Master of Wildlife Health and Conservation (MWildlifeHth)

Wildlife health is no longer an isolated discipline - there is widespread recognition of the One Health concept, which acknowledges the impacts the health of the environment, humans and domestic animal species can have on wildlife conservation. If you're a graduate of biology, ecology or environmental science, you'll be able to further your skillset with applied training in the veterinary aspects of wildlife health. This knowledge can be incorporated into conservation and One Health programs in your current role, or roles you are aspiring to.

You'll learn the practical and theoretical research skills required to work in multidisciplinary teams addressing wildlife health and conservation issues, including disease risk analysis, disease surveillance methods and techniques, and pathology of wildlife.

Choose from special interest topics as your elective units, including a research project or placement, which may be in Australia or overseas. If you're an international student, you'll have the scope to pursue a particular interest or area of current activity in your home country.

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you'll cover include:

• wildlife pathology including necropsy
• how to design and analyse your own wildlife health surveillance program
• ethical capture, restraint and diagnostic sampling for wildlife health
• understanding how human health, environmental health and domestic animal health affect and are affected by conservation of wildlife
• disease risk analysis for wildlife translocations and reintroductions.