Master’s degree
Kandidatuddannelsen i veterinærmedicin
Master of Science (MSc) in Veterinary Sciences
University of Copenhagen · School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science (Vetschool) · Frederiksberg, Denmark
- Official award
- Kandidat i veterinærmedicin (MSc in Veterinary Sciences)MSc
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Denmark
- Format
- On campus2½ år
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-and-a-half-year Danish-taught master's in veterinary medicine with compulsory clinical teaching, a differentiation track (equine, companion animal, herd health, biomedicine or One Health) and a thesis, taught at the university animal hospitals.
Role the program prepares for: Authorised veterinarian examining and treating healthy and sick animals.
- 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
- Master’s degreeA postgraduate degree. Many are academic or research degrees that do not qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- 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 programme page states this master's is the authorisation-giving education and the only entry route to becoming a veterinarian in Denmark.“En kandidat i veterinærmedicin er den eneste indgang til at blive dyrlæge i Danmark.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Yes
- International applicants and graduates
- Citizens of countries outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland must pay an application deposit and tuition fees; Danish A is required.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| After a bachelor’s degree | 2½ år | – | Bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine from UCPH (legal right) or Aarhus, or another relevant bachelor's meeting listed ECTS requirements; Danish ASource |
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: Copenhagen establishment, ESEVT status 'Accreditation' under SOP 2019; ECOVE decision December 2022; granted status September 2021 to September 2028; EAEVE full member
Further requirements: Interim report due Sept. 2026
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 2½ år
- Clinical components
- Mainly compulsory practical clinical exercises examining and treating animals.
- Thesis or dissertation
- Thesis (speciale) is 20% of the programme
- 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.
- Published language requirements
- Danish A
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Relevant bachelor's degree; legal-right bachelors from UCPH veterinary medicine are guaranteed a place if applying on time
- Prior degree
- Bachelor's degree; for other degrees 15 ECTS basic subjects, 100 ECTS basic sciences, 30 ECTS clinical sciences, 15 ECTS animal production and a 7.5 ECTS bachelor project
- 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, 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.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)