Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Chair:
Prof. Joanna Wessely-Szponder, DVM, PhD
Members:
Prof. Izabela Polkowska, DVM, PhD
Roman Dąbrowski, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor
Sylwester Kowalik, DVM, PhD, Associate Professor
Leszek Guz, PhD, Associate Professor
Tomasz Piech, PhD
Martyna Frątczak – Student Representative
Tomasz Brzana, DVM – Representative of the Socio-Economic Environment
Veterinary Medicine Winter semester 2026/2027
| Year | Schedules |
| I | 1 rok wet. ang. |
| II | 2 rok wet. ang. |
| III |
3 rok wet. ang. |
| IV | 4 rok wet. ang. |
| V | 5 rok wet. ang. |
| VI | 6 rok wet. ang. |
Veterinary Medicine Summer semester 2025/2026
| Year | Schedules |
| I | 1 rok wet. ang. |
| II | 2 rok wet. ang. |
| III |
3 rok wet. ang. |
| IV | 4 rok wet. ang. |
| V | 5 rok wet. ang. |
| Year | Schedules |
| I | 1-rok-wet.-ang.-korekta |
| II | 2 rok wet. ang. |
| III |
3 rok wet. ang. |
| IV | 4 rok wet. ang. |
| V | 5 rok wet. ang. |
| VI | 6 rok wet. ang. |
VETERINARY MEDICINE
| YEAR |
ADMISSION |
OBLIGATORY SUBJECTS |
|
| I | 2025/2026 | nabór 25-26 anglo obligatoryjne | nabór 25-26 anglo do wyboru |
| II | 2024/2025 | WET nabór 24-25 ANG oblig | WET nabór 24-25 ANG fakultety |
| III | 2023/2024 | WET nabór 23-24 ANG oblig | WET nabór 23-24 ANG fakultety |
| IV | 2022/2023 | WET nabór 22-23 ANG oblig | WET nabór 22-23 ANG fakultety |
| V | 2021/2022 | WET nabór 21-22 ANG oblig | WET nabór 21-22 ANG fakultety |
| VI | 2020/2021 | WET nabór 20-21 ANG oblig | WET nabór 20-21 ANG fakultety |
OBLIGATORY
| SEMESTER I | |
| Animal anatomy 1 | Animal anatomy 1 |
| Biology | Biology |
| Biophysics | Biophysics |
| Cell biology | Cell biology |
| Chemistry | M_WE_SEM1 CHEM-2020-ANG |
| Foreign Language 1 | Foreign Language 1 |
| Histology and embrolgy 1 | Histology and embryology 1 |
| Information Technologies | Information Technologies |
| Latin | Latin |
| Philosophy | Philosophy |
| Physical Education | Physical Education |
| The use of animals in scientific experiments | The use of animals in scientific experiments |
| Work safety and Ergonomics | Work Safety and Ergonomics |
| SEMESTER II | |
| Agronomy | Agronomy |
| Animal anatomy 2 | Anatomia zwierząt 2 |
| Biochemistry 1 | Biochemistry 1 |
| Biostatistics and methods of documentation | Biostatistics and methods of documentation |
| Enviromental Protection | Environmental Protection |
| Ethics | Ethics |
| Foreign Language 2 | Foreign Language 2 |
| General and veterinary genetics | General and veterinary genetics |
| Histology and embriology 2 | Histology and embryology 2 |
| History of Veterinary medicine and deontology | History of Veterinary medicine and deontology |
| Intelectual property protection | Intellectual property protection |
| Latin 2 | Latin 2 |
| Physical Education 2 | Physical Education 2 |
| SEMETER III | |
| Animal anatomy 3 | Animal anatomy 3 |
| Animal nutrition and feedingstuffs | Animal nutrition and feedingstuffs |
| Animal physiology 1 | Animal physiology 1 |
| Biochemistry 2 | Biochemistry 2 |
| Farming of animals | Farming of animals |
| Foreign Language 3 | Foreign Language 3 |
| Technology in animal production | Technology in animal production |
| Veterinary economics | Veterinary economics |
| SEMESTER IV | |
| Animal physiology 2 | Animal physiology 2 |
| Breeding practice | Breeding practice |
| Ethiology | Ethology |
| Foreign Language 4 | Foreign Language 4 |
| Immunology | Immunology |
| Microbiology | Microbiology 1 |
| Topographic Anatomy | Topographic Anatomy |
| Veterinary Epidemiology | Veterinary Epidemiology |
| SEMSTER V | |
| Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics 1 | Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics 1 |
| Interpersonal communication | Interpersonal communication |
| Microbiology 2 | Microbiology 2 |
| Pathophysiology 1 | Pathophysiology 1 |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy |
| Public health protection in emergencies | Public health |
| Veterinary pharmacology 1 | Veterinary pharmacology 1 |
| SEMESTER VI | |
| Anaesthesiology | Anaesthesiology |
| Animal feed hygiene | Animal feed hygiene |
| Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics 2 | Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostics 2 |
