Master’s degree
Diergeneeskunde (master)
Veterinary Medicine (Master)
Utrecht University · Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Faculteit Diergeneeskunde) · Utrecht, Netherlands
- Official award
- Master Diergeneeskunde
- Pathway
- Veterinary medicineStated for Netherlands
- Format
- On campus3 jaar (180 EC)
- Tuition
- €2,771per year, 2027-2028
About this program
Three-year Dutch-taught master that trains students to become general-practice veterinarians, with electives, clinical rotations and external first-line practice placements.
Role the program prepares for: Generally licensed veterinarian (algemeen bevoegd dierenarts) with a deepening in one or more disciplines.
- Subject
- Veterinary medicine
- Department
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Faculteit Diergeneeskunde)
- Awarding body
- Universiteit Utrecht
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 faculty states the master trains students to become certified veterinarians.“The Master’s programme trains students to become certified veterinarians.”Source
- Prior degree required
- Yes
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| After a bachelor’s degree | 3 jaar (180 EC) | 180 | Bachelor (180 EC) in Veterinary Medicine from an EAEVE-, AVMA- or RCVS-accredited institute, or a foreign bachelor assessed as equivalent followed by the minor Basics in Veterinary Medicine; Dutch and English proficiencySource |
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.
Stated by the schoolNVAO (Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders)Program accreditationFull statusNL
Scope: Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Veterinary Medicine; the faculty states the last on-site evaluation took place in 2021 and the next site visit is in 2026. NVAO register not checked.
Stated by the schoolAVMA Council on Education (COE)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Bachelor’s and Master’s programme in Veterinary Medicine as stated by the faculty (accreditation granted until 2031). AVMA COE list not checked by this researcher.
Verified in official recordEAEVE / ESEVT (ECOVE)Program evaluation statusFull statusEU
Scope: ESEVT status of the Utrecht veterinary education establishment (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine): Accreditation, granted September 2024, end of granted status September 2031 (SOP 2023), as printed in the 28 September 2026 EAEVE list. An establishment-level evaluation, not a program-level statutory recognition.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 jaar (180 EC)
- Credits
- 180 ECTSCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Clinical components
- Electives, clinical rotations (coschappen) and external first-line practice placements from the first year
- Clinical placement
- Externe, eerstelijns praktijkstages al vanaf het eerste jaar
- Intakes
- September, December, Maart, Mei
- Campus
- Utrecht Science Park (Yalelaan)
Teaching language
- Taught in
- Dutch
- English
- Not taught in EnglishAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
- Differences by campus or pathway
- Some components are given in English, but Dutch is the language of instruction; Dutch proficiency (B2+/C1) is required.
- Published language requirements
- Demonstrable Dutch at level B2+/C1 plus English proficiency (EMI system)
Admissions
- Animal or veterinary experience
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- Bachelor (180 EC) in Veterinary Medicine from an EAEVE-, AVMA- or RCVS-accredited institute (or CBGD equivalence assessment plus minor Basics in Veterinary Medicine)
- Prior degree
- Veterinary Medicine bachelor
- 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.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory tuition (full-time)Tuition · mandatory | €2,771per year, 2027-2028 | Nederlandse en andere EU/EEA studenten (wettelijk tarief – voltijd) | 19 October 2026Source |
| Institutional tuition rate (non-EU/EEA)Tuition · mandatory | €33,500per year, 2027-2028 | Niet-EU/EEA studenten (instellingstarief) | 19 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.
Clinical or laboratory charges, equipment and protective clothing, mandatory travel, placement expenses and insurance are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; ask what is extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: 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)