PhD

Department of EPIDEMIOLOGY & PUBLIC HEALTH PhD Program

Ph.D. in in Veterinary Public Health Program
Admission Criteria

The applicants should:

  1.  Be graduates from a recognized university with degree of Masters in Veterinary Public health, Master of Public health with specialty of Veterinary Public Health, or other health science disciplines (Master’s degree in other Veterinary sciences and health sciences including MSc in epidemiology, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, tropical infectious diseases with thesis). Other health sciences applicants should audit courses, if they did not take courses, which is relevant to the PhD program for Veterinary Public Health, and the issue of whether examination is required or not about the audited course will be determined by the department.
  2. MSc degrees only with research are not eligible
  3. An applicant should have a minimum of two years services after securing MSc.
  4. Letter of sponsorship is required, if the applicant is sponsored
  5. Met all the admission requirements of the University of Gondar.
  6. Submit a PhD research project concept note in the area of VPH (zoonosis, foodborne infection or intoxication or food safety issues) and submit a testimony of financial support or a letter of sponsorship from sponsoring organization.
  7. Two letters of recommendations are required, preferably one from the advisor.
Year I

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 811

Introduction to the philosophy of science

2

I

I

VEPH 821

Statistical Models

3

I

I

VEPH 812

PhD seminar in veterinary Public Health I

1

I

I

 

Elective course 1**

2

I

I

VEPH 816

Management of infectious diseases in animal and human populations 

2

I

II

VEPH 814

One health

3

I

II

VEPH 817

Food safety and control 

3

I

II

VEPH 818

Biomedical Research Ethics

1

I

II

 

Total for Year I

17

 

 

Remarks *: Year courses; **: Minimum Cr Hr.

Year II

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 821

PhD seminar in veterinary Public Health II

1

II

I

VEPH 823

PhD dissertation research proposal development

4

II

I

 

Elective course 2**

2

II

II

VEPH 835

Dissertation Research

3

II

II

 

Total For year II

10

 

 

Remarks *: Year courses; **: Minimum Cr Hr.

Year III

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 831

Scientific Paper writing

1

III

I

VEPH 835

Dissertation Research *

6

III

I & II

 

Total for Year III

7

 

 

Remarks *: Year courses; **: Minimum Cr Hr.

Year IV

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 841

Dissertation write ups*

10

IV

I & II

 

Total for year IV

10

 

 

Remarks *: Year courses; **: Minimum Cr Hr.

Elective Specialty Courses (Open List)
  1. Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology of infectious disease (VPHE-704) 2 Cr. Hrs.
  2. Environmental and Occupational diseases
  3. International trade and Risk analysis (VEPH-723) 3 Cr. Hrs. Should be audited
  4. Infectious disease dynamics modelling (VEPH-725) 2 Cr. Hrs.
  5. GIS and Introduction to spatial epidemiology (VEPH-717) 3 Cr. Hrs.
  6. Applied economic modelling for veterinary sciences (VEPH-722) 2 Cr. Hrs.
  7. Principles of economics for Vet Sciences (VEPH-714) 2 Cr. Hrs.
  8. Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases (VPHE-702) 3 Hrs. (Should be audited)
  9. Epidemiology of Zoonosis (VPHE-701) 3 Cr. Hrs. (Should be audited)
  10. Vaccinology and immunotherapy (from MVI)
  11. Bioinformatics (From MVM)
  12. Microbial diagnostics (From MVM)
  13. Animal health policy or other relevant course as an appropriate
Ph.D. Veterinary Epidemiology
Admission Criteria

The applicants should:

 

The applicants should:

  1. be graduates from a recognized university with a degree of Masters in Veterinary Epidemiology and related fields. Applicants outside Veterinary epidemiology background should audit course of Veterinary epidemiology and Biostatistics at master level.
  2. met all the admission requirements of the university of Gondar as stated in the Senate legislation, and Postgraduate policy and guideline of the university of Gondar
  3. submit a well formulated PhD research project concept note
  4. bring two recommendation letters one of which is form former academic mentor/supervisor.

 

Year I

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 811

Introduction to the philosophy of science

2

I

I

VEPH 813

Advanced veterinary epidemiology II

3

I

I

VEPH 815

Statistical Models

4

I

I

VEPH 816

Management of infectious diseases in animal and human populations 

2

I

II

VEPH 818

Biomedical research ethics

1

I

II

 

Elective course 1

2

I

II

 

Elective course 2

2

I

II

VEPH 820

PhD seminar in veterinary epidemiology

1

I

II

 

Total for year I

17

 

 
Year II

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 821

PhD Thesis research proposal development

6

II

I

VEPH 822

Thesis Research I

6

II

II

 

Total For year II

12

 

 
Year III

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 831

Scientific paper writing

1

III

I

VEPH 822

Thesis Research I

…….*

III

I

VEPH 833

Thesis Research II

8

III

I

VEPH 834

Scientific conferences presentation

2

III

II

VEPH 833

Thesis Research II

……

III

II

 

Presentation of Seminar on Research

NC

III

II

 

Total for year III

11

 

 

Remarks: * Indicate a continued course; NC = no credit

Year IV

Course code

Course title

Credit hours

Year

Semester

VEPH 834

Scientific conferences presentation

……

IV

I

VEPH 841

Thesis write up

8

IV

I

 

Presentation of Seminar on Research

NC

IV

I

 

 

 

 

 

VEPH 841

Thesis write up

…….

IV

II

 

Presentation of Seminar on Research

NC

IV

II

 

Total for year IV

8

 

 

Remarks: * Indicate a continued course; NC = no credit

Elective Specialty Courses (Open List)
  1. Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology of infectious disease (VPHE-704) 2 Cr. Hrs.
  2. International trade and Risk analysis 2 cr. hrs. (from MVEE program)
  3. Infectious disease dynamics modelling (VEPH-725) 2 Cr. Hrs.
  4. GIS and Introduction to spatial epidemiology (VEPH-717) 3 Cr. Hrs.
  5. Applied economic modelling for veterinary sciences (VEPH-722) 2 cr. Hrs.
  6. Principles of economics for vet sciences (VEPH-714) 2 cr. Hrs.
  7. Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases (VPHE-702) 3 Hrs.
  8. Epidemiology of Zoonosis (VPHE-701) 3 Cr. Hrs.
  9. Clinical epidemiology (From MVCM)
  10. Vaccinology and immunotherapy 2 cr. Hrs. (From MVI)
  11. Bioinformatics (From MVM)
  12. Microbial diagnostics (From MVM)
  13. Other relevant course as appropriate