Veterinary Medicine
Area of Studies
medical sciences
Degree
Master
Degree (in English)
Long cycle master’s degree programme
Language(s)
- English
Course Duration
5,5 years (11 semesters)
ECTS points
360
Department
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Tuition and Other Fees
4800 EUR for winter semester
3600 EUR for summer semester
Application Deadline(s)
Date of commencement of studies: October Recruitment calendar: the recruitment is carried out by an external company – International Medicine Studies (IMS) in agreement with the Faculty.
Course Description
Course Profile
Main mandatory subjects
1 Year
Anatomy, cell biology, histology & embryology, biology, chemistry, biophysics, information technology, Latin, copyrights, genetics, biostatistics, agronomy.
2 Year
Biochemistry, physiology, animal husbandry and breeding, ethology, epidemiology, microbiology, immunology.
3 Year
Parasitology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical and laboratory diagnostics, general surgery and anesthesiology, public health, bee diseases, pathomorphology.
4 Year
Farm animal and equine diseases, meat hygiene, pathomorphology, feed hygiene, imagine diagnostics, safety of animal-origin food, zoonosis, toxicology, andrology, fish diseases, ethical aspects of veterinary practice.
5 Year
Dogs and cat diseases, dietetics, avian diseases, administration and legal aspects in veterinary, fur animal diseases, veterinary prevention, milk hygiene, clinic rotations.
6 Year
Clinical rotations, herd health management.
Internship, practice
Student is obliged to complete: husbandry practice (80h/2 weeks), veterinary inspection (80 h / 2 weeks twice), clinical practice (160h / 4 weeks twice).
Career prospects
- veterinary surgeon / doctor of veterinary medicine in small animals, large animals or mixed practices,
- veterinary inspection / public health protection agencies,
- veterinary border control,
- general, medical and veterinary research (PhD studies, research companies and institutions),
- laboratory practice,
- animal health protection agencies,
- pharmaceutical industry.
Main mandatory subjects
1 Year
Anatomy, cell biology, histology & embryology, biology, chemistry, biophysics, information technology, Latin, copyrights, genetics, biostatistics, agronomy.
2 Year
Biochemistry, physiology, animal husbandry and breeding, ethology, epidemiology, microbiology, immunology.
3 Year
Parasitology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical and laboratory diagnostics, general surgery and anesthesiology, public health, bee diseases, pathomorphology.
4 Year
Farm animal and equine diseases, meat hygiene, pathomorphology, feed hygiene, imagine diagnostics, safety of animal-origin food, zoonosis, toxicology, andrology, fish diseases, ethical aspects of veterinary practice.
5 Year
Dogs and cat diseases, dietetics, avian diseases, administration and legal aspects in veterinary, fur animal diseases, veterinary prevention, milk hygiene, clinic rotations.
6 Year
Clinical rotations, herd health management.
Internship, practice
Student is obliged to complete: husbandry practice (80h/2 weeks), veterinary inspection (80 h / 2 weeks twice), clinical practice (160h / 4 weeks twice).
Career prospects
- veterinary surgeon / doctor of veterinary medicine in small animals, large animals or mixed practices,
- veterinary inspection / public health protection agencies,
- veterinary border control,
- general, medical and veterinary research (PhD studies, research companies and institutions),
- laboratory practice,
- animal health protection agencies,
- pharmaceutical industry.
Main mandatory subjects
1 Year
Anatomy, cell biology, histology & embryology, biology, chemistry, biophysics, information technology, Latin, copyrights, genetics, biostatistics, agronomy.
2 Year
Biochemistry, physiology, animal husbandry and breeding, ethology, epidemiology, microbiology, immunology.
3 Year
Parasitology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical and laboratory diagnostics, general surgery and anesthesiology, public health, bee diseases, pathomorphology.
4 Year
Farm animal and equine diseases, meat hygiene, pathomorphology, feed hygiene, imagine diagnostics, safety of animal-origin food, zoonosis, toxicology, andrology, fish diseases, ethical aspects of veterinary practice.
5 Year
Dogs and cat diseases, dietetics, avian diseases, administration and legal aspects in veterinary, fur animal diseases, veterinary prevention, milk hygiene, clinic rotations.
6 Year
Clinical rotations, herd health management.
Internship, practice
Student is obliged to complete: husbandry practice (80h/2 weeks), veterinary inspection (80 h / 2 weeks twice), clinical practice (160h / 4 weeks twice).
