We offer you a vibrant city experience, alongside a supportive and welcoming community at our rural Vet School campus. Here you will enjoy state-of-the-art facilities and immersion in animal science and welfare. Our students gave Veterinary Science a 97% overall satisfaction rating (NSS 2020).

Bristol Veterinary School has been training veterinary professionals for more than 70 years and you will receive a strong scientific education alongside exceptional professional skills training. Bristol’s training strengths include farm animal science, animal welfare and veterinary public health, reflecting the importance of vets to the Global and One Health agendas.

You will be introduced to the integrated structure and function of healthy animals, followed by the mechanisms of disease and their clinical management.

Students have the opportunity to intercalate into another science course between years three and four.

93% of our veterinary science students are in work or further study within 15 months of graduation (DiscoverUni).

Veterinary science graduates are well prepared for a variety of careers in the veterinary field worldwide. With study robustly underpinned by science, our graduates are adept problem solvers, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Most of our graduates are employed in general practice but many undergo further specialist veterinary training, have careers in academia or work overseas. Veterinary scientists are also employed in the biomedical research industry and there are job opportunities in government agencies, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps and animal charities.

What our students do after graduating

There are three routes to getting a Veterinary Science degree at Bristol.

Our Gateway to Veterinary Science degree is for UK students who have the potential to become vets but do not meet the academic entry criteria to apply directly to the 5 year BVSc Veterinary Science. Successful completion of the one-year Gateway programme allows students to progress onto the 5 year BVSc Veterinary Science degree.

Alternatively, the Accelerated Graduate Entry degree is a fast-track programme for science graduates, which enables completion of BVSc Veterinary Science in four years instead of five. This has a distinctive, student-led approach that sets the course apart from other graduate entry programmes in the UK. Teaching methods are tailored to the 4 and 5-year programmes, while the subject areas covered are the same.

The first part of your programme will cover the healthy animal and you will have hands-on experience of animal management from your first year.

Subsequently you will cover immunology, microbiology, parasitology and pharmacology followed by clinical management.

In your final year you will work alongside clinical staff and your peers to provide veterinary care for a wide range of species. Your final year also gives you the opportunity for elective study, allowing you to explore clinical work, research and industry.

EMS (extra mural studies) are mandatory for all veterinary programmes in the UK and you will undertake EMS throughout your programme including outside of term time. We have a dedicated EMS team who can support you in arranging your placements.

Our international accreditations will equip you for a range of diverse veterinary careers all over the world.

Our most recent American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accreditation reinforces our position as a world leader in teaching and student experience, adding to Bristol's already impressive list of existing accreditations including:

• the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
• the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE)
• the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC)
• the South African Veterinary Council