Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of animal science, the graduate program within the Department of Animal Science does not designate specific coursework for individual graduate degree programs. This approach allows students maximum flexibility to design a graduate program tailored to achieve the student's educational goals.
The graduate student's individual plan of work, therefore, is designed jointly by the student and their mentor, in consultation with the student's advsory committee.
Below is an example plan of work for a student who chose to emphasize nutrition within their Animal Science MS degree program. This is meant only as an example plan of work and in no way should be considered an indication of specific coursework requirements for potential graduate students.
| Course No. | Course Title | Credits | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANS 695 | MS Thesis Research | 3 |
Fall 2009 |
| NTR 708 | Energy Metabolism | 3 |
Fall 2009 |
| ST 511 | Experimental Statistics for Biol. Sci. I | 3 |
Fall 2009 |
| ANS 685 | MS Supervised Teaching | 2 |
Spring 2010 |
| ANS 785 | Digestion & Metabolism in Ruminants | 3 |
Spring 2010 |
| NTR 597 | MS Seminar | 1 |
Spring 2010 |
| ST 512 | Experimental Statistics for Biol. Sci. II | 3 |
Spring 2010 |
| ANS 571 | Regulation of Metabolism | 3 |
Fall 2010 |
| ANS 685 | MS Supervised Teaching | 1 |
Fall 2010 |
| ANS 695 | MS Thesis Research | 2 |
Fall 2010 |
| NTR 775 | Mineral Metabolism | 3 |
Fall 2010 |
| ANS 695 | MS Thesis Research | 3 |
Spring 2011 |
| NTR 701 | Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism | 3 |
Spring 2011 |
MS Degree Awarded |
33 |
Spring 2011 |