The curriculum is not fixed but is arranged to meet the student's experience and needs. It may, therefore, include attendance at selected lecture courses, as well as seminars and project work. This provides an opportunity for a graduate in an appropriate discipline to specialise in some aspect of veterinary science or animal production and to obtain a practical understanding of research methods. Normally, candidates for this degree devote the greater part of their time to a major project on which a thesis is written.
Final assessment is by thesis and oral examination.