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CLINICAL EXTRA-MURAL STUDIES (ClinEMS)*
You will undertake ClinEMS placements in your third, fourth
and fifth years of the BVSc programme, totalling 20 weeks of
placements. Please see page 57 for details.

INTRAMURAL CLINICAL ROTATIONS
Please visit page 57 for details.

STUDY
Please note that these are indicative modules and may be subject
to change.
Teaching is organised in ‘strands’. These strands are visited
on multiple occasions, initially focusing on the normal animal,
and progressing through diseases of different systems, their
investigation and treatment. There are also non-system strands
that focus on the underpinning science, professionalism and
diseases in groups of animals and their impact on public health.

Please see page 57 for a full list of strands and clinical rotations
making up the basis of the teaching for all years of study.
YOUR CAREER
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) quality assures
TEACHING AND LEARNING UK veterinary degrees to ensure that new veterinary surgeons

The RVC has three outstanding academic are fit to practise on graduation, and join the RCVS Register. Only
and clinical departments. Lecturers in those individuals registered with the RCVS can call themselves
each department are not only world-class veterinary surgeons and, with a few exceptions, practise
researchers and clinicians but are highly veterinary surgery in the UK. The RVC, Aberystwyth University and
qualified teaching professionals and the RCVS are working closely together to ensure that our BVSc
passionate about their field. At Aberystwyth course meets the standards required for the RCVS to grant full
University, veterinary professionals and accreditation in 2026 when the first students graduate.
researchers from the Aberystwyth School of Once in place, RCVS accreditation ensures AU-RVC BVSc
Veterinary Science and from the Department of graduates are licensed to work in Ireland, Australia and New
Life Sciences (DLS), will teach students using Zealand, as well as South Africa (subject to visa requirements).
the extensive university farms, Lluest Equine
centre and other teaching facilities. Please note that the BVSc degree is not accredited by the
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) nor by EAEVE
Please see page 58 for full details. (European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education).
Graduates develop an in-depth scientific knowledge that may
be applied to a number of different career pathways, including
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS mixed clinical practice, equine practices, farm/livestock
For a complete list of academic, English language practices, veterinary research, veterinary public health and
and work experience requirements for this course, policy, pharmaceutical industry, food security and conservation
please see pages 72. medicine. Additionally, having trained partially in Wales
throughout the degree, graduates will be extremely well-suited
*Requirements for the number of weeks of AHEMS and to continuing their career in Welsh practices and other veterinary
ClinicalEMS may be subject to change in the future. institutions and employers in Wales or rural practice.

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