Animal Science, Ph.D.

About the Animal Science Doctoral Program

The Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science is a research-intensive degree that requires completion of a dissertation, a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate coursework, and 12 dissertation hours, for a total of 72 credit hours. With approval of the student’s advisory committee, up to 30 semester hours from a completed Master of Science degree (excluding thesis and seminar hours) may be applied toward the doctoral program. 

Doctoral students may specialize in biological and physiological areas of emphasis including animal nutrition; animal health; animal behavior, welfare, and training; growth and development; canine olfaction; equine science; meat science and muscle biology; food science; food safety and security; and food animal systems. 

Students receiving graduate stipends have defined responsibilities in research and teaching. These awards typically include waivers of non-resident tuition, consistent with university policy.