Animal Science (double degree)

Start your veterinary studies at Nord University in Bodø and continue your studies at the University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy (UVMP) in Kosice, Slovakia. We offer an exciting joint degree in Animal Science corresponding to the first three years of veterinary studies. The first 1,5 years are in Bodø. The next three semesters you'll continue the program at our partner institution UVMP. Here you'll be introduced to veterinary medicine. Students who complete their bachelor degree in Animal Science, are guaranteed transfer to further studies (3 more years) at the EU-accredited veterinary studies at UVMP.

First year of study includes courses as chemistry and biophysics, ecology and biodiversity, aquaculture, zoofysiology, genetics and evolution and biochemistry and cell biology.
The third and last semester at Nord University consists of microbiology, histology and embryology and molecular cell biology. 

It is necessary to pass all courses in order to continue the bachelor program at UVMP. 

The fourth semester (at UVMP) includes microbiology II, biochemistry, physiology, latin terminology, veterinary ethics, animal husbandry, veterinary anatomy and histology.
The fifth semester include veterinary clinical sciences, animal nutrition, animal hygiene, introduction to veterinary epizootology, introduction to pharmacology, veterinary anatomy and histology.

The sixth and last semester of the bachelor degree include veterinary clinical sciences, preventive veterinary medicine, fish breeding, food safety, biomedical statistics and informatics and bachelor work.

Higher Education Entrance Qualification

Proficiency in English language