Postgraduate Program

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine currently offers postgraduate programme in the field of veterinary and animal sciences. Post-graduate research is the mainstay of Faculty research activities. Research in the Faculty focusses on the advancement in areas beyond the borders of veterinary and animal sciences current knowledge in disease diagnosis, medicine and animal production.

Postgraduate programmes in the Faculty that began in 1979 is managed by UPM Graduate Studies Committee, a subcommittee of the University Senate. This committee is responsible for student admission, appointment of supervisors, and thesis examination. The office of Deputy Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research of the Faculty serves as the secretariat for this Committee.

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine offers four (4) graduate programmes:

i) Graduate programme through laboratory and clinical practices and taught courses

• Master in Veterinary Medicine (MVM) - This programme is currently offered only to local applicants with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree.

ii) Graduate programme through research

• Masters of Science (MS)
• Masters of Veterinary Science (MVSc)
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

OBJECTIVES

The post-graduate programme at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine are offered
with the following objectives:

• to provide opportunities for further education in the chosen specialisation
• to provide training in independent scientific research and investigation
• to develop sense of curiosity in academic and scholastic research.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS (International Students Only)

DURATION OF STUDY

Area of Specialisation

MVSc / MS / PhD

BIDANG PENGAJIAN

ANATOMI DAN HISTOLOGI
ANESTESIOLOGI DAN ANALGESIA
BAKTERIOLOGI
EPIDEMIOLOGI DAN KESIHATAN AWAM
FISIOLOGI HAIWAN
KEBAJIKAN HAIWAN
KESIHATAN HAIWAN AKUATIK
KESIHATAN HAIWAN EKSOTIK DAN HIDUPAN LIAR
PARASITOLOGI
PATOLOGI
PATOLOGI KLINIKAL
PEMAKANAN
PEMBEDAHAN
PERUBATAN AVIAN
PERUBATAN EKUIN
PERUBATAN HAIWAN KESAYANGAN
PERUBATAN HAIWAN MAKMAL
PERUBATAN KHINZIR
PERUBATAN RUMINAN
RADIOLOGI DAN PENGIMEJAN
TERIOGENOLOGI DAN SITOGENETIK
VIROLOGI

BIDANG PENGAJIAN GUNA SAMA

AKUAKULTUR
BIOKIMIA
BIOLOGI KANSER DAN ONKOLOGI
BIOLOGI KEIMUNAN
BIOTEKNOLOGI HAIWAN
BIOLOGI MOLEKUL DAN KEJURUTERAAN GENETIK
GENETIK DAN PEMBIAKBAKAAN
PERNIAGAANTANI
PRODUKSI HAIWAN
SAINS HAIWAN
TOKSIKOLOGI DAN FARMAKOLOGI
VAKSIN DAN TERAPEUTIK

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

• The post-graduate courses are numbered according to the 5000 or 6000 series. 
• Course can be taken as audit and their credits that will not considered in the calculation
  of CGPA 

SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE

• Based on the Universiti Putra Malaysia (Graduate Studies) Rules 2003 (Revision 2015-2017): Any student in a research-based program who fails to nominate the members of their Supervisory Committee (JKP) by the second semester of study at the latest will have their academic status changed to 'Suspended' in the third semester. The status will then be changed to 'Terminated' if the student still fails to do so by the fourth semester of study.
• Students with a 'Suspended' status will not be permitted to register for any courses until they have nominated their Supervisory Committee members and received approval from the University Graduate Studies Committee (JKPSU).

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION

1. Written Examination can be carried out as either :

1. take home assignment, or;
2. formal examination

2. Oral Examination conducted by either:

1. Supervisory Committee, or;
2. a Special committee appointed by the Faculty/ School/Institute.

3. CE should be completed by as early as possible. Existing rules allow full-time PhD student to sit for CE as early as third (3rd) semester, but no later than fourth (4th) semester.

4. For part-time PhD student (applicable for Malaysia citizen only), CE can be taken as early as third (3rd) semester, but no later than sixth (6th) semester

Please refer : GUIDELINES - COMPREHENSIVE EXAM (CE)

Updated:: 21/04/2026 [wardah]