Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Medicine (Graduate Entry) MVB (DN301)
University College Dublin · UCD School of Veterinary Medicine · Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
- Official award
- MVB (Hons) (NFQ Level 8), Graduate EntryMVB
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus4 years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Four-year graduate-entry MVB for people holding a degree in biological, biomedical or animal sciences, with a final year of clinical rotations in the UCD Veterinary Hospital.
- 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
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional purpose of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the award name.
- Prior degree required
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate-entry route | 4 years | – | Completed degree in biological, biomedical or animal sciencesSource |
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
- 4 years
- Clinical placement
- Extra-mural studies throughout the programme: handling and management of farm and companion animals in early years, working with veterinarians in practice later
- 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
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Prior degree
- Degree in biological, biomedical or animal sciences
- 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, animal or veterinary experience requirement.
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)