The graduate program aims to provide, over a period of five years, the theoretical, practical, and clinical knowledge required for the practice of Veterinary Medicine. The teaching is provided, in French, in the form of courses, tutorials, practical work, clinics, educational outings, conferences, and research projects.
The veterinary studies curriculum includes:
- A preclinical cycle including the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years of the curriculum, dedicated to the teaching of fundamental sciences (in the 1st year) and more specific subjects in the veterinary field (in the 2nd & 3rd years), and which prepares the student for entry into the clinical cycle.
- Preclinical students receive both theoretical (lectures and conferences) and practical (labs, tutorials, educational outings) instruction.
A clinical cycle, consisting of the 4th and 5th years, and which aims to train students in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious, metabolic, and surgical pathologies of production animals (poultry, cattle, sheep, and goats) and companion animals (carnivores and equines).
During the clinical sessions, the students (both 4th and 5th years combined) are divided into groups. Each group participates for 21 weeks in the activities of the 10 clinical educational units. These sessions take place either within the ENSV (canine consultation, surgery, medical biochemistry, autopsy and histopathology, parasitology and microbiology), or during educational outings (rural, avian, equine clinic, and hygiene and food industry of animal origin).
A Final Year Project (P.F.E.), initiated by the student at the beginning of the 4th year and defended at the end of the 5th year, concludes the veterinary studies curriculum. The PFE complements the student’s practical training and prepares them to better design and carry out projects in the various fields of veterinary sciences.