Bachelor’s degree
Bacheloruddannelsen i veterinærmedicin
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Veterinary Medicine
University of Copenhagen · School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (Vetschool) · Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Official award
- Bachelor i veterinærmedicin (BSc in Veterinary Medicine)BSc
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Denmark
- Format
- On campustre år
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Three-year Danish-taught bachelor in veterinary medicine on Frederiksberg campus with compulsory courses, laboratory and dissection exercises, herd visits and stays at the university animal hospitals, ending in a bachelor project.
Role the program prepares for: First cycle of the veterinarian (dyrlæge) education, leading directly into the master's in veterinary medicine.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (Vetschool)
- Awarding body
- Københavns Universitet
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 the bachelor is the first step toward becoming a veterinarian; authorisation as veterinarian requires the master's degree as well.“Bacheloruddannelsen i veterinærmedicin er første skridt på vejen til at blive dyrlæge.”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- A completed master's degree in veterinary medicine gives the right to authorisation as a veterinarian.Source
- International applicants and graduates
- All bachelor's programmes at UCPH require the highest level of Danish proficiency or documented Danish academic language skills; applicants with an international degree apply by 15 March at 12:00.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | tre år | 180 | Upper secondary exam with average of at least 6.0 (or passed KU quota 2 test) plus Danish A, English B, Mathematics A and a science combinationSource |
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.
No accreditation, recognition or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- tre år
- Clinical components
- Teaching includes stays at the university animal hospitals and herd visits.
- Laboratory work
- Practical exercises such as microscopy, dissections and laboratory work.
- Campus attendance
- About 20 hours of physical teaching per week on campus.
- Clinical placement
- Placement is built into the programme.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Bachelor project (10 ECTS) defended orally
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Frederiksberg CampusBülowsvej 21, 1870 Frederiksberg
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Danish
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Some teaching is in English according to the FAQ; the programme is primarily Danish.
- Published language requirements
- Danish proficiency (Danish A)
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Upper secondary exam with an average of at least 6.0, or a passed KU quota 2 test
- Science prerequisites
- Danish A, English B, Mathematics A, plus Physics B and Chemistry B (or another listed combination)
- 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, accreditation or recognition record.
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)