Overview

Veterinary Medicine from University of Sydney is open to applicants with a completed Bachelor's degree who want to study to become registered veterinary practitioners.

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is an internationally accredited postgraduate coursework degree that provides research-driven teaching in the One Health framework, ensuring you understand the linkages between veterinary health, human medicine and the environment at local, national and global levels.

Career paths

The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine will equip you to become a veterinary medical professional in the global community and you can choose from a wide range of exciting fields including:

private veterinary practice in livestock, equine, small animal or mixed practices
corporate Veterinary medicine including the pharmaceutical industry or corporations that produce animal-related products
private or public animal welfare agencies ensuring health and wellbeing of animals
government agencies and departments working on research, biosecurity, public health, public policy, infectious disease units, food safety
agricultural industries, animal health, inspection, environmental quality
education sector, research or teaching
international animal health and welfare and food production
diagnostic services
veterinary public health.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Case Report in Vet Studies
Advanced Veterinary Clinical Practice
Veterinary Training: Related Disciplines
Diagnostic Laboratory Techniques
Necropsy and Surgical Pathology
Diagnostic Instrumentation Advanced

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-29 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-18 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

192 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Sydney, Australia
Sydney, Australia

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

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General requirements

CRICOS code: 079224J
Grade Point Average (GPA) from a completed Bachelor's degree, minimum credit (65) average required
Applicants must have successfully completed one semester of study in chemistry, biology and biochemistry at bachelor's degree level to be eligible for entry.
submit the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Admission Statement.
a minimum of 28 days of relevant work experience and animal handling experience within the last five years, using the prescribed form
Completion of a Situational Judgement Test
All applicants are required to complete the Casper online testing (via Acuity Insights)
If English is not your first language, you may be able to prove English proficiency with an approved English skills test taken within 2 years of commencing the course.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

80500 AUD / year

≈ 80500 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

13237 AUD / year

≈ 13237 AUD / year

Additional Details

Commonwealth supported places: Tuition fee information for this year is currently not available.

Living costs

Sydney

Australia

1882 - 3547 AUD / month

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