Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master of Companion Animal Clinical Science is a postgraduate education program targeted at small animal veterinarians seeking Continual Professional Development (CPD).

Program Details

• The Master's project is a crucial component of the program, demonstrating the student's ability to formulate, analyze, and process issues in a qualified manner.
• The project typically comprises a study of particular issues at the student's workplace.
• Students are assigned a supervisor from the Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences and, if possible, an external supervisor.
• Master's projects can be carried out in groups of no more than four students, with any group work approved by the supervisor as part of the master's project agreement.
• The master's project can be written in Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, or English, and this also applies to the oral defense.
• The project may also comprise a published or unpublished scientific article written or co-written by the student.

Learning Outcomes

A student who has concluded a Master's project will be able to:

• Identify scientific problems within the study program's subject areas.
• Take a critical approach to the methodologies/theories applied within the subject area based on international research for use in his or her work with the problem formulation.
• Apply and assess theories/methodologies, including their applicability and limitations.
• Discuss scientific and business-related issues within the subject area of the Master's project.
• If the Master's project includes own data production, the student will also be able to:
  • Substantiate the idea of conducting experimental work/producing own data in order to shed light on the problem as formulated in the problem formulation.
  • Process data through a choice of scientific analytical methods and present results objectively and in a concise manner.
  • Discuss theories/models on the basis of an organized set of values in an independent manner.
  • Assess and discuss the scientific and societal impact of the Master's project.
  • Independently solve complex problems and carry out development assignments in a work context.

Assessment and Evaluation

• The Master's project concludes the Master program.
• The project is assessed through an oral examination and subsequent discussion.
• The assessment criteria include the student's ability to identify scientific problems, apply and assess theories/methodologies, and discuss scientific and business-related issues.
• The Master's project must be completed to fulfill the program requirements.

Program Structure

• The program is offered part-time.
• The course code is SCAM24001U.
• The credit value is 12 ECTS.
• The program is placed in the autumn and spring semesters.

Department and Faculty

• The contracting department is the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences.
• The contracting faculty is the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences.

Course Coordinators

• Pernille Holst.

Study Board

• The study board for the Professional Master's Degree Programmes at the Faculty of Health and Medical Science is responsible for the program.