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PgC Small Animal Endoscopy and Endosurgery

PgC Small Animal Endoscopy and Endosurgery

Different course options

Study mode

Part time

Duration

2 years

Start date

APR-25

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Veterinary Medicine

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Endoscopy as an aid to diagnosis coupled with endosurgery as an alternative to more conventional surgical treatments are rapidly growing areas of veterinary practice.

This programme will provide you with a thorough grounding in both theory and handson skills needed to start introducing endoscopy into practice.

Award

PgC, GPCert (General Practitioner Certificate)

The Endoscopy & Endosurgery programme is provided by Improve International in collaboration with the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS) and Harper Adams University.

Complete the one-year programme (all modules) and achieve the General Practitioner Certificate (GPCert) by passing the required assessments with the International School of Veterinary Postgraduate Studies (ISVPS).

Continue on to the Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) that combines the GPCert clinical studies, plus reflective practice, and successful completion of the Advanced Practitioner Module with Harper Adams University. The PgC represents Masters Level 7 within the Quality Assurance Agency’s framework for higher and further education. It provides 60 transferable academic credits.

The Programme Tutor will discuss which learning option you wish to progress and advise the necessary requirements to support you.

Modules

Lasers are becoming more common in first opinion veterinary practice and diode lasers in particular lend themselves extremely well to minimally invasive procedures as the laser light is delivered via a flexible fibre that can be passed down the instrument channel of the endoscope. This enables the surgeon to resect tissue, de-bulk tumours and provide haemostasis with extreme precision.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£5,845

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£5,845

Entry requirements

All applicants must: hold a veterinary qualification, have spent a minimum of one year in veterinary practice, UK-based applicants must also be on the RCVS Home Practising Register, whilst applicants based outside the UK must hold a qualification that would entitle them to register as a member of the RCVS.

University information

Harper Adams University has been providing world-leading, specialist education in the fields of agriculture, sustainability, and animal science for 120 years. It is now the UK’s market leader, by share of volume of students, for postgraduate degrees in agricultural and veterinary subjects (HESA, 2018). The university offers master’s programmes developed in conjunction with industry, across a range of topics related to agricultural production,...more