The programme enables students to understand the basic biological principles of normal body function and disease, and the ability to distinguish the pathological from the normal, to prevent disease and safely manage the processes of animal production. The primary educational goal of the DVM programme is to prepare graduates for a productive career within the veterinary medical profession, while at the same time give them a strong academic foundation to pursue a research career.

An inter-professional education (IPE) policy has been developed aiming at a multi-disciplinary, delivery scheme under the One Health concept ensuring that Veterinary students interact with students in related professional degrees. The IPE policy serves to strengthen the School’s Student-Centred Education Plan.

Objectives

• Provide students with a strong foundation in the basic sciences and many opportunities to apply their knowledge.
• Train graduates to acquire the necessary skills and competencies to evaluate patients, make diagnoses, treat a wide range of conditions, preserve the quality of life and alleviate pain in the animals under their care.
• Produce competent and caring graduates with decision-making skills, clinical skills, manual dexterity, and solid communication skills.
• Encourage critical thinking, research, evidence-based decision making and lifelong learning.
• Offer students primary care learning opportunities to better prepare veterinary graduates for entry-level practice and provision of affordable care
• Nurture interest in animal welfare, ethics, and public policy, One Health and international veterinary medicine.
• Enhance student competencies in non-technical skills such as communications, financial literacy and business management.
• Help students to gain a broad understanding of diversity and cultural competencies.
• Provide students with inter-professional learning opportunities, by bringing together students from different fields and encouraging them to work together to reach a common goal: improve patient health outcomes.
• Deliver student-centred teaching that facilitates active learning and understanding.

Key Features

1. EU accredited veterinary degree allowing veterinary practice pathways worldwide
2. Early exposure to animal care during first year
3. Training at antibiotic-free farms and quantitative genetics training
4. Global faculty expertise in small and large animal medicine
5. Curriculum aligned with Day One Skills and Competences as required by RCVS, AVMA, EAEVE, and World Organization for Animal Health
6. Advanced facilities including Anatomy and Clinical Skills Laboratories
7. Devoted student success team: Personal tutor, Career Advisors to facilitate your journey from Student to Veterinarian