OVERVIEW
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About this course
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.
Who is it for?
Have you felt an attachment to animals all your life? Is helping the lives of animals something you’ve thought about doing? Then studying a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Sydney Uni is a great way to turn your passion into a career.
Career paths
- Private veterinary practice
- Corporate veterinary medicine
- Animal welfare
- Public policy
- Infectious disease units
- Biosecurity
- Food safety
- Wildlife conservation
- Inspection and environment quality control
- Veterinary research and education
- Diagnostic services
- Veterinary public health
Professional accreditation
Graduates are eligible for professional registration with the Veterinary Practitioners Board in each state and territory in Australia.
The course is also recognised in selected jurisdictions globally as outlined on the accredited programs page. Students seeking to practise overseas should consult the local registration authority.
What you’ll study
The Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is a vertically integrated combined degree that will provide you with both a scientific foundation and specialist clinical and medical experience.
You will study core units from the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology in years one and two, where you will learn the fundamentals of biomedical and animal sciences that underpin veterinary sciences. Following successful completion of the first two years, you will progress to studying a prescribed course of core units and placements under the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
You will also participate in a mixture of small group, case-based tutorials, laboratory and practical classes teaching you clinical skills and animal handling training. In your final year, you will complete a series of rotations as a veterinary student intern at both the University's Veterinary Teaching Hospitals and at off-campus partner institutions. Subject to meeting certain academic requirements, you may have the option to complete honours in Veterinary Biology.
Why study with us?
- We are ranked first in Australia and 23rd in the world for veterinary sciences by the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. Our courses in animal health and veterinary science include hands-on laboratory, field, industry or clinical experience that’s relevant to your area of study.
- We have a rural and regional vet scheme. This scheme aims to support students from rural and regional areas who are interested in studying Veterinary Science, with up to 10 places available for admission. Students with direct farming or animal handling experience are encouraged to apply.
- Our courses are internationally accredited, so you can work as a vet around the world. If you choose the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology / Doctor of Veterinary Medicine or graduate entry Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees, you will be eligible when you graduate for immediate registration with the Veterinary Practitioners Board in each state and territory in Australia, and is recognised internationally by the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (UK).
- Your studies will take place in the One Health framework, ensuring you understand the linkages between veterinary health, human medicine and the environment at local, national and global levels.
- Our Camperdown Campus offers modern lecture theatres, advanced laboratories and a well-equipped clinical teaching hospital. Our Camden campus allows students to work directly with livestock and gain experience with the large-animal industries of sheep, dairy, pigs, cattle and aquaculture.
- You have the chance to access our University Veterinary Teaching Hospitals in Camperdown and Camden, Taronga Zoo staff, facilities and animals, and do work placements with industry partners.
