MSc Degree (creative component option)

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)

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)

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)

Course

Description

Credits

Semester

VDPAM 560 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 564 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.