Undergraduate veterinary students examining a dog's eyes in the Clinical Skills lab, Clinical Building, Sutton Bonnington campus

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVMBVS with BVMedSci

Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire, UK

Course overview

Our veterinary course is highly rated by our students*. You will get hands-on with animals from day one and can choose when you start - September 2025 or April 2026.

You'll learn theory and practical aspects of domestic, wild and exotic species, with clinical experience integrated throughout the course. Practicing with our Clinical Associates on your placement year ensures you learn a varied case-load of animals and treatments.

Teaching is delivered through body system-based modules in years one and two, which integrate traditional medical subjects, such as anatomy and physiology. Topics are then repeated within a clinical module in year three or four.

Uniquely, our courses have an integrated BVMedSci, saving you a year of study, tuition fees and living costs. This part of the course will help enhance your ability for continual learning and development in veterinary medicine through research.

Indicative modules

Mandatory

Year 1

Animal Health and Welfare

Mandatory

Year 1

Circulatory and Respiratory Systems

Mandatory

Year 1

Veterinary Neuromuscular System

Mandatory

Year 1

Veterinary Personal and Professional Skills 1

Mandatory

Year 2

Veterinary Endocrine & Integument Systems 1

Mandatory

Year 2

Veterinary Gastrointestinal System 1

Mandatory

Year 2

Veterinary Personal and Professional Skills 2

Mandatory

Year 2

Veterinary Urogenital System

Mandatory

Year 3

Veterinary Professional Skills 3

Mandatory

Year 3

Fundamentals of Clinical Practice

Mandatory

Year 3

Veterinary Public Health

Mandatory

Year 3

Veterinary Research Project

Mandatory

Year 4

Veterinary Clinical Science: Small Animal

Mandatory

Year 4

Veterinary Clinical Science: Farm Animal

Mandatory

Year 4

Veterinary Clinical Science: Equine

Mandatory

Year 5

Veterinary Clinical Practice: Professional Skills 5

Mandatory

Year 5

Veterinary Clinical Practice: Equine

Mandatory

Year 5

Veterinary Clinical Practice: Farm Animal and Veterinary Public Health

Mandatory

Year 5

Veterinary Clinical Practice: Small Animal

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About modules

The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer, but is not intended to be construed or relied on as a definitive list of what might be available in any given year. This content was last updated on Wednesday 5 March 2025. Due to timetabling availability, there may be restrictions on some module combinations.

University undergraduate student studying in Nightingale Hall accommodation's library, University Park

EMS placements are so beneficial to learning and practising skills learnt during the course.

Abby St.John

Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVM BVS with BVMed Sci

Course data

Open Day June 2022