Animal Science - Business, Entrepreneurship, and Leadership Concentration (MS)

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Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Program Educational Goals:

Demonstrate functional knowledge and skills in animal science by proposing solutions to common challenges in animal science.
Apply knowledge and skills in leadership, organization, project management, ethics, and entrepreneurship to identify and solve relevant challenges in animal science.
Design and execute a problem-solving project related to a current issue in animal science.

Requirements for the Degree:

This degree requires satisfactory completion of 30 hours of graduate-level coursework, including 16 credits of graduate-level coursework, 5 credits of an in-depth project, a 3 credit ethics course, and 6 credits of PLUS coursework.

Animal Science Core:

Sixteen credit hours of graduate-level courses. Twelve of the credit hours must be ANFS courses with a focus on animal science or food science.

Ethics Requirement:

BUAD 640 - Ethical Issues in Domestic and Global Business Environments Credit(s): 3
or
UAPP 650 - Values and Ethics of Leadership Credit(s): 3

Project Requirement:

The degree candidate will prepare and submit a problem-solving project report under the supervision of their faculty advisor. This project may be an action program, the development of a plan to address a pertinent problem, the development of materials or methodology suited to the student’s situation, or the development and execution of research appropriate to the profession. A formal project report must be submitted to and approved by the candidate’s faculty advisor and the ANFS graduate committee. A maximum of five-credit hours are awarded for satisfactory completion of this project paper. Upon completion of the paper, the student shall be required to present a public seminar on the work and to pass an oral examination given by the candidate’s committee. This examination shall cover both course-work and the paper.

ANFS 666 - SPECIAL PROBLEM Credit(s): 1-12

Restricted Electives:

Choose two of the following:

BISC 643 - Biological data analysis Credit(s): 3
BUAD 670 - Managing People, Teams, and Organizations Credit(s): 3
BUAD 678 - Leading Across Boundaries Credit(s): 3
ENTR 616 - Applied Creativity Credit(s): 3
ENTR 658 - Developing New Technology-Based Products Credit(s): 3
ENTR 660 - High Technology Entrepreneurship Credit(s): 3
MISY 640 - Project Management and Costing Credit(s): 3
STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods Credit(s): 3
STAT 656 - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3
UAPP 604 - Leadership in Organizations Credit(s): 3
UAPP 684 - Performance Management and Program Evaluation Credit(s): 3
UAPP 689 - Innovation and Technology in Public and Nonprofit Organizations Credit(s): 3
UAPP 697 - Leading Organizations in Public & NP Sectors Credit(s): 3