THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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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, up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses and up to 6 years to complete the entire MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme prior to commencement of the Dissertation.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for the Certificate and MSc levels of this programme.

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.

Students are strongly recommended to take the Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines (VESC11224) course in their Diploma years

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

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

Course options

One Health (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:

VESC11033 An Introduction to One Health
VESC11088 Ecosystem Health
VESC11089 One Health Policy

AND EITHER
INAH11027 Applied Veterinary Epidemiology OR
EMND11003 Applied Epidemiology and Public Health OR
VESC11038 Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine

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, up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses and up to 6 years to complete the entire MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme prior to commencement of the Dissertation.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for the Certificate and MSc levels of this programme.

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.

Students are strongly recommended to take the Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines (VESC11224) course in their Diploma years

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

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

Course options

One Health (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:

VESC11033 An Introduction to One Health
VESC11088 Ecosystem Health
VESC11089 One Health Policy

AND EITHER
INAH11027 Applied Veterinary Epidemiology OR
EMND11003 Applied Epidemiology and Public Health OR
VESC11038 Applied Epidemiology and Surveillance for Conservation Medicine

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, up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses and up to 6 years to complete the entire MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme prior to commencement of the Dissertation.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for the Certificate and MSc levels of this programme.

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.

Students are strongly recommended to take the Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines (VESC11224) course in their Diploma years.

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

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

Course options

One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (01)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma Students must complete 60 credits of Diploma Level courses by the end of Year 4, and are strongly recommended to take the VESC11224 Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines course.

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.

Students must complete at least 20 credits from each of the following lists:
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (01)
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (02).
AND

One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (02)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma Students must complete 60 credits of Diploma Level courses by the end of Year 4.
Students must complete at least 20 credits from each of the following lists:
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (01)
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (02)

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, up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses and up to 6 years to complete the entire MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme prior to commencement of the Dissertation.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for the Certificate and MSc levels of this programme.

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.

Students are strongly recommended to take the Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines (VESC11224) course in their Diploma years.

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

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

Course options

One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (01)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma Students must complete 60 credits of Diploma Level courses by the end of Year 4, and are strongly recommended to take the VESC11224 Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines course.

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

Students must complete at least 20 credits from each of the following lists:
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (01)
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (02).
AND

One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (02)

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Diploma Students must complete 60 credits of Diploma Level courses by the end of Year 4.
Students must complete at least 20 credits from each of the following lists:
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (01)
One Health (Diploma) Elective Courses (02).

Year 5 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, up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses and up to 6 years to complete the entire MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme prior to commencement of the Dissertation.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for the Certificate and MSc levels of this programme.

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.

Students are strongly recommended to take the Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines (VESC11224) course in their Diploma years.

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

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

Course options

One Health Dissertation

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
MSc students must complete the Dissertation in a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.

Year 6 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, up to 4 years to complete the required Diploma level courses and up to 6 years to complete the entire MSc. MSc students must complete the taught element of the programme prior to commencement of the Dissertation.

NOTE: There are compulsory courses for the Certificate and MSc levels of this programme.

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.

Students are strongly recommended to take the Innovative Approaches to Health Challenges Across Disciplines (VESC11224) course in their Diploma years.

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

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

Course options

One Health Dissertation

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
MSc students must complete the Dissertation in a single academic year and by the end of Year 6.

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