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Health Sciences
Veterinary Science
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
5.5 years
€8200 est pa
Programme profile
WULS offers a five & half-year (11 semesters) programme for secondary school graduates, and a 4.5 year programme of studies for postgraduate students, leading to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.
This programme is taught exclusively in English, and leads to a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. From start to finish, WULS gives graduates the necessary experience to enter the veterinary profession with confidence.
The programme is rigorous, with students taking roughly 860h classes per year.
* There is a sometimes a later application deadline, if university runs Second Round exams
Programme content
Year 1: You will develop a basic understanding of the Life Sciences underpinning veterinary medicine and become familiar with veterinary and medical terms.
Year 2: You will delve more deeply into Life Sciences, particularly anatomy, physiology and veterinary immunology, and will start studying microbiology, animal breeding and nutrition.
Year 3: From this year you will move on to preclinical courses. and will focus on imaging diagnostics, clinical diagnostics[through both large and small animal clinics] and public health protection.
Year 4: In this year you will continue honing to hone your diagnostic[through both large and small animal clinics] and preclinical skills
Year 5: Your main focus in this year will be on contagious and internal diseases, and surgery. You will have important placements in the faculty clinics and cooperating farms.and have the opportunity to develop a specialisation
Progression
This programme is recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons for registration to practise as a vet in the UK and Ireland.
Entry Requirements
3 A-levels + 3 GCSEs
Biology and Chemistry not required but their is an entrance test in both subjects
Six subjects at Leaving Certificate including at least two 2 at H5. LC subjects to include Maths.
Biology and Chemistry not required but their is an entrance test in both subjects
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