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 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Vet Med Semester 2 |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2026 |
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) |
100% in-course assessment, which will comprise two assessments each worth 50 % of the final course mark |
| 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: |
Course secretary | Miss Stavriana Manti
Tel: (0131 6)50 5310
Email: |
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