The Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programme is designed to offer first-class scientific and clinical training in veterinary medicine. An integrative approach has been adopted to deliver knowledge in a horizontal and vertical manner in order for the students to understand the multifaceted science underpinning veterinary practice and research. The programme enables students to understand the basic biological principles of normal body function and disease, and the ability to distinguish the pathological from the normal, to prevent disease and safely manage the processes of animal production. The primary educational goal of the DVM programme is to prepare graduates for a productive career within the veterinary medical profession, while at the same time give them a strong academic foundation to pursue a research career.
An inter-professional education (IPE) policy has been developed aiming at a multi-disciplinary, delivery scheme under the One Health concept ensuring that Veterinary students interact with students in related professional degrees. The IPE policy serves to strengthen the School’s Student-Centred Education Plan.
With our devoted Student Success Team, students are matched with a personal tutor, and students meet one-on-one with Career Advisers to track their studies and steps, for practice after graduation. As an EU degree, graduates who are from one of the countries that constitute the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland will be eligible to apply to practise veterinary medicine. Each member state has its own regulations as to which stage of its training programme you will enter, and any additional requirements that you will need to demonstrate (such as language proficiency). While the DVM degree is recognised by many different countries internationally, applicants are advised to check with their own individual national authorities, if they wish to practise in their own country. Throughout the journey, students will find support and guidance in aligning with national licensure exams, such as NAVLE based on their preferred postgraduate pathway. Our Student Success Team hosts career experts, and in due course alumni, to advise on best practice for working in different regions of the world in support of students’ goals.
The Careers & Alumni Office at UNIC have been advising an international population of students for more than a decade, by providing personalised career paths to support the career aspirations and options of our students and assisting with applications for employment. Students have scheduled, required meetings as they progress in their studies. In addition, our Careers Advisers are available for ad hoc one-to-one meetings so that veterinary students can plan their pathways to practise. Students will meet with Careers Advisers from their first year to discuss their goals and the framework to licensing in their country of choice. The Careers & Alumni Office support students from their first year, throughout their studies, and well into their careers.
The Careers & Alumni team develop routes-to-registration for our multi-national student body to facilitate student understanding of timelines and the requirements for licensure. This includes information for those seeking to practise in the UK, USA, Israel, and more. This one-to-one guidance provides a personalised, student-centred approach recognising that each student has different goals.
YEAR 1
| SEMESTER 1 | ||
| Course code/Title | ECTS | |
| VET-101 Principles of Cellular Function and Biochemistry I | 6 | |
| VET-102 Body Systems Histology and Development I | 6 | |
| VET-103 Physiology I | 6 | |
| VET-104 Anatomy I | 6 | |
| VET-105 Animal Husbandry | 6 | |
| 30 | ||
| SEMESTER 2 | ||
| Course code/Title | ECTS | |
| VET-106 Principles of Cellular Function and Biochemistry II | 6 | |
| VET-107 Body Systems Histology and Development II | 6 | |
| VET-108 Physiology II | 6 | |
| VET-109 Anatomy II | 6 | |
| VET-110 Evidence-Based Medicine and Research Methods | 6 | |
| 30 | ||
| SEMESTER 3 | ||
| Course code/Title | ECTS | |
| VET-201 Veterinary Reproductive Biology and Genetics | 6 | |
| VET-202 Comparative Anatomy | 6 | |
| VET-203 Veterinary Microbiology | 6 | |
| VET-204 Veterinary Parasitology | 6 | |
| VET-205 Animal Welfare and Behaviour | 6 | |
