Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Nursing - BSc
Technological University of the Shannon · Department of Bioveterinary and Microbial Sciences · Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
- Official award
- Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing (Level 7)BSc
- Pathway
- Veterinary nursingStated for Ireland
- Format
- On campusyears: 3
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year full-time ordinary degree (Level 7) at Athlone with 30 weeks of compulsory clinical placement across small animal, equine and large animal hospitals, plus residential weeks at Gurteen College; VCI and ACOVENE accredited.
- Subject
- Veterinary nursing
- Department
- Department of Bioveterinary and Microbial Sciences
- Awarding body
- Technological University of the Shannon
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.
- Official level
- Course listing (level) Level 7 · Printed in the course detailsAs stated in the source. A framework level does not make different national awards equivalent.
- 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 states graduates are eligible to register as veterinary nurses with the Veterinary Council of Ireland.“Graduates are eligible to register as veterinary nurses with the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) and work in veterinary practices”Source
- Prior degree required
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- Graduates are eligible to register as veterinary nurses with the Veterinary Council of Ireland.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 3 years | – | Leaving Certificate or QQI Level 5Source |
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 schoolAccreditation Committee for Veterinary Nurse Education (ACOVENE)Program accreditationFull statusIE
Scope: University states the programme is accredited by the VCI and ACOVENE
Verified in official recordVeterinary Council of Ireland (VCI)Professional-body recognitionFull statusIE
Scope: VCI page lists the Technological University of the Shannon (formerly AIT) BScVN among the five veterinary nursing programmes it currently accredits
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- years: 3
- Clinical components
- undertake compulsory clinical placements in veterinary practices at each stage of your degree
- Campus attendance
- You will also be required to spend two residential weeks at Gurteen College, Ballinagarry, Roscrea, Co Tipperary during both first and second year of the degree programme.
- Clinical placement
- Work placement will include 30 weeks clinical placement over the 3 years in a small animal, equine and large animal hospitals.30 weeks of clinical placement over 3 years
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- TUS Athlone (Midlands) campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Not stated on the pages we checked
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Interview possible
- Previous qualification
- Leaving Certificate: laboratory-based science subject at H6 (higher) or O3 (ordinary), plus four subjects at O6/H7 including Mathematics and a language (English or Irish); QQI Level 5 route available
- International applicants
- International applicants should apply directly to the Global Office at TUS
- 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, intakes, 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)