The course is a highly practical and clinically-focused program from year one. A contemporary ‘spiral’ curriculum design enables students to study the key concepts in relevant clinical contexts from the outset. These are revisited in subsequent years with increasing complexity drawing on input from researchers, clinical specialists, and industry colleagues from our extensive network. The clinical rotations will follow a distributed model of delivery through authentic workplace-based placements hosted by our veterinary practice partners. This affords a highly student-centered and individualized final year in a range of relevant settings that will prepare new graduates for a smooth transition to professional life.

Year 1

• Veterinary Anatomy & Physiology
• Animal Management for Health and Production
• Animal Behaviour and Welfare
• Professional Skills and Academic Practice
• Clinical Skills Assessment 1

Year 2

• Comparative Anatomy and Physiology
• Animal Health Sciences
• Veterinary Epidemiology and Population Medicine
• Communication and Professional Skills
• Clinical Skills Assessment 2

Year 3

• Veterinary Pathology
• Preparation for Clinical Practice
• Veterinary Public Health and State Veterinary Medicine
• Law, Ethics and Professional Practice

Year 4

• Clinical Medicine and Surgery
• Business and Professional Skills
• Inter-professional Collaboration OR Research A

Year 5

• Clinical rotations with support/tutorials at both sites
• Elective OR Research Project B

Employability

Combining the extensive resources of Harper Adams University and Keele University, the new Veterinary School is uniquely structured and will help students to graduate with the required skills to be immediately effective first opinion practitioners in the rapidly changing modern veterinary and animal welfare industries.