Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Medicine MVB (DN300)
University College Dublin · UCD School of Veterinary Medicine · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Official award
- MVB (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)MVB
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Ireland
- Format
- On campus5 years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-year direct-entry Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine at UCD, with a final year of clinical rotations in the UCD Veterinary Hospital and 36 weeks of extramural work placements.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- UCD School of Veterinary Medicine
- Awarding body
- University College Dublin
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 page says a degree in Veterinary Medicine registered with the Veterinary Council of Ireland is required to work as a vet in Ireland and identifies the MVB as that degree.“To work as a vet in the Republic of Ireland, you must have a degree in Veterinary Medicine which is registered with the Veterinary Council of Ireland.”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- A degree in Veterinary Medicine registered with the Veterinary Council of Ireland is required to work as a vet in Ireland.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 5 years | – | CAO points and subject requirements via myUCD; Irish and EU applicants apply through the CAOSource |
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: School-level statement on the graduate entry page that the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation by this body; register entry not fetched
Stated by the schoolRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Professional-body recognitionFull statusUK
Scope: School-level statement on the graduate entry page that the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation by this body; register entry not fetched
Stated by the schoolVeterinary Council of Ireland (VCI)Professional-body recognitionFull statusIE
Scope: School-level statement on the graduate entry page that the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation by this body; register entry not fetched
Stated by the schoolEAEVE / ESEVTProgram evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: School-level statement on the graduate entry page that the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine has been granted full accreditation by this body; register entry not fetched
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 5 years
- Clinical components
- Fifth year: clinical rotations in the UCD Veterinary Hospital
- Clinical placement
- 36 weeks of work placements (pre-clinical and clinical extramural studies)
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- UCD Belfield campus (Veterinary Sciences Centre)
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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 requiredA practical experience requirement applies; details are on the UCD Registry veterinary medicine admissions page
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
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.
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)