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Bachelor of Veterinary Science
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<h2 id="veterinary-medicine-in-the-uk">Veterinary medicine in the UK</h2> <p>In the United Kingdom, there are currently ten institutions where Veterinary medicine can be studied: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/University_of_Bristol/naU7Gvlc">University of Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Cambridge/0la7aX9o">University of Cambridge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Central_Lancashire/RcbIg46b">University of Central Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Edinburgh/L69HscH9">University of Edinburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Glasgow/D0XAYMtq">University of Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Harper_%2526_Keele_Veterinary_School/3JumIoNJ">Harper & Keele Veterinary School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Liverpool/c9yBULDJ">University of Liverpool</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Royal_Veterinary_College/7d8nKfSA">Royal Veterinary College</a> (RVC), part of the <a href="/facts/University_of_London/spIRAx9B">University of London</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Nottingham/PR8osn19">University of Nottingham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/University_of_Surrey/cJdmCo4Y">University of Surrey</a></li></ul> <p>The University of Nottingham started to run the course in 2006 and the graduates of 2011 are the first to have received the <a href="/facts/MRCVS/qdAsTBdF">MRCVS</a> acknowledgement required for employment as a vet from that institution. The University of Surrey received <a href="/facts/MRCVS/qdAsTBdF">MRCVS</a> acknowledgement in 2020, six months after its first 2014 cohort graduated having sat RCVS recognised exams at that time. Degrees from Harper & Keele Veterinary School and the University of Central Lancashire are yet to receive RCVS accreditation. </p> <h3>Degree titles</h3> <p>Although institution choice in this specialised bachelor's degree makes no difference in becoming a practising Vet, most of the universities have unique titles: </p> <ul><li>Bristol - Bachelor of Veterinary Science BVSc</li> <li>Cambridge - Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine BA VetMB</li> <li>Edinburgh - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVM&S</li> <li>Glasgow - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVMS</li> <li>Liverpool - Bachelor of Veterinary Science BVSc</li> <li>Nottingham - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Bachelor of Veterinary Surgery with integrated Bachelor of Veterinary Medical Sciences BVM BVS BVMedSci</li> <li>RVC - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine BVetMed</li> <li>Surrey - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci</li> <li>UCLan - Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVMS</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"ECFVG Policies and Procedures - AVMA Listed Veterinary Colleges of the World". avma.org. Retrieved 22 May 2015. <a href="https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Foreign/Pages/ECFVG-world-colleges-degrees.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Foreign/Pages/ECFVG-world-colleges-degrees.aspx</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>