Bachelor's programs

Veterinary Nursing

3
Duration (Years)
50
Slot
180
ECTs
4712,40*
Investment (euros)
*yearly
This Degree in Veterinary Nursing (DVN) values the practical and sustained application of the acquired knowledge, forming Veterinary Nurses (VN) competent and able to contribute significantly to the Health and Animal Welfare, not only of Pets, but al...

Why you should apply

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Tutorial Guidance
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Modern facilities
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Clínica Veterinária Universitária Egas Moniz
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Career prospects
5
Taught in English or in Portuguese

Syllabus

Get on board for this journey

  • Animal Organism I
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics
  • Microbiology
  • Parasitology
  • Cytology and Histology
  • Exognosis
  • Fundamentals of Veterinary Nursing
  • Animal Organism II
  • AnimalNutrition and Feeding
  • Animal Behaviour Ethics and welfare
  • Animal Hygiene and Grooming.
  • Genetics and Animal Production
  • Scientific Thought in Veterinary Nursing
  • Veterinary Clinical Nursing I: clinical rotation

What you need

For students coming from a non-Portuguese High School (EU):

  • Have completed, or have completed in the current academic year, a course of high school education;
  • Hold a foreign secondary education course and wish to apply under the terms of article 20-A of Decree-Law no. 296-A/98, of 25 September. These candidates will have to apply for the equivalence to continue their studies, at a public portuguese high school after the equivalence is granted, they should go to the DGE facilities to request the substitution of the entrance examinations, through article 20-A.

For non-EU students:

  • Non-holders of any EU citizenship (in accordance with Article 2 of the Regulation);
  • Be the holder of a high school qualification or equivalent (through Equivalence of Foreign Qualifications at DGE);
  • or Have taken national final exams of foreign secondary education that are considered equivalent to the entrance exams set for the chosen program. - In the abesence of said exams, the candidate will have to take an aptitude test at the institution.

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