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Degree in Veterinary Science

Train as a top-level veterinarian to acquire the sector’s most demanded skills and abilities. Gain practical clinical experience by treating real patients at our Veterinary Teaching Hospital and receive intense training in the most sought-after areas of the veterinary industry, thanks to our agreements with over 70 leading companies in food safety, public health and animal health.

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Start September
Length 5 years
Campus Villanueva de la Cañada
Credits: 300 ECTS
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Gain valuable practical experience during your degree by treating patients at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and undertaking internships at top companies.

Having educated more than 1,400 veterinarians over the course of 20 years, the UAX Veterinary Medicine Degree is renowned in the sector for providing students with comprehensive experience-based training. 

Our students have the advantage of training at the UAX Veterinary Teaching Hospital, a unique 7,000m2 facility where over 9,000 patients are treated every year. 

In addition to developing their skills with state-of-the-art simulators and cutting-edge medical technology, they join the veterinary team and have  the opportunity to deal with cases in different animal species, obtaining a multidisciplinary approach in the different specialities: surgery, neurology, traumatology, internal medicine, sports medicine, emergencies, etc. 

To complete their training, students undertake external internships at food technology companies, different livestock farms and relevant companies and associations such as Faunia, ONCE Guide Dog Foundation, Royal Canin, Colvema (Madrid Veterinary College), Anicura, FAA (Help the Animals Foundation), etc.

Our training is so appropriate to the sector, that 96% of our graduates find work in under 6 months after completing their degree.

Discover one of the five best universities in Spain for veterinary medicine, according to the El Mundo ranking. 

Information about the Veterinary Medicine Degree

Veterinary Medicine Degree Syllabus and Subjects

At UAX, we aim to develop your full potential so that you can identify, diagnose, prevent and cure diseases in pets, wild and farm animals.

Your training will be based on direct contact with experts who practise on a daily basis, providing you with an up-to-date overview of the day-to-day veterinary profession. As part of your preclinical internships, you will join a real veterinary team at our Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where we treat more than 9,000 patients a year.

You will also gain knowledge of professional values, such as clinical skills, communication skills, animal health, information management, critical analysis and research.

Furthermore, throughout your training you will stay up to date with the most current issues in the veterinary industry, such as gaining an understanding of zoonosis prevention, studying how to achieve maximum performance in agricultural holdings, and mastering the important aspects of food inspections and health checks, among others.

First Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0170101 Animal Anatomy FB 15
0170102 Biology FB 7
0170103 Biochemistry FB 6
0170104 Physics and Chemistry for Veterinary Surgeons FB 6
0170105 Histology FB 8
0170106 Computing FB 6
TOTAL: 48

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0170107 Statistics FB 6
TOTAL: 6

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0170108 Genetics FB 6
TOTAL: 6

Second Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0270101 Physiology FB 12
0270102 Microbiology FB 7
TOTAL: 19

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0270103 Agriculture OB 4
0270104 Deontology, Legal Medicine and Veterinary Legislation FB 3
0270105 Epidemiology OB 3
0270106 Immunology FB 3
0270107 Nutrition I OB 3
0270108 Parasitology FB 4,5
TOTAL: 20.5

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0270109 General Pathological Anatomy FB 3,5
0270110 Ethnology and Business Management for Veterinary Medicine FB 6
0270111 Pharmacology I OB 5
0270112 Physiopathology FB 6
TOTAL: 20.5

Third Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0370101 Special Pathological Anatomy OB 9
0370102 Breeding OB 7
0370103 Parasitic Diseases OB 9
0370104 Animal Production OB 12
TOTAL: 37

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0370105 Pharmacology II OB 5
0370106 Toxicology OB 6
TOTAL: 11

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0370107 Nutrition II OB 4
0370108 Preparation OB 5
TOTAL: 9

Optional Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
Optional OP 3
TOTAL: 3

Fourth Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0470101 Medical and Nutritional Pathologies OB 12
0470102 Infectious Diseases OB 12
0470103 Surgical Pathologies and Surgery OB 12
0470104 Food Technology OB 9
TOTAL: 45

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0470105 Anaesthesiology OB 4,5
0470106 Zoonosis OB 3
TOTAL: 7.5

