Curriculum Statement
- We have just finalized a complete review and redesign of our curriculum. It is a diverse, general curriculum which allows students to concentrate on areas of interest in the later years of the program.
- The program starts with foundational subjects before progressing to causes of disease, treatment and prevention.
- This new curriculum also focuses on practical skills from the beginning of first year with new clinical skills courses and a para-professional skills class that extends throughout the entire program.
Clinicals begin
- Students gain hands-on experience throughout entire fourth/final year, as well as optional undergraduate summer student research program.
Highlights
- Veterinary Medical Centre with new diagnostic complex, including Canada’s first PET-CT unit for animals, pet radiation therapy centre, an equine performance centre, a fully-equipped medical imaging department and areas for specialized disciplines such as ophthalmology and dentistry.
- Livestock & Forage Centre of Excellence – 39 quarters of land – includes a 1,500-head feedlot, a forage cow-calf facility, a livestock research unit, a production cow herd with more than 400 breeding animals, as well as deer and bison where students can learn all aspects of livestock production.
- WCVM Research Wing has two multifunctional laboratories with state of-the-art technology in molecular research techniques, cell biology and cryobiology.
- The new BJ Hughes facility is a high-tech clinical skills laboratory which enables students to practise clinical skills in a safe learning environment.

University of Saskatchewan | Western College of Veterinary Medicine

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