Credit-bearing standalone short courses

Postgraduate Professional Development (PPD) is aimed at working professionals who want to advance their knowledge through a postgraduate-level course(s), without the time or financial commitment of a full Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate

You may take a maximum of 50 credits worth of courses over two years and gain a University of Edinburgh postgraduate award of academic credit.

You can also choose to continue your studies after one year and put credits towards a postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or full Masters degree. Any time spent taking courses through the PPD scheme will be deducted from the amount of time you have left to complete the higher award.

General Medicine	Credits	Start	Duration (hrs)
Evidence Based Veterinary Medicine in Clinical Practice	10	January	100
Gastroenterology	10	January	100
Hepatology	10	May	100
Non-Surgical Musculoskeletal Disease	10	February	100
Practical pathology and microbiology	10	January	100
Professional and Clinical Skills for Advanced Veterinary Practice	10	November	100
Recent Advances in Internal Medicine	10	September	100
Renal and Urinary	10	May	100
Thoracic Imaging	10	February	100

Companion Animals	Credits	Start	Duration (hrs)
Antimicrobial stewardship in companion animal practice	10	November	100
Approaches to Gastrointestinal Surgery in Dogs and Cats	10	April	100
Canine Endocrine Disorders	10	November	100
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 1	10	April	100
Companion Animal Respiratory Medicine 2	10	November	100
Feline Medicine 1	10	September	100
Feline Medicine 2	10	January	100
Feline Medicine 3	10	April	100
Neurological Emergencies in dogs and cats	10	November	100
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Companion Animals	10	February	100
Veterinary Cardiology 2: Cardiac Diseases of the Cat and Dog	10	November	100
Wound Management and Reconstructive Surgery in Dogs and Cats	10	April	100

Equine Practice	Credits	Start	Duration (hrs)
Approaches to wound management in horses	10	April	100
Poor athletic performance in horses	10	May	100
Recent Advances in Equine Practice	10	September	100
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Equine Practice	10	February	100

Exotic Pet Animals	Credits	Start	Duration (hrs)
Principles of Exotic Pet Medicine	10	September	100
Rabbit Medicine	10	April	100
Standard Diagnostic Testing in Exotic Pet Animals	10	February	100

Production Animal Practice	Credits	Start	Duration (hrs)
Bovine Reproduction: Beef and Dairy	10	November	100
Controlling Infectious Diseases in Beef and Dairy Cattle	10	September	100
Ewe Survival	10	February	100
Feeding for Production	10	April	100
Foot Health	10	September	100
Heifer Rearing	10	January	100
Lamb Growth	10	November	100
Lambing Percentage	10	May	100
Management of the Beef Herd	10	April	100
Recent Advances in Production Animal Practice	10	September	100
Standard Diagnostic Tests in Production Animal Practice	10	February	100
Udder Health	10	May	100

Delivery

The PPD courses are delivered fully online using a blend of online learning methods supported by the University’s award winning online learning environments.

They are distance learning courses, but you won’t feel isolated - you will have the opportunity to work closely with your fellow students and tutors in a properly supported, collaborative and vibrant online learning environment. With access to the internet, you will be able to study at the times and in the places which suit you best.

Matriculation

In order for you to have access to the course of your choice you need to be enrolled as student. After we have accepted you onto the course, Academic Registry will send an email to your new University of Edinburgh Student email account asking you to fill in, sign and return a form for matriculation.

How to apply

PPD Applications must be made through the University's online postgraduate prospectus by following the link to apply to PG Professional Development in Advanced Clinical Practice (Online Learning)(ICL) - 1-2 years (Part-time Intermittent Study).

Once you have started your application to the degree within which the course sits, you will be asked to specify the course you are applying to.

If you have any questions or concerns throughout the PPD application process, please contact Advanced.Practice@ed.ac.uk

This article was published on 2024-09-02