Postgraduate Course: Interventions in Wild Animal Health (VESC11042)
Course Outline
| School | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The Interventions Module will provide practical knowledge to complement the theoretical understanding gained from other modules of the Conservation Medicine Cert/Dip MVetSci course. Interventions are required to resolve human-wildlife conflict, to carry out effective metapopulation management through translocation, to reduce the risk from disease in reintroduction and translocation programmes, to carry out investigations in disease outbreaks in free-living wildlife and the role of disease in the decline of species. Tuition will be carried out in the field to develop skills in human-wildlife conflict management, disease risk analysis and translocation techniques, disease outbreak investigation and monitoring of the health of declining species. |
| Course description |
The Interventions Module will provide practical knowledge to complement the theoretical understanding gained from other modules of the Conservation Medicine Cert/Dip MVetSci course. Interventions are required to resolve human-wildlife conflict, to carry out effective metapopulation management through translocation, to reduce the risk from disease in reintroduction and translocation programmes, to carry out investigations in disease outbreaks in free-living wildlife and the role of disease in the decline of species. Tuition will be carried out in the field to develop skills in human-wildlife conflict management, disease risk analysis and translocation techniques, disease outbreak investigation and monitoring of the health of declining species.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Yes, costs of travel to India |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Veterinary Degree |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
MVM Online Learning Block 2 |
| Course Start Date |
11/01/2027 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Assessment in this course may include written, visual or audio communication of your learning to specified audiences. Assessment briefs will be published on Learn at the beginning of the course. Please contact the programme team for more details. |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- To gain a critical awareness of the effects of interventions at the human wildlife interface.
- To develop a systematic understanding of the planning of, and field methods in, disease outbreak investigation
- To gain a comprehensive understanding including new insights into disease risk management in translocation programmes
- To gain a critical awareness of field methods to investigate the role of disease in the decline of species
- A comprehensive understanding of ex-situ medicine and management in the context of field interventions
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
A knowledge of epidemiology, pathogenesis, therapies and control measures relating to animal disease and the practical skills to apply that knowledge
A knowledge of pathology including an understanding of how to prevent transmission of disease between animals and man
Problem solving abilities
A good professional attitude and a high standard of professional behaviour
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| Keywords | Interventions,scanning surveillance,translocations,disease investigation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Neil Anderson
Tel: (0131 6)51 7421
Email: Neil.Anderson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Stavriana Manti
Tel: (0131 6)50 5310
Email: stavriana.manti@ed.ac.uk |
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