Overview
The Master of Veterinary Science degree from the University of Prince Edward Island is designed to provide advanced training in the disciplines, and to develop teaching and communication skills.
In addition, a student successfully completing the program may spend an extra year of residency in their selected discipline so as to be eligible for certification by specialty groups that require three years of residency training.
Features
Success in the program is attested by the achieving of satisfactory standings in the minimum number of graduate courses required, the completion of a research project, and the writing of a project report suitable for publication in a refereed journal.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Small Animal Medicine
- Small Animal Surgery
- Cardiology
- Large Animal Medicine
- Large Animal Surgery
- Morphologic Pathology
- Wildlife Pathology
- Food Animal Clinical Sciences
- Parasitology
- Virology
- Bacteriology
- Public Health
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Biology Veterinary Medicine Animal Sciences View 9 other Masters in Veterinary Medicine in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
The minimum requirement for admission to graduate studies in the Faculties of Science and Veterinary Medicine is:
- a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree, or equivalent; or
- a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree, or Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree, or equivalent, normally of four years’ duration, in an honours or majors program or equivalent from a recognized university or college, the applicant having achieved an average of at least second-class (“B,” i.e., 70% to 79.9%) standing in the work of the last four semesters or the last two undergraduate years.
Tuition Fee
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International
4344 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8688 CAD for the full programme during 24 months. -
National
4344 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8688 CAD for the full programme during 24 months.
- International: $7,548 per year in addition to full-time course tuition
Living costs for Charlottetown
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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