Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology
The Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology offers Master of Science degrees in Animal Science and Ranch Mangement
Research projects in Animal Science have involved, but are not limited to, nutrition, reproduction, physiology/endocrinology, meat sciences, muscle biology, molecular biology, grazing and forage systems, intensive and small-scale animal production systems and/or sustainability, international animal agriculture and quantitative genetics.
For the M.S. degree in Ranch Management, the following course subjects can be included in the major area for the degree (ANSC, WSCI, PLSS).
Animal Science (ANSC)
ANSC 5305 Graduate Research Project 3 SCH (3)
Designed for project option students and requires completion of research project. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
ANSC 5306 Thesis 3 SCH (3)
Designed for thesis option students. The course requires completion of thesis research. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for maximum of 6 semester hours.
ANSC 5307 Physiol of Mammalian Reprod 3 SCH (3-0)
ANSC 5333 Mammalian Endocrinology 3 SCH (3-0)
Survey of the endocrine system including endocrine glands and hormones which regulate energy metabolism, water and electrolyte balance, growth and reproduction. Prerequisites: ANSC 4303 or equivalent and 9 semester hours of chemistry/biochemistry.
ANSC 5335 International Animal Agric 3 SCH (3-0)
Students will acquire practical knowledge on international trends and developments in animal agriculture production, on small livestock as an increasingly important global source of food and on how to design and execute projects targeted at the rural poor.
ANSC 5336 Envir Physiology of Animals 3 SCH (3-0)
Principles of domestic animal and wildlife adaptation to tropical and sub-tropical environments. Areas of emphasis will include bioclimatology, physiological temperature regulation mechanisms and nutritional, reproductive and genetic adaptation. Prerequisite: ANSC 4303 or equivalent.
ANSC 5337 Ruminant Nutrition and Physiol 3 SCH (3-0)
ANSC 5338 Monogastric Nutrition 3 SCH (3-0)
ANSC 5351 Advn Range Livestock Productn 3 SCH (3-0)
This is an interdisciplinary course studying modern beef cattle production, breeding genetics, reproductive physiology, nutrition and economics.
ANSC 5390 Advanced Studies in Animal Sci 3 SCH (3)
Material offered is determined by the needs of the students. Laboratory and lecture vary according to the subject needs. May be repeated once under a different topic.
ANSC 5395 Advanced Probs in Animal Sci 1-3 SCH (1-3)
Independent work that may include a laboratory or field problem. Variable credit dependent upon the problem; may be repeated for a total of 6 semester hours. Prerequisite: approval of a staff member who will supervise the problem.
ANSC 5399 Research Topics 1-9 SCH (1-9)
This course is specifically designed for Plan I students. Required during the research, data analysis, and initial writing stage. Grading for the course will be S for satisfactory or U for unsatisfactory.
Ranch Management (RAMT)
RAMT 5305 Graduate Research Project 3 SCH (3)
Designed for project option students and requires completion of research project. Prerequisite: departmental approval. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
RAMT 5306 Thesis 3 SCH (3)
This course is for thesis students. The course requires 6 hours of grades, 3 hours will consist of completion of a thesis proposal and 3 hours will consist of the thesis. Completion of the thesis proposal must occur as a prerequisite to, or be enrolled in during the same semester as the 3 hours of thesis.
RAMT 5350 Practicum in Ranch Management 3 SCH (3-0)
Students apply tools and techniques learned in other courses to current issues facing the ranching industry. Course requires on ranch study of these current problems integrating tool and techniques learned in other courses using a system approach. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 semester hours.
RAMT 5351 Sys Apprch Natrl Res Prblm Sol 3 SCH (3-0)
Concept of sysem dynamic s applied to solving natural resource management issues. Intensive application of system dynamics approaches and applied application to ranch and wildlife management and other disciples.
RAMT 5352 Advn Ranch Planning and Analys 3 SCH (3-0)
This course is an interdisciplinary approach to ranch management. It will include: finance, managerial accounting, management information systems, and natural resource monitoring.
RAMT 5390 TOP: Adv Studies in Ranch Mgt 1-3 SCH (1-3-0)
Material offered is determined by the needs of the students. Variable credit dependent upon the topic; may be repeated for a total of 9 semester hours under different topics.
RAMT 5695 Advanced Problems in Ranch Mgt 3-6 SCH (3-6)
Independent work that may include a laboratory or field problem. Variable credit dependent upon the problem; may be repeated for a total of 3 semester hours for thesis option students or 6 semester hours for project option and course-only option students. Prerequisite: approval of a faculty member who will supervise the problem.
Potential graduate students are advised to write the department for current information on program opportunities. The thesis must be completed within seven consecutive years of initial registration. Students seeking the thesis option leading to a Master of Science degree should expect to take a minimum of 30 hours of coursework (24 hours of formal courses plus one section of 5306 for completion of the proposal and a 2nd section of 5306 upon the completion of the thesis). A non-thesis option for the MS degree can be earned by students in Animal Science graduate program with successful completion of minimum of 36 hours of formal coursework. Students must obtain an approved degree plan from their academic advisor prior to courses being accepted toward their degree. Students who received a graduate stipend are expected to be enrolled as a full-time student each semester. Research hours (5399 or 6999) can be taken to fulfill the obligation of being a full-time graduate student; however, research hours do not count toward formal course work hours.
