Veterinary Schools

Integrated (single-cycle) qualification

Medicina veterinaria

Veterinary medicine (single-cycle master's degree)

Università di Pisa · Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie · Pisa, Toscana, Italy

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina veterinaria (LM-42)
Pathway
Veterinary medicineStated for Italy
Format
On campus5 years
Tuition
Not published

About this program

Five-year single-cycle veterinary degree (LM-42 R) with national programmed admission; from the 2025 reform admission to the second semester follows a national 'filter semester'.

Subject
Veterinary medicine
Department
Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

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 page says the degree requires compulsory attendance and qualifies for the practice of the veterinary profession.“The degree course in Veterinary Medicine requires compulsory attendance and qualifies for the practice of the veterinary profession.”Source
Prior degree required
No
Further professional requirements
The page states the degree qualifies for practising the veterinary profession.Source
Entry routes and duration
RouteDurationCreditsRequirement
Entry from secondary school5 years–Secondary school diploma; nationally programmed admissionSource

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.

  • Verified in official recordEuropean Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) - ESEVTProgram evaluation statusFull statusEU

    Scope: ESEVT outcome status of the veterinary education establishment (Pisa), table updated after the ECOVE meeting of 28.09.2026

Study structure

Delivery
On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
5 years
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Pisa

Teaching language

Taught in
Italian
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
Secondary school diploma; admission through the national 'semestre filtro' under DM 418 of 30 May 2025

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, clinical placement details.

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.

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