Program Overview

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Facilities

You’ll benefit from hands-on learning in our two multi-million pound

Veterinary Clinical Skills Centres

. The Centres are fitted with latest teaching equipment, including electrocardiogram (ECG) monitors and simulators, that you’ll use to practise procedures and skills such as anaesthesia, intravenous and urinary catheterisation, life support and resuscitation, suture placement, venepuncture and more.

You’ll also have practical classes at our

Veterinary Pathology Centre

, home to our microscopy suites, pathology laboratories, post-mortem examination room and viewing gallery. Here you’ll learn about the comparative anatomy of different species by watching dissections as they take place, with the opportunity to conduct your own too. You’ll perform a necropsy and you’ll examine gross and microscopic pathological specimens, to identify common pathological findings.

Your time in our facilities will allow you to practise your communication and clinical skills, essential in a veterinary career and valued by a wide range of employers.

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Teaching staff

You’ll be taught by

lecturers

and academics who are registered veterinary practitioners and researchers. Our teaching staff includes internationally registered veterinary specialists.

You’ll also be taught by a multidisciplinary team of veterinary professionals and specialists from our partner practices and organisations.

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Skill development

Throughout your studies, you’ll receive training in the core sciences, and you’ll develop your professional and business skills. These skills include:

Acting on feedback

Assessing evidence from the literature

Communication

Ethics

Lifelong learning

Professionalism

Self-care and stress management

Working in teams.

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Professional recognition

BVMSci (Hons) - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)

Accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for the purpose of eligibility for registration as a veterinary surgeon with that body.

BVMSci (Hons) - Australian Veterinary Boards Council Inc. (AVBC)

On successful completion of this course, you’re recognised for automatic registration by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)

BVMSci (Hons) - South African Veterinary Council (SAVC)

On successful completion of this course, you’re recognised for automatic registration by the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC)

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Careers and graduate prospects

We offer

careers information, advice and guidance

to all students whilst studying with us, which is extended to our alumni for three years after leaving the University.

This course is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), which means that on successful completion of your studies, you'll have the academic requirements needed to register to work as a veterinary surgeon. Once registered, you can practise throughout the UK, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.

Once you’ve graduated, you can also apply to practise outside of the UK and you’ll be recognised for automatic registration by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) and the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC). We’re currently working towards accreditation by the European Association of Establishments of Veterinary Education (EAEVE).

96% of our veterinary medicine and science graduates go on to employment or further study.* Typical roles include:

Veterinary clinical practice

Pathology

Conservation medicine

Research science

The pharmaceutical industry

Food safety

Veterinary public health and policy.

Some students also use this course to apply for further study, including postgraduate research.

*Graduate Outcomes survey 2022, HESA

Graduate

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Nicole D’Mello

Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci (Hons)

I'm now a small animal vet and it feels great to finally be independent and in charge of my own cases. I love my job, the practice and the people I work with!