Career prospects
- veterinary surgeon / doctor of veterinary medicine in small animals, large animals or mixed practices,
- veterinary inspection / public health protection agencies,
- veterinary border control,
- general, medical and veterinary research (PhD studies, research companies and institutions),
- laboratory practice,
- animal health protection agencies,
- pharmaceutical industry.
Main mandatory subjects
1 Year
Anatomy, cell biology, histology & embryology, biology, chemistry, biophysics, information technology, Latin, copyrights, genetics, biostatistics, agronomy.
2 Year
Biochemistry, physiology, animal husbandry and breeding, ethology, epidemiology, microbiology, immunology.
3 Year
Parasitology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical and laboratory diagnostics, general surgery and anesthesiology, public health, bee diseases, pathomorphology.
4 Year
Farm animal and equine diseases, meat hygiene, pathomorphology, feed hygiene, imagine diagnostics, safety of animal-origin food, zoonosis, toxicology, andrology, fish diseases, ethical aspects of veterinary practice.
5 Year
Dogs and cat diseases, dietetics, avian diseases, administration and legal aspects in veterinary, fur animal diseases, veterinary prevention, milk hygiene, clinic rotations.
6 Year
Clinical rotations, herd health management.
Internship, practice
Student is obliged to complete: husbandry practice (80h/2 weeks), veterinary inspection (80 h / 2 weeks twice), clinical practice (160h / 4 weeks twice).
Career prospects
- veterinary surgeon / doctor of veterinary medicine in small animals, large animals or mixed practices,
- veterinary inspection / public health protection agencies,
- veterinary border control,
- general, medical and veterinary research (PhD studies, research companies and institutions),
- laboratory practice,
- animal health protection agencies,
- pharmaceutical industry.
Aim of the program
Study offering for veterinary medicine through the careful and competent selection of programme content provides students of long-cycle Master’s degree programme with:
- knowledge, skills and competences required to describe rules and mechanisms underlining animal health, diagnose disease and implement therapy in a single animals or in a herd;
- competence in protection of public health via monitoring of animal feed, animal production, production facilities, products of animal origin and distribution and transport of animals and products of animal origin;
- competences in soft skills: problem solving, accumulation, elaboration, critical analysis and propagation of knowledge, working in the multidisciplinary team.
Main mandatory subjects
1 Year
Anatomy, cell biology, histology & embryology, biology, chemistry, biophysics, information technology, Latin, copyrights, genetics, biostatistics, agronomy.
2 Year
Biochemistry, physiology, animal husbandry and breeding, ethology, epidemiology, microbiology, immunology.
3 Year
Parasitology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical and laboratory diagnostics, general surgery and anesthesiology, public health, bee diseases, pathomorphology.
4 Year
Farm animal and equine diseases, meat hygiene, pathomorphology, feed hygiene, imagine diagnostics, safety of animal-origin food, zoonosis, toxicology, andrology, fish diseases, ethical aspects of veterinary practice.
5 Year
Dogs and cat diseases, dietetics, avian diseases, administration and legal aspects in veterinary, fur animal diseases, veterinary prevention, milk hygiene, clinic rotations.
6 Year
Clinical rotations, herd health management.
Internship, practice
Student is obliged to complete: husbandry practice (80h/2 weeks), veterinary inspection (80 h / 2 weeks twice), clinical practice (160h / 4 weeks twice).
Career prospects
- veterinary surgeon / doctor of veterinary medicine in small animals, large animals or mixed practices,
- veterinary inspection / public health protection agencies,
- veterinary border control,
- general, medical and veterinary research (PhD studies, research companies and institutions),
- laboratory practice,
- animal health protection agencies,
- pharmaceutical industry.
Education Requirements
Entry requirements:
Finished secondary level education and the diploma recognized by EU is required for application to the course. Candidates are required to take biology and chemistry exam.
Other Requirements
Veterinary courses are demanding and require contact with animals, therefore applicants should have a good general health and fulfil other legally-imposed health conditions. Due to high level of responsibilities and demands of working with animals, physical and mental disabilities are discouraged.
Contact
Faculty Coordinator: fvm@sggw.edu.pl; (+48 22) 59 360 09/12
International Medicine Studies (IMS): info@ims-medstudy.com
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW
Nowoursynowska 166
02-787 Warsaw, Poland
phone: +48 22 59 310 25
email: rekrutacja@sggw.edu.pl
www: http://www.sggw.edu.pl/en/
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