Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry

Our Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme provides a fast-track route for graduates. At the end of our four-year course, you will qualify with a veterinary science degree.

This rigorous programme combines cutting-edge scientific knowledge with hands-on clinical training and will help you develop the essential veterinary skills needed to thrive in your career.

The qualification gained is equivalent to the North American Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and the course is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). This course is taught using a distinctive student-led approach, setting it apart from other graduate entry courses in the UK.

Access to edge-cutting facilities

Our Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme is taught primarily at Bristol Veterinary School located at the Langford campus in North Somerset, a short bus ride from the vibrant cultural hub that is Bristol city centre.

Bristol Veterinary School (https://www.bristol.ac.uk/vet-school/) is home to a range of extensive facilities including:

• Langford Vets (https://www.langfordvets.co.uk/) multidisciplinary small animal referral hospital, farm animal and small animal practices - with an equine practice nearby

• Purpose-built anatomy and post-mortem facilities

• Diagnostic labs

• An award-winning clinical skills lab

• A dairy farm

• An abattoir

You will benefit from an innovative curriculum and gain inspiration from world-leading researchers. Our celebrated team of clinical demonstrators will nurture you to develop essential practical skills.

Our partner organisations ensure students have ample experience across a wide range of species. You will have the opportunity to work in equine hospitals, the charity sector and with exotic species.

Students can enjoy the onsite café, gym, student barn and abundant green spaces, alongside our welcoming and supportive community of staff and students.

Take a virtual tour of the Langford Campus. (https://www.bristol.ac.uk/virtual-tour/)

Global work opportunities

Graduates of this programme will be able to work as a Veterinary Surgeon in the United Kingdom and several other countries.

Bristol Veterinary School holds accreditations from the following professional bodies:

• The American Veterinary Medical Association(AVMA) (https://www.avma.org/)

• The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) (https://www.rcvs.org.uk/home/)

• The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) (https://www.eaeve.org/)

The RCVS has a mutual agreement with the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC), the Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) and the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC), which means graduates of Bristol Veterinary School's Veterinary Science programmes are also able to practise in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa.

See further key information about our veterinary courses on the Bristol Veterinary School website. (https://www.bristol.ac.uk/vet-school/study/undergraduate/key-information/)

Accreditations
Our Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry BVSc is accredited by RCVS (http://www.rcvs.org.uk/registration/how-to-register/graduates-from-uk-veterinary-schools/) and AVMA (https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Accreditation/Colleges/Pages/default.aspx)

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Veterinary Surgeons, Royal College of
• European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education