Veterinary Schools

Master’s degree

Master's Programme in Comparative Biomedicine

University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna · University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (whole institution) · Vienna, Vienna, Austria

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Master of Science (MSc)MSc
Pathway
Not classified
Format
On campus4 semesters
Tuition
€363.36per semester, WS 2026/2027 and SS 2027

About this program

Four-semester, 120 ECTS English-taught master focused on tumour signalling pathways and infection biomedicine; the page says it suits both veterinarians and general practitioners. 15 places.

Subject
Veterinary biomedical sciences
Department
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (whole institution)
Awarding body
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

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
Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional purpose of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the award name.
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
Not published
Duration
4 semesters
Credits
120 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
Thesis or dissertation
Graduation requirement: successful completion of a master thesis
Intakes
Winter semester (selective admission each winter semester)
Campus
Vetmeduni campus Vienna

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
Taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Animal or veterinary experience
Not published
Interview
Not published

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.

ItemAmountApplies toDated
Tuition fee per semester, regular students (past standard period of study + grace semesters)Tuition · mandatory€363.36per semester, WS 2026/2027 and SS 2027Regular students (past prescribed standard period of study + grace semesters)19 October 2026Source
Tuition fee per semester, third country nationalsTuition · mandatory€726.72per semester, WS 2026/2027 and SS 2027Third country nationals19 October 2026Source
Students' union (ÖH) fee per semesterOther compulsory charge · mandatory€26.20per semester, WS 2026/2027 and SS 2027all students without exception19 October 2026Source

No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, 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.

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