DVM Veterinary Medicine (uniform master’s studies in English)

About the course

A five-and-a-half-year (11-semester, 360 ECTS) full-time uniform master’s programme taught in English at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Wrocław, leading to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree. It includes 560 hours of internships in clinics, farms and food production, including 12 weeks of compulsory placements.

Entry requirements for Irish students

• The university assesses the Irish Leaving Certificate individually and does not publish a fixed Irish requirement. Contact admissions to confirm. Stage one of the published process is an evaluation of your secondary school results in biology and chemistry, together with your English skills.
• Stage two is an online interview with faculty staff. No written entrance exam is listed.
• English at B2 level is required. Proof can be IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge (B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency) results, an IB or EB diploma, or a letter from your school confirming you were taught in English.

Working in Ireland afterwards

Veterinary degrees from EU member states listed in Annex V (point 5.4.2) of Directive 2005/36/EC are recognised qualifications you can register with at the Veterinary Council of Ireland, which in effect means automatic recognition. You still need to apply to the VCI to register before you can practise. Check the VCI’s list of recognised qualifications to confirm your specific degree is on it.

How to apply

1. Check the portalWatch the DVM page on apply.upwr.edu.pl for the 2027/28 application rounds and dates, which were not published in September 2026.
2. Apply onlineRegister on the portal, upload your Leaving Certificate results (biology and chemistry grades are assessed) and proof of English, and pay the PLN 85 application fee.
3. Online interviewIf you pass the document evaluation, you will be invited to an online interview with Faculty of Veterinary Medicine staff.
4. Send originals and enrolIf accepted, send the set of original paper documents the university asks for and pay the first semester’s fee (PLN 20,000 in 2025/26) before the October start.

Costs

• PLN 20,000 per semester (PLN 40,000 a year, roughly 9,400 euro a year depending on the exchange rate), as shown on the course page for the intake that started on 1 October 2025. The fee is charged in Polish zloty and the page lists one fee for all international applicants. There is also a one-off application fee of PLN 85 (about 20 euro). The fee for 2027/28 has not yet been published.

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