Animal Science - Veterinary Biosciences, Biotechnology, and One Health Concentration (MS)

Program Educational Goals:

Demonstrate functional knowledge and skills in host-pathogen interactions, nutrition, and immunology.
Apply technical training in cell and molecular biology techniques in research, diagnostic, and clinical applications relevant to animal science.
Demonstrate understanding of scientific methodology, experimental design, and data analysis through successful completion of an individual research experience.

Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

This non-thesis degree requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 hours of graduate-level coursework.

Host Pathogen Core:

Essential to an understanding of the concept of One Health is knowledge of host-pathogen interactions in the context of their environment. The Host-Pathogen Interactions Core is a total of 9 credit hours of graduate-level courses, of which 3 credit hours must be from an ANFS course.

ANFS 635 - Animal Virology Credit(s): 3
ANFS 639 - Food Microbiology Credit(s): 4
ANFS 640 - Comparative Histopathology Credit(s): 4
ANFS 648 - Current Topics in One Health Credit(s): 3
BISC 625 - Cancer Biology Credit(s): 3
BISC 682 - Bacterial Pathogens: Molecular Mechanisms Credit(s): 3
ENWC 611 - Insect Pest Management Credit(s): 3

Nutrition and Immunology Core:

Essential for an understanding of the concept of One Health is knowledge of how nutrition informs and shapes host immune processes. This core is composed of 6 credit hours of graduate-level courses, 3 credit hourrs of which must be from ANFS.

ANFS 624 - Monogastric Nutrition Credit(s): 3
ANFS 636 - Immunology of Domestic Animals Credit(s): 3
ANFS 654 - Advanced Ruminant Nutrition Credit(s): 3
ANFS 655 - The Gut Microbiome: Microbial and Host Perspectives Credit(s): 4
ANFS 675 - Veterinary Biochemistry Credit(s): 3
NSCI 640 - The Immune System and Behavior Credit(s): 3

Technical and Practical Training:

This core requires the acquiring of real-world, hands-on skills for accomplishing research tasks. The Technical and Practical Training Core is a total of a minimum of 9 credit hours of graduate-level courses, of which 3 credit hours must be from an ANFS course.

ANFS 644 - Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3
ANFS 650 - Applied Biomedical Communication Credit(s): 3
ANFS 671 - Paradigms in Cell Signaling Credit(s): 3
BINF 644 - Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3
BINF 650 - Protein Modifications Credit(s): 3
BINF 694 - Systems Biology I Credit(s): 3
BINF 816 - Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments Credit(s): 3
BMEG 679 - Introduction to Medical Imaging Systems Credit(s): 3
CHEM 624 - Principles of Mass Spectrometry Credit(s): 3
CHEM 645 - Protein Structure and Function Credit(s): 3
CHEM 646 - DNA-Protein Interactions Credit(s): 3
MMSC 603 - Research Design and Statistics Credit(s): 3
MMSC 608 - Molecular Preparatory Techniques Credit(s): 2
MMSC 625 - Basic Recombinant DNA Techniques Credit(s): 4
MMSC 626 - Protein Purification and Characterization Credit(s): 3
MMSC 627 - Flow Cytometry Credit(s): 2
MMSC 635 - Practical Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics Credit(s): 3
MMSC 651 - Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques Credit(s): 4
MMSC 691 - Human Molecular Genetics Credit(s): 3
MMSC 692 - Application of Molecular Diagnostics Techniques Credit(s): 3

Research Training and Data Analysis:

This core requires the learning of approaches to statistical analysis of biologically-derived data. 3 credit hours required.

BISC 643 - Biological data analysis Credit(s): 3
STAT 608 - Statistical Research Methods Credit(s): 3
STAT 656 - Biostatistics Credit(s): 3

Individual Research Experience:

3 credit hours required.

ANFS 668 - Research Credit(s): 1-6