Study programme
Dutch-taught Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
2024-2025
Model Path part 1
Part 1 of the model path is the standard initial package.
Compulsory courses
Medical physics and radioprotection
Inorganic chemistry
Ethnography and Appraisal of Domestic Animals
Ethology of Domestic Animals
Vertebrate Anatomy (Organ Anatomy)
Biomedical Statistics and Epidemiology
General and Molecular Genetics
Embryology and teratology
Cell biology and basic veterinary histology
Organic Chemistry
Veterinary public health partim 1: introduction
Model Path part 2
Compulsory courses
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals I
Veterinary Physiology A
Locomotor system I
Special Histology of Domestic Animals II
Applied Neuroanatomy
Veterinary public health partim 2: Food and Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals II
Veterinary Physiology B
Locomotor system II
Skills lab I
Model Path part 3
Compulsory courses
Animal hygiene, housing, economy and animal welfare
Animal nutrition
Immunology and immunopathology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology and pathological biochemistry
General surgery
General pharmacology
Propaedeutics
Parasitology
General Pathology
Veterinary public health partim 3: nutrition microbiology, technology and biological hazards
Skills lab II with communcation skills and internship
Active pluralism and interculturality
Required to choose 1 course
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global Justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating Development
Community Service Learning
Artificial intelligence: societal challenges
2023-2024
Model Path part 1
Part 1 of the model path is the standard initial package.
Compulsory courses
Medical physics and radioprotection
Inorganic chemistry
Ethnography and Appraisal of Domestic Animals
Ethology of Domestic Animals
Vertebrate Anatomy (Organ Anatomy)
Biomedical Statistics and Epidemiology
General and Molecular Genetics
Embryology and teratology
Cell biology and basic veterinary histology
Organic Chemistry
Veterinary public health partim 1: introduction
Model Path part 2
Compulsory courses
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals I
Veterinary Physiology A
Locomotor system I
Special Histology of Domestic Animals II
Applied Neuroanatomy
Veterinary public health partim 2: Food and Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals II
Veterinary Physiology B
Locomotor system II
Skills lab I
Model Path part 3
Compulsory courses
Animal hygiene, housing, economy and animal welfare
Animal nutrition
Immunology and immunopathology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology and pathological biochemistry
General surgery
General pharmacology
Propaedeutics
Parasitology
General Pathology
Veterinary public health partim 3: nutrition microbiology, technology and biological hazards
Skills lab II with communcation skills and internship
Active pluralism and interculturality
Required to choose 1 course
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global Justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating Development
Community Service Learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
Entrepreneurial Mindset
2022-2023
Model Path part 1
Compulsory courses
Medical physics and radioprotection
Inorganic chemistry
Ethnography and Appraisal of Domestic Animals
Ethology of Domestic Animals
Vertebrate Anatomy (Organ Anatomy)
Biomedical Statistics and Epidemiology
General and Molecular Genetics
Embryology and teratology
Cell biology and basic veterinary histology
Organic Chemistry
Veterinary public health partim 1: introduction
Model Path part 2
Compulsory courses
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals I
Veterinary Physiology A
Locomotor system I
Special Histology of Domestic Animals II
Applied Neuroanatomy
Veterinary public health partim 2: Food and Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals II
Veterinary Physiology B
Locomotor system II
Skills lab I
Model Path part 3
Compulsory courses
Animal hygiene, housing, economy and animal welfare
Animal nutrition
Immunology and immunopathology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology and pathological biochemistry
General surgery
General pharmacology
Propaedeutics
Parasitology
General Pathology
Veterinary public health partim 3: nutrition microbiology, technology and biological hazards
Skills lab II with communcation skills and internship
Active pluralism and interculturality
Required to choose 1 course
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating development
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
2021-2022
Model Path part 1
Compulsory courses
Medical physics and radioprotection
Inorganic chemistry
Ethnography and Appraisal of Domestic Animals
- Peter Bols
