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Animal and Nutritional Science (ANSC)
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This program is offered in Durham.
Important Notice: The College of Life Sciences and Agriculture has recently undergone a major reorganization. The Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences (ANSC) has recently been divided between two departments.
The Department of Biological Sciences, www.biolsci.unh.edu/, now offers the master of science degree in animal science.
The Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, www.mcbs.unh.edu/, now offers the master of science degree in nutritional sciences, the Ph.D. in animal and nutritional sciences, and a postgraduate internship in dietetics. Visit the nutritional sciences page for a link to NUTR courses.
Information on these programs is offered below and at the Web sites linked above.
Degree Programs Offered: M.S., Ph.D.
The graduate program includes the M.S. degree in animal sciences, or a Ph.D. degree in animal and nutritional sciences. Areas of research specialization include human nutrition, mammalian physiology and pathology, nutritional biochemistry and metabolism, reproduction and endocrinology. Research activities utilize human, animal, and cell culture systems to investigate nutrient metabolism and a molecular-level understanding of life processes and diseases.
Admission Requirements
Students applying for the M.S. or Ph.D. program will be expected to present recent (within five years) general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and possess a background in basic sciences appropriate for advanced study in the proposed area of specialization (for example, courses in biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and physics). Although not required for candidacy in the Ph.D. program, an M.S. degree is suggested for most students. The student's committee may require certain undergraduate courses as part of the graduate program if additional competencies would be beneficial to the student.
Degree Requirements
M.S. in Animal Sciences
Ph.D. in Animal and Nutritional Sciences
The Ph.D. in animal and nutritional sciences trains students to gain advanced knowledge and develop research expertise in such areas as the cellular and molecular biology of various nutrients, nutritional physiology and biochemistry, vascular biology and cardiovascular disease, immunology and genetics, obesity and diabetes, dairy nutrition, human nutrition, reproductive physiology and endocrinology. It prepares students for future careers in technical consulting, education, and research in academic, industrial, and government institutions. Students with appropriate academic training at the baccalaureate or master's degree level will design a program of study in conjunction with a faculty guidance committee. The student will advance to candidacy after successful completion of all relevant graduate courses and passing a qualifying examination conducted by the guidance committee, which will contain oral and/or written components at the discretion of the committee members. The guidance committee for doctoral students will consist of a minimum of five members, three of whom must be from within the Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences and at least one member must be from outside the department. After the student's advancement to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree, a doctoral committee will be appointed to supervise and approve the dissertation.
The dissertation must be based on original hypothesis-driven research of publishable quality. A public presentation of the dissertation research findings will be followed by a final examination, which will be primarily an oral defense of the dissertation. The candidate will be required to serve as a teaching assistant for a minimum of two semesters or to teach a course for one semester. Aptitude in scientific communication will be developed by presentation of one seminar during each year of enrollment, not including the dissertation defense.
Courses
Courses
| Abbreviation | Course Number | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANSC | 801 | Physiology of Reproduction | 4 |
| ANSC | 802 | Endocrinology | 4 |
| ANSC | 804 | Pathologic Basis of Disease | 4 |
| ANSC | 805 | Veterinary Microbiology and Zoonotic Disease | 2 |
| ANSC | 806 | Human Genetics | 3 |
| ANSC | 807 | Routine Histological Processing Techniques | 4 |
| ANSC | 808 | Ruminology | 2 |
| ANSC | 809 | Special Histological Techniques and Stains | 4 |
| ANSC | 810 | Dairy Nutrition | 4 |
| ANSC | 814 | Research Methods in Endocrinology | 5 |
| ANSC | 815 | Physiology of Lactation | 4 |
| ANSC | 818 | Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
| ANSC | 824 | Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination | 4 |
| ANSC | 827 | Advanced Dairy Management I | 4 |
| ANSC | 828 | Advanced Dairy Management II | 4 |
| ANSC | 850 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 4 |
| ANSC | 851 | Cell Culture | 5 |
| ANSC | 895 | Investigations | 1 TO 4 |
| ANSC | 899 | Master's Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
| ANSC | 900 | Contemporary Topics in Animal, Nutritional, and Biomedical Sciences | 1 |
| ANSC | 901 | Practice of Research in the Life Sciences | 2 |
| ANSC | 902 | Philosophy of Research in the Life Sciences | 2 |
| ANSC | 904 | Amino Acid Metabolism | 2 |
| ANSC | 906 | Methods in Protein Nutrition and Metabolism | 2 |
| ANSC | 909 | Contemporary Trends in Reproductive Physiology | 4 |
| ANSC | 913 | Contemporary Topics in Immunobiology | 2 |
| ANSC | 995 | Non-thesis Investigations in Animal Science | 1 TO 4 |
| ANSC | 999 | Doctoral Research | 0 |
| NUTR | 811 | Lipid Metabolism | 4 |
| NUTR | 825 | Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise II | 4 |
| NUTR | 840 | Nutrition for Children with Special Needs | 2 |
| NUTR | 850 | Nutritional Biochemistry | 4 |
| NUTR | 856 | Treatment of Adult Obesity | 3 |
| NUTR | 870 | Nutrition and Gender Based Health Concerns | 2 |
| NUTR | 873 | Clinical Nutrition | 4 |
| NUTR | 880 | Critical Issues in Nutrition | 0 OR 4 |
| NUTR | 895 | Investigations | 1 TO 4 |
| NUTR | 898 | Nutrition Research Experience | 4 |
| NUTR | 899 | Master's Thesis | 1 TO 6 |
| NUTR | 900 | Contemporary Topics in Animal, Nutritional, and Biomedical Sciences | 1 |
| NUTR | 910 | Mineral Nutrition | 2 |
| NUTR | 912 | Vitamin Nutrition | 2 |
| NUTR | 929 | Dietetics: Principles and Practices | 4 |
| NUTR | 930 | Dietetics: Foodservice, Community and Research | 4 |
| NUTR | 931 | Dietetics: Clinical Theory and Practice | 4 |
| NUTR | 955 | Topics in Human Obesity | 4 |
| NUTR | 995 | Non-thesis Investigations | 1 TO 4 |
| MCBS | 997 | Seminar | 1 |
