The programme is comprised of compulsory courses, a master thesis and a number of elective courses.
Module 1 - Data Management and Biostatistics:
The module gives you the theoretical background and the necessary prerequisites for the rest of the master programme. The main topics are data management and biostatistics, information search, critical reading and scientific communication. You must take one of the following courses: Statistics for Veterinarians (9 ECTS) and Applied Statistics for Researches and Developers (6 ECTS).
Module 2 - Epidemiology:
The courses in this module are Veterinary Epidemiology, part 1 (compulsory, 6 ECTS) and Veterinary Epidemiology, part 2 (elective, 6 ECTS).
The compulsory course introduces concepts associated with basic epidemiology. It focuses on the practical application of study objects and design and the nature of data and data management. The elective course is an advanced course which focuses on the statistical methods used in epidemiology to analyse data and to present results.
Module 3 - Disease Control Strategies:
The module focuses on disease outbreak management, disease control and dynamics and principles of quantitative risk analysis in relation to trade. The module enables you to plan, conduct and evaluate surveillance, control, eradication and preventive programmes.
There are three courses; Disease Outbreak Management, Disease Control and Dynamics and Quantitative Risk Assessment. All three are compulsory (5 ECTS each).
Module 4 - Animal Health Economics:
The main topics are theoretical and applied animal health economics. The focus is on basic economic theory and on decision support systems and how to evaluate the economical effects and consequences of measures taken through disease control programmes in the production animal systems (8 ECTS).
Module 5 - Master Project:
The master project is a scientific paper based on empirical data, theories, techniques and methods acquired in modules 1-4. The master thesis must be written in English (12-20 ECTS).
Each course is completed by submission and evaluation of a report and/or an examination.
See prospective classes in the Danish description of the course.