Animal Sciences
Alumnus Rachel Mead, Farmer
"I think the Animal Sciences Program opened me up more.I definitely think it improved my interactions with other people..."
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Overview
The Animal Sciences minor is designed for students who wish to supplement their academic major with studies in animal science.
Requirements
Students are required to complete a minimum of 20 credits, at least 6 of which must be at the 400 level. A grade of C or better must be obtained in each course in order to complete the minor. The core of prescribed courses develops a foundation in the various basic disciplines of animal science. Additional courses may be selected by the student to emphasize the production/management of beef cattle, companion animals, dairy cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, or swine or to emphasize genetics, nutrition, or physiology.
Prescribed courses
- AN SC 001 (4) - Animal Science
- AN SC 290W (1) - Careers in Animal Science
- AN SC 207 (2) - (FD SC) Animal products Technology AND
- AN SC 208 (1) - (FD SC) Animal products Technology OR
- AN SC 300 (GN) (3) - Integrated Animal Biology
- AN SC 301 (3) - Principles of Animal Nutrition
Additional Courses
- AN SC 305 (3) - Companion Animal Nutrition Management
- AN SC 306 (3) - Swine Production and Management
- AS SC 308 (4) - Sheep and Goat Production and Management
- AN SC 309 (4) - Beef Cattle Production and Management
- AN SC 310 (3) - Dairy Cattle Production and Management
- AN SC 311 (3) - Poultry Production and Management
- AN SC 314 (3) - Laboratory Methods in Rodent Research
- AN SC 327 (3) - Horse Production and Management
400-Level Courses
The student must select, in consultation with the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, at least 6 credits at the 400 level from the following list:
- AN SC 400 (1) - Application of Management Principles
- AN SC 405 (3) - Advanced Canine Nutrition and Management
- AN SC 407 (3) - Advanced Horse Management
- AN SC 410 (4) - Advanced Dairy Herd Management
- AN SC 411 (3) - Advanced Poultry Management
- AN SC 413 (3) - Transgenic Biology
- AN SC 417 (2) - Introduction to Horse Judging
- AN SC 418 (3) - Nutrient Management in Agricultural Systems
- AN SC 419 (3) -Applied Animal Welfare
- AN SC 420 (4) - Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
- AN SC 421 (2) - Poultry Evaluation and Selection
- AN SC 422 (3) - Dairy Cattle Evaluation and Selection
- AN SC 423 (3) - Comparative Physiology of Domestic Animals
- AN SC 424 (3) - Livestock Breeding Evaluation and Selection
- AN SC 425 (3) - (VSC) Principles of Avian Diseases
- AN SC 426 (2 - 4) - Advanced Judging and Selection
- AN SC 427 (3) - Milk Secretion
- AN SC 431W (4) - Physiology of Mammalian Reproduction
- AN SC 432 (1) - Techniques in Cattle Reproduction
- AN SC 442 (3) - Quantitative Inheritance and Animal Breeding
- AN SC 450 (3) - Dairy Farm Management Systems
Enrolling
Students may apply for admission into the Animal Sciences minor by consulting with the Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Dr. Harold Harpster,315 William L. Henning Bldg., University Park, PA 16802, phone (814-863-0734). h1h@psu.edu
