Advanced Clinical Practice (Online Learning) MVetSci, PgDip (ICL), PgCert (ICL), PgProfDev
Online
DURATION
1 up to 6 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 19,100 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* estimated tuition for advanced clinical practice (MVetSci) | PgCert: £6,370 | PgDip: £12,735
Introduction
Veterinary medicine is a rapidly evolving discipline, comprising a wide range of specialist areas. Research in veterinary medicine is directly relevant to the improvement of the health and welfare of domestic animal species and the protection of public health.
Research Reputation
The R(D)SVS has an international reputation, and its clinical services - Hospital for Small Animals (dog and cat and exotics, zoo and wildlife) and Large Animal Hospital (equine and livestock) - are among the most influential centres for clinical care in the UK and Europe. It is best placed to advance the skills of the sector due to the skills in primary, secondary and tertiary care medicine and surgery, and its extensive research activities in all aspects of veterinary medicine.
How will I learn?
The modular, portfolio approach allows the greatest flexibility to meet the needs of the modern practitioner. The goal is to provide you with the skills and knowledge required to be a highly effective practitioner and to enable you to act as a leader and mentor within the veterinary community.
Online learning
The University of Edinburgh has been delivering online postgraduate programmes since 2005 and is the largest provider of online programmes in the prestigious Russell Group of universities.
Online learning is aimed at people who want to study for a postgraduate qualification alongside ongoing personal and professional commitments. You can study at times most convenient to you and tailor the timeframe of your studies to suit your needs. Most of our students continue in their employment while they study.
Student support for online students is given as much emphasis as for our on-campus learners. The learning technology is fully interactive, and award-winning and enables you to communicate with our highly qualified teaching staff from the comfort of your own home or workplace.
A dedicated e-learning team ensures the programme runs smoothly and is supported by an experienced team of a programme director, coordinator, administrator and course leaders. Each student is provided with a personal tutor.
Courses are taught and completed entirely online. The varied teaching includes:
- online lectures
- tutorials
- specialist external lectures
- scientific group discussions
- case studies
- problem-based learning scenarios
- literature based research
- computer-assisted learning
- quizzes
Our online students not only have access to Edinburgh's excellent resources but also become part of a supportive online community, bringing together students and tutors from around the world.
Rankings
The University of Edinburgh is currently ranked 15th in the World in the QS World University Rankings 2023.
Ideal Students
Veterinary practitioners are under pressure to maintain high standards of practice while also keeping abreast of the latest developments. In response to the increasing requirement for support in developing advanced clinical skills, this distance learning programme is aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at veterinarians in practice.
Program Outcome
This programme provides graduates with the scientific knowledge and practical skills to carry out the work of advanced veterinary practitioners.
On completion of this programme, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate they have acquired knowledge about advanced veterinary clinical research and developments
- Demonstrate they have acquired specific veterinary skills applicable to an advanced practitioner
- Understand and demonstrate how an evidence-based medicine approach can be applied in a range of practical situations
- Interpret and communicate scientific results and information (in research and other forms of social debate) across other related scientific disciplines and to other stakeholders
Career Opportunities
- Enhanced promotion within the veterinary clinical practice sector.
- The entry point for academic clinical positions coming from the private practice sector.
- Veterinary-based industries particularly feed and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Curriculum
The degree programme is structured to allow sequential progression from individual courses to Certificate, Diploma and MVetSci phases. Students may also exit the programme on completion of each phase.
The programme is designed to be taken part-time over three years at 20 hours per week, with the option to complete in up to six years if required.
The completion times are as follows:
- PgCert: 1-2 years
- PgDip: 2-4 years
- MVetSci: 3-6 years
The programme is modular in structure, offering a flexible student-centred approach to the choice of courses studied. You can choose to take a particular species track in the elective course, i.e. courses focussed on companion animals, exotic zoos and wildlife, equine or production animals. Equally, you can choose to take a mixed-practice approach by selecting courses that meet your individual professional needs.
Each year will consist of three 11-week terms structured into two blocks of five weeks of study with a week in between for independent study and reflection. One block of five weeks will equate to 10 credits of course material. This framework is designed to fit in with the part-time nature of the programme, giving you time to reflect on your learning and lessening the impact of the additional requirements that studying will place on your working life.
Postgraduate Professional Development
Postgraduate Professional Development (PPD) is aimed at working professionals who want to advance their knowledge through postgraduate-level learning, without the time, or financial commitment, of a full award.
You may take a maximum of 50 credits worth of courses from within this degree over two years and gain a University of Edinburgh postgraduate award of academic credit.
It may also be possible to continue your studies after one year and put credits towards a postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or full master's degree. Any time spent taking courses through the PPD scheme will be deducted from the amount of time you have left to complete the higher award.
Although PPD courses have various start dates throughout a year you may only start a Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate programme in September.
Admissions
Program Tuition Fee
Scholarships and Funding
The University offers several scholarships specifically for online, part-time postgraduate programmes.
Edinburgh Global Online Learning Masters Scholarships
The University of Edinburgh will offer twenty master's scholarships for eligible part-time distance learning master's programmes offered by the University.
Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships 2023
Scholarships are offered by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) for applicants accepted for admission to eligible online programmes at the University of Edinburgh in the Academic Year 2023-2024.
The Anne Rowling Clinic Regenerative Neurology Scholarships
The Anne Rowling Clinic will offer three online learning postgraduate scholarships for applicants commencing Stem Cells and Translational Neurology programmes in the academic year 2023-2024.
Mastercard Foundation Online Learning Scholarships
Gaining an Online Masters is an excellent way to earn a qualification which is equivalent to on-campus study, while at the same time continuing to work flexibly and live at home. Online master's qualifications through the University of Edinburgh are fully equivalent to master's degrees taught on campus.
Clinical Management of Pain Scholarship
The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine offers two scholarships to students in the Clinical Management of Pain (Online Distance Learning) programme in the 2023-2024 academic session.
The David and Molly Pyott Foundation Scholarships in Ophthalmology
Twelve online learning scholarships are available in the field of Ophthalmology for students from Africa, Central and South Asia, the Caribbean Islands, Pacific Islands, and Central and Latin America who have been accepted for admission to the two-year, part-time online ChM (Master of Surgery) in Clinical Ophthalmology in academic session 2023-2024.
Polish School of Medicine Memorial Fund Scholarships
The scholarship enables medical doctors and medical scientists at the outset of their careers to undertake a period of further study or research at the University’s Medical School and return to Poland.
Edinburgh Surgery Online Global Scholarships
The University of Edinburgh will offer several scholarships for online learning Masters programmes for the academic year 2023-2024.
Edinburgh Surgery Online: Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors
Edinburgh Surgery Online will offer several scholarships for online learning Masters programmes for the academic year 2023-2024.
The Edinburgh Futures Institute Scholarships
Three scholarships are available to cover full tuition fees for selected taught Master’s programmes offered by or affiliated with the Edinburgh Futures Institute for entry in 2023-2024: the George Lindsay Cooper Scholarship, the Madeleine Bentley Scholarship and the Bilan-Cooper Scholarship.
The Glenmore Postgraduate Scholarship
Three scholarships are available for eligible postgraduate programmes offered by the University in the 2023-2024 academic session.
MSc Internal Medicine Masters Scholarships
The University of Edinburgh’s MSc Internal Medicine will offer 4 scholarships that will cover 75% of tuition fee costs.