About the Program
The Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program is an undergraduate programfocuses on animal health and the study of diseases that affect all animal species. Veterinarians receive comprehensive training in all basic and clinical sciences with relation to a variety of species,including food‑producing animals, equines, companion animals, birds and wildlife.The aim of the program is to produce competent and considerate veterinarians that are capable of taking on and managing activities of any sort in animal health, ensure health and welfare of animals and protect human health in using animals.
Admission requirements
- Natural science students who pass the Ethiopian Higher Education Entrance Certificate Examination;
- Advance standing (diploma holders),
- Candidates with the background of Animal health, Animal production, and related Natural Science fields that have CGPA of 2.5 and above, two years work experience and pass the entrance examination.
Course breakdown
PhaseI: Preclinical year (Year I & II)
This phase focuses on the normal (healthy) structure and functions of an organ and organism in general, of different animals (including birds). Towards the end, this phase focuses on factors that affect the normal body functions, which allows the student to compare abnormalities against the base line normal.
Phase II:Clinical Years (Year III-V)
This phase focuses on clinical experiences to equip students with the skills of diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure of animal diseases.
Phase III:Externship (Year VI)
This phase is essential and indispensable course element to integrate the knowledge and skills of a student mainly at the field experiences including clinical, laboratory, abattoir and farm practices and research work implementations.
Graduation Requirements and Degree
- A student must take the minimum total credit hours (218) , score cGPA of greater than or equal to 2.00 and shall not have “F” grade in any subject and less than “C” grade in selected major courses.
- The Degree awarded for graduates that fulfill the necessary requirements is
- In English “Doctor of Veterinary Medicine” (DVM)
- In Amharic “በእንሰሳትሕክምናየዶክተርነትዲግሪ”
| S. No | Departments and Staffs | Courses | Contact address |
| 1 | Biomedical Science Unit Administrative staffs | Vet Gross Anatomy I & II Vet Embryology Vet Histology I & II Vet Physiology I & II Biochemistry I & II Animal Behavior and Welfare Introduction to Molecular Biology | Dr. Tewodros Fentahun ( Unit Head) University of Gondar College of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences PoBox 196, Gondar Etiopía E-mail: tedyvet@gmail.com Tel: (+251) 911 114 550 |
| 2 | Department of Veterinary Paraclinical Studies Administrative staffs | Vet Parasitology I & II Vet Microbiology I & II Vet Immunology Vet General Pathology Vet Systemic Pathology Vet Clinical Pathology I & II Poultry Diseases Laboratory Work Experience Off-campus Training I & III Fishery and Fish Diseases Apiculture and Bee Disease Camel Health and Production | Dr Zewdu Seyum (Dept Head) University of Gondar College of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences PoBox 196, Gondar Ethiopia Email: zewdusagera@gmail.com Tel: (+251) 988-526-413 |
| 3 | Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine Administrative staffs | Vet General Surgery and Anesthesiology Vet Operative Surgery Vet Diagnostic Imaging Theriogenology I & II Clinical Practice I, II, III & IV Vet Clinical Diagnosis Vet General Medicine Large Animal Medicine Small Animal Medicine Wildlife Health Equine Medicine Clinical Field Experience Off-campus Training -II | Dr. Ashenafe Assefa( Dept Head) University of Gondar College of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences PoBox 196, Gondar Ethiopia Email: ashugonder@yahoo.com Tel: (+251) 913 323 707 |
| 4 | Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health Administrative staffs | Vet Public Health I & II Vet Epidemiology Vet Preventive Medicine Animal Health Extension and Pastoralism Animal Health Economics Biostatics and Research Methodology Experience in Vet Public Health Veterinary Ethics and Jurisprudence Senior Seminar on Animal Health DVM thesis Epidemiology of Zoonoses Food Safety and Foodborne Diseases Introduction to Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases International Trade and Public Health | Dr. Adugna Berju ( Dept Head) University of Gondar College of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences PoBox 196, Gondar Ethiopia Email: adushet@gmail.com Tel: (+251) 918 212 151 |
Semester Course Breakdown for DVM Program
YEAR-I: SEMESTER–I
| No | Course | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| ECTS | |||
| 1 | Communicative English | EnLa1011 | 5 |
| 2 | Civics and Ethical studies | CeSt1023 | 5 |
| 3 | Veterinary Embryology | Vetm1031 | 3 |
| 4 | Veterinary Gross anatomy I | Vetm1032 | 7 |
| 5 | Veterinary Histology I | Vetm1034 | 5 |
| 6 | Veterinary Physiology I | Vetm1041 | 5 |
| Semester total | 30 |
YEAR-I: SEMESTER–II
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | |||
| ECTS | ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Basic Writing Skill | EnLa1012 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Veterinary Gross anatomy II | Vetm1033 | 7 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Veterinary Histology II | Vetm1035 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Physiology II | Vetm1042 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Introduction to ICT & Health Informatics | CoSc1201 | 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Organic chemistry | Vetm2071 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Semester total | 32 | 32 |
YEAR-II: SEMESTER–I
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Introduction to Sociology | Soci2032 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Veterinary Biochemistry I | Vetm2072 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Veterinary Parasitology I | Vetm2081 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Microbiology I | Vetm2083 | 7 | ||
