Bachelor’s degree
Bacheloruddannelsen i Veterinærmedicin (Dyrlæge)
Bachelor's degree in Veterinary Medicine
Aarhus University · AU Viborg (Veterinary Medicine programme) · Viborg, Denmark
- Official award
- Bachelor i Veterinærmedicin
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Denmark
- Format
- On campus3-årig bachelor
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year Danish-taught bachelor in veterinary medicine on the new AU Viborg campus, with compulsory courses of 160 ECTS, two electives and a bachelor project; leads on to the master's that opens in 2027.
Role the program prepares for: First cycle of the veterinarian (dyrlæge) education.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- AU Viborg (Veterinary Medicine programme)
- Awarding body
- Aarhus Universitet
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. An award title such as DVM, BVSc, BSc or MSc does not decide it, and no degree, accreditation or listing by itself grants permission to practise anywhere.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree. A bachelor’s title does not by itself show whether a program leads to veterinarian, nurse or technician roles: the study pathway is shown separately.
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicinePrograms the source describes as the academic and clinical qualification toward becoming a veterinarian in the stated jurisdiction. Registration or licensing normally requires further steps, and a qualification from one country does not guarantee registration in another.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page says the bachelor gives the academic basis for the master's in veterinary medicine and thereby authorisation as veterinarian; the bachelor alone does not authorise practice.“får du det faglige grundlag for at fortsætte på kandidatuddannelsen i Veterinærmedicin og dermed få din autorisation som dyrlæge”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- A graduate with the master's degree (cand.med.vet.) can obtain authorisation as veterinarian from the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen).Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 3-årig bachelor | – | Upper secondary exam with average of at least 6.0 in quota 1 (otherwise quota 2) and a science subject combinationSource |
Accreditation, evaluation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Program accreditation, evaluation status, professional-body recognition, eligibility toward registration, institutional recognition, directory listings and memberships are different things; none of them is automatic permission to practise, and recognition in one country does not guarantee registration in another.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- 3-årig bachelor
- Laboratory work
- Lectures, class teaching and practical exercises in the laboratory or stable.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Bachelor project
- Intakes
- August / september
- Campus
- AU Viborg
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Danish
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Parts of the teaching may be in English and teaching materials are often in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Passed an admission-qualifying exam
- Science prerequisites
- Physics B and Biotechnology A, or Geoscience A and Chemistry B, or Chemistry B and Biology A and Physics C
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, travel, placement expenses and insurance are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, animal or veterinary experience requirement, clinical placement details, accreditation or recognition record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)