MSc One Health (Infectious Diseases)

MSc One Health (Infectious Diseases)

Plans for this new MSc presented here are proposals pending final approval of content and structure, expected to be confirmed in spring 2013 ahead of the first intake of students in September 2013.


Why an RVC Masters/Diploma?

Emerging diseases of animals and humans have highlighted the threat from changing environmental, ecological, social and agricultural conditions. Significant amongst these are infectious diseases such as highly pathogenic influenza virus H5N1 (bird flu), pandemic human influenza H1N1 (swine flu), Ebola and Nipah Virus and SARS coronavirus.

Our unique Master's level course delivered jointly by the RVC and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine will be available through both full and part-time study as MSc and diploma. It addresses a broad range of topics under the One Health paradigm.

The programme modules include: Integrating One Health, Fundamentals of Infectious Disease, Disease Emergence, Statistics Monitoring and Surveillance, Disease Control in Developing Countries, One Health Economics, Ecological Epidemiology and Social Drivers of Disease.

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.

The course will benefit those interested in One Health and disease control, particularly in the developing world.

Applications are welcome from individuals with a background in public health, veterinary sciences, biological sciences, social and environmental sciences, ecology and wildlife health.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have (or expect to receive) a first or upper-second class university honors degree. We invite applications from candidates with degrees in medicine, veterinary medicine, biological sciences, animal sciences, social sciences, statistics, and economics.

English Requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of proficiency in spoken and written English, including scientific usage and comprehension. They will be required to achieve an overall score of 7.0 in IELTS with a minimum of 6.5 in each sub-test, or a TOEFL score of at least 93 (internet-based test with no element below 23).

• IELTS

• TOEFL

Career Development Loans

Career Development Loans are available to all EU nationals. To qualify for a CDL you must be ordinarily resident in Great Britain (i.e. England, Scotland or Wales) and have an unlimited right to remain in the United Kingdom (UK).

Commonwealth DFID Shared Scholarship Scheme

The Shared Scholarship is a joint initiative between the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (with funding from DFID), the Royal Veterinary College, as part of the British aid programme to developing countries.

In 2013/14, three awards are available to applicants for the MSc Wild Animal Health/Biology, MSc One Health, and MSc Veterinary Epidemiology. Funding covers full costs of an award holder's study in the UK (fees) including airfares.

Deadline for consideration of this scholarship is the 15th March 2013 and overseas students wishing to be considered for this scholarship must have submitted an RVC DFID application form along with details of their UK Pass online application.