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THE CURRICULUM<\/p>

Each academic year begins with an opening ceremony in the Aula. This is particularly memorable for the newly enrolled students who see their future professors for the first time dressed in academic gowns and marching in to music.<\/p>

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1. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine<\/p>

The entire curriculum consists of more than 5000 hours, a curriculum standard for the European Community. The degree program lasts five years divided into ten semesters. Before the conclusion of the program, students must submit and defend a thesis and pass the state examination. The curriculum contains lectures, practicums, and field- or extramural practice. Lectures are given for an entire term, practicums are held in a tutorial system with 8-15 students in a group.<\/p>

The curriculum is divided into a preclinical and a clinical-paraclinical period.<\/p>

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The preclinical period<\/p>

This comprises the first four semesters (two years). The main subjects are Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Biology, Chemistry, Biophysics, Zoology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Biomathematics, and Computer Applications. Languages can be chosen as electives. The preclinical period also contains a farm practicum in animal husbandry. The clinical-paraclinical period<\/p>

This period lasts three years and includes the paraclinical subjects Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Immunology, Microbiology, Virology, Pathophysiology, Parasitology, Epizootiology, Animal Nutrition, Animal Hygiene, Food Hygiene, State Veterinary Medicine and Economics, and Forensic Veterinary Medicine. Parallel to these, the student has a large number of weekly clinical hours in Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Obstetrics and Animal Reproduction.
The clinical-paraclinical period includes several extramural practicums. Subjects listed for both the preclinical and the paraclinical-clinical periods are the core studies complemented with a number of minor and elective subjects.
The curriculum is, within limits, flexible and adaptable to current needs. In the near future, a gradual move towards a companion animal\/farm animal division of the curriculum is envisaged to replace the current medically structured education.<\/p>

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Exams<\/p>

Final exams are oral, semi-finals and mid-terms are both oral and written. The state exam is taken before a committee to determine the student's proficiency in subjects related to public health and state veterinary organization. Hungarian students must have a certificate from an accredited language-school proving their knowledge of a world language before they can receive their veterinary diploma.<\/p>

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The final events<\/p>

The final steps of veterinary studies are accompanied by two ceremonial events. Having completed the curricular program at the end of the 10th semester, graduating students make a farewell march around the campus visiting the clinics and departments, and saying good-bye to their professors.
The diploma is handed over during a ceremony in the Aula. In front of the professors dressed in academic gowns, the students are called forward to the Dean for a handshake symbolizing their acceptance by the community of veterinarians. <\/p>

The veterinary diploma<\/p>

The diploma issued by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine entitles a Hungarian citizen to work as a veterinarian in the Hungarian Republic. Foreign graduates must obtain a work permit for Hungary. In their home country, the acceptance of the diploma is usually tied to exams in subjects related to local public health and state veterinary medicine regulations. All international graduates of the Budapest Veterinary Faculty have had their diplomas accepted in their home countries and are working as fully licensed veterinarians.<\/p>

2. Applied Zoology<\/p>

Since 1993, students have had the possibility to major in applied zoology. With a yearly enrollment of 25, this five-year program partly overlaps the veterinary preclinical section, then, from the third year is confined to specific zoological\/biological subjects. Emphasis is put on animal etology, environmental biodiversity, preservation of natural habitats and biological equilibrium. The principles of teaching and examinations are similar to those of the veterinary program. Basic science subjects are studied at the veterinary departments, the special subjects at the school's Institute for Zoology.<\/p>

3. Postgraduate programs<\/p>

Residencies<\/p>

For a limited number of graduates, a one-year residency is available at a Faculty Clinic or Department.<\/p>

Doctoral program<\/p>

The school's graduates can enter a three-year Ph.D. program. The program is open also for graduates from other accredited higher educational institutions. Acceptance into the program is based on a successful entrance examination. The main topics of the program are<\/p>