Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (D100)
Royal Veterinary College · Royal Veterinary College · London, England, United Kingdom
- Official award
- BVetMed (Hons)BVetMed
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campus5 years full-time
- Tuition
- £10,050per year, 2027/28
About this program
Five-year BVetMed delivered across Camden and Hawkshead, with a spiral curriculum, animal-husbandry and clinical extra-mural placements and clinical rotations in years four and five.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Royal Veterinary College
- Awarding body
- Royal Veterinary College
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 RVC page states the BVetMed entitles holders to work as a veterinarian in the UK once registered with the RCVS.“You will be entitled to work as a veterinarian in the UK as soon as you have earned your BVetMed degree”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 5 years full-time | – | AAA in three A Level subjects (offers of ABB with an A in Biology or Chemistry for widening participation applicants)Source |
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.
Stated by the schoolAmerican Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education (AVMA COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: BVetMed degree stated as reaccredited by AVMA CoE to 2032 following a 2025 visit (AVMA register not fetched; page blocked to scripts)
Verified in official recordRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Professional-body recognitionFull statusUK
Scope: Royal Veterinary College veterinary degree programme (RCVS status table: last visitation 2025, next visitation 2029)
Stated by the schoolEAEVE / ESEVTProgram evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: BVetMed degree stated as reaccredited by EAEVE to 2032 following a 2025 visit
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 5 years full-time
- Clinical components
- Years 4 and 5: clinical rotations in small groups in a variety of clinical environments
- Campus attendance
- First two years primarily Camden; latter years Hawkshead
- Clinical placement
- 10 weeks of animal husbandry EMS (AHEMS) in the first two years and 20 weeks of clinical EMS (ClinEMS) across years three to five
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- Camden Campus
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Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience requiredMinimum 70 hours in one or more veterinary practices and 70 hours in non-clinical working environments with live animals; a Work Experience Support Programme exists for underrepresented applicants
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Previous qualification
- AAA in three A Level subjects
- Deadlines
- UCAS application deadline 15 Oct 2026 · September 2027 · this date has passed; check the current cycle
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
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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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK tuition feeTuition | £10,050per year, 2027/28 | UK Tuition Fees | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
| EU and international tuition feeTuition | £52,880per year, 2027/28 | EU and International Tuition Fees | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
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)