MSc One Health: Ecosystems, Humans and Animals 12 months Postgraduate Programme By London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This programme is delivered jointly by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). It addresses a broad range of topics under the One Health paradigm and provides a foundation in the principles of diseases in the context of sociological systems, global health and food safety. Students develop skills related to methodology, transdisciplinary interactions and using a systems approach. By the end of this programme, students should be able to: - understand the One Health concept and approach problem solving using a transdisciplinary 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, 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 and complete a research project Duration: one year full-time or split-study over two years. Graduates from this programme will have the knowledge and skills provided by experienced scientists in order to be able to respond rapidly and effectively to outbreaks of disease as well as controlling endemic disease at the interface between humans, animals and the environment.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This programme is delivered jointly by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). It addresses a broad range of topics under the One Health paradigm and provides a foundation in the principles of diseases in the context of sociological systems, global health and food safety. Students develop skills related to methodology, transdisciplinary interactions and using a systems approach. By the end of this programme, students should be able to: - understand the One Health concept and approach problem solving using a transdisciplinary 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, 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 and complete a research project Duration: one year full-time or split-study over two years. Graduates from this programme will have the knowledge and skills provided by experienced scientists in order to be able to respond rapidly and effectively to outbreaks of disease as well as controlling endemic disease at the interface between humans, animals and the environment.

Admission Requirements

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