MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY,EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Program Offered at University of Nairobi

Masters 2 YEARS Part-Time Fee: on application Intake: Ongoing

Masters (Accredited by: University of Nairobi)

About MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY,EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Masters program.

In the undergraduate curriculum, student training at the University of Nairobi is geared to producing general veterinary practitioners. However, the needs of the livestock sector also require field and administrative personnel specialized in veterinary epidemiology and economics.

Objectives of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY,EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS

The objective of the University of Nairobi in offering these course is to enable the  personnel to:


1. Collect and evaluate data on livestock diseases at the district, provincial and national levels.


2. Advise on present and future disease control policy,


3. Evaluate the effectiveness of animal health programmes.


4. Conduct on-farm research.

Entry requirements for MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY,EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS

Admission to the University of Nairobi for a Masters in veterinary epidemiology and Economics will be open to:-


a) Holders of the degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Nairobi.


b) Other candidates who have obtained degrees from other universities approved by Senate as being equivalent to Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine of the University of  Nairobi.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY,EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Course Subjects

First Year


First Semester


Principles of Scientific Comm.  


Biostatistics and Computer use


 Epidemiology


Principles of Livestock Economics


 Livestock production Systems


Semester Two


Applied Statistics for Epidemiologists


Quantitative Epidemiology


Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation of Animal Health Projects


Herd Health Planning and Mgt.  


Applied Immunology and Molecular Biology


Second Year


Research Project and Thesis

About University of Nairobi

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