Program Overview

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BVSc Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry (D102)

2026 entry

Course summary

Our Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme provides a fast-track route for graduates. At the end of our four-year course, you will qualify with a veterinary science degree.

This rigorous programme combines cutting-edge scientific knowledge with hands-on clinical training and will help you develop the essential veterinary skills needed to thrive in your career.

The qualification gained is equivalent to the North American Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and the course is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). This course is taught using a distinctive student-led approach, setting it apart from other graduate entry courses in the UK.

Access to edge-cutting facilities

Our Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme is taught primarily at Bristol Veterinary School located at the Langford campus in North Somerset, a short bus ride from the vibrant cultural hub that is Bristol city centre.

Bristol Veterinary School is home to a range of extensive facilities including:

• Langford Vets multidisciplinary small animal referral hospital, farm animal and small animal practices - with an equine practice nearby
• Purpose-built anatomy and post-mortem facilities
• Diagnostic labs
• An award-winning clinical skills lab
• A dairy farm
• An abattoir

You will benefit from an innovative curriculum and gain inspiration from world-leading researchers. Our celebrated team of clinical demonstrators will nurture you to develop essential practical skills.

Our partner organisations ensure students have ample experience across a wide range of species. You will have the opportunity to work in equine hospitals, the charity sector and with exotic species.

Students can enjoy the onsite café, gym, student barn and abundant green spaces, alongside our welcoming and supportive community of staff and students.

Global work opportunities

Graduates of this programme will be able to work as a Veterinary Surgeon in the United Kingdom and several other countries.

Bristol Veterinary School holds accreditations from the following professional bodies:

• The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
• The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
• The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE)

The RCVS has a mutual agreement with the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC), the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) and the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC), which means graduates of Bristol Veterinary School's Veterinary Science programmes are also able to practise in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa.

Overview

Programme duration

• 4 year(s) full-time.
• Part-time study is not available for this course.

Application deadline

• We guarantee full and fair consideration to all applications received by September 16, 2024 for applications through VMCAS, or 15 October 2024, which is the standard UCAS application deadline for veterinary courses in the UK.

Location

• Langford campus, Placements

Fees

• £9,535 per year, home students
• £40700 per year, international students
• Students should be aware that vacation extra mural studies (EMS) is a mandatory component of any UK veterinary curriculum. These may incur transport and accommodation costs.

Course structure

Years one and two

The first two years are delivered primarily through case-based, tutor-facilitated, small-group teaching and learning and complemented by lectures and practicals. This is a distinctive student-led approach that sets the programme apart from other graduate entry courses in the UK.

In the first and second years, you will study the integrated structure and function of animals, principles of disease, clinical veterinary science and professional studies.

Years three and four

Towards the middle of your second year, the course will integrate with the final two and a half years of our five-year BVSc Veterinary Science degree allowing you to further develop your skills in clinical sciences and professional studies.

You will be hands-on from the start of the curriculum, engaging in teaching and placements in a range of settings including veterinary practices, farms and our on-site abattoir.

An extended final clinical year includes on-site and off-site placements with our educational partners. In this final year, you will develop your clinical skills with the support of experienced veterinary surgeons, including some shifts outside of normal working hours.

Entry requirements

Qualifications

• Undergraduate bachelors degree (first or 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant science subject. The following degrees can be accepted from any UK University:
  • Applied Anatomy; Biochemistry; Biology; Biomedical Science; Bioveterinary Science; Cancer Biology and Immunology; Cellular and Molecular Medicine; Chemistry; Medical Microbiology; Neuroscience; Pharmacology; Physiological Science; Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science; Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour; Virology and Immunology; and Zoology. Other science-related degree courses, including those achieved overseas, may also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

GCSE profile requirements

• No specific subjects required.

English language requirements

• If English is not your first language, you need to have one of the following:
  • IELTS 7.5 overall with 7.0 in all skills
  • GCSE English Language grade B or 6
  • an alternative qualification outlined in our Profile level A.

Additional requirements

• Undergraduate bachelor's degree (first or 2:1 or equivalent) in a relevant science subject.

Accreditations

Our Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry BVSc is accredited by RCVS and AVMA.