Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Animal Science New Curriculum

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                  Units

Core Courses – 6 units 

ANSC231 – Advanced Livestock and Poulty Production                                    3

ANSC298 – Statistical Methods in Animal Science Research                           3

Major Courses – 12 units (minimum)

ANSC241 – Comparative Animal Nutrition                                                           3

ANSC242 – Feed Formulation and Quality Control                                              3

ANSC243 – Pasture and Forage Utilization                                                           3

ANSC251 – Advanced Animal Breeding                                                                3  

ANSC252 – Advanced Genetics 1 (Population and Quantitative Genetics)    3

ANSC253 – Advanced Genetics 2 (Molecular Genetics)                                    3

ANSC261 – Mammalian Physiology                                                                      3

ANSC262 – Endocrinology                                                                                      3

ANSC263 – Reproductive Physiology                                                                    1

ANSC271 – Advanced Dairy Production                                                               6

ANSC272 – Biology of Lactation                                                                            3

ANSC273 – Dairy Processing and Technology                                                     3

ANSC291 – Special Topics                                                                                      3

Elective Coursese

Elective 1 (ANSC281) – Animal-Derived Foods                                                    3

Elective 2 (ANSC282) – Advanced Animal Welfare of Farm Animals               3

Elective 3 - Special Course (Offered Off Campus)                                                3

Elective 4 - Special Course (Offered Off Campus)                                                3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 6 units (courses from another field of specialization)

ANSC299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                               1

ANSC300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                   6

SUMMARY

Core                                      ___ 6

Major                                         ___ 12

Minor/Cognate                        ___ 6

Graduate Seminar                   ___ 1

Master’s Thesis                       ___ 6

Total No. of Units Required:        31

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                                   Units

Major Courses – 19 units (minimum)

Required Courses:

DSOC205 - Sociological Theory                                                                                               3

DSOC206 - Contemporary Sociological Thought                                                                  3

STAT221 - Social Science Statistics                                                                                       3

DSOC208 - Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences                                    3

Elective Courses:

DSOC221 - Sociology of Agriculture                                                                                       3

DSOC224 - Demography                                                                                                           3

DSOC227 - Political Economy                                                                                                  3

DSOC232 - Geographic Info. Systems (GIS) for Social Sciences                                      3

DSOC235 - Collective Behavior and Grassroots Organizing                                              3

DSOC238 - Technology and Society                                                                                       3

DSOC241 - Gender, Work and Food in Rural Societies                                                        3

DSOC244 - Poverty, Peace and the Peasantry                                                                      3

DSOC247 - Social Program Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation                                    3

DSOC252 - Rural Resources Management, Access and Benefit Sharing                        3

Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

DSOC299 - Graduate Seminar                                                                                                 1

DSOC300 - Master’s Thesis                                                                                                     6

SUMMARY

Major                                      ___ 21

Minor/Cognate                     ___ 9

Graduate Seminar                ___ 1

Master’s Thesis                    ___ 6

                                                   -- --

Total No. of Units Required    37

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Chemistry

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                  Units

Core Courses – 15 units 

CHEM281 – Advanced Inorganic Chemistry                                                        3

CHEM221 – Advanced Organic Chemistry                                                           3

CHEM236 – Trends in Biochemistry                                                                      3

CHEM243 – Theoretical Analytical Chemistry                                                      3

CHEM252 – Advanced Physical Chemistry                                                           3

Required Courses – 8 units 

CHEM299a – Graduate Seminar                                                                             1

CHEM299b – Graduate Seminar                                                                             1

CHEM300 – Master's Thesis                                                                                   6

Elective Courses – 9 units (minimum)

CHEM283– Systematic Inorganic Chemistry                                                         3

CHEM285 – Physical Methods in Inorganic Chemistry                                        3

CHEM235 – Biochemical Techniques                                                                     3

CHEM226 – Chemistry of Natural Products                                                           3  

CHEM261 – Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology                                        3

CHEM254 – Computational Chemistry                                                                   3

CHEM263 – Aquatic Chemistry                                                                                3

CHEM287 – Advanced Synthesis of Inorganic Compounds                                3

CHEM224 – Physical Organic Chemistry                                                                3

CHEM228 – Spectroscopic Analysis                                                                       3

SUMMARY

Core Major                          ___ 15

Elective                                     ___ 9

Graduate Seminar                   ___ 2

Master’s Thesis                       ___ 6

Total No. of Units Required:        32

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                        Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

Required:

DEVC205 – Communication Science                                                                            3

DEVC298 – Communication Research                                                                         3

Other Options:
DEVC211 – Communication and Rural Change                                                         3

DEVC212 – Educational Communication Technology                                              3

DEVC213 – Communication and Development                                                         3

DEVC214 – Organizational Communication                                                              3

DEVC218 – Communication and Culture                                                                    3

DEVC224 – Communication Policies and Planning                                                  3

DEVC231 – Communication and Development Intervention                                  3

DEVC232 – Evaluation of Communication Materials & Projects                  3

DEVC234 – Educational Communication Systems Mgt.                                         3

DEVC235 – Communication of Scientific and Technical Information                  3

DEVC242 – Knowledge Systems                                                                                 3

DEVC251 – Advanced Audiovisual Communication                                               3

DEVC290 – Special Problem                                                                                        2

DEVC291 – Special Topics                                                                                        1-3

DEVC295 – Statistics for Communication Research                                              3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

DEVC299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                     1

DEVC300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                         6

SUMMARY

Major                                     ___ 21

Minor/Cognate                    ___ 9

Graduate Seminar               ___ 1

Master’s Thesis                  ___ 6

                                                  -- --

Total No. of Units Required:  37

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively. c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                  Units

Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

ANSC212 – Advanced Swine Production                                                              3

ANSC221 – Advanced Poultry Production                                                            3

ANSC231 – Advanced Ruminant Production                                                       3

ANSC241 – Feed Formulation and Quality Control                                             3  

ANSC242 – Non-Ruminant Nutrition                                                                    3

ANSC243 – Ruminant Nutrition                                                                             3

ANSC245 – Pasture and Forage Utilization                                                         3

ANSC251 – Advanced Animal Breeding                                                               3

ANSC252 – Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals                                    3

ANSC253 – Endocrinology                                                                                     3

ANSC254 – Artificial Insemination in Farm Animals                                         3

ANSC291 – Special Topics                                                                                  1-3

ANSC298 – Statistical Methods in Animal Science Research                         3

ANHL221 – Clinical Microbiology                                                                         3

ANHL232 – Clinical Parasitology                                                                          3

Minor/Cognate Courses – 9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

ANSC299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                               1

ANSC300 – Master’s Thesis                                                                                   6

SUMMARY

Major                                         ___ 21

Minor/Cognate                        ___ 9

Graduate Seminar                   ___ 1

Master’s Thesis                       ___ 6

Total No. of Units Required:        37

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work (PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.

Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Agronomy New Curriculum

Note:

a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.