悉尼大学

The Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine provides you with both a scientific foundation and specialist clinical and medical experience. With its integrated approach designed for understanding real-world situations, the six-year course will turn you into a global professional at the cutting edge of modern veterinary medicine.

This six year course will provide you with both a scientific foundation and specialist clinical and medical experience. In the first and second years of the degree, you will learn the fundamentals of biomedical and animal sciences that underpin veterinary sciences. The difference, though, is that this learning will be done in an integrated, cross-subject way that sets you up for understanding real-world situations.

From your third year of study we will immerse you in real-world medicine. We have a strong focus on clinical cases, applied problems, and practical experience means you will leave thoroughly prepared to launch straight into a career as vet. YouÕll start training to be a professional by applying this knowledge in clinical settings, such as at our teaching hospitals located on campuses in Sydney and Camden. Your final, lecture-free year will be spent entirely doing clinical rotations through a variety of placements. These will give you a taste of the many career options available, including small animal practice, rural mixed practice and government agencies, or more specialised options like equine and wildlife health.

Once you leave us, youÕll be a veterinary professional able to view issues from a population health framework, with a strong animal welfare consciousness, and the skills and confidence to be at the forefront of the industry.

Majors

There are no majors for this course, however in addition to your core units of study (biology, chemistry, statistics and animal sciences including nutrition, structure, genetics) you can select additional units in line with our Animal and Veterinary Bioscience or Science degrees.

Careers & future study

Future study options

Graduates seeking further academic studies in veterinary medicine are eligible to pursue a higher degree by research.

Graduate opportunities

The combined degree program, the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (BVetBiol/DVM) produces graduates with the knowledge to enable them to pursue many career options as veterinary scientists participating in the care and welfare of animals.

Once you begin the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Year 3) you are subject to the DVM course fees.

We are not able to provide you with a precise indication of tuition fees for the DVM component of the combined degree (Years 3 to 6).