TV5311 - Research and Dissertation

Available to Master of Tropical Veterinary Science and Master of Tropical Animal Science students.

The student carries out an extensive review of the world literature and pursues a program of original research on a selected topic. The literature review and results of the research project are incorporated into a dissertation. The goal of masters degree studies is to enable the student to undertake some measure of research on his/her own, but the research need not be original. The basic objectives for a Masters' degree are, firstly, that the student shall be able to plan, execute and write a research project, and secondly, that the candidate is capable of interpreting and discussing the findings

Learning Outcomes

• be able to review the scientific literature on a particular topic and devise a research program to answer questions raised on that topic;
• be able to plan and carry out a research project and analyse and interpret the results;
• prepare a dissertation on the topic and discuss, compare and contrast the results obtained with those reported in the literature and draw appropriate conclusions and recommendations;
• Complete a scientific paper on the topic for submission to a refereed scientific journal.

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