Veterinary Medicine (Classe LM-42)-Enrolled Since 2020/21 Academic Year

veterinaria-lodi
Single-cycle master
A.Y. 2023/2024
LM-42 - Medicina veterinaria (EN)
Single-cycle master
300
ECTS
Access
Limited enrolment with admission test
5
Years
via dell'Università n. 6 LODI
Italian
This Manifesto deals with the Single‐Cycle Degree in Veterinary Medicine of the Università degli Studi di Milano.
In compliance with art. 11, comma 2, Law 19 November 1990, n. 341, with art. 12 , M.D. 22 October 2004, n. 270 and the policies in M.D. 26 July 2007, n. 386, and in the respect of teaching freedom as well as of rights and duties of professors and students, this Manifesto specifies the organization concerning the Single‐Cycle Degree in Veterinary Medicine, in relation to the connected Teaching Norms, as defined in University Teaching Regulations, according to Degree Class LM 42, as in M.D. 16 March 2007, and according to the rules defined in the General and Didactic Regulations of Veterinary Medicine Degree Course.

General and Specific Educational Goals
Pursuant to the provisions of M.D. 270 dated 22 October 2004 (Changes of Regulations as to University Teaching Autonomy approved by M.D. 3 November 1999, n.509 issued by the University, Scientific and Technological Research Ministry), and of M.D. 386 dated 26 July 2007 (Applied Policies), following the qualifying instructional aims given in a Class, the five‐year curriculum of the Single‐Cycle Degree Course in Veterinary Medicine focuses on the fundamental education and expertise necessary to graduates for their veterinary profession; thus, theoretical knowledge and skills indispensable to their professional practice will be acquired gradually through the culture‐related and professional disciplines identified below and within a clear, qualifying training design.
Career opportunities for a DVM refer to university curriculum information and are arranged in ISTAT classes 2.3.1.4.0 (Group and Class: Life Sciences specialists; Category and Profession: veterinaries and assimilated). To practice as a veterinarian, most employments require a State License based on a public examination. Employments can be found firstly within specific areas of the National Health Service (Animal Health, Food, Environment, and Animal Welfare) and, after obtaining required qualifications, both in Local Health Services and in Experimental Zootechnic Institutes. Then, in the zootechnic industry (Animal Feed, Nutritional Supplements, Genetic Selection and Production Development), in the pharmaceutical industry (Consultancy, Technical Support, Research and Development, Regulation and Registration), and in the food industry (Production Hygiene, Processing Technologies and Animal Food Production Management). Last, in the traditional areas of private practice such as surgical and obstetrical‐gynaecological Clinics in private surgeries and on‐site for pets and livestock, but also in the la test field of behavioural sciences. New opportunities are to be found in international and EU organizations fostering cooperation and development.

Employment statistics (Almalaurea)
Per essere ammesso al corso di laurea magistrale a ciclo unico in Medicina Veterinaria lo studente deve essere in possesso di un diploma di scuola media secondaria superiore o di altro titolo equipollente conseguito all'estero. I titoli di studio esteri sono validi se conseguiti dopo 12 anni di scolarita` e se consentono l'ammissione all'Universita` nel Paese ove sono stati conseguiti.
L'accesso al Corso di Studio in Medicina Veterinaria e` regolato dal Ministero dell'Universita` e della Ricerca (MUR) che annualmente definisce con Decreto Ministeriale il numero dei contingenti studenteschi (UE e extra UE) assegnati ad ogni sede. L'accesso avviene in seguito al superamento di un test di ammissione nazionale con quesiti a risposta multipla di Cultura Generale e Logica, Biologia, Chimica, Matematica e Fisica. Sulla base del risultato, viene stilata una graduatoria nazionale e i candidati che hanno superato il test, in ordine decrescente, hanno la possibilita` di iscriversi, fino a saturazione dei posti disponibili, nella sede preferenziale indicata o nelle sedi di seconda opzione. Nell'ambito dei posti disponibili per le immatricolazioni, sono ammessi ai corsi, secondo l'ordine decrescente del punteggio conseguito, i candidati purche´ abbiano ottenuto nel test un punteggio minimo pari a 20 punti. Ai candidati non comunitari residenti all'estero, non si applica la soglia minima di idoneita` di cui al precedente comma, purche´ abbiano ottenuto un punteggio superiore a zero.

Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi (OFA) e modalità per il loro recupero
Gli Obblighi Formativi Aggiuntivi vengono assegnati agli studenti ammessi al primo anno del Corso di Studio in
Medicina Veterinaria che hanno superato la prova di ammissione riportando un punteggio inferiore a 1/3 di quello massimo assegnato per le domande di biologia e/o chimica. Gli studenti che devono assolvere gli OFA vengono segnalati alla segreteria studenti del Corso di Studio dalla Direzione Segreterie Studenti e Diritto allo Studio. Le modalità di assolvimento degli OFA sono approvate dal Collegio Didattico e pubblicate su UNIMIA e sul sito del Corso di Studio. Tali obblighi dovranno essere colmati mediante le attività di recupero previste. L'obbligo formativo aggiuntivo assegnato si intenderà comunque assolto con il superamento dell'esame di profitto del Corso di Scienze Biologiche Propedeutiche alla Medicina Veterinaria per Biologia, del Corso di Scienze di Base Propedeutiche alla Medicina Veterinaria per Chimica. Gli OFA devono essere assolti entro il primo anno di corso, pena l'iscrizione come ripetente del primo anno all'anno accademico successivo. Maggiori dettagli saranno resi disponibili sul bando di ammissione che verrà pubblicato alla pagina: https://veterinaria.cdl.unimi.it/it/iscriversi
Exchange opportunities
The Veterinary Medicine Degree Course offers educational opportunities abroad, within the Erasmus + project, with the possibility of stays of 3 to 9 months and with full recognition of the credits obtained at the host university. The foreign faculties with which bilateral exchange agreements are in place are numerous and located in the Iberian Peninsula (Barcelona, Leon, Santiago de Compostela, Zaragoza, Madrid, Cordoba, Porto and Lisbon), in Austria (Vienna), in Germany (Munich) , in Belgium (Ghent), in France (Paris) and in Romania (Cluj Napoca and Timisoara). Students participate in the selections starting from the second year of the course and can follow all the courses of the third, fourth and fifth year abroad and take the relative exams. Furthermore, Erasmus + is a good opportunity to acquire credits associated with practical and professional activities such as internships and those chosen by the student. A few months before departure, students are received by the Degree Course Erasmus tutor to evaluate which courses and practicals to follow abroad and fill in the learning agreement, the study program document that will accompany the student abroad. At return, the career is evaluated, the credits obtained are assessed with the same tutor and recognized by the Interdepartmental Degree Course Committee. The Erasmus + project then, through other types of stays abroad, such as Placements, allows internships even at the end of the course or during the first year after graduation. Placement grants support work placements at research centers or veterinary clinics, able to provide an international approach to the profession and often opening up good job opportunities. The Veterinary Medicine Degree Course participate also to other international programs such as the Erasmus Mundus Sigma Agile hosting students from the Balkans.
La frequenza a tutte le attività didattiche previste dal manifesto degli studi è obbligatoria. L'obbligo della frequenza è assolto con la presenza ad almeno il 70% delle lezioni ed esercitazioni di ciascuna attività.

