University of Pretoria - Faculty of Veterinary Science
MMedVet Wildlife Diseases (Coursework)
Pretoria, South Africa
Master degree
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The MMedVet Wildlife Diseases (coursework) at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Pretoria offers in-depth theoretical and practical training. It emphasizes skills to capture, transport and manage free-ranging and captive animals, focusing on conservation ecology, wildlife–domestic animal interactions and control of wildlife diseases. You’ll gain wildlife medicine, disease surveillance, pathology, field anesthesia and biosecurity experience. The faculty ranked in the top 50 and marked 100 years of veterinary education in 2020.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in wildlife veterinary practice, conservation medicine, epidemiology, wildlife disease surveillance, zoo and rehabilitation centers, government wildlife agencies, research and academia.
Broad-based, in-depth theoretical and practical training with emphasis on the skills required to capture, transport and manage free-ranging and captive animals with due consideration of conservation ecology, the interaction of wildlife and domestic animals and the control of diseases of wildlife.
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Year 1
Core modules
- Research methodology 813
- Veterinary wildlife studies 800
- Mini-dissertation: Wildlife diseases 890
Year 2
Core modules
- Veterinary wildlife studies 800
- Mini-dissertation: Wildlife diseases 890
Final year
Core modules
- Veterinary wildlife studies 800
- Mini-dissertation: Wildlife diseases 890
Credits: 360