Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: Full Time
Changing environmental, social and agricultural conditions are a threat to animal and human health and welfare.
Many infectious diseases can pass between animals and humans, while food production, human diet and community stability are harmed by diseases that infect livestock and wildlife. Emerging veterinary infectious diseases and human diseases, such as highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses, emphasise the threat posed by these issues.
The One Health approach recognises the relationship between health and disease at the human, animal and environment interfaces and has become an important focus in both medical and veterinary science. It promotes a “whole of society” treatment of health hazards and a systemic change of perspective in the management of risk.
If you are interested in One Health and the control of infectious disease (particularly in the developing world), then this unique course could be for you. We welcome applications from individuals with a background in public health, veterinary sciences, animal or biological sciences, social and environmental sciences, ecology and wildlife health. If you are interested in this field, but do not have the relevant background, please speak with the course directors who can consider such cases on an individual basis.
The course is delivered jointly by the RVC, University of London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).
Academic qualifications
To apply for the MSc or PGDiploma in One Health (Infectious Diseases) you must have (or expect to receive) a first or second class university honours degree.
Please contact our Admissions Office if you are unsure whether your degree is equivalent to a UK first or second class university honours degree. We invite applications from candidates with degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, biological sciences, animal sciences, social sciences, statistics and economics.
If you are interested in this field, but do not have the relevant background, please speak with the course directors who can consider such cases on an individual basis.
English language requirements
A good working knowledge of scientific English is essential in order to follow the course. All applicants must have an acceptable English Language qualification:
• IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0 or above with minimum 6.5 in each component
For those without IELTS, please see our English Language Requirements page for a full list of qualifications we will accept as alternatives.
http://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/one-health#tab-fees-and-funding-content
What will I learn?
The course will provide you with:
• A comprehensive foundation on the principles of diseases in the context of socio-ecological systems, global health and food safety
• Knowledge and skills in relation to One Health methodologies, transdisciplinary interactions and in using a systems approach.
At the end of the course you will be able to:
• Understand the One Health concept and approach problem solving using a trans-disciplinary methodology
• Understand the origin, context and drivers of infectious disease at the human, animal and environment interface
• Evaluate impacts of multi-host infections on human, animal and ecosystem health and economics directly, or indirectly, via food, disease vectors or the environment.
• Develop a One Health systems approach to complex disease issues in monitoring, surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control
• Critically review published literature
• Design a research project (MSc students only).
Programme delivery
The MSc may be completed full-time in one year or part time over two to three years, and consists of eight taught modules and a research project.
The PGDiploma is shorter (eight modules with no research project component) and may be completed in two terms.
The course starts in September each year and you will split your time between the RVC and LSHTM. Students studying the MSc will then undertake a four-month research project in an area and country of their choice.
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