Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

Please note: We are no longer accepting applications for April 2026 . Please select either September 2026 or April 2027 if you wish to study in the 2026/2027 academic cycle. For deferred entry to the 2027/2028 academic cycle, please select September 2026 and contact the University of Nottingham with details of your preferred start date (September or April).

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.

Course overview
Our veterinary course is highly rated by our students*. You will get hands-on with animals and can choose when you start - September 2024 or April 2025.
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.

*99% student satisfaction, National Student Survey 2021.

Why choose this course?

• 1st - for student satisfaction since 2010. (National Student Survey 2010-2021)

• Dual intake - Choose when you start - September or April. (Visit the dual intake webpage)

• Modern facilities - Our purpose-built vet school lets you get hands-on with animals.

• Hands on - Experience animal handling and RCVS day one competencies from the moment you start the course.

• Placements - Opportunities for placements in veterinary surgeries, farms, zoos and specialist animal centres, give you a broad experience of animals and veterinary medicine.

• 5th in the UK - Our veterinary courses are ranked 5th in the UK by subject ranking (veterinary science) in The Guardian University Guide 2024

• Three qualifications - Graduate with a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM) and Bachelor of Veterinary Surgery (BVS) degree. Plus gain an additional award of BVMedSci, after completing an integrated research project in your third year.