete the two compulsory courses (VESC11109 and VESC11204), plus ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students must complete either a dissertation or select an additional 60 credits from the Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses collection. Students undertaking the dissertation element MUST have completed the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) course prior to commencement.

You will be notified by email announcement at the times during the year when you should consider your electives. Electives should be chosen to fit with the appropriate 'track' of study. For guidance on track specific electives, please email Sharon.Boyd@ed.ac.uk.

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Advanced Clinical Practice (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete the following 20 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice
VESC11109 10 credits
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice
VESC11204 10 credits
AND

Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

Certificate students must complete an additional 20 credits from the list below by the end of Year 2,

MVetSci students who do not wish to complete the dissertation element must complete a further 60 credits from this list by the end of Year 6. Those who wish to complete the dissertation element MUST complete the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) from the list below prior to commencement.
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Financial Accounting for your Business
CMSE11412 10 credits
Budgeting and Costing in a Business
CMSE11413 10 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Veterinary Musculoskeletal Pain (Small Animal)
PAMA11076 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Livestock behaviours as routes of disease transmission
VESC11076 10 credits
Livestock management impacts on disease risk & control
VESC11077 20 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Dermatology 1 - Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
VESC11097 10 credits
Dermatology 2 - Diagnostic approach to animals with skin disease
VESC11098 10 credits
Dermatology 3 - Management of skin diseases in companion animals
VESC11099 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
VESC11118 20 credits
Student-Led, Individually-Created Course for Veterinary Clinical Practice
VESC11125 20 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11129 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Climate change and animal health
VESC11133 10 credits
R for Veterinary Epidemiologists
VESC11142 10 credits
Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control
VESC11143 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Equine Dentistry
VESC11214 10 credits
Equine Emergency Medicine and First Aid
VESC11215 10 credits
Equine Musculoskeletal Problems
VESC11216 10 credits
Equine Neurology
VESC11217 10 credits
Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery
VESC11218 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Equine Gastroenterology
VESC11233 10 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study. It is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MVetSci.

All students must complete the two compulsory courses (VESC11109 and VESC11204), plus ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students must complete either a dissertation or select an additional 60 credits from the Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses collection. Students undertaking the dissertation element MUST have completed the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) course prior to commencement.

You will be notified by email announcement at the times during the year when you should consider your electives. Electives should be chosen to fit with the appropriate 'track' of study. For guidance on track specific electives, please email Sharon.Boyd@ed.ac.uk.

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students who do not wish to complete the dissertation element must complete a further 60 credits from this list by the end of Year 6. Those who wish to complete the dissertation element MUST complete the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) from the list below prior to commencement.

Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Financial Accounting for your Business
CMSE11412 10 credits
Budgeting and Costing in a Business
CMSE11413 10 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Veterinary Musculoskeletal Pain (Small Animal)
PAMA11076 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Livestock behaviours as routes of disease transmission
VESC11076 10 credits
Livestock management impacts on disease risk & control
VESC11077 20 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Dermatology 1 - Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
VESC11097 10 credits
Dermatology 2 - Diagnostic approach to animals with skin disease
VESC11098 10 credits
Dermatology 3 - Management of skin diseases in companion animals
VESC11099 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
VESC11118 20 credits
Student-Led, Individually-Created Course for Veterinary Clinical Practice
VESC11125 20 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11129 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Climate change and animal health
VESC11133 10 credits
R for Veterinary Epidemiologists
VESC11142 10 credits
Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control
VESC11143 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Equine Dentistry
VESC11214 10 credits
Equine Emergency Medicine and First Aid
VESC11215 10 credits
Equine Musculoskeletal Problems
VESC11216 10 credits
Equine Neurology
VESC11217 10 credits
Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery
VESC11218 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Equine Gastroenterology
VESC11233 10 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study. It is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MVetSci.

All students must complete the two compulsory courses (VESC11109 and VESC11204), plus ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students must complete either a dissertation or select an additional 60 credits from the Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses collection. Students undertaking the dissertation element MUST have completed the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) course prior to commencement.

You will be notified by email announcement at the times during the year when you should consider your electives. Electives should be chosen to fit with the appropriate 'track' of study. For guidance on track specific electives, please email Sharon.Boyd@ed.ac.uk.

