The purpose of the Animal and Veterinary Science graduate program is to provide a high quality education for graduate students with diverse goals and to develop, through research, the knowledge and technology necessary to continually improve productivity, efficiency, and sustainability of animal agriculture. Students interested in a professional career in the animal sciences will be exposed to educational and research experiences involving the many facets of animal nutrition, physiology, microbiology, genetics and meat science through a rigorous curriculum of graduate-level courses and challenging experimentation approaches.
MS
The Master of Science degree requires a minimum of two years’ residence in the program. MS students will complete a core set of graduate-level courses in animal science, biochemistry, and experimental statistics in addition to coursework in areas of the student's interest as approved by the graduate advisory committee. Completion and defense of a thesis is required.
PhD
The PhD degree requires a minimum of three years’ residence in the program, and while it does not have formal coursework requirements it is recognized that students will have individual deficiencies; therefore, it is the responsibility of the student and his/her major advisor, in consultation with the graduate advisory committee, to prescribe coursework to correct these deficiencies. PhD students must pass a set of written exams and an oral comprehensive exam prior to completion of their dissertation research.
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