Animal Pathology, Morphology, Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology

Profession

Veterinarians who have serious ambitions in the field of science and wish to improve their qualifications continue their postgraduate studies, upon completion of which, upon successful defense of their Ph.D. thesis, they receive a Ph.D. degree in specialty 4.2.1. Animal pathology, morphology, physiology, pharmacology and toxicology. The profession is aimed at the implementation of research and teaching activities in the field of veterinary medicine and animal science. The task of a specialist in this field is aimed at ensuring the health and well-being of animals and humans, the prevention of especially dangerous diseases of animals and humans, the conduction of a forensic veterinary examination, and ensuring the sanitary safety of the world trade in animals and products of animal and plant origin.

Educational Process

The program is designed for 180 credits, includes lectures, practical and laboratory classes, pedagogical and research practices, and is implemented in English. Studying in postgraduate school in the specialty 4.2.1. Animal pathology, morphology, physiology, pharmacology and toxicology, graduate students pass candidate minimums in a foreign language, history and philosophy of science, professional disciplines. In addition, the disciplines Pedagogy of higher education and Methodology of scientific research are studied.
Classes are conducted by doctors and candidates of sciences. Leading researchers in the field of veterinary medicine, specialists practicing in clinics and large enterprises associated with industrial animal husbandry are involved in teaching.

Practice

The practice is takes place the basis of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the Agrarian and Technological Institute and partner organizations. These can be state and private veterinary clinics, state veterinary structures of veterinary and sanitary examination, research institutes in the field of veterinary medicine and zootechnics, state and private educational institutions with a biological focus, enterprises for the production of medicines for animals.
- SBE "Mosvetobedinenie"
- veterinary clinic "ZooAcademy",
- veterinary clinic "White Fang",
- veterinary clinic "MedVet",
- OJSC "Ostankino MPK",
- The Gorbatov's All-Russian Meat Research Institute (VNIIMP) ,
- All-Russian Research and Technological Institute of Poultry Farming,
- All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Veterinary Medicine named after K.I. Scriabin and Y.R. Kovalenko (Federal Scientific Center)

Career

Having successfully mastered the postgraduate program, defended a dissertation and received a Ph.D. degree, a graduate can apply his knowledge and acquired skills in the field of scientific research on the preservation and ensuring the health and well-being of animals and humans, the prevention of especially dangerous diseases of animals and humans, forensic veterinary examination, and the provision of sanitary security of world trade in animals and products of animal and plant origin, etc. Program graduates are in demand in state and private veterinary clinics; state veterinary structures of veterinary and sanitary examination, research institutes in the field of veterinary medicine and animal science, public and private educational institutions with a biological bias, enterprises for the production of medicines for animals, meat and milk processing plants, fish processing plants, food industry enterprises, agro-industrial complexes and holdings , customs structures, sea and air ports.