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students who do not wish to complete the dissertation element must complete a further 60 credits from this list by the end of Year 6. Those who wish to complete the dissertation element MUST complete the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) from the list below prior to commencement.
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Financial Accounting for your Business
CMSE11412 10 credits
Budgeting and Costing in a Business
CMSE11413 10 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Veterinary Musculoskeletal Pain (Small Animal)
PAMA11076 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Livestock behaviours as routes of disease transmission
VESC11076 10 credits
Livestock management impacts on disease risk & control
VESC11077 20 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Dermatology 1 - Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
VESC11097 10 credits
Dermatology 2 - Diagnostic approach to animals with skin disease
VESC11098 10 credits
Dermatology 3 - Management of skin diseases in companion animals
VESC11099 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
VESC11118 20 credits
Student-Led, Individually-Created Course for Veterinary Clinical Practice
VESC11125 20 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11129 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Climate change and animal health
VESC11133 10 credits
R for Veterinary Epidemiologists
VESC11142 10 credits
Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control
VESC11143 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Equine Dentistry
VESC11214 10 credits
Equine Emergency Medicine and First Aid
VESC11215 10 credits
Equine Musculoskeletal Problems
VESC11216 10 credits
Equine Neurology
VESC11217 10 credits
Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery
VESC11218 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Equine Gastroenterology
VESC11233 10 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits

Year 5 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study. It is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MVetSci.

All students must complete the two compulsory courses (VESC11109 and VESC11204), plus ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students must complete either a dissertation or select an additional 60 credits from the Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses collection. Students undertaking the dissertation element MUST have completed the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) course prior to commencement.

You will be notified by email announcement at the times during the year when you should consider your electives. Electives should be chosen to fit with the appropriate 'track' of study. For guidance on track specific electives, please email Sharon.Boyd@ed.ac.uk.

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students who do not wish to complete the dissertation element must complete a further 60 credits from this list by the end of Year 6. Those who wish to complete the dissertation element MUST complete the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) from the list below prior to commencement.

Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Financial Accounting for your Business
CMSE11412 10 credits
Budgeting and Costing in a Business
CMSE11413 10 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Veterinary Musculoskeletal Pain (Small Animal)
PAMA11076 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Livestock behaviours as routes of disease transmission
VESC11076 10 credits
Livestock management impacts on disease risk & control
VESC11077 20 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Dermatology 1 - Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
VESC11097 10 credits
Dermatology 2 - Diagnostic approach to animals with skin disease
VESC11098 10 credits
Dermatology 3 - Management of skin diseases in companion animals
VESC11099 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11110 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
VESC11118 20 credits
Student-Led, Individually-Created Course for Veterinary Clinical Practice
VESC11125 20 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11129 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Climate change and animal health
VESC11133 10 credits
R for Veterinary Epidemiologists
VESC11142 10 credits
Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control
VESC11143 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Equine Dentistry
VESC11214 10 credits
Equine Emergency Medicine and First Aid
VESC11215 10 credits
Equine Musculoskeletal Problems
VESC11216 10 credits
Equine Neurology
VESC11217 10 credits
Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery
VESC11218 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits
OR

Advanced Clinical Practice MVetSci Dissertation

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If MVetSci students wish to select the dissertation element of the programme, it must be completed within a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.
MVetSci in Advanced Clinical Practice Dissertation
VESC11202 60 credits

Year 6 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme allows students to follow a 'track specific' route of study. It is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate credits, 4 years to complete the Diploma credits and 6 years to complete the MVetSci.

All students must complete the two compulsory courses (VESC11109 and VESC11204), plus ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students must complete either a dissertation or select an additional 60 credits from the Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses collection. Students undertaking the dissertation element MUST have completed the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) course prior to commencement.

You will be notified by email announcement at the times during the year when you should consider your electives. Electives should be chosen to fit with the appropriate 'track' of study. For guidance on track specific electives, please email Sharon.Boyd@ed.ac.uk.

**Please note that not all courses listed as Electives will necessarily be available every year**

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Advanced Clinical Practice Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
All students must complete ONE of the 'Recent Advances in/Principles' courses and ONE of the 'Standard Diagnostic Testing ...' courses, depending on the track followed.

