Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB)

The Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (MVB) programme will provide students with focused scientific, clinical and professional training in the practice of veterinary medicine.

Developed in alignment with the Veterinary Council of Ireland’s accreditation standards, the programme is currently undergoing the Council’s formal accreditation process.

Three phases

This five-year programme will consist of three phases: foundation, clinical and professional. The foundation and clinical phases, will provide students with an in-depth understanding of the relevant, underpinning scientific and clinical concepts and related industry context via a Scaffolded Active Learning style curriculum, to motivate students to learn in an active, collaborative manner. The final professional phase of the MVB programme employs a fully distributed model of clinical education.

Leaving Cert: Minimum entry requirements for MVB in Veterinary Medicine

Applications will be accepted via the CAO only. Students must meet the following minimum entry requirements.

Biology or Chemistry: H4 (equivalent to at least a Grade C at A-Level)

1 other subject: H5

4 subjects: O6/H7

English or Irish: O6/H7

Mathematics: O6/H7

Work Experience Requirement

Students will be required to complete a total of 60 hours of relevant veterinary or animal handling work experience. Specifically, 30 hours should focus on farm animal/equine experience and 30 hours should focus on small animal experience. This work experience must be completed within THREE YEARS of applying to the veterinary medicine programme. A portfolio (time log and references) based on this experience will also be required.

Eligible premises include:

• Veterinary practices: small animal, farm animal, equine and mixed or other relevant veterinary practice

• Farm: dairy, beef, poultry, pigs, stud, sheep or other farm animal enterprise. Not tillage

• Riding schools

• Animal sanctuaries/charities

• Zoo