Master’s Degree in Epidemiology – Veterinary Science

Posted October 13th, 2009 by admin

Time Line: 2010, entry to educational program                   

Program Description:

  • Master’s (two-year program) in country. from an accredited Faculty of Veterinary Science with a concentration in Animal and Public Health - Epidemiology an emphasis (through intensive coursework) on principles of epidemiology, epidemiology of infectious diseases, methods of prevention and eradication of infectious diseases, principles of outbreak investigations, basic and advance biostatistics, animal and public health surveillance system.
  • The objective of this program is to support future leaders in animal and public health to attain a graduate degree from an Indonesia institution in veterinary science.  Selected candidates will study the principles of epidemiology from an accredited education institution from a public health perspective becoming conversant with:

     

      • 1. the latest evidence-based interventions to establish and improve bio-security and surveillance systems
      2. animal and public health system capacity development issues including human resource and program management, economics of veterinary science, decentralization and governance, quality assurance, environmental health, and behavior change and communication; and
      3. mastering the technical tools applied in bio-security and surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of public and animal health programs, bio-statistical and epidemiological analysis, and public and animal health research.

 

Target Participants:

  • Eligible candidates must come from District Livestock Services, Directorate General Livestock Services (DGLS), Ministry of Agriculture (MoA).
  • Every attempt will be made to balance candidate selection by gender, and master-plan of Directorate of Animal Health, DGLS, MoA, on development and establishment of bio-security and animal-public health surveillance system.

 

Technical Qualifications:

Holds a veterinary degree from an accredited university at the time of application.Candidates with current positions in the District Livestock Services, Directorate of Animal Health DGLS MoA who are designated to provide technical and conceptual assistance on development and establishment of bio-security and surveillance policy.  Specific preferred areas of prior work experience include, but are not limited to:

  • Prevention and eradication of disease;
  • Animal health governance – finance, policy analysis;
  • Animal health care management – quality of care;
  • Behavior change communication; and
  • Advocacy for animal and public health