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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate.

Guidance to obtaining the DDS PgCert;
- To obtain the PgCert students must acquire 60 credits across the proposed structure given in the DPT
- There are two compulsory courses only which must be taken to obtain the DDS PG Cert; VESC11260 and VESC11243
- The remaining 30 credits can be obtained from a choice of electives in this PG Cert which fall into two groups; Elective Courses (01) and Elective Courses (02)
- Within the group 'Elective Courses (01)' students must complete at least one of the following courses: VESC11264 or VESC11266, so must complete between 10 and 20 credits
- Within the group 'Elective Courses (02)' students must complete between 10 and 20 credits

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Certificate students must complete the following 30 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes

Making science relevant to policy and decision-making

AND

Certificate students must complete at least one of the following courses by the end of Year 2

Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology

One Health risk communication and preparedness

AND

International Animal Welfare Science

An introduction to One Health

Ecosystem Health

Data Analysis for Food Safety

Food Policy

Nutrition for Food Security

Sustainable Food Production

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the Certificate.

Guidance to obtaining the DDS PgCert;
- To obtain the PgCert students must acquire 60 credits across the proposed structure given in the DPT
- There are two compulsory courses only which must be taken to obtain the DDS PG Cert; VESC11260 and VESC11243
- The remaining 30 credits can be obtained from a choice of electives in this PG Cert which fall into two groups; Elective Courses (01) and Elective Courses (02)
- Within the group 'Elective Courses (01)' students must complete at least one of the following courses: VESC11264 or VESC11266, so must complete between 10 and 20 credits
- Within the group 'Elective Courses (02)' students must complete between 10 and 20 credits

Please check course availability/delivery periods via the links below.

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

Course options

Certificate students must complete the following 30 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes

Making science relevant to policy and decision-making

AND

Certificate students must complete at least one of the following courses by the end of Year 2

Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology

One Health risk communication and preparedness

AND

International Animal Welfare Science

An introduction to One Health

Ecosystem Health

Data Analysis for Food Safety

Food Policy

Nutrition for Food Security

Sustainable Food Production

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