Courses list

course year not available
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy 11 104 Italian VET/01
- Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy 1656VET/01
- Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy 2548VET/01
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Basic Sciences Preparatory to Veterinary Medicine 10 96 Italian CHIM/03 FIS/01 FIS/02 FIS/03 FIS/04 FIS/05 FIS/06 FIS/07 FIS/08 SECS-S/02
- Biomedical Statistics548SECS-S/02
- Chemistry332CHIM/03
- Medical physics216FIS/01,FIS/02,FIS/03,FIS/04,FIS/05,FIS/06,FIS/07,FIS/08
Biological Sciences Preparatory to Veterinary Medicine 8 88 Italian BIO/03 BIO/05 VET/01
- Botany Preparatory to Veterinary Medicine224BIO/03
- Histology and Embryology440VET/01
- Zoology224BIO/05
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 8 80 Italian BIO/10
- Biochemistry548BIO/10
- Propedeutic Biochemistry332BIO/10
General Zootechnics and Genetic Improvement 6 56 Italian AGR/17 M-FIL/03
- Bioethics 118M-FIL/03
- General Zootechnics and Genetic Improvement548AGR/17
Practical Training 1 Year - Animal Handling 1 25 Italian NN
Veterinary Bacteriology, Virology and Immunology 6 64 Italian VET/05
- Veterinary Bacteriology and Virology332VET/05
- Veterinary Immunology332VET/05
Open sessions
There are no specific sessions for these activities.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
English Proficiency B2 (3 ECTS) 3 0 English NN
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Physiology and Endocrinology of Domestic Animals 9 80 Italian VET/02
- Endocrinology of domestic animals324VET/02
- Physiology of digestive system216VET/02
- Reproduction and lactation physiology216VET/02
- Respiratory and urinary system physiology224VET/02
Physiology and Ethology of Domestic Animals 12 128 Italian VET/02 VET/08
- Phisiology of the nervous, cardiovascular and muscular system656VET/02
- Veterinary ethology and animal welfare448VET/02
- Veterinary legislation224VET/08
Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy 3 5 48 Italian VET/01
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Animal Husbandry 11 112 Italian AGR/18 AGR/19 AGR/20
- Avian and rabbit farming management332AGR/20
- Herd management and breeding332AGR/19
- Livestock feeding332AGR/18
- Zootechnics systems and farm animal welfare216AGR/19
Companion Animal and Equine Breeding 7 80 Italian AGR/18 AGR/19
- Companion animal husbandry (dog, cat and horse)116AGR/19
- Companion animal nutrition and dietetics440AGR/18
- Principles of animal nutrition224AGR/18
Practical Training -2 Anno Animal Handling 1 25 Italian NN
Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry 12 112 Italian BIO/12 VET/03
- Clinical biochemistry440BIO/12
- General Veterinary pathology432VET/03
- Pathophysiology and immunopathology440VET/03
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Farm Animal Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Herd Health Management 11 120 Italian VET/05 VET/06
- Avian and Rabbit Pathology332VET/05
- Bovine Infectious Diseases224VET/05
- Farm animals parasitology and parasitic diseases332VET/06
- Infectious Diseases of Sheep and Goats18VET/05
- Swine Infectious Diseases224VET/05
Professional Competences 9 80 Italian AGR/01 M-FIL/03 SECS-P/08 SPS/08 VET/08
- Animal husbandry economics216AGR/01
- Bioethics 218M-FIL/03
- Legal Medicine and Veterinary Legislation216VET/08
- Veterinary practice management216SECS-P/08
- Veterinary professional communication224SPS/08
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 1 5 48 Italian VET/03
- Histopathology and Cytopathology216VET/03
- Veterinary Anatomic Pathology I332VET/03
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology 9 80 Italian VET/07
- Veterinary Pharmacology548VET/07
- Veterinary toxicology432VET/07
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Companion Animals and Horse Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 7 72 Italian VET/05 VET/06
- Companion animals, horse and new companion animals parasitology and parasitic diseases440VET/06
- Dog and cat infectious diseases224VET/05
- Equine infectious diseases18VET/05
Practical Training 3 Year - Heard Health Management 1 25 Italian NN
Practical Training 3 Year - Small Animal Teaching Hospital 2 50 Italian NN
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 2 8 96 Italian VET/03
- Necropsy340VET/03
- Veterinary Pathological Anatomy II332VET/03
- Veterinary oncology224VET/03
Zoonoses 7 64 Italian VET/04 VET/05 VET/06
- Food-borne zoonoses18VET/04
- Infectious Zoonotc Diseases324VET/05
- Parasitic zoonoses18VET/06
- Veterinary Epidemiology224VET/05
