Course description
The five-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) programme will prepare you for the veterinary profession.
Graduating from this programme will make you eligible for registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), as well as international accrediting bodies. Subject to successful registration, you will be able to practice veterinary medicine in the UK and many countries overseas.
There is the opportunity at the end of your 2nd, 3rd or 4th year to temporarily pause your undergraduate studies for a year and pursue an intercalated BSc (Hons) Veterinary Science degree.
**Programme benefits**
* Our purpose-built campus is one of the largest concentrations of animal expertise in Europe, and students benefit from access to our three on-site veterinary hospitals
* You will gain transferable skills in effective communication, team building and an understanding of business management
* Veterinary training provides a strong foundation for careers in biomedical research, including both veterinary and human medicine.
* Students benefit from a close-knit community and our combination of traditional and cutting-edge veterinary teaching.
Subjects
Veterinary medicineEntry requirements
Scottish Higher, standard entry requirements: A,A,A,A,B
AAAAB by end of S5 and BB at Advanced Higher (Standard). AABBB at Higher by end of S5, and BB at Advanced Higher (Minimum). Required subjects: Chemistry; Biology or Human Biology; Mathematics, Applications of Mathematics, or Physics. For some applicants, this subject combination is not possible by end of S5. If you have five Highers at the required grades by end of S5 but you are missing one or more sciences, you may take the missing subjects in S6. We will only consider one of Biology or Human Biology; Mathematics, Applications of Mathematics or Physics. Advanced Higher: Chemistry at B; one of Biology, Mathematics or Physics at B. Advanced Higher Biology is recommended as this would be beneficial for the first year of the course. National 5s: English at B.
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UCAS Code: D100
Course options
Course Type: Full-time
Details
Venue details
Central area campus
George Square
Edinburgh
Course provider
The University of Edinburgh
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