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ANSC 401 - Animals and Society
Credits:
4.00
Through an interdisciplinary and historical lens, students
delve into the interaction and iterdependence of animals
and people, the changes and patterns over time, and the
resulting implications for the animal industry and the
quality of life for animals, people, and the planet. Topics
covered include agricultural production, organic farming,
sustainability, global agriculture, Community Supported
Agriculture (CSAs), research, nutrition, food safety,
genetics, animal health, aquaculture, animal welfare,
breeding, recreation, companionship, and the reproduction
of domestic animals. What are the major changes in meat
consumption by humans? Waht is the effect of these changes
on the environment and large and small farm operations?
What are the affects of biotechnological research performed
on animals for human benefits? What is the difference
between animal welfare and animal rights? Why should we
care? In what whys does this affect us?
ANSC 402 - Horsemanship
Credits:
3.00
For beginning, intermediate, and advanced riders. Lecture
and lab (lesson) format. All levels will work on correct
position for dressage and combined training with the
integration of appropriate theory. All students are
required to perform the following tasks independently:
properly groom, tack and cool out their horses. Students
should allow time before and after lab to do so. For the
safety of horse and rider, there is a rider weight limit of
200 pounds for all mounted activities in the UNH Equine
Program, including ANSc 402. THere are other courses that
provide students with opportunties for hands-on experience
with horses. Students who exceed the weight limit for NASC
402 are encouraged to contact Sarah RIgg at
Sarah.rigg@unh.edu to discuss other alternative courses.
Special fee. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
Lab. Prereq: permission.
ANSC 403 - Summer Horsemanship
Credits:
1.00
For beginning and intermediate riders. Basics of balance
seat, specializing in basic dressage and combined
training. There is no lecture with this summer course.
Limited number of students may stable their horses at the
University. Special fee. May be repeated for a maximum of
18 credits. Prereq: permission.
ANSC 405 - Theory of Horsemanship
Credits:
2.00
Principles and theory of horsemanship, dressage and
jumping, including biomechanics of the horse and rider,
rider position and aids, cross-country jumping and
conditioning, and the horse's instincts, senses, behavior
and training as they relate to riding. Online only.
ANSC 406 - Careers in Animal Science
Credits:
1.00
Survey of various areas of animal and veterinary science
and opportunities available. Cr/F.
ANSC 411 - Freshman Seminar in Equine Science
Credits:
1.00
Seminar format class. This introductory level class
provides students with an overview of the equine industry,
its economic impact and pressures and the job opportunities
available. Class also includes investigation of the
requirements and options within the UNH Equine Program and
exploration of the opportunities and resources available
for students. Cr/F.
ANSC 419 - Horse Power
Credits:
4.00
Students explore the enduring bond between the horse and
man and the effect of that bond on civilization by
considering: How has the horse and man's use of the horse
shaped civilization and contributed to societal change? How
has the progress of civilization and societal change
affected the horse and its role in society? What does our
use of the horse say about us as individuals and as a
society? Cannot receive credit if credit received for ANSC
444B.
ANSC 421 - Animal Agriculture Today
Credits:
4.00
This course provides an overview of the scope and diversity
of animal agriculture at the global, national and local
levels. It also provides an introduction to the animal
sciences through which students 1) learn basic animal
science terminology 2) acquire an appreciation of the
objectives of various animal enterprises and 3) gain
understanding of contemporary trends, challenges and
opportunities within animal agriculture. Special fee.
ANSC 444A - Animal Ethics: Your Child or Your Pet
Credits:
4.00
Human attitudes toward other animals are generally divided
into five categories: animal exploitation, animal use,
animal welfare, animal rights, and animal liberation. While
all five categories are examined, this course concentrates
on the differences between animal welfare and animal
rights. These two categories differ fundamentally on the
basis of the ethical or moral status they give animals.
Past human societies have justified both the worship of
animals and the torture and sacrifice of animals to the
gods. Animal rights believers rely on a rights-based
philosophy, while animal welfare advocates concentrate on a
utilitarian based set of values. Course concentrates on the
application of these two ethical philosophies to current
uses of animals such as the use of animals in research, the
use of animals as food (factory farming), the production
and use of transgenic animals, and the use of animals as
organ donors for humans (xenotransplantation). Since animal
rights is, in itself, not a discipline, students depend on
information from other disciplines ranging from moral
philosophy and ethics to history to genetics, production
agriculture, and ethology. Writing intensive.
ANSC #444B - Horse Power: Transforming and Reflecting Civilization
Credits:
4.00
Students explore the enduring bond between the horse and
man and the effect of that bond on civilization by
considering: How has the horse and man's use of the horse
shaped civilization and contributed to societal change?