year
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Propaedeutics to the Veterinary Clinic 6 80 Italian VET/08 VET/09
- Propedeutica alla clinica chirurgica veterinaria224VET/09
- Propedeutica alla clinica medica veterinaria456VET/08
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Regional Anatomy and Radiological Physics 10 112 Italian FIS/07 VET/01 VET/08 VET/09
- Large animal radiology and nuclear medicine224VET/09
- Radiological physics18FIS/07
- Regional anatomy332VET/01
- Small animal radiology and nuclear medicine216VET/09
- Ultrasonography232VET/08
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Inspection and Control of Food 8 88 Italian VET/04
- Fish Inspection and Control332VET/04
- Meat Inspection and control324VET/04
- Practical activities in slaughterhouses232VET/04
Medicine, Surgery and Genetic Disorders of Domestic Animals 11 88 Italian AGR/17 VET/08 VET/09
- Disease mechanisms in farm animal internal medicine216VET/08
- Diseases mechanisms in dog and cat216VET/08
- Genetic disease in domestic animals216AGR/17
- Mechanisms of disease in equine medicine216VET/08
- Mechanisms of disease in veterinary surgery324VET/09
Veterinary Obstetrics and Pathology of Reproduction 6 64 Italian VET/10
- Large animals reproductive disorders, artificial insemination and obstetrics332VET/10
- Small animals reproductive disorders, artificial insemination and obstetrics332VET/10
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Hygiene and Microbiology of Food 8 72 Italian VET/04
- Food hygiene and technology432VET/04
- Industries and animal food440VET/04
Practical Training 4 Year - Small Animals Ambulatory Clinics 1 25 Italian NN
Veterinary Anesthesiology, Surgical Techniques and Intensive Care 8 88 Italian VET/09
- Veterinary anesthesiology and analgesia332VET/09
- Veterinary intensive care224VET/09
- Veterinary surgical techniques332VET/09
Optional
Pratical On Fiel Approach to Clinical Examination of Dog and Cat 1 3 48 Italian VET/08
Pratical On Fiel Approach to Clinical Examination of Dog and Cat 2 3 48 Italian VET/08
be activated by the A.Y. 2024/2025
First semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Equine Clinic 10 104 Italian VET/08 VET/09 VET/10
- Equine internal medicine332VET/08
- Equine orthopedics18VET/09
- Equine reproduction216VET/10
- Equine surgery332VET/09
- Veterinary drug prescription and management for companion animals116VET/08
Large Animal Practice 7 80 Italian VET/08 VET/10
- Large animal practice and herd health management332VET/08
- Large animal theriogenology and neonatology332VET/10
- Veterinary prescription and drug management in food animals116VET/08
Small Animal and New Companion Animal Clinics 12 128 Italian VET/08 VET/09 VET/10
- New companion animals clinic18VET/09
- Small animal gynaecologic-obstretical clinic, andrology and neonatology332VET/10
- Small animal internal medicine332VET/08
- Small animal orthopedics and traumatology224VET/09
- Small animal surgery332VET/09
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Compulsory
Final Exam 6 0 Italian NN
Practical Training 5 Year 30 750 Italian NN
Optional
Training Courses of Your Choice 8 128 Italian NN
Study plan rules
- The student must acquire 8 cfu for a free choice activity by selecting one of the courses that will be provided after the activation of the fifth year of the course.
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language Lesson period SSD
Training Courses of Your Choice 8 128 Italian Second semester NN
Second semester
Courses or activities Max ECTS Total hours Language SSD
Pratical On Fiel Approach to Clinical Examination of Dog and Cat 3 3 48 Italian VET/08
Prescribed foundation courses
Learning activityPrescribed foundation courses
Animal Husbandry Physiology and Endocrinology of Domestic Animals (compulsory), Physiology and Ethology of Domestic Animals (compulsory)
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Basic Sciences Preparatory to Veterinary Medicine (compulsory)
Companion Animal and Equine Breeding Physiology and Endocrinology of Domestic Animals (compulsory), Physiology and Ethology of Domestic Animals (compulsory)
Companion Animals and Horse Infectious and Parasitic Diseases Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry (compulsory)
Equine Clinic Companion Animals and Horse Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (compulsory), Propaedeutics to the Veterinary Clinic (compulsory), Veterinary Anesthesiology, Surgical Techniques and Intensive Care (compulsory), Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Regional Anatomy and Radiological Physics (compulsory), Veterinary Obstetrics and Pathology of Reproduction (compulsory)
