Doctor of Veterinary Studies

Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission to the Doctor of Veterinary Studies, candidates must have:

  • a veterinary science degree with Honours that enables candidates to be registered by the Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW
  • completed at least two years veterinary professional experience.

English proficiency

Applicants will be deemed to have sufficient English proficiency if they

  1. have undertaken an academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an average score of 7.0, and with no score lower than 6.5, within the last 12 months;  or
  2. undertaken a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 577 (or computerised TOEFL score of 233), with a Test for Written English Score (where reported) of at least 5.0 or an Internet-based score of 90 with a written score of 24 within the last 12 months; or
  3. undertaken other equivalent examinations, as determined by the Board of Graduate Studies;  or
  4. completed a university degree where the language of assessment is in English;

The Presiding Officer of the Board of Graduate Studies may, in special circumstances, on behalf of the Board waive the above proficiency requirements after consulting the relevant Dean, Sub-Dean and nominated Supervisor.

NOTE: A Faculty may require a higher standard of proficiency than that specified above for programs deemed to be linguistically demanding.

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When

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Level

Higher Degree by Research

Duration

3 years full-time

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