There is no thesis requirement for coursework-based MSc degrees. Instead, students complete 36 credits, from which at least 19 credits should be from course credits (as per tables below) and a special topic (VDPAM 590) fulfilling at least 3 credits. The special topics course is based on 1-1 interaction between students and a graduate faculty (typically the major professor), where students will obtain the background related to a Veterinary Preventive Medicine-related topic. The remaining credits are from VDPAM 599, where students develop a novel creative component based on the special topic chosen.
Core courses (select all)
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Course |
Description |
Credits |
Semester |
|
VDPAM 528 ON |
Principles of Epidemiology and Population Health |
3 cr |
S |
|
STAT 587 ON* |
Statistical Methods for Research Workers |
4 cr |
F, S, SS |
Required advanced applied statistics courses (select at least 1 of 2 for non-thesis MS)
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Course |
Semester |
Credits |
Semester |
|
VDPAM 527 ON |
Applied Statistical Methods in Population Studies |
3 cr |
Alt. F, Odd |
|
VDPAM 529 ON |
Epidemiological Methods in Population Research |
3 cr |
Alt. F, Even |
Required applied VDPAM courses (select at least 2 of 5)
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Course |
Description |
Credits |
Semester |
|
VDPAM 560X ON |
Ecology of Infectious Disease |
3 cr |
Alt. S, Odd |
|
VDPAM 650 or VDPAM 562X |
Swine Diagnostic Medicine or Applied Diagnostic Technologies, respectively |
4 cr and 3 cr |
F; Alt. F, Even, respectively |
|
VDPAM 564X ON |
Animal Welfare Science and Research |
3 cr |
Alt. S, Even |
|
VDPAM 567X ON |
Design and Implementation of Field Trials |
3 cr |
Alt. F, Odd |
ON = available online. ON* = STAT 587 available online typically in Spring and Summer. S = Spring, SS = Summer, F = Fall. Odd = offered in odd numbered years. Even = offered in even numbered years.