How has the progress of civilization and societal change
affected the horse and how its role in society? What does
our use of the horse say about us as individuals and as a
society? Writing intensive. Special fee.
ANSC 500 - Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies
Credits:
4.00
Comprehensive examination of Equine Assisted Activities and
Therapies including types of therapeutic riding and its
physical, cognitive, and emotional benefits for clients
with a variety of disabilities. Topics include
hippotherapy, therapeutic riding, equine-facilliated mental
health, youth at risk, therapeutic vaulting, carriage
driving, equipment needs/modifications, special
considerations for selecting and training the therapy
horse, and the role of the volunteer therapist and
instructor. Students have the opportunity to work with
horses and riders in the UNH Therapeutic Riding Program
during labs, as well as view other programs on mandatory
field trips. Special fee.
ANSC 504 - Equine Science
Credits:
4.00
A fundamental equine science course including anatomy,
sports medicine, nutrition and preventative care. Students
present oral and written journal reviews on equine science
topics pertinent to lecture. Prereq: BIOL 412.
ANSC 507 - Survey of Equine Training Techniques
Credits:
3.00
Physiological development, control, and education; biting,
lunging, driving, and equine gymnastics. Special fee. Lab.
ANSC 510 - Integration of Culture and Agriculture in Ireland: Past, Present, and Future
Credits:
2.00 or 4.00
What was the worst natural disaster in 19th century Europe?
What characterizes Ireland's agriculture in the 21st
century? In this interdisciplinary course, students examine
the cultural, historical, political, economical, and
religious influences on Ireland's agriculture, fisheries,
and forestry. The crowning experience of the course, a
10-day study abroad in late May, provides students with a
window to the world as they experience the culture,
agriculture, and topograhpy of Ireland. Students will
immere themselves in local history and culture as they tour
working agricultural farms, university research facilities,
and cultural landmarks. Permission required. Not open to
freshmen. Special fee. Writing intensive. 2 or 4 credits.
Co-requisites:
INCO 589
ANSC 511 - Anatomy and Physiology
Credits:
4.00
Discussion/comparison of the principles of mammalian form
and function. Includes molecular and cellular mechanisms
of major processes (such as muscle contraction, neural
transmission, and signal transduction) and systematic
aspects of the nervous, endocrine, cardiovasular,
respiratory, gastronintestinal, and renal systems. Prereq:
BIOL 411-412. Special fee. Lab. No credit if credit earned
for BMS 507-508; ZOOL 518, ZOOL 625 and ZOOL 626. Not open
to freshmen.
ANSC 512 - Anatomy and Physiology
Credits:
4.00
Discussion/comparison of the principles of mammalian form
and function. Includes molecular and cellular mechanisms
of major processes (such as muscle contraction, neural
transmission, and signal transduction) and systematic
aspects of the nervous, endocrine, cardiovasular,
respiratory, gastronintestinal, and renal systems. Prereq:
BIOL 411-412 and ANSC 511. Special fee. Lab. No credit if
credit earned for BMS 507-508; ZOOL 518, ZOOL 625 and ZOOL
626. Not open to freshmen.
ANSC 520 - Classical Dressage Experience in Portugal
Credits:
2.00
Concentrated study of the Portuguese method of classical
dressage at L'Escola De Equitaco De Alcainca 'N Alcainca,
Portugal. Affords students the opportunity to ride at a
premiere center for equestrian art with a master of
classical dressage and to experience the culture of
Portugal. Offers full immersion in dressage riding,
teaching, and training. Trip takes place over Spring Break.
Weekly seminar held prior to departure. Special fee.
Prereq: ANSC 402: Horsemanship at I-2 level or above.
Permission required. May be repeated up to a maximum of 6
credits.
Co-requisites:
INCO 589
ANSC 543 - Technical Writing in Animal Sciences
Credits:
2.00
Emphasis on writing scientific articles and articles for
the end user on subjects pertaining to the animal science
industry. Students are expected to make several oral
presentations. Resume preparation is also included. Prereq:
ENGL 401 or equivalent; permission. Writing intensive.
ANSC 565 - Principles of Horse Trials Management
Credits:
2.00
Theory and hands-on involvement in the organizational
process of managing an eventing competition. Topics will
include budgeting, logistical needs, working with entries,
sponsorship, awards, publicity, facilities management,
course design and committee management. Students will
actively participate in the management and preparation of
the UNH Horse Trials, overseeing the committees working in
the phases of the event and also performing other
responsibilities. 1-credit, half semester course. (During
the fall semester, the class will meet for the first half
of the semester; during the spring semester, the class will
meet for the second half of the semester)
ANSC 600 - Field Experience
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
A supervised experience providing the opportunity to apply
academic experience in settings associated with future
professional employment and/or related graduate
opportunities. Must be approved by a faculty adviser
selected by the student. May be repeated to a maximum of 8
credit hours. Permission of supervising faculty member
required. Cr/F.
