Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Science – PGDipVSc
Animal Care
A course by
Massey University
A one-year full-time postgraduate diploma aimed at veterinary graduates, building advanced expertise in animal health, clinical practice, epidemiology, or related fields as a pathway towards a master's degree.
NZ$59,620
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Core skills this course teaches
Advance veterinary expertise
Develop advanced skills and knowledge in veterinary science, including clinical practice, animal health management, and epidemiological analysis.
Critical data analysis
Gain the ability to analyse, interpret and apply complex health and economic data relating to animal and population health.
About This Course
The Postgraduate Diploma in Veterinary Science (PGDipVSc) is an advanced level programme designed for individuals with a veterinary background. It offers development in practical, professional, and scholarly skills across a range of veterinary specialisations, such as animal health data, clinical pathology, epidemiology, companion and production animal medicine, and public health. The programme prepares graduates either for more advanced study at master's level or for advanced practice and leadership in various animal health sectors.
Course Content
- Decision making with animal health data
- Spatial and temporal analysis of epidemiologic data
- Epidemiological methods and data analysis
- Analysis of epidemiologic data
- Veterinary public health and food safety
- Canine and feline gastroenterology
- Canine and feline endocrinology
- Canine and feline oncology
- Diagnostic imaging for small animal veterinarians
- Clinical pathology in small animal practice
- Canine and feline neurology
- Cardiorespiratory medicine for small animal veterinarians
- Avian medicine
- Ophthalmology in small animal practice
- Canine and feline emergency medicine
- Dermatology for small animal veterinarians
- Canine and feline orthopaedic surgery
- Canine and feline soft tissue surgery
- Advances in ruminant nutrition for veterinarians
- Calf medicine, health and management
- Advanced mastitis management for production animals
- Lameness investigation and control for cattle veterinarians
- Veterinary clinical reproduction and fertility
- Introduction to evidence-based practice
- Applied veterinary epidemiology
- Advanced topics in epidemiologic data analysis
Build towards these roles
Advanced roles in veterinary clinical practiceGovernment animal health agenciesAnimal health diagnostic laboratoriesVeterinary public health rolesResearch or leadership positions in the animal health sector
Build skills in these industries
Veterinary ScienceAnimal Health
