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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

PPD candidates may take up to 40 credits in one year or a maximum of 50 credits over two years, from the list of courses below.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the unpredictable nature of the Covid-19 pandemic we cannot guarantee that we will be able to offer the Interventions in Wild Animal Health (VESC11042) course as a residential course. An online alternative will be offered if we are unable to deliver the residential course.

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

Course options

Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare

Invasive Non-Native Species

Wildlife Crime and Forensic Investigation

The Use of Artificial Reproductive Technologies in Threatened Species

The Modern Zoo

Conservation Genetics

Communication and Public Engagement of Conservation

Ex-Situ Wildlife Management

An Introduction of Project Cycle Management

Technical Advances in Diagnostics

Zoonotic disease

Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis

An introduction to transboundary diseases and their impact on trade and wildlife populations

Eco-system health and species conservation

Wildlife disease management

Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine

An introduction to Conservation Medicine

Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine

Interventions in Wild Animal Health

Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems

Managing and Leading Conservation Projects

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

PPD candidates may take up to 40 credits in one year or a maximum of 50 credits over two years, from the list of courses below.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the unpredictable nature of the Covid-19 pandemic we cannot guarantee that we will be able to offer the Interventions in Wild Animal Health (VESC11042) course as a residential course. An online alternative will be offered if we are unable to deliver the residential course.

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

Course options

Captive and Free-ranging Wild Animal Welfare

Invasive Non-Native Species

Wildlife Crime and Forensic Investigation

The Use of Artificial Reproductive Technologies in Threatened Species

The Modern Zoo

Conservation Genetics

Communication and Public Engagement of Conservation

Ex-Situ Wildlife Management

An Introduction of Project Cycle Management

Technical Advances in Diagnostics

Zoonotic disease

Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis

An introduction to transboundary diseases and their impact on trade and wildlife populations

Eco-system health and species conservation

Wildlife disease management

Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine

An introduction to Conservation Medicine

Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine

Interventions in Wild Animal Health

Wildlife disease ecology in livestock ecosystems

Managing and Leading Conservation Projects

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