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Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Australia

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What will I learn?

Study to become a registered veterinary practitioner with the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM). This degree will turn you into a career-ready vet with the skills to work in managing animal health and disease in Australia and around the world. This four-year graduate entry course is open to applicants with a completed Bachelor's degree who want to study to become registered veterinary practitioners. The University of Sydney is the nations premier place to receive training in veterinary science. We ranked first in Australia and 12th in the world for veterinary science in the 2020 QS World University Rankings by Subject and have been given a maximum score of 5 in the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) federal government scheme for the veterinary sciences field of research. And, our courses are internationally accredited, so you can work as a vet around the world. In the DVM, teaching is research-driven to ensure you will learn from the latest developments and advances in evidence-based practice, veterinary science research, animal behaviour and welfare science and veterinary public health. You will benefit from a fully integrated learning curriculum with clinical exposure, clinical skills training and animal handling commencing in the first semester and throughout the course. Your studies will take place in the One Health framework, ensuring you understand the linkages between veterinary health, human medicine and the environment at local, national and global levels. The program culminates in a capstone experience year where you will get hands-on experience as an intern in veterinary clinics of all varieties and in a wide range of locations, including rotations in the University teaching hospitals at Sydney and Camden.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Science

CRICOS

079224J

Study options

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
A$77,000.00 (US$ 50,744) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected September 2025

More details

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Camden Campus

335 Werombi Road, Camden,

Camden,

New South Wales,

2570, SYDNEY, Australia

Full Time (4 Years)

Tuition fees
A$77,000.00 (US$ 50,744) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected September 2025

More details

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Camperdown/Darlington Campus

Superintendents House, 160 City Road,

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY,

New South Wales,

2006, SYDNEY, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Admission to this course is based on the following criteria:

Grade Point Average (GPA) from a completed Bachelor's degree, minimum credit average required

Successful completion of prerequisite units (see below)

submit the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Admission Statement.

a minimum of 28 days of relevant work experience and animal handling experience within the last three years, using the prescribed form

Completion of a Situational Judgement Test by no later than COB 15 September 2023. More information about this test can be found below.

These are the minimum admission requirements for the DVM. As entry to this course is highly competitive, students who meet the minimum requirements are then ranked according to academic performance, admission statement and situational judgement test results.

IELTS score: A minimum result of 7.0 overall and a minimum result of 7.0 in each band

TOEFL - IBT score: A minimum result of 96 overall including a minimum result of 23 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 25 in Writing

Pearsons Test of English: A minimum result of 68 overall and a minimum result of 68 in each band

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About The University of Sydney

The University of Sydney is ranked 4th in the world and 1st in Australia for graduate employability by the 2022 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.

  • Consistently placed among the world’s top 50 universities
  • 9 subjects in the top 20 – 2022 QS Subject Rankings
  • 28 subjects in the top 50 - 2022 QS Subject Rankings
  • Sydney is ranked 4th in the Safe Cities Index by the Economist