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0470107 Image Diagnosis OB 4,5
0470108 Preventative Medicine OB 3
TOTAL: 7.5

Fifth Year

Anual Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0570101 Hygiene OB 12
0570102 Obstetrics and Reproductive Pathology OB 12
0570103 Residencies OB 24
TOTAL: 48

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0570104 Food Safety OB 3
TOTAL: 3

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0570105 Final Year Project OB 6
TOTAL: 6

Optional Subjects

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
Optional OP 3
TOTAL: 3

Optional Subjects

First Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0570131 Dentistry OP 3
0570132 Ophthalmology OP 3
0570134 Emergencies and Intensive Care OP 3
0570135 Food Microbiology OP 3
TOTAL: 12

Second Semester

Code Subjects Character* ECTS
0370131 Experimental Animals OP 3
0370132 History of Veterinary Medicine OP 3
0370133 Diseases of Fish OP 3
0370134 Treating Exotic and Wild Animals OP 3
TOTAL: 12

*Character: BT: Basic Training, Ob: Required, Op: Optional

Facilities and Methodology

At UAX we train students from day one to be hired by the most relevant companies and clinics in the veterinary sector:

  • Our innovative curriculum is adapted to the needs of the market, both at a clinical level and in the different areas of the veterinary industry.
  • 50% of the credits are of a practical nature and from the first year, we focus on experiential learning. In order to gain the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities to manage pathologies in patients, you will practise at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, both in test and simulation environments, as well as with real-life patients. You will also do internships at the campus laboratories and at more than 70 companies with which we have agreements. 
  • We are committed to our students gaining proper knowledge of professional values, such as scientific bases of veterinary medicine, clinical skills, communication skills, animal health, information management, critical analysis and research.

 

Special facilities for multidisciplinary training:

 

  • Veterinary Teaching Hospital
  • Veterinary experimental farm
  • Dissecting room and anatomical museum
  • Chemistry laboratories
  • Biochemistry laboratory
  • Physics laboratories
  • Biology laboratories
  • Agronomy laboratory
  • Physiology and metabolism laboratory
  • Animal Facility
  • Food technology pilot plant
  • Diagnostic imaging laboratory
  • Clinical analysis laboratory
  • Histology and anatomical pathology laboratories
  • Internal Medicine Department
  • Surgery and Traumatology Department
  • Anaesthesia and Resuscitation Department
  • Emergency and In-Patient Department
  • Equine Sports Medicine Department
  • Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department

 

Internships and connections with top veterinary companies

At UAX we are in constant contact with over 70 of the sector’s leading companies to adapt the academic curriculum of each of our degrees to the needs of the market, and so that our students can apply for internships. Furthermore, our students participate in clinical visits, attend congresses and thematic conferences, etc.

Some of the companies with whom we have agreements:

  • Royal Canin
  • Faunia
  • B-Braun
  • Stryker
  • Bayer Animal Health
  • MSD Animal Health
  • Mapfre
  • ONCE Guide Dog Foundation
  • Anicura
  • Veterinary Mobile Unit

The team is in constant contact with professional associations and major institutions to adapt the degree to the needs of the market and provide students with an up-to-date overview of the sector:

  • COLVEMA (Madrid Veterinary College)
  • WVA (World Veterinary Association)

 

Teaching Staff of the Veterinary Medicine Degree

You will train alongside a prestigious teaching team that includes professors, doctors, veterinary clinicians and researchers, who will provide you with an up-to-date and innovative overview of the profession:

  • Dr. Isabel Rodríguez Hurtado

Dean. Head of the Internal Medicine Department at UAX Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

  • Dr. Alberto Zamora Benito

Head of the Bromatology and Food Safety Department at CEMILVETDEF.

  • Dr. Pedro Martín Palomino

Manager at Aljibe Laboratory. Researcher at the Castille-La Mancha Regional Government Research Centre.

  • Dr. Fernando Vázquez Fernández

Director of UAX Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Head of the Anatomical Pathology Department.

  • Dr. Verónica Salazar Nussio

Head of Anaesthesiology at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Anaesthesia and Analgesia.

  • Dr. Raquel Gómez Lucas

Head of the Sports Medicine Department at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.

  • Jorge de la Calle del Barrio

Surgery Specialist at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Graduate of the American College of Veterinary Surgery.

 

 

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