Help creatures great and small

Follow your passion for helping animals with a rewarding animal and veterinary sciences career. From animal and equine sciences, to vet bio / vet science and vet tech – you can choose where you'll make a difference. Charles Sturt University is number one in Australia for vet science undergrad salaries.* Learn in cutting-edge facilities at our Wagga Wagga campus, including veterinary clinical centres, diagnostic laboratory, equine isolation unit and on-campus farm. From your first year of vet science, you'll learn cattle and sheep handling at the farm and shadow practising clinicians. Take part in mock consultations and gain experience with private practice. And our vet science students finish their degree four months before other vet science grads – so you'll have a competitive advantage when you're applying for jobs.
Passionate about horse welfare and health? If you study equine science, you'll learn in our industry-standard equine facilities, including training and dressage arenas, yards and stables. Learn how to perform procedures and undertake biosecurity processes in our new equine isolation unite. And our equine science degree is one of only two dedicated equine bachelor's in Australia.
*Good Universities Guide 2022/23

Courses

#1 in NSW for vet science undergrads who get jobs

93% of our grads find full-time employment within 4 months of graduating.
*Good Universities Guide 2022/23

Explore scholarships

Bush Children's Education Foundation Scholarship
Available if you're a first year student studying any course within animal science, agricultural science, dental, engineering, medical radiation science or veterinary on any campus.
Amount: $10,000
Les Symonds Memorial Scholarship
Apply if you're a first year student studying the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology / Bachelor of Veterinary Science or Bachelor of Animal Science and you're from the Liverpool Plains LGA.
Amount: $25,000
Percy Allan Foundation Accommodation Scholarship
Available if you're an undergraduate student under 25 years old studying the Bachelor of Agricultural Science, business management or veterinary biology / veterinary science full‑time at Wagga Wagga campus.
Amount: $24,000
Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga Wollundry Scholarship
You can apply if you're an undergraduate student studying any science related undergraduate degree and are from the Wagga Wagga LGA.
Amount: $10,000
The Inland Rail Scholarships
Available if you're a first year undergraduate student studying full‑time any science, technology, engineering or mathematics course, who will be living in on‑campus accommodation.
Amount: $20,000

Learn more

Lead the way in equine science
Explore how you'll get hands‑on in our state-of-the-art equine science facilities.
Top 10 tips for veterinary science study success
Wondering how you'll get the most out of your vet bio / vet science degree? Find out from our animal and vet science experts.

Campuses

Explore where you’ll start your career. Tour the Charles Sturt campus facilities – and the fun stuff!

Accommodation

Explore your new home. Tour the Charles Sturt on-campus accommodation across our campuses.

Accommodation at Albury-Wodonga

Accommodation at Bathurst

Accommodation at Dubbo

Accommodation at Orange

Accommodation at Port Macquarie

Accommodation at Wagga Wagga

Get the Advantage

Your course could be part of the Charles Sturt Advantage early offer program. You could get a study offer from us before you sit your exams.

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