2022-23
Degrees of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Surgery
RESOLUTION
The Degrees of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and Doctor of Veterinary Surgery are governed by Resolutions of the University Court with provision that:
1. The Degrees of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Doctor of Veterinary Surgery (DVS) may be awarded by the University of Glasgow.
2. a) A candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, shall be a Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery of the University, or a member of the staff of the Veterinary School and Hospital being a registered veterinary surgeon and holding such qualification as the University Court, on the recommendation of the Senate, may recognise for the purpose, and shall have been engaged for at least four years either in scientific work bearing directly on their profession or in the practice of veterinary medicine or veterinary surgery respectively.
b) A candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, may be required to pass an examination in such subjects of veterinary science or practice as the Senate may prescribe.
c) A candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, shall submit for the approval of the College a thesis on any branch of knowledge comprised in or related to the curriculum for the Degree of Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, and may be required to present themself for oral or other examination in the subject-matter thereof; provided that a candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine shall not submit a thesis on a subject which is exclusively surgical and that a candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Surgery shall not submit a thesis on a subject which is exclusively medical.
d) The thesis shall be presented in accordance with the following regulations.
REGULATIONS
The following extracts from the University regulations cover the principal points affecting the award of the degree:
1. Submission of the thesis should be completed electronically as directed by the Graduate School and must conform to University Library specifications published at: https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/research/enlighten/theses/formattingyourthesis/.
A summary (500-1,000 words) giving a reasoned and informative abstract of the work must be submitted with the thesis.
2. A thesis will not be approved unless it gives evidence of original observation and makes a significant new contribution to knowledge. If the thesis deals with the researches of others, it must give a full statement of the literature of its subject with accurate references and critical investigation and an assessment of the views or facts cited; mere compilations will in no case be accepted. The thesis will not normally be acceptable if it contains material from or is merely a continuation of subject matter of a thesis already approved for another degree.
3. A thesis must be a dissertation written for the purpose. The results of original observation already published in veterinary or scientific journals or in the transactions of learned societies or otherwise may be accepted in place of such a dissertation. Published papers submitted in lieu of a dissertation must be related and accompanied by a statement, preferably in the form of an introductory paper, showing the relationship between the various studies and placing the whole work critically into perspective with the general state of knowledge in the field of investigation to which the candidate’s researches are related.
4. A declaration signed by the candidate that the work has been done and the thesis composed by themself must be submitted with the thesis. Where material based on work undertaken in collaboration with others is included in the thesis a separate statement clearly defining the extent of their personal contribution must also be submitted by the candidate. If the whole or any part of the subject matter of the thesis has been included in a thesis already approved for a degree in this or another University, the candidate must make a declaration to this effect and must lodge with their thesis a copy of such previously approved thesis or a precise statement of its scope.
5. a) The examiners for the Degree shall be drawn from the Professors, Readers and Lecturers in the University, together with such additional Examiners as the Court shall appoint, on the recommendation of the Senate.
b) A thesis of exceptional merit approved for the Degree may be deemed worthy of ‘Honours’.
6. If approved for the degree, one hard-bound copy of the thesis and one electronic copy shall be deposited with the University Library. Where agreed by the Graduate School and the Library, hard bound submission may be waived in favour of solely electronic submission. Any hard copy should normally be produced to the standard defined in BS4821:1990 available from the Library, and the electronic copy must conform to University Library specifications published at https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/research/enlighten/theses/formattingyourthesis/. It is the University's normal practice to make any bound copy available for consultation in the Library, and to permit computer download of the electronic copy through its repository service, Enlighten. Such access may, however, be restricted under provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004.
7. In the case of a thesis not approved for the Degree, the Higher Degrees Committee, on the recommendation of the Examiner, may permit a candidate to resubmit the thesis on one occasion only, and no later than one year from the date of the original submission.