Overview

To enrol, you must hold a veterinary degree registerable with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)(UK) or having successfully completed the RCVS Statutory Membership Examination and be a member of the college.  You must also have a minimum of three years’ experience working as a practising veterinary surgeon in an academic environment or five years in general cattle practice. At least 20% of your time must be spent working with cattle.Consideration will be given to those with less than five years experience and they will be invited for an informal discussion with the Programme Director on application.

Key facts

This two year part-time Masters level programme continues the tradition started when the programme commenced in the 1980’s and reflects the academic comparability to Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Diploma qualifications. The qualification is recognised by both the RCVS and European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR). It provides postgraduate education in an important aspect of the bovine health. The overall aims of the programme are to enable veterinary surgeons in regular contact with cattle to:

• achieve a widely-based and deep understanding of bovine reproduction, which will enable them to provide sound scientific advice to the cattle industry;
• develop appropriate skills; and,
• maintain a critical approach to their own work.