| Diseases of beneficial insects | Diseases of beneficial insects |
| General surgery | General surgery |
| Pathomorphology 2 | Pathomorphology 1 |
| Veterinary parasitology | Veterinary parasitology 1 |
| Veterinary pharmacology 2 | Veterinary pharmacology 2 |
| SEMESTER VII | |
| Diseases of amphibans | Diseases of amphibians |
| Diseases of horses. Block I | Diseases of horses. Block I |
| Internship – parasitology | Internship –parasitology |
| Milk hygiene | Milk hygiene |
| Pathomophology 2 | Pathomorphology 2 |
| Veterinary parasitology 2 | Veterinary_Parasitology_II_Module_FULL_TABLE |
| Veterinary Toxicology | Veterinary Toxicology |
| Zoonoses | Zoonoses |
| SEMESTER VIII | |
| Clinical training after VIII term | Clinical training after VIII term |
| Diseases of farm animals. Block I | Dis farm animals. Block I |
| Diseases of fur animals | Diseases of fur animals |
| Diseases of horses. Block II | Diseases of horses. Block II |
| Fish diseases | Fish diseases |
| Hygiene of slaughter animals 2 | Hygiene of slaughter animals 2 |
| Pathomorphology 3 | Pathomorphology 3 |
| Veterinary Inspection Practice 1 | Veterinary Inspection Practice 1 |
| SEMESTER IX | |
| Andrlogy and Artificial Insemination | Andrology and Artificial Insemination |
| Diseases of birds 1 | Diseases of birds 1 |
| Diseases of dogs ad cats. Block I | Diseases of dogs and cats. Block 1 |
| Diseases of farm animals. Block II | Diseases of farm animals. Block II |
| Food hygiene of animal origin 1 | Food hygiene of animal origin 1 |
| Forensic veterinary Medicine | Forensic veterinary Medicine |
| Veterinary Dietetics | Veterinary Dietetics |
| Veterinary Prevention 1 | Veterinary Prevention 1 |
| SEMESTER X | |
| Cinical training after X term | Clinical training after X term |
| Diseases of birds 2 | Diseases of birds 2 |
| Diseases of dogs and cats – clinical training. Block 1 | Diseases of dogs and cats – clinical training. Block 1 |
| Diseases of dogs and cats. Block 2 | Diseases of dogs and cats. Block 2 |
| Diseases of farm animals – clinical training Block I | Diseases of farm animals – clinical training. Block I |
| Diseases of horses – clinical training. Block I | Diseases of horses – clinical training Block I |
| Food hygiene of animal origin 2l | Food hygiene of animal origin 2 |
| Veterinary Inspections Practice 2 | Veterinary Inspection Practice 2 |
| Veterinary Prevention 2 | Veterinary Prevention 2 |
| SEMESTER XI | |
| Administration and veterinary law | Administration and veterinary law |
| Diseases of birds – practical training | Diseases of birds -practical training |
| Diseases of dogs and cats – clinical training. Block 2 | Diseases of dogs and cats – clinical training. Block 2 |
| Diseases of farm animals – clinical training. Block II | Diseases of farm animals – clinical training. Block II |
| Diseases of horses – clinical training. Block II | Diseases of horses – clinical training Block II |
| Free-living animals diseases of local and exotic spieces | Free-living animals diseases of local and exotic species |
| Herd health managment | Herd health management |
| ELECTIVES | |
| SEMESTER II | |
| Academic savoir vivre | Academic savoir vivre |
| Animal behavourism | Animal behaviourism |
| Aquarstics | Aquaristics |
| Elements of neurobiology | Elements of neurobiology |
| First aid | First aid |
| Herpetology with elements of herpetoculture | Herpetology with elements of herpetoculture |
| SEMESTER III | |
| Animal genetic diseases | Animal genetic diseases |
| Avian physiology and anatomy | Avian physiology and anat |
| Biomedical genetics | Biomedical genetics |
| Clinical physiology | Clinical physiology |
| Information and communication technologies as a tool for professional development | Information and commun |
| Utility of molecular biology techniques in veterinary studies and veterinary diagnostics | Utility of molecular biolo |
| SEMESTER IV | |
| Endocrinology | Endocrinology |
| Exercise physiology | Exercise physiology |
| Neurophysiolgy | Neurophysiology |
| Physiology of non-domestic and exotic aimals | Physiology of non-domestic |
| Physiology of postnatal animal development | Physiology of postnatal |
| Surgical anatomy | Surgical anatomy |
| SEMESTER V | |
| Basic of law theory | Basics of law theory |
