Integrated (single-cycle) qualification
Veterinärprogrammet
Veterinary Medicine programme
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) · Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science · Uppsala, Sweden
- Official award
- Veterinärexamen (Degree of Master of Science in Veterinary Medicine)
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Sweden
- Format
- On campus5,5 år (330 hp)
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-and-a-half-year professional veterinary programme in Uppsala, taught in Swedish, covering animal health, disease control and food safety, with external placements and a 30-credit independent project.
Role the program prepares for: Veterinarian working with animal health, disease control and safe food production.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- 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
- Integrated (single-cycle) qualificationA single-cycle qualification entered from secondary school that the national system treats as master’s-level. It is not forced into the bachelor’s or master’s lists: the official level and entry route are shown instead.
- 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 programme page states it leads to the veterinary degree, a professional degree, after which graduates apply to the Jordbruksverket for veterinary licence.“Veterinärprogrammet syftar till en veterinärexamen som är en yrkesexamen.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- After the veterinary degree (5.5 years) graduates apply to the Swedish Board of Agriculture (Jordbruksverket) for a veterinary licence.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 5,5 år (330 hp) | 330 | Basic eligibility plus Biology 2, Physics 2, Chemistry 2 and Mathematics 4 (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.
Stated by the schoolAustralasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)Professional-body recognitionFull statusAU
Scope: SLU veterinary education; graduates from 2024 may apply for registration in Australia and New Zealand (as stated by SLU; AVBC register not fetched)
Dates: 7 August 2024 to not stated
Further requirements: Graduates must contact the veterinary board of the state where they wish to practise, show English proficiency and obtain work and residence permits, per the school page.
Verified in official recordEuropean Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) - ESEVTProgram evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: Uppsala establishment, ESEVT status 'Accreditation' under SOP 2023; ECOVE decision November 2025; granted status March 2024 to March 2031; EAEVE full member
Further requirements: Interim reports due Mar. 2027, 2029
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 5,5 år (330 hp)
- Credits
- 330 Swedish högskolepoäng (hp)Credit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical components
- Clinical teaching includes on-call duty and some external clinical placements in veterinary practices.
- Campus attendance
- Studieform: Campus
- Clinical placement
- Part of the programme is external placement in veterinary practice around Sweden; teaching also takes place at abattoirs and on farms.
- Thesis or dissertation
- 30 credits independent project (A2E)
- 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
- Biologi 2, Fysik 2, Kemi 2, Matematik 4 (or older-level equivalents)
- 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.
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)