The University of Liverpool's new Veterinary Business Management programme is open to anyone currently engaged in veterinary business management, including practice/office managers and veterinary staff.

Aims:

1. To develop comprehensive understanding of the core areas of veterinary business management finance and accounting, human resources, marketing and business strategy and entrepreneurship.
2. To develop the ability to reflect critically on the subject matter and apply it to real world veterinary business settings in a systematic manner.
3. To produce graduates who meet the requirements of potential employers in a veterinary industry through the ability to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, and with the capacity for self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems.

Learning Outcomes:

• Demonstrate a critical awareness of the importance of vision and mission statements in the management of veterinary business.
• Demonstrate an ability to evaluate critically, current business strategies that may be used in small to medium sized enterprises with reference to the current literature.
• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of financial accounting, management accounting and marketing techniques.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of current human resource management theories and different management structures.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of the value of a business plan and its wide distribution within an organisation.
• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the challenges faced by, and the advantages held by entrepreneurial enterprises and relate them to real world settings.

Method of Teaching

The PgCert (VBM) is provided 100% online, so you can study from home and you are continuously assessed throughout the modules. When you access the structured modules, the topics and assessment deadlines are listed, so you can plan ahead around busy work/home commitments.

You will receive full library access and extensive peer to peer interaction is encouraged through the use of discussion boards where students can interact and collaborate, bouncing ideas between colleagues and academic staff within the virtual 'classroom'.

The structure of the modules is such that learning materials and assessments are provided on a weekly basis allowing candidates to work through each module at a steady pace. Weekly time commitments may vary week to week, but you are expected to study approximately 8 hours a week.