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One Health – (M.Sc.)
The University of Edinburgh
College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of The University of Edinburgh
This programme is ideal for individuals who wish to gain a world-class award in the subject of One Health. This course is designed to address the demand, especially from veterinary and medical graduates, for a new and stimulating experience in a research/academic environment.
The MSc will be delivered by experts in the discipline, and is open to students with a degree in: Veterinary Science, Medicine or to non-vets with an appropriate Biological Science.
The educational aims of the taught component are to:
* Develop an understanding of the role of comparative medicine and animal models for human disease
* Obtain an up-to-date concept of the current threats of emerging diseases in animals that may threaten human health and of other zoonoses and how these impact food security
* Develop a basic understanding of epidemiological concepts as they relate to infectious diseases of animals, with a focus on those transmissible to humans
* Attain a basic understanding of relevant procedures that are used as aids to biomedical research and disease control (for example, molecular biological and immunochemical)
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Learning Outcomes
A master of One Health science should have knowledge and understanding of:
* general concepts of the One Health discipline;
* comparative medicine and animal models as they relate to One Health science;
* zoonoses and emerging diseases;
* food security;
* basic epidemiological concepts, including basic statistics;
* laboratory tools for disease control: molecular biology;
* laboratory tools for disease control: immunochemistry;
* how to prepare a preliminary project proposal;
* the laboratory skills pertaining to their specific research project;
* how do develop oral and written presentation skills;
* how to reflect on their own findings and develop appropriate further research.
How You Will Be Taught
The programme is studied over a period of a year, full-time. It consists of two elements: the taught element (90 credits) and the dissertation element (90 credits).
The taught element of the programme will be divided into 5 compulsory courses taught over 2 semesters.
The dissertation element will commence in semester 2.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Veterinary degree (BVM&S or equivalent) or medical degree (MBChB or equivalent); intercalating veterinary and medical students.
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