Regional MSc program in Sustainable Tropical Livestock Production at Cantho University

1- Main course location. PAGEREF _Toc223079633 \h 2

2- Degree provided: PAGEREF _Toc223079634 \h 2

3- Total period of time for the course: PAGEREF _Toc223079635 \h 2

4. Prerequisites for admission. PAGEREF _Toc223079636 \h 2

4.1  Undergraduate degree. PAGEREF _Toc223079637 \h 2

4.2 Certificate in English. PAGEREF _Toc223079638 \h 2

5. Goals and objectives. PAGEREF _Toc223079639 \h 2

5.1 General goals. PAGEREF _Toc223079640 \h 2

5.2 Special requirements for a degree of MSc in Sustainable Tropical Livestock Production  PAGEREF _Toc223079641 \h 2

6- Responsibilities : PAGEREF _Toc223079642 \h 3

7- Finance: PAGEREF _Toc223079643 \h 3

8- Student sources: PAGEREF _Toc223079644 \h 3

9- When do we start?. PAGEREF _Toc223079645 \h 3

10. Course outline. PAGEREF _Toc223079646 \h 4

1- Main course location:

 CTU and elsewhere (home countries)

2- Degree provided:
CTU/Ministry of Education & Training

3- Total period of time for the course: 
60 weeks (60 credits =  15 credits for courses + 45 credits for research).

4. Prerequisites for admission

4.1  Undergraduate degree

BSc in Animal Science / Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Medicine / Agriculture/ Forestry / Aquaculture

4.2 Certificate in English

English language test:  (450 points in written International TOEFL test or 4.5 in academic IELTS test).

5. Goals and objectives

5.1 General goals

•      ability to make independent and critical assessments,

•         ability to independently perceive, formulate and solve problems, and preparedness to meet changes in future professional work.Within the area that the education concerns, the students shall in addition to knowledge and skills develop the ability to:

•         seek and evaluate knowledge at a scholarly level,

•         follow the development of knowledge, and

•         exchange knowledge with other people, including people without specialist knowledge of the field.

Knowledge, skills and abilities :

•         further develop students’ ability to independently integrate and use knowledge,

•         develop students’ ability to deal with complex phenomena, issues and situations, and develop the students’ potential for professional activities that demand considerable independence or for research and development work.” 

5.2 Special requirements for a degree of MSc in Sustainable Tropical Livestock Production

After completing the program the student should:

•         have acquired a deep understanding of the role of livestock in smallholder farming systems in the tropics•have acquired an appreciation of the role of livestock in poverty alleviation, gender equality, and in regional and global issues such as climate change, biodiversity, pollution, etc.

•         be capable of independently designing, planning &conducting on-station and on-farm livestock-based research, and of writing applications for research funding

•         be able to design and implement improved feeding and management systems suitable for small farmers based on locally available feed resources to be able to communicate the knowledge acquired during the course of the program to different target groups, in particular undergraduate students, small farmers and extension personnel  

6- Responsibilities :

CTU, MEKARN, Course Co-odinator /Assistants

7- Finance:

MEKARN project, other donors

Estimated cost for Lao and Cambodia candidates is USD 11 500, including per diem in Cantho during the course work and for thesis defense(USD 1800), a laptop computer (USD 1000), travel to Cantho by bus (USD 200), expenses in the Miniprojects (USD 500), fee charged by Cantho University  (USD 2000) and the research Project (USD 6000).

8- Student sources: 

Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam?
 

9- When do we start?

August 2009

10. Course outline

Course coordinator: Dr Nguyen Van Thu

Course director: Dr T R Preston