Animal Science, M.S.
Animal Science, M.S. - Graduate Thesis (Plan I)
The 30-credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 18 credit hours in graduate level ANSC courses in Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology, and 3 hours of quantitative analysis statistics- based course is required toward ANSC Master of Science degree. Additionally, free elective courses may count toward the 3-credit hour requirement; ANSC 5399 - Research Topics course is optional and only 3 credit hours permitted towards degree plan.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core-Support Field 1 | 3 | |
| Advanced Studies in Animal Sci 1 | ||
| Major Research | 6 | |
In addition to the above, the course below must be taken twice for a total of six (6) semester credit hours | ||
| Thesis | ||
| Major Elective Courses 2 | 18 | |
| Free Elective Courses 3 | 3 | |
| TOTAL | 30 Credits | |
- 1
Student may substitute this quantitative analysis course with any 5000-level or 6000-level statistics course.
- 2
See List of ANSC Major Course Options as shown after Plan III.
- 3
Free Elective- Electives from graduate-level coursework in biology, geography/GIS, animal science, agriculture science, rangeland and wildlife science, plant and soil science, environmental science, and ranch management.
Animal Science, M. S. - Graduate Project (Plan II)
The 36-credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 24 credit hours in graduate level ANSC courses in Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology, and 3 hours of quantitative analysis statistics-based course is required toward ANSC Master of Science degree. Additionally, free elective courses may count toward the 36-credit hour requirement.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core-Support Field 1 | 3 | |
| Advanced Studies in Animal Sci 1 | ||
| Major Research | ||
| Graduate Research Project | ||
| Major Elective Courses 2 | 18 | |
| Free Elective Courses 3 | 12 | |
| TOTAL | 36 Credits | |
- 1
Student may substitute this quantitative analysis course with any 5000-level or 6000-level statistics course.
- 2
See List of ANSC Major Course Options as shown after Plan III.
- 3
Electives from graduate-level coursework in biology, geography/GIS, animal science, agriculture science, rangeland and wildlife science, plant and soil science, environmental science, and ranch management.
Animal Science, M. S. - Graduate Coursework Only (Plan III)
The 36-credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 24 credit hours in graduate level ANSC courses in Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology is required toward ANSC Master of Science degree. Additionally, free elective courses may count toward the 36-credit hour requirement.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core-Support Field 1 | 3 | |
| Advanced Studies in Animal Sci | ||
| Major Elective Courses 2 | 24 | |
| Free Elective Courses 3 | 9 | |
| TOTAL | 36 Credits | |
- 1
Student may substitute this quantitative analysis course with any 5000-level or 6000-level statistics course.
- 2
See List of ANSC Major Course Options as shown after Plan III.
- 3
Electives from graduate-level coursework in biology, geography/GIS, animal science, agriculture science, rangeland and wildlife science, plant and soil science, environmental science, and ranch management.
List of Major Elective Course Options
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ANSC 5307 | Physiol of Mammalian Reprod | 3 |
| ANSC 5335 | International Animal Agric | 3 |
| ANSC 5333 | Mammalian Endocrinology | 3 |
| ANSC 5336 | Envir Physiology of Animals | 3 |
| ANSC 5337 | Ruminant Nutrition and Physiol | 3 |
| ANSC 5338 | Monogastric Nutrition | 3 |
| ANSC 5351 | Advn Range Livestock Productn | 3 |
| ANSC 5390 | Advanced Studies in Animal Sci | 3 |
| ANSC 5395 | Advanced Probs in Animal Sci | 1-3 |
| ANSC 5399 | Research Topics * | 1-9 |
- *
ANSC 5399 may only be taken by students pursuing the thesis degree option (Plan I). Only three (3) credits will be counted towards the degree total.
Ranch Management, M.S.
Ranch Management, M.S.- Graduate Project
Graduate Project (Plan II track): The 30 credit hour requirement is met through major core, major research, and major elective courses. A minimum of 18 credit hours in graduate-level Ranch Management courses in the Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology, and 3 hours of quantitative analysis statistics-based course is required toward RAMT Master of Science degree. Additionally, 6 hours of prescribed ANSC and 3 hours of management-related courses count toward the 30 credit hour requirement.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Core Courses | ||
| Sys Apprch Natrl Res Prblm Sol | ||
| TOP: Adv Studies in Ranch Mgt 1 | ||
| Practicum in Ranch Management | ||
| Advanced Problems in Ranch Mgt | ||
| Major Core-Support Field | ||
| Ruminant Nutrition and Physiol | ||
| Advn Range Livestock Productn | ||
| Advanced Studies in Animal Sci | ||
| Managerial Finance 2 | ||
| Major Research | ||
| Graduate Research Project | ||
| TOTAL | 30 | |
- 1
This course must be taken twice- topics must change.
- 2
Student may substitute this Quantitative Analysis Course with any 5000-level or 6000-level STAT course.