Master of Veterinary Public Health Management

The Master of Veterinary Public Health Management (MVPHMgt) is an award-winning program that enhances the careers of busy animal health professionals located across Australia and the world.

Overview

The MVPHMgt is an award-winning distance program that combines technical competence in sciences that impact biosecurity and public health, with leadership and management skills. It is designed for busy professionals and requires up to three short (three to five day) visits to Sydney. The MVPHMgt suits those already working in a veterinary public health field or those seeking a career change.

The program is offered at Graduate Certificate (GradCertVPHMGt), Graduate Diploma (GradDipVPHMgt)and Master levels and it is normally not difficult to move between the levels as your professional and intellectual needs change. At Graduate Certificate level, core competencies are achieved in hazards to human and animal health, veterinary epidemiology, animal health economics, animal health policy development, leadership and project management. At Graduate Diploma level, advanced topics in veterinary epidemiology, data analysis and leadership are supplemented by elective units in a range of areas such as food safety, surveillance, risk analysis, data management, wildlife and aquatic epidemiology and diagnostic tests. As a Masters student, you will combine your research project with elective units. An Honours option [MVPHMgt(Hons)], involving further research, is available for students at Masters level.

Students in the program normally hold a veterinary or animal science qualification, though undergraduate degrees from a range of related fields will be considered. Students typically work full time and live in diverse locations - various states such as QLD, WA, ACT, NSW and countries like USA, NZ, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore.

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor degree in a relevant field. Admission to Graduate Certificate on the basis of at least four years relevant work experience is possible, with the Dean’s permission.

Program Expectations

GradCertVPHMGt:

• 24 credit points (cp) of core units of study

GradDipVPHMgt:

• 36 cp of core and elective units of study

MVPHMgt:

• 48 cp of core and elective units of study plus a research project, with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70 or more in the first 24 cp of study

MVPHMgt(Hons):

• 60 cp of core and elective units of study plus a research project, with a WAM of 75 or more in the first 24 cp of study, research to a minimum of 18 cp must be completed

Units of Study

Units include:

• Animal Health Data Management
• Animal Health Economics
• Animal Health Policy Development
• Aquatic Animal Epidemiology
• Data Analysis for Policy Development
• Diagnostic Tests
• Food Safety
• Leadership, People and Organisations
• Risk Analysis
• Surveillance, Preparedness and Response
• Veterinary Epidemiology 1 and 2
• Leadership Skills
  Data Analysis for Epidemiology Research

For up-to-date information on units of study, please visit the Veterinary Science website.

After Graduation

Students who have commenced the program to facilitate a career change have typically started new positions in the field while they are still studying. All of the graduates we asked strongly agreed that their study enhanced their career.

Graduates - and indeed students - are valued employees of government departments of agriculture, rural lands protection boards, quarantine services and food safety organisations; of international organisations such as the World Health Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation; participants in international development projects; employees of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies; and scientific investigators in a range of organisations.

Credit for Previous Study

Credit for previous study is available in some circumstances. See the Veterinary Science website for details.

Annual intake

There is no quota for this course; however, class size limitations can apply. Normally, classes have a minimum of six and a maximum of 25 - 30.

Minimum Program Duration - Part Time

This course cannot be studied full time. The minimum part-time duration is:

GradCertVPHMgt - 2 semesters

GradDipVPHMgt - 3 semesters

MVPHMgt - 4 semesters

MVPHMgt(Hons) - 4 semesters

Maximum Program Duration

GradCertVPHMgt - 4 semesters

GradDipVPHMgt - 6 semesters

MVPHMgt - 8 semesters

MVPHMgt(Hons) - 9 semesters

Is Mid-Year Entry Available?

Yes

Enquiries

We strongly encourage all potential applicants to contact us. We are familiar with the range of issues you need to think about when considering starting postgraduate study and we will help you through the decision-making process.