Research doctorate (PhD)
Clinical Veterinary Sciences PhD, MScR
University of Edinburgh · Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies · Roslin, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Official award
- PhD Clinical Veterinary Sciences (also offered as MScR)PhD
- Pathway
- Science and researchStated for United Kingdom
- Format
- On campusPhD: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MScR: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research degree in clinical veterinary sciences, with research carried out largely within the Roslin Institute and the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
- Subject
- Veterinary clinical sciences
- 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
- Research doctorate (PhD)A research doctorate with a veterinary focus. It does not qualify anyone to practise as a veterinarian.
- Pathway
- Veterinary science and researchAcademic and research programs (veterinary science, biomedical sciences, public health, epidemiology, pathology and similar). They do not by themselves qualify graduates to practise as veterinarians.
- Why we classify it this way
- The page describes a research programme on animal disease processes, not a professional veterinary qualification.“Our research aims to enhance understanding of disease processes in animals and to translate that understanding into improved therapies for both animal and human disease.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Yes
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, Part-time
- Duration
- PhD: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MScR: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
- Intakes
- Not published
- 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.
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Research degree details
- Department
- Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
- Research themes
- improvement of the health and welfare of domestic animal species
- protection of public health
- alleviation of human poverty (in the context of tropical diseases)
- Finding a supervisor
- Applicants must contact a potential supervisor to discuss their research proposal before applying
- Previous qualifications
- A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
- Study modes
- Full-time and part-time
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, 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)