- An Langbeen
Ethology of Domestic Animals
Vertebrate Anatomy (Organ Anatomy)
Biomedical Statistics and Epidemiology
General and Molecular Genetics
Embryology and teratology
Cell biology and basic veterinary histology
Organic Chemistry
Veterinary public health partim 1: introduction
Model Path part 2
Compulsory courses
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals I
Veterinary Physiology A
Locomotor system I
Special Histology of Domestic Animals II
Applied Neuroanatomy
Veterinary public health partim 2: Food and Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals II
Veterinary Physiology B
Locomotor system II
Skills lab I
- Chris Van Ginneken
- An Langbeen
- Jo Leroy
Model Path part 3
Compulsory courses
Animal hygiene, housing, economy and animal welfare
Animal nutrition
Immunology and immunopathology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology and pathological biochemistry
General surgery
General pharmacology
Propaedeutics
Parasitology
General Pathology
Veterinary public health partim 3: nutrition microbiology, technology and biological hazards
Skills lab II with communcation skills and internship
- Jo Leroy
- An Langbeen
- Chris Van Ginneken
Active pluralism and interculturality
Required to choose 1 course
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
City and Diversity
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Global justice
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Poverty and Inequality
Sustainability
Climate Change
Debating development
Community service learning
- Gerlinde Verbist
- Eva Van Moer
- Leni Franken
- François Levrau
2020-2021
Model Path part 1
Compulsory courses
Medical physics and radioprotection
Inorganic chemistry
Ethnography and Appraisal of Domestic Animals
- Peter Bols
- An Langbeen
Ethology of Domestic Animals
Vertebrate Anatomy (Organ Anatomy)
Biomedical Statistics and Epidemiology
General and Molecular Genetics
Embryology and teratology
Cell biology and basic veterinary histology
Organic Chemistry
Veterinary public health partim 1: introduction
Model Path part 2
Compulsory courses
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals I
Veterinary Physiology A
Locomotor system I
Special Histology of Domestic Animals II
Applied Neuroanatomy
Veterinary public health partim 2: Food and Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals II
Veterinary Physiology B
Locomotor system II
Skills lab I (with practice management)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- Annemieke De Ridder
- An Langbeen
- Jo Leroy
Model Path part 3
Compulsory courses
Animal hygiene, housing and animal welfare
Medical imaging and radioprotection
- Jimmy Saunders
Animal nutrition
General pharmacology
Immunology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology and pathological biochemistry
Parasitology
General Pathology
Veterinary public health partim 3: nutrition microbiology, technology and biological hazards
General surgery, Skills lab II + internship
- Chris Van Ginneken
- An Langbeen
- Jo Leroy
Active pluralism and interculturality
Required to choose 1 course
World View: Religion, Atheism and Science
World View: Religion, Atheism and Meaning
World View: Religion, Atheism and Culture
World View: Religion, Atheism and Society
City and Diversity
Media and Digital Society
Migration, Integration and Diversity
Freedom, Citizenship and Democracy
Global justice
2019-2020
Model Path part 1
Compulsory courses
Medical physics and radioprotection
Inorganic chemistry
Ethnography and Appraisal of Domestic Animals
- Peter Bols
- An Langbeen
Ethology of Domestic Animals
Vertebrate Anatomy (Organ Anatomy)
Biomedical Statistics and Epidemiology
General and Molecular Genetics
Embryology and teratology
Cell biology and basic veterinary histology
Organic Chemistry
Veterinary public health partim 1: introduction
Model Path part 2
Compulsory courses
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals I
Veterinary Physiology A
Locomotor system I
Special Histology of Domestic Animals II
Applied Neuroanatomy
Veterinary public health partim 2: Food and Environmental Chemistry
Biochemistry of Domestic Animals II
Veterinary Physiology B
Locomotor system II
Skills lab I (with practice management)
- Chris Van Ginneken
- An Langbeen
- Jo Leroy
Model Path part 3
Compulsory courses
Animal hygiene, housing and animal welfare
Medical imaging and radioprotection
- Jimmy Saunders
Animal nutrition
General pharmacology
- Erik Mannaert
- Pieter-Jan Guns
Immunology
Microbiology
Pathophysiology and pathological biochemistry
Parasitology
General Pathology
Veterinary public health partim 3: nutrition microbiology, technology and biological hazards
General surgery, Skills lab II + internship
- Chris Van Ginneken
- An Langbeen
- Jo Leroy
Active pluralism and interculturality
Required to choose 1 course