GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne, Australia's first DVM, gives students hands-on training in purpose-built facilities from day one, with graduates eligible to register in every Australian state and territory, New Zealand and the UK, and to sit the North American licensing exam. The curriculum is built around five learning domains: the scientific basis of clinical practice, ethics and animal welfare, biosecurity and population health, clinical skills, and personal and professional development, with an optional Tracks program for building expertise in a chosen clinical interest.
Melbourne is ranked 20th in the world for veterinary science. Graduates move into private practice, animal welfare and public health roles.
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Admissions
Which pathway is right for you? View the application pathway video below to find out. Graduate entry a science-based undergraduate degree of at least three (3) years full time equivalent the appropriate prerequisite subjects equivalent to at least one standard semester in Biology (level 1) and Biochemistry (level 2) taken the Casper Situational Judgement Test a Personal Statement in the appropriate format You may complete your science-based undergraduate degree at the University of Melbourne or at another institution and then apply as a graduate. Suitable undergraduate degrees offered at the University of Melbourne include the Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Biomedicine. Science-based undergraduate degrees and majors appropriate for graduate entry to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine include but are not limited to Agriculture, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Biote
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