Tiermedizin / Veterinary Medicine (State Examination)

The Veterinary Medicine degree programme offers you a varied course of study that reflects all aspects of the veterinary profession. However, it is also a very intensive course of study that will place certain demands on you.

In Germany, veterinary medicine can be studied at a total of five universities. The degree programme and its structure are regulated uniformly across the country.

The aim of the training programme is to produce veterinarians with both scientific and practical training who are capable of practising veterinary medicine independently and on their own responsibility, in accordance with Section 1 of the Federal Veterinary Regulations, and who are able to undertake further training and continuous professional development. The programme imparts fundamental knowledge of veterinary medicine, the natural sciences, interdisciplinary subjects and methodology; practical skills; intellectual and ethical principles; and a professional ethos committed to the welfare of humans, animals and the environment.

What makes this degree programme so special?

JLU offers a comprehensive programme of courses of study which is not reduced to one specific area of veterinary medicine. Therefore, a degree opens up the possibility to work in all veterinary career fields. Moreover, a large number of optional subjects can be selected from a variety of competence areas (from beekeeping to physiotherapy), which enables an individual specialisation area.

Likewise, the university offers selectable courses on learning techniques and stress management. The teaching in the area of clinical- practical skills is supported by simulators in a Clinical Skills lab (partly in cooperation with the faculty of medicine).

What skills and interests should I have?

The prerequisites for a successful degree in veterinary medicine are a sound knowledge of the natural sciences – specifically biology, chemistry and physics – as well as a basic understanding of medicine and the natural sciences. A knowledge of Latin is no longer a prerequisite, but it is helpful.

1. Pre-clinical studies, first section of the studies (1st to 4th Semester)  

The natural science section (Pre-Intermediate Examination/Vorphysikum) includes the subjects;

• Physics, including the basics of physical radiation protection,
• Chemistry,
• Zoology
• the Botany of feed crop, poisonous and medicinal plants
  
  

The anatomic-physiological section (Intermediate Examination/Physikum) includes the subjects:

• Anatomy,
• Histology and Embryology
• Physiology,
• Biochemistry
• Animal breeding and
• Genetics including the evalutation animals.

2. Clinical studies, second section of the studies (5th to 11th semester)

The Veterinary Medical Examination at the end of the course of studies includes the following subjects:

• Animal Husbandry and Animal Hygiene,
• Animal Welfare and Ethology,
• Animal Nutrition,
• Clinical Propaedeutics,
• Virology,
• Bacteriology and Mycology,
• Parasitology,
• Combating Epizootic and Infectious Disease,
• Pharmacology and Toxicology,
• Pharmaceutical and Drug Prohibition Law,
• Poultry Diseases,
• Radiology,
• General and Specific Pathology and Histology,
• Food Science, including Food Hygiene,
• Meat Hygiene,
• Milk analysis,
• the medicine of reproduction,
• Internal medicine,
• Surgery and  Anaesthesiology, 
• forensic veterinary medicine, vocational and professional law

Faculty 10 – Veterinary Medicine
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Are you still not entirely sure whether the course of study is the right one for you? We support you with a wide range of information, events and advisory services around your study orientation and choice. For example, experience real university atmosphere at our Hoch­schul­informations­tagen (HIT) and the Open Campus Day!

Study orientation

To help you get off to a good start with your studies, we warmly invite you to attend our orientation events. Here you will learn
everything you need to know about starting your studies:

• creating a course schedule,
• examination regulations and registration deadlines,
• campus areas and leisure activities,
• and much more.

At the same time, you will have the opportunity to get to know your future fellow students.