The emphasis of this degree is on students learning how to apply knowledge as professional practitioners. Animal Science M.P.S. students choose a broad plan of study or intensive training in a specialized area of animal science in preparation for careers in education, extension, or industry.
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The Animal Science M.S. graduate program is a research-oriented degree requiring the successful completion of a research project and thesis. The completion of 30 credits, including at least 18 at the graduate level, is required.
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Animal Science Ph.D. candidates engage in creative scholarship and research. Doctoral candidates must satisfy the two-semester residence requirement, write an acceptable dissertation, and pass both comprehensive and oral final examinations.
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This minor is for students majoring in other programs who choose to focus a portion of their academic work in a concentrated animal science discipline.
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Earn your graduate degree through multiple Penn State colleges. Typical specialties include biochemistry, ecology, environmental pollution control, science and engineering, molecular cellular and integrative biosciences, plant biology, and more.
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Degree requirements for master’s and doctoral programs and instructions on how to apply to the Animal Science graduate program.
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Handbooks and student orientation, information for international students, scholarship and research integrity, funding opportunities, and more for new Animal Science graduate students.
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Get information and answers to all your Penn State Animal Science graduate program questions.
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