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ACCREDITATION                                         BSc VETERINARY

                                                              NURSING




        As part of the BSc the students undertake the         You can qualify as a veterinary nurse by
        FdSc degree and are awarded this to enable            studying a BSc in Veterinary Nursing.

        them to enter the Royal College of Veterinary
        Surgeons (RCVS) and in the EU by the                  The BSc qualification is studied over four years,
        Accreditation Committee for Veterinary                where you will graduate with a Bachelor of Science
        Nursing Education (ACOVENE). These bodies             degree. The additional year of study in the BSc is
        set the standard for the delivery of veterinary       dedicated to a research project on an area of clinical

        nursing education in the United Kingdom and the       interest. A BSc may be the best choice for you if you
        European Union.                                       are looking to gain deeper knowledge of the role
                                                              of veterinary nursing, and open up further career
                                                              opportunities in the future due to the additional

                                                              investment in your skills.




                             90%                                                  95%





          ...of Veterinary Nursing students are in work        ...of FdSc Veterinary Nursing students found
                 or further study fifteen months                   the course intellectually stimulating
                         after graduating                              (National Student Survey 2021)
            (most recent Graduate Outcomes survey)



                                                      100%





                                  ...of students felt that the BSc Veterinary Nursing
                                       course provided opportunities to apply
                                                what they have learned
                                            (National Student Survey 2021)

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