Programme Overview

Credit Load

The number of credits required to complete the Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine programme is 243 credit. These are distributed through 12 semesters (i.e. 6 years). The maximum study period is 8 years. The requirements of international accreditation and the study themes tailored for the Asian veterinary environment mean that all students study the same courses constituting the 243-credit-unit programme. In additional, there are non-credit bearing curricular milestones, which are compulsory requirements not affiliated with particular courses, but must be satisfactorily completed before a student can advance in the programme. These are:

1. the satisfactory completion of VM1001 Pre-EMS Animal Handling Skills prior to commencing VM1002 Animal Husbandry Extra-Mural Studies (EMS);
2. the satisfactory completion of 12 weeks of VM1002 Animal Husbandry EMS during the Summer Terms or teaching breaks prior to commencing the third year of the programme;
3. the satisfactory completion of 26 weeks of VM1003 Clinical EMS during the Summer Terms or teaching breaks prior to graduation; and
4. the satisfactory completion of a register of veterinary skills prior to graduation.

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine is a six-year programme designed to train professionally competent veterinarians in accordance with the international accreditation standards of the Australasian Veterinary Boards Councils (AVBC) and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). At graduation, students will have achieved the Day One Competences of the AVBC and RCVS and will be confident and competent to practice.

The first two years of the programme focus on biomedical and pre-clinical disciplines that will equip students with the knowledge and understanding required to embark on the para-clinical and clinical curriculum taught in Years Three to Six of the BVM.

During Years One and Two, students will become confident in understanding and assessing the normal behaviour of a range of different species, and in handling them for health assessments and clinical examinations. The four themes of the BVM, comprising of animal welfare, aquatic animal health, emerging infectious diseases and food safety, are introduced from Day 1 of the BVM programme.

The BVM curriculum, jointly developed with our partner The College of Veterinary Medicine of Cornell University, ranked 3rd in the world for veterinary education, uses problem-based learning to deliver key para-clinical courses including the courses Animal Body, Function and Dysfunction, and Host, Agent and Defence. In these courses, students develop problem-solving skills and embrace an evidence-based veterinary medicine approach that is invaluable for a diverse array of careers in veterinary medicine, from general to specialist practice and research.

The six-year curriculum emphasises both clinical practice and the science that underlies it, ensuring that BVM students develop into well-rounded veterinarians omnicompetent to provide veterinary care to multiple animal species including companion animals (cats, dogs, horses), exotics and wildlife, marine and freshwater species and livestock.

The completion of some components of the curriculum may require students to spend time at facilities outside of Hong Kong, including in Mainland China.

Students are required to undertake courses without intermission to fulfil the BVM degree requirements within the normal study period.

They are expected to follow the below progression pattern of study (click on a course code for more information about individual courses):

Please click HERE for the complete six-year curriculum structure (click on a course code for more information about individual courses).

Or HERE for more information about the BVM programme in general (including Intended Learning Outcomes).

Contact Us

JCC General Office

Address: Room 1B-501, 5/F, Block 1, To Yuen Building

Email: jcc.bvm@cityu.edu.hk

Website: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/jcc/

Tel: 3442 8948