Bachelor’s degree
Djursjukskötarprogrammet
Veterinary Nursing programme (Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) · Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science · Uppsala, Sweden
- Official award
- Djursjukskötarexamen (degree of Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing)
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for Sweden
- Format
- On campus3 år (180 hp)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year bachelor's programme in Uppsala, taught in Swedish, preparing veterinary nurses through anatomy, physiology, nursing care, anaesthesia and two blocks of external clinical placement.
Role the program prepares for: Licensed veterinary nurse working mainly in animal hospitals and clinics.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science
- Awarding body
- Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
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 nursingPrograms preparing veterinary nurses. The role, title and regulation differ by country and are not interchangeable with veterinarians or technicians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page presents the programme as the route to becoming a licensed veterinary nurse (djursjukskötare) and describes a professional degree.“Bli legitimerad djursjukskötare med fokus på djuromvårdnad”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 3 år (180 hp) | 180 | Basic eligibility plus Mathematics 2a/2b/2c, Natural science 2, Social studies 1b or 1a1 (or older equivalents)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.
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
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 år (180 hp)
- Credits
- 180 Swedish högskolepoäng (hp)Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical components
- Clinical nursing training on animal hospitals and clinics (VFU).
- Campus attendance
- Studieform: Campus
- Clinical placement
- 10 weeks external workplace-based training at the end of year 2 and a further 10 weeks at the start of year 3, at animal hospitals or clinics across Sweden.10 weeks in year 2 and 10 weeks in year 3
- Thesis or dissertation
- 15 credits independent project (G2E)
- Intakes
- HT 2027 (start 30 August 2027)
- Campus
- SLU Uppsala
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Swedish
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Basic eligibility plus special eligibility
- Science prerequisites
- Matematik 2a/2b/2c, Naturkunskap 2, Samhällskunskap 1b or 1a1
- Tests explicitly required
- Selection: grades (2/3) and the högskoleprov aptitude test (1/3)
- Deadlines
- Last application date for Swedish students: 2027-04-15 · HT 2027
- 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, animal or veterinary experience requirement, whether a prior degree is required, 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)