| The M.S. degree in Animal Sciences may be earned for a program of study in reproductive
physiology, animal health, nutrition or management. The Ph.D. degree may be earned by
completing a program of study in Food and Nutrition Sciences or Biological Sciences.
Thesis research constitutes a major portion of the M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Students
interested in pursuing graduate studies in animal nutrition should have undergraduate
courses in mathematics, physics, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and quantitative
analysis. Training in physiology and biochemistry is desirable for students interested in
animal physiology, and some work in statistics is desirable for all graduate students.
Graduate students will take many of their formal graduate courses in supporting
departments, depending upon their specific interests and fields of study. Graduate
students appointed to assistantships in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences field devote
half time to work in the Department. Complete research facilities are available, including
laboratories and animal units, with opportunities for field tests.
The Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering also offers a non-thesis Master of
Professional Studies (M.P.S.) degree in Animal Sciences. Requirements for the M.P.S. are
30 credit hours, of which at least 15 hours must be 500 and/or 600-level. In addition,
each student will be required to complete a minimum of three hours in an "independent
study" type course within the Department. The M.P.S. student is required to
demonstrate competence in chosen fields of specialization during an oral comprehensive
examination at the completion of his or her program. Courses selected must include a
minimum of 12 credits in the Animal and Veterinary Sciences area of the Department of
Biosystems Science and Engineering. In addition, a minimum of 12 hours must be selected in
a specialized field of study. The three credit 'independent study" type course is to
be a short-term research-type project. Upon completion of the project, a written report
will be presented to the major professor and a seminar on the project will be presented to
the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering.
For more information on graduate programs at the University of Maine and to apply
online see the Graduate School Website.
Undergraduate Courses (Available for Graduate Credit, See courses section for
description)
- AVS 401 Senior Paper in Animal Science I
- AVS 402 Senior Paper in Animal Science 11
- AVS 437 Animal Diseases
- AVS 445 Sustainable Animal Production systems
- AVS 455 Animal Nutrition
- AVS 461 Animal Breeding
- AVS 463 Feeding Companion Animals
- AVS 466 Feeding Dairy Cattle
- AVS 480 Physiology of Reproduction
Graduate Courses
AVS 590 Special Topics in Animal Science
Anatomy, breeding diseases, management, nutrition, physiology as related to poultry or
dairy. Prerequisite:permission. Cr Ar.
AVS 633 Graduate Seminar in Animal Science
Instruction in the techniques of, and the opportunity to practice, the oral presentation
of scientific information to a critical audience. (Pass/Fail Grade Only). Cr1
AVS 690 Graduate Research in Animal Science
Cr Ar.
AVS 699 Graduate Thesis Cr Ar.
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