| Biomatrials | Biomaterials |
| Breeding and disases of Ratitae birds | Breed and dis of Ratitae b |
| Gentic modificaton and gene therapy | Genetic modification |
| Marketing and management | Marketing and management |
| SEMESTER VII | |
| Behavioral disorders of dogs and cats | Behavioral disorders |
| Clinical pharmacology | Clinical pharmacology |
| First contact with the patient in the clinic for smal animals | First contact with the patient |
| Laboratory Haematology | Laboratory Haematology |
| Neoplastic transformations in animals | Neoplastic transformations |
| Plant substances in prevetion and therapy of animals | Plant substances in prevention |
| SEMESTER VIII | |
| Diseases of aquatic invertebrates | Diseases of aquatic invertebrates |
| Diseases of laboratory animals | Diseases of laboratory animals |
| Practical aspects of rational antimicrobial therapy in animals | Practical aspects of rational antimicrobial |
| Toxicological Laboratory Analysis | Toxicological Laboratory Analysis |
| Veterinary mycology | Veterinary mycology |
| SEMESTER IX | |
| Clinical neurology and neurosurgery | Clinical neurology and neurosurgery |
| Diagnostic imaging in clinical oncology | Diagnostic imaging in clinical oncology |
| Diagnostic Imaging in Horses | Diagnostic Imaging in Horses |
| Diagnostc imaging of exotic pets | Diagnostic imaging of exotic pets |
| Emergency relief in life–threatening of animals | Emergency relief in life-threatening of animals |
| Equine sports medicine | Equine sports medicine |
| Experimental surgery | Experimental surgery |
| Veterinary oncology | Veterinary oncology |
| SEMESTER X | |
| Canine and feline echocardiography in practice | Canine and feline echocardiography in practice |
| Clinical analytics of farm animals and horses diseases | Clinical analytics of farm animals and horses diseases |
| Clinical endocrinology | Clinical endocrinology |
| Current problems of modern buiatry | Current problems of modern buiatry |
| Diagnostic cytomorphology in veterinary pathology | Diagnostic cytomorphology in veterinary pathology |
| Maxilloffacial Surgery | Maxillofacial Surgery |
| Metabolic diseases of farm animals | Metabolic diseases of farm animals |
| Veterinary geriatrics | Veterinary geriatrics |
| SEMESTER XI | |
| Clinical analytics of dogs and cats | Clinical analytics of dogs and cats |
| Computed tomography in clinical practice | Computed tomography in clinical practice |
| Diseases of ornamental birds | Diseases of ornamental birds |
| Emergency radiology in small animal practice | Emergency radiology in small animal practice |
| Endoscopic diagnostics | Endoscopic diagnostics |
| Pediatrics with elements of behavior of the small animals | Pediatrics with elements of behavior of the small animals |
| Ultrasound examination in the acute clinical diseases | Ultrasound examination in the acute clinical disease |
| Veterinary electrocardiography | Veterinary electrocardiography |
VETERINARY MEDICINE
|
Description of the learning outcomes for field of study |
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| 2019/2020 | zal.-1a-opis-efektow-uczenia-sie-2019-2020-jezyk-angielski |
| 2020/2021 | zal.-2a-opis-efektow-uczenia-sie-2020-2021-jezyk-angielski |
| from 2021/2022 to present | zal.-2a-opis-efektow-uczenia-sie-2021-2022-jezyk-anagielski |
Part-time studies (extramural), including:
Part-time studies (extramural), including:
VETERINARY MEDICINE
|
General characteristics of studies |
Detailed characteristics of the study programme |
|
| 2019/2020 | up.lublin.pl/…/zal.-4a-ogolna-charakterystyka-2019-2020-jezyk-angielski.pdf | Detailed characteristics of the study programme and the terms of the study programme implementation |
| 2020/2021 | General characteristics of the field of study: veterinary medicine | Detailed characteristics of the study programme and the terms of the study programme implementation |
| from 2021/2022 to present | General characteristics of the field of study: veterinary medicine | Detailed characteristics of the study programme and the terms of the study programme implementation |
Information for students applying for the Rector’s Scholarship for the Best Students
Below you will find the application form for the Rector’s Scholarship for the Best Students.
