TROPICAL VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES
Master of Tropical Veterinary Science (MTVSc) and Master of Tropical Animal Science (MTAnimSc) courses are offered annually, within the Australian Institute of Tropical Veterinary and Animal Science. The MTVSc is available only to veterinary graduates, while the MTAnimSc course is available to graduates in science, agricultural science, rural science or related degrees. Major components may include applied pathology, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, epidemiology and biometrics, aquatic pathobiology, animal production, animal nutrition, and animal reproduction. The course is conducted over a continuous period of at least twelve months. A number of seminars and periods of practical work are conducted by scientists of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Organisation. Each student also carries out a research project in a special area of interest which may involve both field and laboratory studies.
A candidate for the degree of Master of Tropical Veterinary Science (research option) shall undertake a course of study leading to the submission of a thesis for examination.
A candidate for the degree of Master of Tropical Veterinary Science (coursework and dissertation option) shall pursue studies to obtain a minimum of 24 units, including three core subjects plus a minimum of three elective subjects from Schedule A below.
Schedule A
| CORE | |
| TV5010:03 | Animal Health |
| or | |
| TV5020:03 | Animal Production |
| TV5030:03 | Biometrics 1 |
| TV5311:09 | Research and Dissertation |
| or | |
| TV5320:03 | Dissertation |
| ELECTIVES | |
| BT5103:03 | Tropical Pastures |
| TV5010:03 | Animal Health (if not selected from core subjects) |
| TV5020:03 | Animal Production (if not selected from core subjects) |
| TV5040:03 | Epidemiology 1 |
| TV5110:03 | Systemic Pathology |
| TV5111:03 | Diagnostic Pathology |
| TV5120:03 | Advanced Microbiology and Immunology |
| TV5121:03 | Infectious Diseases of Livestock |
| TV5130:03 | Advances in Veterinary Parasitology |
| TV5131:03 | Host-Parasite Relationships |
| TV5210:03 | Animal Nutrition |
| TV5220:03 | Animal Reproduction and Management |
| TV5230:03 | Epidemiology 2 |
| TV5240:03 | Aquatic Pathobiology |
A candidate for the degree of Master of Tropical Animal Science (research option) shall undertake a course of study leading to the submission of a thesis for examination.
A candidate for the degree of Master of Tropical Animal Science (coursework and dissertation option) shall pursue studies to obtain a minimum of 24 units, including three core subjects plus a minimum of three elective subjects from Schedule B below.
Schedule B
| CORE | |
| TV5020:03 | Animal Production |
| TV5030:03 | Biometrics 1 |
| TV5311:09 | Research and Dissertation |
| or | |
| TV5320:03 | Dissertation |
| ELECTIVES | |
| BT5103:03 | Tropical Pastures |
| TV5010:03 | Animal Health |
| TV5040:03 | Epidemiology 1 |
| TV5110:03 | Systemic Pathology |
| TV5111:03 | Diagnostic Pathology |
| TV5120:03 | Advanced Microbiology and Immunology |
| TV5121:03 | Infectious Diseases of Livestock |
| TV5130:03 | Advances in Veterinary Parasitology |
| TV5131:03 | Host-Parasite Relationships |
| TV5210:03 | Animal Nutrition |
| TV5220:03 | Animal Reproduction and Management |
| TV5230:03 | Epidemiology 2 |
| TV5240:03 | Aquatic Pathobiology |
Full details of the courses are outlined in the Award Requirements.
Coursework and personalised study programs leading to the Graduate Certificate (equivalent to 4 subjects) or Graduate Diploma (equivalent to 8 subjects) of either Tropical Veterinary Science (for veterinary graduates only) or Tropical Animal Science are also offered annually. Major components may include applied pathology, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, epidemiology and biometrics, aquatic pathobiology, animal production, animal nutrition and animal reproduction. The courses are conducted over either one (Graduate Certificate) or two (Graduate Diploma) semesters.
Schedule of Subjects
| BT5103:03 | Tropical Pastures |
| TV5010:03 | Animal Health |
| TV5020:03 | Animal Production |
| TV5030:03 | Biometrics 1 |
| TV5040:03 | Epidemiology 1 |
| TV5110:03 | Systemic Pathology |
| TV5111:03 | Diagnostic Pathology |
| TV5120:03 | Advanced Microbiology and Immunology |
| TV5121:03 | Infectious Diseases of Livestock |
| TV5130:03 | Advances in Veterinary Parasitology |
| TV5131:03 | Host-Parasite Relationships |
| TV5210:03 | Animal Nutrition |
| TV5220:03 | Animal Reproduction and Management |
| TV5230:03 | Epidemiology 2 |
| TV5240:03 | Aquatic Pathobiology |
| TV5320:03 | Dissertation |
RESEARCH DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Australian Institute of Tropical Veterinary and Animal Science accepts students who are honours graduates in veterinary science, or appropriate programs of science, agricultural science, rural science or related degrees into its postgraduate programs of study and research leading to the degrees Master of Tropical Veterinary Science (Research), Master of Tropical Animal Science (Research) or Doctor of Philosophy (Research). Students without an honours degree would normally be expected to complete a Masters qualifying course followed by research towards Masters’ degrees.
Graduate studies may be undertaken either full-time or part-time. Discipline areas in the Institute in which research degrees can be undertaken are pathology, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, epidemiology and biostatistics, aquatic pathobiology, animal production, nutritional physiology, and reproductive physiology and biology.