We offer the programme over an academic year consisting of three blocks of 11 weeks. Each block contains either a single 20 credit course or two 10 credit courses, delivered over 5 or 10 weeks, with a consolidation week in between for independent study. 2025/2026Teaching blockWeeks 1-5Consolidation weekWeeks 7-11Term 115 September -17 October 202518 October - 26 October 202527 October -9 December 2025Term 25 January -6 February 20267 February - 15 February 202616 February -30 March 2026Term 36 April -8 May 20269 May - 17 May 202618 May -30 June 2026Term 1 Block 1 and Block 2Pathogen strategies for transmission and survival (20 credits)Block 1Zoonotic diseaseBlock 2Wildlife animal health and environment Term 2Block 3 and Block 4Host responses to infection (20 credits)Surveillance and control of transboundary diseases affecting international trade (20 credits)Block 3An introduction to transboundary diseases and their impact on trade and wildlife populationsBlock 4The Use of Artificial Reproductive Technologies in Threatened Species Term 3Block 5 and Block 6Applied veterinary epidemiology (20 credits)Block 5Project planning and decision support for animal disease control **An introduction to vaccinologyThe Modern ZooBlock 6Pastoralism and Herd Health **Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis Control of economically important parasites ** ** Courses will only run if sufficient demand This article was published on 2024-08-05
