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Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

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This five-year Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery (BVM&S) programme will prepare you for many aspects of the veterinary profession.

Graduating from this programme will make you eligible for registration with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), as well as international accrediting bodies. Subject to successful registration, you will be able to practice veterinary medicine in the UK and many countries overseas.

There is the opportunity at the end of your 2nd, 3rd or 4th year to temporarily pause your undergraduate studies for a year and pursue an intercalated BSc (Hons) Veterinary Science degree.

Years 1 to 2: Foundation
You will learn about the normal function of the animal body from the cell level to the entire organism.

Clinical and professional skills are taught from the first year of the programme.

Extra Mural Studies (EMS) are a key component of the degree, and you will be required to complete 10 weeks of Animal Husbandry placements by the end of the second year.

Years 3 to 5: Clinical
You will learn about disease and treatment, species-specific courses, pathology, pharmacology and veterinary public health.

You will also be required to complete 20 weeks of clinical EMS placements by the end of final year.

The final year comprises clinical rotations in our on-site hospital facilities, giving you real-life exposure to the work you will be undertaking following graduation.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Advanced Higher Chemistry and Maths, Biology (preferred) or Physics at BB plus 5 Highers at AAAAB (at AABBB for widening access entry) (by end of S5) including Biology (or Human Biology), Chemistry and Maths (or Applications of Maths) or Physics plus English (if not held at Higher) at National 5. If one or more science subjects has not been studied in S5 it should be studied at Higher level in S6.

All subjects must be obtained at first attempt.