MVetSci students who do not wish to complete the dissertation element must complete a further 60 credits from this list by the end of Year 6. Those who wish to complete the dissertation element MUST complete the Research Methods & Data Analysis (A) course (VESC11235) from the list below prior to commencement.
Production Animal welfare
AWAB11024 20 credits
Clinical Animal Behaviour
AWAB11036 20 credits
Animal welfare in research, testing and education
AWAB11037 20 credits
Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare
AWAB11038 20 credits
Cat and Dog Welfare
AWAB11039 20 credits
Financial Accounting for your Business
CMSE11412 10 credits
Budgeting and Costing in a Business
CMSE11413 10 credits
Equine Orthopaedics 2
EQSC11042 20 credits
Equine Reproduction 3
EQSC11043 20 credits
Veterinary Musculoskeletal Pain (Small Animal)
PAMA11076 20 credits
Wildlife disease management
VESC11020 10 credits
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
VESC11022 10 credits
Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine
VESC11038 20 credits
Livestock behaviours as routes of disease transmission
VESC11076 10 credits
Livestock management impacts on disease risk & control
VESC11077 20 credits
Small Mammals (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11080 10 credits
Patient Assessment, Critical Incidents and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
VESC11081 10 credits
Equidae (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11082 10 credits
Dogs and Cats (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11083 10 credits
Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia)
VESC11084 10 credits
Anaesthetic Equipment
VESC11086 10 credits
Dermatology 1 - Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
VESC11097 10 credits
Dermatology 2 - Diagnostic approach to animals with skin disease
VESC11098 10 credits
Dermatology 3 - Management of skin diseases in companion animals
VESC11099 10 credits
Feline Medicine 1
VESC11103 10 credits
Feline Medicine 2
VESC11104 10 credits
Gastroenterology
VESC11105 10 credits
Hepatology
VESC11106 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11110 10 credits
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine
VESC11111 10 credits
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice
VESC11112 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals
VESC11114 10 credits
Thoracic Imaging
VESC11115 10 credits
Renal and Urinary
VESC11117 10 credits
Introduction to Veterinary Epidemiology
VESC11118 20 credits
Student-Led, Individually-Created Course for Veterinary Clinical Practice
VESC11125 20 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2
VESC11126 10 credits
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1
VESC11127 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11128 10 credits
Veterinary Cardiology 1: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog
VESC11129 10 credits
Recent Advances in Equine Practice
VESC11131 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice
VESC11132 10 credits
Climate change and animal health
VESC11133 10 credits
R for Veterinary Epidemiologists
VESC11142 10 credits
Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in disease control
VESC11143 10 credits
Practical pathology and microbiology
VESC11145 10 credits
Approaches to wound management in horses
VESC11146 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice
VESC11147 10 credits
Poor athletic performance in horses
VESC11148 10 credits
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice
VESC11196 10 credits
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease
VESC11197 10 credits
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle
VESC11203 10 credits
Ewe Survival
VESC11205 10 credits
Feeding for Production
VESC11206 10 credits
Foot Health
VESC11207 10 credits
Heifer Rearing
VESC11208 10 credits
Lamb Growth
VESC11209 10 credits
Lambing Percentage
VESC11210 10 credits
Management of the Beef Herd
VESC11211 10 credits
Udder Health
VESC11212 10 credits
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11213 10 credits
Equine Dentistry
VESC11214 10 credits
Equine Emergency Medicine and First Aid
VESC11215 10 credits
Equine Musculoskeletal Problems
VESC11216 10 credits
Equine Neurology
VESC11217 10 credits
Equine Respiratory Medicine and Surgery
VESC11218 10 credits
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats
VESC11219 10 credits
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy
VESC11220 10 credits
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine
VESC11225 10 credits
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals
VESC11226 10 credits
Rabbit Medicine
VESC11227 20 credits
Research Methods and Data Analysis (A)
VESC11235 10 credits
OR

Advanced Clinical Practice MVetSci Dissertation

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If MVetSci students wish to select the dissertation element of the programme, it must be completed within a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.
MVetSci in Advanced Clinical Practice Dissertation
VESC11202 60 credits
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