The application must be accompanied by Attachment No. 10 (10, 10a, 10b, 10c, 10d).
These attachments should be completed in accordance with the scoring rules specified in Attachment No. 11 – Rules for the Evaluation of Applications.
Aplications forms
10 Application for the Rector’s scholarship
10a Achievements of first-year students in Bachelor’s and long-cycle Master’s studies
10b Scientific achievements
10c Artistic achievements
10d Sports achievements
Rules for the evaluation of applications for the Rector’s scholarship
Survey for Students
Dear Students of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
We kindly ask for your feedback!
Your comments and suggestions regarding the educational process at our Faculty can be submitted anonymously by filling out the attached form.
Thank you for taking the time!
Currently, there are four Student Scientific Clubs (SSC) registered at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine:
SSC of Veterinary Medicine Students – Supervisor: Marta Wójcik, PhD, Assoc. Professor
SSC of Wildlife and Game Animal Diseases – Supervisor: Zbigniew Bełkot, PhD
SKN of Veterinary Toxicology – Supervisor: Agnieszka Chałabis-Mazurek PhD
SKN of Veterinary Analysts – Supervisor: Joanna Wessely-Szponder, PhD, Assoc. Professor
SKN of Proteomics and Cytomics – Supervisors: Dorota Pietras-Ożga PhD, Katarzyna Michalak PhD
Year supervisors
Year I · Admission: 2026/2027
Supervisor: Monika Jamioł, PhD
Contact: monika.jamiol@up.edu.pl
Year II · Admission: 2025/2026
Supervisor: Małgorzata Komar, DVM, PhD
Contact: malgorzata.matysek@up.edu.pl
Year III · Admission: 2024/2025
Supervisor: Marta Demkowska-Kutrzepa, DVM, PhD
Contact: marta.demkowska@up.edu.pl
Year IV · Admission: 2023/2024
Supervisor: Agnieszka Pomorska-Zniszczyńska, DVM, PhD
Contact: agnieszka.pomorska@up.edu.pl
Year V · Admission: 2022/2023
Supervisor: Bartłomiej Szymczak, DVM
Contact: bartlomiej.szymczak@up.edu.pl
Year VI · Admission: 2021/2022
Supervisor: Bartłomiej Szymczak, DVM
Contact: bartlomiej.szymczak@up.edu.pl
Course sequencing
Required completed modules before enrolment in selected courses.
Semester II
Biochemistry
Required completed modules: Chemistry
Environmental Protection
Required completed modules: Biology, Chemistry
Biostatistics and Methods of Documentation
Required completed modules: Information Technology
Semester III
Animal Physiology
Required completed modules: Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology
Semester IV
Topographic Anatomy
Required completed modules: Animal Anatomy
Ethology, Welfare and Animal Protection
Required completed modules: Farming of Animals
Microbiology
Required completed modules: Cell Biology, Biochemistry
Semester V
Pathophysiology
Required completed modules: Animal Physiology, Biochemistry
Veterinary Pharmacology
Required completed modules: Animal Physiology
Protection of Public Health in Threatening Conditions
Required completed modules: Veterinary Epidemiology
Semester VI
Patomorphology
Required completed modules: Topographic Anatomy, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry
Feed and Food Hygiene
Required completed modules: Animal Nutrition and Feedstuff
Veterinary Parasitology and Invasiology
Required completed modules: Biology, Animal Anatomy, Animal Physiology, Biochemistry
Semester VII
Progression requirement
Completion of all modules from Semesters I-VI. Conditionally, one module worth up to 7 ECTS may remain incomplete.
Semester VIII
Diseases of Fish
Required completed modules: Veterinary Parasitology and Invasiology
Semester IX
Forensic Medicine
Required completed modules: Patomorphology
Diseases of Birds
Required completed modules: Patomorphology
Hygiene of Products of Animal Origin
Required completed modules: Hygiene of Slaughter Animals and Meat
Semester XI
Administration and Veterinary Legislation
Required completed modules: Forensic Medicine
Clinical rotations
Clinical Rotation in Semester X
Required completed modules: Diseases of Farm Animals, Diseases of Horses
Clinical Rotation in Semester XI
Required completed modules: Diseases of Farm Animals, Diseases of Horses, Diseases of Dogs and Cats
Diseases of Birds – Clinical Rotation
Required completed modules: Diseases of Birds
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