School of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Integrated Master's Program Description

Within the Veterinary Integrated Master's Program of the Agricultural University of Georgia, significant attention is given to the correct planning and implementation of theoretical and practical training. This approach ensures the practical application of subjects in parallel with their theoretical study. Interactive learning, clinical case-based learning, and action-based learning contribute to developing students' practical (clinical, research) skills and their in-depth understanding of the subjects covered by the program. This, in turn, prepares competitive and qualified specialists for the labor market. Additionally, the program provides graduates with a solid foundation for pursuing doctoral studies and a potential scientific career.

After completing the five-year program, graduates possess not only fundamental theoretical knowledge but also important specific skills, such as the ability to work with modern scientific equipment, conduct research, analytical thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

In the fifth year, all students learn the basics of scientific research and independently choose a direction of interest, preparing a master's thesis in which they study and research current issues in the field under the supervision of their advisor. Students are given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with current research methods and the latest achievements in the field.

Most of the faculty are directly and actively involved in research, including significant international projects, within the infrastructure of the scientific institutes of the Agricultural University of Georgia. This provides students with the opportunity to engage in scientific research if they wish to do so.

Upon successful completion of the 5-year program, the graduate is awarded the qualification Master of Veterinary Medicine.

Action-Based Learning

Approximately one-third of the credits in the Veterinary Integrated Master's Program are devoted to laboratory and/or practical courses. Accordingly, significant teaching time is dedicated to laboratory studies, which are based on action-based learning (learning-by-doing). This approach means that students learn the profession through individual work, performing tasks, experiments, and analysis independently.

Students participate in laboratory/practical studies in the teaching laboratories of physics, chemistry, biology, microbiology, veterinary medicine, and other areas located at Kakha Bendukidze Campus.

The program includes practice in the veterinary clinic of the Agricultural University of Georgia, where students can develop the necessary skills for a veterinarian in a real working environment. During the training practice, students are divided into small groups, and each group is assigned a training practice coordinator. This coordinator, an employee of the veterinary clinic, supervises the students' practical activities.

Areas of Employment

After completing the Veterinary Integrated Master's Program, graduates may be employed in a variety of positions in various organizations, including:

• Veterinary clinics and laboratories
• Livestock and poultry farms, beekeeping, and fishing farms
• Pharmaceutical enterprises and veterinary pharmacies
• Pet stores, zoos, vivariums, aquariums, terrariums, racetracks, and animal shelters
• Scientific-research and educational institutions
• International projects

Program description