| 5 | Principles of Animal genetics and breeding | AnPS2091 | 4 | ||
| 6 | Introduction to Statistics | Vetm5221 | 5 | ||
| Semester total | 32 |
YEAR-II: SEMESTER–II
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Veterinary Biochemistry II | Vetm2073 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Introduction to molecular biology | Vetm2074 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Veterinary Parasitology II | Vetm2082 | 7 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Microbiology II | Vetm2084 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Veterinary General pathology | Vetm3111 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Animal Nutrition | AnPS2092 | 5 | ||
| Semester total | 33 |
YEAR-III: SEMESTER–I
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Sheep and Goat Production | AnPS3102 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Dairy Cattle Production & Management | AnPS3103 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Animal Behavior and Welfare | Vetm5202 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Immunology | Vetm2085 | 5 | ||
| 5 | Veterinary Systemic Pathology | Vetm3112 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics I | Vetm3121 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Veterinary Clinical Diagnosis | Vetm3131 | 5 | ||
| Semester total | 32 |
YEAR-III: SEMESTER–II
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Beef Cattle Production & Management | AnPS3104 | 3 | ||
| 2 | Skin and Hide Management | AnPS3105 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Working Animal Management | AnPS3106 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Poultry and Swine Production | AnPS3101 | 4 | ||
| 5 | Apiculture and Bee Diseases | Vetm5192 | 3 | ||
| 6 | Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics II | Vetm3122 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Veterinary General Medicine | Vetm3132 | 7 | ||
| 6 | Off-Capmus Training I | Vetm3281 | 5 | ||
| Semester total | 33 |
* A minimum of “C” grade is mandatory
YEAR-IV: SEMESTER–I
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Large Animal Medicine | Vetm4141 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Small Animal Medicine | Vetm4142 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Veterinary General Surgery & Anesthesiology | Vetm4151 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Toxicology | Vetm3123 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Theriogenology I | Vetm4161 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Veterinary Public health I | Vetm4171 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Clinical practice I | Vetm4181 | 2 | ||
| Semester total | 32 |
* A minimum of “C” grade is mandatory
YEAR-IV: SEMESTER–II
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Poultry Diseases | Vetm4144 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Camel Health and Production | Vetm4145 | 4 | ||
| 3 | Equine Medicine | Vetm4146 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Operative Surgery | Vetm4152 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Theriogenology II | Vetm4162 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Veterinary Public health II | Vetm4172 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Clinical practice II | Vetm4182 | 2 | ||
| Off-Campus Training II | Vetm4282 | 5 | |||
| Semester total | 34 |
YEAR-V: SEMESTER–I
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| ECTS | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Biostatistics and Research Methodology | Vetm5222 | 5 | ||
| 2 | Wildlife Health | Vetm4143 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Vet Diagnostic Imaging | Vetm4153 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Veterinary Ethics and Jurisprudence | Vetm5211 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Veterinary Clinical Pathology I | Vetm5221 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Ethiopian Geography and Introduction to GIS | Vetm5232 | 4 | ||
| 7 | Veterinary Epidemiology | Vetm5241 | 5 | ||
| Animal Health Extension and Pastoralism | Vetm5251 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Clinical Practice III | Vetm5201 | 2 | ||
| Semester total | 33 |
YEAR-V: SEMESTER–II
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| Total credits | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Fisheries and Fish Diseases | Vetm5191 | 3 | – | |
| 2 | One Health | Vetm5173 | 3 | ||
| 3 | Veterinary Clinical Pathology II | Vetm5212 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Senior Seminar on Animal Health | Vetm5223 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Veterinary Preventive Medicine | Vetm5233 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Animal Health Economics | Vetm5234 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Clinical Practice IV | Vetm5242 | 2 | ||
| 8 | Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management | Vetm5252 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Off-Campus Training III | Vetm5283 | 5 | ||
| Semester total | 32 |
YEAR-VI: Semester I – EXTERNSHIP COURSES
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| Total credits | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Laboratory Work Experience II | Vetm6261 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Experience in Veterinary Public Health II | Vetm6263 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Farm Experience II | Vetm6265 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Clinical Field Experience II | Vetm6267 | 7 | ||
| 5 | DVM Thesis II | Vetm6271 | 6 | ||
| Semester total | 28 |
YEAR-VI: Semester II
| No | Course Name | Course Code | Credit Hours | ||
| Total credits | Lecture | Practical | |||
| 1 | Laboratory Work Experience II | Vetm6262 | 6 | ||
| 2 | Experience in Veterinary Public Health II | Vetm6264 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Farm Experience II | Vetm6266 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Clinical Field Experience II | Vetm6268 | 7 | ||
| 5 | DVM Thesis II | Vetm6272 | 6 | ||
| Semester total | 28 |