Farm Animal Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Herd Health Management Animal Husbandry (compulsory), Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry (compulsory)
Hygiene and Microbiology of Food Farm Animal Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Herd Health Management (compulsory), Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (compulsory), Zoonoses (compulsory)
Inspection and Control of Food Farm Animal Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Herd Health Management (compulsory), Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 2 (compulsory), Zoonoses (compulsory)
Large Animal Practice Farm Animal Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and Herd Health Management (compulsory), Propaedeutics to the Veterinary Clinic (compulsory), Veterinary Anesthesiology, Surgical Techniques and Intensive Care (compulsory), Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Regional Anatomy and Radiological Physics (compulsory), Veterinary Obstetrics and Pathology of Reproduction (compulsory)
Medicine, Surgery and Genetic Disorders of Domestic Animals Animal Husbandry (compulsory), Companion Animal and Equine Breeding (compulsory), General Zootechnics and Genetic Improvement (compulsory), Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 2 (compulsory)
Physiology and Endocrinology of Domestic Animals Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (compulsory), Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy (compulsory)
Physiology and Ethology of Domestic Animals Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (compulsory), Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy (compulsory)
Professional Competences General Zootechnics and Genetic Improvement (compulsory)
Propaedeutics to the Veterinary Clinic Medicine, Surgery and Genetic Disorders of Domestic Animals (compulsory)
Small Animal and New Companion Animal Clinics Companion Animals and Horse Infectious and Parasitic Diseases (compulsory), Propaedeutics to the Veterinary Clinic (compulsory), Veterinary Anesthesiology, Surgical Techniques and Intensive Care (compulsory), Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Regional Anatomy and Radiological Physics (compulsory), Veterinary Obstetrics and Pathology of Reproduction (compulsory)
Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy Biological Sciences Preparatory to Veterinary Medicine (compulsory)
Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy 3 Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy (compulsory)
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 1 Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry (compulsory)
Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 2 Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 1 (compulsory)
Veterinary Anesthesiology, Surgical Techniques and Intensive Care Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology (compulsory)
Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging, Regional Anatomy and Radiological Physics Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 2 (compulsory)
Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry Physiology and Endocrinology of Domestic Animals (compulsory), Physiology and Ethology of Domestic Animals (compulsory), Systematic and Comparative Veterinary Anatomy 3 (compulsory), Veterinary Bacteriology, Virology and Immunology (compulsory)
Veterinary Obstetrics and Pathology of Reproduction Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 2 (compulsory)
Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology Veterinary General Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry (compulsory)
Zoonoses Veterinary Anatomic Pathology 1 (compulsory)
Course location
via dell'Università n. 6 LODI
Laboratories locations
Tutte le attività didattiche e di laboratorio si svolgono presso la sede del Corso di Laurea in Medicina Veterinaria a LODI in via dell'Università n. 6
Presidente del Collegio Didattico
prof.ssa Silvia Modina
Docenti tutor
Tutor per l'orientamento:
- I anno: prof. Armando Negri
- II anno: Prof.ssa Mariangela Albertini
- III anno: Prof. Giuseppe Sironi
- IV anno: Prof. Alessandro Pecile
- V anno: Prof.sa Roberta Perego

Tutor per la mobilità internazionale e l'Erasmus: prof.sa Camilla Luzzago, prof.sa Valeria Grieco, prof.sa Paola Dall'Ara.

Referente per disabilità: prof. Guido Grilli
Contacts

A.Y. 2026/2027

A.Y. 2025/2026

A.Y. 2024/2025

A.Y. 2023/2024

A.Y. 2022/2023

A.Y. 2021/2022

A.Y. 2020/2021