Bachelor’s degree
Veterinary Medicine (5-year programme) BVM&S
University of Edinburgh · Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies · Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Official award
- Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S)BVM&S
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campus5 years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-year BVM&S with two foundation years and three clinical years, including extra-mural placements and final-year rotations in on-site hospitals.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
- Awarding body
- University of Edinburgh
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 programme page says graduating makes the student eligible for RCVS registration.“Graduating from this programme will make you eligible for registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)”Source
- Prior degree required
- No
- Further professional requirements
- Subject to successful registration with the RCVS, graduates can practise veterinary medicine in the UK.Source
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | 5 years | – | SQA Highers: AAAAB by end of S5 and BB at Advanced Higher (standard entry); AABBB with BB at Advanced Higher (widening access); A levels also acceptedSource |
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 recordRoyal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)Professional-body recognitionFull statusUK
Scope: University of Edinburgh veterinary degree programme (RCVS status table: last visitation 2022, next visitation 2026)
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 5 years
- Clinical components
- The final year comprises clinical rotations in our on-site hospital facilities
- Clinical placement
- You must complete 10 weeks of Animal Husbandry placements by the end of the second year and 20 weeks of clinical EMS placements by the end of final year
- Intakes
- September 2027
- Campus
- Easter Bush campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Published language requirements
- IELTS Academic : total 7.0 with at least 7.0 in each component.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Animal or veterinary experience requiredApplicants must provide detailed information about relevant practical experience and submit a work experience summary form
- Interview
- Interview required
- 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.
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)