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DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is a professional
masters degree that prepares you for entry to
veterinary practice. It is a contemporary program
informed by current international best practice
and opens up a wide range of additional career
opportunities both nationally and internationally.
Students who have completed the Veterinary
Bioscience specialisation in the Bachelor of
Science will be eligible for credit for one year of
study, thereby completing the Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine in three years.
Duration and campus
4 years full time for graduates of a science
degree, part time not available
Parkville and Werribee campuses
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place
Domestic fee place
International fee place
Entry requirements
An undergraduate science or agriculture
degree. Graduates must have completed at
least one semester of study in both general/
cellular biology and biochemistry. For
undergraduate students at the University of
Melbourne there are two shorter pathways
into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine: the
Bachelor of Agriculture (Production Animal
Health major), providing a minimum of 30
points credit; and the Bachelor of Science
Animal Health and Disease major (Veterinary
Bioscience). Students with appropriate
prerequisite subjects will be eligible for
selection into Veterinary Bioscience at the
end of second year (entry is quota-limited).
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On successful completion of all third-year
subjects in Veterinary Bioscience, students
will be guaranteed progression into the
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine program, with
credit for the frst year of study.
Professional recognition
American Veterinary Medical Association
(AVMA), Royal College of Veterinary
Surgeons (UK) and Australasian Veterinary
Boards Council Inc.
Q
Bachelor of Biomedicine students are
not eligible for this accelerated pathway.
So you want to be a
Veterinarian…
Melbourne School of
Veterinary Science
+61 3 8344 7357
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Stage 2: Graduate
Doctor of
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Bachelors Degree
• Agriculture
• Biomedicine
• Science
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Note: Part-time study is not available to most international students due to visa restrictions.