THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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

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Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

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

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Conservation Medicine (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete the following 60 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

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

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Conservation Medicine (Certificate) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Certificate students must complete the following 60 credits of courses by the end of Year 2.

Year 3 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Conservation Medicine (Diploma) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete both of the following 10 credit courses by the end of Year 4.

NOTE: The Scientific Paradigms, Research Approaches and Study Design Across Disciplines (VESC11251) course is COMPULSORY for all students who wish to complete the dissertation element of the programme.
AND

Conservation Medicine (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

NOTE: The Scientific Paradigms, Research Approaches and Study Design Across Disciplines (VESC11251) course is COMPULSORY for all students who wish to complete the dissertation element of the programme.

*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.

Year 4 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
This programme is intermittent, which means students have up to 2 years to complete the required Certificate level courses and up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for each level of study within this programme.

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

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

Course options

Conservation Medicine (Diploma) Compulsory Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete both of the following 10 credit courses by the end of Year 4.

NOTE: The Scientific Paradigms, Research Approaches and Study Design Across Disciplines (VESC11251) course is COMPULSORY for all students who wish to complete the dissertation element of the programme.
AND

Conservation Medicine (Diploma) Elective Courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma students must complete 40 credits of courses from this list by the end of Year 4.

NOTE: The Scientific Paradigms, Research Approaches and Study Design Across Disciplines (VESC11251) course is COMPULSORY for all students who wish to complete the dissertation element of the programme.

*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.

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