General description

The Master’s program in Veterinary Medicine is a continuation of the successfully completed Bachelor’s degree program in veterinary medicine.
The subjects studied and knowledge acquired in the Bachelor’s program will be explored in more depth. Students acquire the fundamental practical skills required of a veterinarian. Alongside this, students will also be able to choose non-clinical concentrations. All students must complete a Master’s thesis, which is regarded as an introduction to academic research.
Upon successful completion of the Master's program, students take the final federal examination leading to the award of the Federal Veterinary Diploma. It is only once this has been gained that the holder is entitled to practice throughout all of Switzerland.

Admission requirements

To gain admission to the Master's program, students must have completed a Bachelor's program in Veterinary Medicine.
Information on Application can be taken from http://www.uzh.ch/en/studies/application/medicine.html

Branch of studies

Veterinary Medicine

Educational goals

The Master’s program provides students with the most important practical skills required to work competently and independently as a veterinarian.
At the end of the study program students will be in a position to take up a position as veterinarian in all areas of veterinary medicine.
Students will acquire the fundamental skills and knowledge required for life-long advanced and further studies, they will learn to act responsibly and to understand their own abilities and limits.

Career possibilities

The Master’s program in veterinary medicine prepares students for professional and scientific careers.
Only upon completion of the Master’s program and the successful completion of the final federal examination may students practice as veterinarians.

ECTS credits

150 ECTS Credits

Degree

Master of Veterinary Medicine UZH

Program structure

The Master’s program lasts 2.5 years and is modular in structure.
In the first year students acquire clinical knowledge and complete a program of lectures and practical training in the area of their individually chosen concentration.
The following concentrations are offered: (1) Biomedical research, (2) Small animals, (3) Farm animals, (4) Pathobiology, (5) Horses, (6) Veterinary Public Health (VPH).
Work begins on the Master’s thesis.
The following three terms involve rotation between clinics, departments and institutes and external internships. During this time students complete their Master’s thesis.

Part-time studies

Part-time studies are the exception

Examination and assessment regulations

Assessments are either graded or marked Pass (Attended/Fulfilled).
Grades for assessments are given on a scale of 1 to 6. The highest grade is 6, the lowest 1. Grades awarded in half-grade increments are the norm; quarter-grade increments are possible. An assessment receiving a grade of 4 or higher is deemed passed. ECTS credits are awarded if an assessment is marked Pass or given a grade of 4 or higher.

Language of instruction

German