Professional doctorate
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
The University of Melbourne · Melbourne Veterinary School · Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Official award
- Doctor of Veterinary MedicineDVM
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Australia
- Format
- On campus4 years full time
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
A four-year graduate-entry veterinary degree with early animal handling, a Werribee-based hospital year and species tracks in the lecture-free final year.
Role the program prepares for: Registered veterinarian.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Melbourne Veterinary School
- Awarding body
- The University of Melbourne
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
- Professional doctorateA professional doctorate that is itself the entry qualification (for example the DVM or VMD). It is listed separately from research PhDs and is not equivalent to them.
- 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 graduates are ready to register as vets in Australia and elsewhere.“Graduates can register in each state and territory in Australia and New Zealand”Source
- Prior degree required
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate-entry route | 4 years full time | – | Graduate Entry (Normal Entry); an Accelerated Pathway exists for University of Melbourne Veterinary Bioscience major studentsSource |
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 recordAustralasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)Professional-body recognitionFull statusAU
Scope: The University of Melbourne Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) as listed by the AVBC; last site visit 2023, next visit 2028
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 4 years full time
- Clinical components
- Fourth year is lecture-free and based around the Werribee campus Greencross Veterinary Hospital and external placements.
- Campus attendance
- On campus (Parkville)
- Clinical placement
- Industry placements, with interstate and overseas placement opportunities.
- Intakes
- March
- Campus
- Parkville campus
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.
- Published language requirements
- IELTS 7.0 with writing 7.0 and no band less than 6.0
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Graduate entry pathway; applications are assessed against weighted average mark and subject criteria
- Prior degree
- Graduate Entry (Normal Entry)
- Tests explicitly required
- CASPer Situational Judgment Test
- Documents
- Personal statement
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, 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)