Bovine Reproduction, PG Dip

University of Liverpool, the United Kingdom

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The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
PG Dip	Part-time	2 years	September	GBP 1170 per year	GBP 15251

About Bovine Reproduction, PG Dip - at University of Liverpool

This two year part-time Masters level programme is known as the Diploma in Bovine Reproduction continuing the tradition started when the programme commenced in the 1980’s and reflects the academic comparability to Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Diploma qualifications. The qualification is recognised by both the RCVS and European College of Animal Reproduction (ECAR). It provides postgraduate education in an important aspect of the bovine health. The overall aims of the programme are to enable veterinary surgeons in regular contact with cattle to:

achieve a widely-based and deep understanding of bovine reproduction, which will enable them to provide sound scientific advice to the cattle industry;
develop appropriate skills; and
maintain a critical approach to their own work.

The programme is modular in structure, with eight residential weeks spaced over two years. Learning methods include lectures, demonstrations, videos, practical work, discussions, field visits and directed reading. Participants will be expected to satisfy essay and work based continual assessments for each module during the course; to pass written, practical and oral examinations of the final module at the end of the programme; and to present a dissertation, not exceeding 10,000 words, before the award of the Diploma.

Guidance is given by staff of the University of Liverpool and by invited contributors, each a recognised authority in a specialised field. Teaching takes place mainly at Leahurst, the University of Liverpool’s rural campus.

Although mainly restricted to the study of reproduction in cattle, the programme includes reference to other species to establish biological principles or to illustrate concepts for which information is not available in cattle and also covers key areas impinging on fertility such as nutrition and infectious disease.

Module Code Module Title Credits

Module One (a) Normal Non-Pregnant Female 10

Module Two Nutrition and Fertility 15

Module Three Fertility in Post-Partum Period 15

Module Four The Male 15

Module Five Genetics 15

Module Six Early Pregnancy 15

Module Seven Late Pregnancy and Parturition 15

Module Eight Synopsis and the Future 15

Module nine Final module and dissertation Examinations 60

Entry requirements

For admission to the DBR programme, you should be a veterinary graduate (suitable for registration with the RCVS), have been engaged for at least three years if working in a university or five years in general practice with a substantial component of cattle work, maintain an involvement in bovine fertility work throughout the duration of the programme and carry out regular fertility work in at least three cattle herds, each of reasonable size. International qualifications This course is not applicable to overseas candidates. English language qualifications This course is not applicable to overseas candidates.

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