Veterinary Degrees Online

Title awarded: Master in Veterinary Sciences
Program Length: Four semesters (2 years)
Time Zone: sessions on Friday and Saturday
Register SNIES: 52553 January 2007

The University of La Salle is an educational community focused on people from a training project based on the experience of Christian values and mission and the Lasallian teaching practices, programs and processes supported by academic research, promotes dignity, and cultivates the social commitment of its members in the context of sustainable human development. It also prepares postgraduales professionals who deal with quality of economic and social development of the country, in the context of globalization which we live.

As part of advanced training is to develop depth of knowledge in specific areas, as well as the renovation, update, supplement the skills developed in students. It is also trying to acquire the skills that allow a higher level of performance and knowledge applied to the problems of organizations both public and private sectors in all fields of national activity.
Aimed at:

Professionals graduated in Veterinary Medicine (MV), or Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine (DVM) with professional experience, teaching or research in the area of emphasis selected.
Rationale:

Master’s degree in Veterinary Sciences seeks to become an option for advanced training and the changing industry practice, responding to the demands and needs. Its content takes into account the alien eyes, responds to the needs of our country, from the perspective of human development and sustainable, is directed towards the construction of knowledge, broadens the perspective of research and interaction with communities and scientific networks and options for socializing and sharing research and other academic products.

The mastery is in two groups of emphasis

- Playing in large animals.
- Internal Medicine and Surgery Small Animal

The contents of the program are presented by areas of training:
Discipline Area: Consists of courses which start closer to the emphasis of the program.
Emphasis Area: Includes the integration of theoretical and practical research processes.
Research Area: Comprised of four sequential workshops which foster the building of self-knowledge of veterinary science.
Area Electives: These courses complement the specific training and fostering the diversification theme, associated research topics.
Social Area: Orienta reflection on reality and on the professional intervention in the various fields of emphasis.
Objectives:
Update, broaden and deepen knowledge of Veterinary Sciences, typical of the area of animal breeding or medical clinic in the area, to be used and developed in the performance and professional investigation.
Strengthen skills in line with scientific advances and features, clinical and technological areas and fields of veterinary science, necessary for the management, care and preservation of animal health.
Train researchers who, through the integration of theoretical knowledge and practical techniques, can contribute to solving problems of veterinary science and teaching in the field.

Introduction

A one or two year degree which may be available part-time or full-time. Study is at an advanced level and most frequently involves taught papers and a research thesis. Students advancing to a Masters degree after a Bachelor degree with Honours from a New Zealand University may elect to do a one year degree by thesis only. International students may be required to undertake a diploma course in their intended major.

Programme structure

Generic Postgraduate Part I Regulations
Admission

Admission to a postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, bachelor honours or masters degree requires that the candidate will:
have qualified in a relevant bachelor degree with a grade point average that demonstrates an adequate level of preparation for the advanced programme or

have an approved academic qualification of similar standing to the relevant bachelor degree or

have been granted Postgraduate Admission as entitled to proceed to the specified diploma or degree and, where appropriate to a specific qualification:

provide evidence of practical/professional experience of an acceptable standard in an area(s) relevant to the qualification or

on the request of the Academic Board carry out such work and satisfy such assessments as the Board may determine to be necessary for admission.
Enrolment
Enrolment for a postgraduate programme of study at Massey University requires:
approval of admission to the programme by the Academic Board

assurance from the relevant academic unit that the financial, human and physical resources relevant to the proposed programme of study are available

enrolment in papers that meet the academic requirements of the programme.
Academic Requirements
An academic programme shall consist of a number of credits accumulated from taught papers and/or research papers, as specified in Part II (Schedule) for the qualification.