| 30 | ||
| SEMESTER 5 | |
| Course code/Title | ECTS |
| VET-301 Diagnostic Skills Development | 6 |
| VET-302 Food Safety and Hygiene | 6 |
| VET-303 Principles of Veterinary Profession | 6 |
| VET-304 Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology | 6 |
| VET-305 Small Ruminant and Pig Medicine | 6 |
| 30 | |
| SEMESTER 6 | |
| Course code/Title | ECTS |
| VET-306 Clinical Communication and Surgical Skills Development I | 6 |
| VET-307 Diagnostic Skills Development II | 6 |
| VET-308 Systems Medicine II | 6 |
| VET-309 Herd Management and Medicine | 6 |
| VET-310 Cattle Medicine | 6 |
| 30 | |
| SEMESTER 7 | |
| Course code/Title | ECTS |
VET-401 Systems Medicine III |
6 |
| VET-402 Systems Medicine IV | 3 |
| VET-403 Clinical Pathology | 6 |
| VET-404 Obstetrics, Infertility and Reproductive Medicine | 6 |
| VET-405 Poultry and Fish Medicine | 6 |
| VET-406 Dentistry | 3 |
| 30 | |
| SEMESTER 8 | |
| Course code/Title | ECTS |
| VET-407 Pathology Seminars | 3 |
| VET- 408 Small Animal Practice: Orthopaedics, Soft Tissue Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Differential Diagnosis | 9 |
| VET-409 Equine Practice: Medicine, Orthopaedics, Surgery | 6 |
| VET-410 Clinical Communication and Surgical Skills Development II | 6 |
| VET-411 Introduction to Emergency Medicine and Critical Care | 6 |
| 30 | |
| The Rotation | Weeks | ECTS |
| VET-501 Small Animal Core Clinical Rotation | 16 | 30 |
| VET-502 Farm Animal Core Clinical Rotation | 6 | 12 |
| VET-503 Equine Core Clinical Rotation | 4 | 8 |
| Total Weeks | 26 | |
| VET-504 Research Project | 22 | 10 |
| Total ECTS | 60 |
The assessment in the five years of the DVM degree is designed to thoroughly assess the knowledge, skills and behaviours that veterinary medicine students will need to attain to allow them to practise as veterinarians. Students are assessed on Professional Values and Behaviours, Professional Knowledge and Professional Skills, Veterinarian as a Professional, Veterinarian as a Scholar and a Scientist and Veterinarian as a Practitioner. Note that not all types of assessment feature in every year of the programme. Formative assessments are given to the candidates for familiarisation with the assessment format and in order to provide them with feedback. They do not count towards student grades and student progression. Summative assessments evaluate a student’s knowledge, skill or competence and count towards student grades and progression. Students will receive feedback on their performance in assessments. Students’ progress is monitored by the Programme Director, the Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine, the Academic Lead for Assessment and others, to ensure that poor performance is noted and support offered to students enabling them to take remedial action. Satisfactory progress includes not only good performance in the various assessments, but also a good level of attendance, participation in group work and other such activities and compliance with the regulations of the School of the Veterinary Medicine. Students making unsatisfactory progress shall be referred to the Programme Director.
Annual tuition is €20,000 for the 5 years of study. Living costs depend on your lifestyle. On average, staying in Nicosia for the whole year will cost a minimum of €10,000.
In addition to tuition, the following fees also apply:
| Description | LOCAL/EU (€) | INTERNATIONAL (€) |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee (one-off/non-refundable payment) | 60 | 60 |
| Administrative fee (deducted from the first semester tuition) | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Entry visa fee (one-off/non-refundable payment) | – | 90 |
| Annual health insurance fee (compulsory for non-EU) | 180 | 180 |
| Annual malpractice insurance fee (Years 2-4) | 300 | 300 |
| Annual malpractice insurance fee (Year 5, pending clinical site) | 500-700 | 500-700 |
| International student guarantee (one-off/refundable payment) | – | 400 |
| Visa extension fee for one year (international/non-EU) | – | 105 |
| Renewal of visa after one year (international/non-EU) | – | 35 |
| Personal accident insurance (Years 1-5) | 50 | 50 |
*Please note that the above fees may be subject to change.
Contact Person: University of Nicosia
Phone: +35722471999
Email: admissions.vet@unic.ac.cy
