Overview

The International Animal Health (Online Learning) programme from The University of Edinburgh is delivered fully online, allowing you to study part-time or intermittently around your professional and personal commitments.

Career opportunities

â€‹â€‹The interdisciplinary approach of the programme, connecting animals, humans, and environments to tackle diseases impacting animal health, will develop your expertise in an area of increasing importance to veterinarians, wildlife conservation, and international trade. Your ability to develop, implement and evaluate strategies for controlling diseases affecting animal health will be significantly enhanced.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Control of economically important parasites

Globalisation and health

New developments in epidemiology and the control of vector borne disease

Pastoralism and herd health

Project planning and decision support for animal disease control

Project Management of Development Aid

Technical advances in diagnostics

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00

More details

It is strongly recommended you apply as early as possible. Applications may close earlier than the published deadlines if there is exceptionally high demand.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

PgDip - 120 credits

PgCert - 60 credits

PgProfDev - up to 50 credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Veterinary Medicine Animal Science View 16 other Masters in Animal Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in veterinary medicine, agricultural science, biology or a related science discipline.

It may also consider your application if you have relevant work experience, this may include working in areas related to research, diagnostics, field experience and educational establishments where the focus is on animal health issues; please contact the programme team to check before you apply. You may be admitted to certificate level only in the first instance.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

6370 GBP / year

≈ 6370 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

6370 GBP / year

≈ 6370 GBP / year

Additional Details

PgProfDev: 10 credits £1,065; 20 credits £2,125; 60 credits £6,370

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Overview

Career opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

Scholarships Information

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