ANSC 600W - Field Experience
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
A supervised experience providing the opportunity to apply
academic experience in settings associated with future
professional employment and/or related graduate
opportunities. Must be approved by a faculty adviser
selected by the student. May be repeated to a maximum of 8
credit hours. Permission of supervising faculty member
required. Cr/F. Writing intensive.
ANSC 602 - Animal Rights and Societal Issues
Credits:
4.00
To explore all aspects of human-animal interaction and
welfare, emphasizing social, ethical, biological,
historical and economic aspects of animal care and use.
(Juniors and seniors only.) Special fee. Writing intensive.
ANSC 609 - Principles of Animal Nutrition
Credits:
4.00
Applied animal nutrition and nutrient metabolism. Prereq:
one year of chemistry; one semester of physiology.
ANSC 612 - Genetics of Domestic Animals
Credits:
4.00
Application of basic and molecular genetics to the
diagnosis and control of inherited diseases of domestic
animals and application of quantitative genetics for the
improvement of economically important traits of farm
animals. Prereq: BIOL 411 or permission.
ANSC 615 - Dairy Farm Internship
Credits:
14.00
An internship on a commercial dairy farm allowing the
student day-to-day management of a herd of Holstein cows
health and management (animal and financial) are studied.
Homework and monthly exams. Dairy Management majors only.
Permission required.
ANSC 620 - Equine Diseases
Credits:
4.00
Provides an understanding of the normal versus the abnormal
equine including recognition of clinical signs of the
abnormal equine., diagnosis and treatment options.
Knowledge of when to call a veterinarian and how to
administer follow up care. Emphasis on preventative health
care. Prereq: ANSC 504. Special fee. (Juniors and seniors
only.)
Co-requisites:
ANSC 640 - Principles of Riding Instruction
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to the principles, theory and practice of
Riding Instruction. Includes discussion of styles of
learning and instruction as applied to a riding
environment, student assessment, skill acquisition, lesson
planning, horse selection and principles of group and
private riding instruction. Students will use lab time to
observe, assist and practice teaching in sections of ANSC
402, which will be matched according to their abilities and
interests. Students will prepare for ARIA licensing
examinations as part of class. Fall semester only. Lab.
Prereq: ANSC 402 at Intermediate 1 or above, or permission.
ANSC 641 - Principles of Dressage Instruction
Credits:
2.00
Advanced principles and theory of dressage and advanced
concepts in teaching and coaching dressage. Students will
use lab time to observe, assist and practice teaching in
dressage-only sections of ANSC 402. Students will prepare
for ARIA licensing examinations as part of class. Spring
semester only. Lab. Prereq: ANSC 640.
ANSC 642 - Principles of Jumping Instruction
Credits:
2.00
Advanced principles and theory of jumping and advanced
concepts in teaching and coaching over fences in the arena
and cross-country. Students use lab time to observe, assist
and practice teaching in intermediate I and II level
sections of ANSC 402. Lab. Prereq: ANSC 640. Offered spring
semester of every odd numbered year.
ANSC 643 - Principles of Therapeutic Riding Instruction
Credits:
4.00
Principles and theory of teaching therapeutic riding,
including special considerations of teaching in a
therapeutic environment and methods of instruction for
individuals with a variety of disabilities. Lab consists of
observing, assisting and practice-teaching in UNH
Therapeutic Riding Program as preparation forPATH
International instructor certification process which is
done as part of this course. Spring semester only,
biannually, odd numbered years. Prereq: ANSC 640 and ANSC
500.
ANSC 650 - Dairy Industry Travel Course
Credits:
1.00
Extended field trip to a variety of dairy farms and dairy
related businesses in the Northeast with students and
faculty from other New England land grants. Includes
discussion sessions, case study, problem solving, and
journal report. Prereq: permission. May be repeated to a
maximum of 2 credits. Special fee.
ANSC 694 - Summer Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management
Credits:
4.00
SCREAM (Summer Cooperative for Real Education in
Agricultural Management) is a course in which students
perform the work and make financial and management
decisions associated with the CREAM dairy herd. Students
assume complete responsibility for the management and care
of the 25-cow herd for the entire summer. SCREAM provides
students with a unique experiential learning model that
will help them understand how to work together to manage
and operate a small business, the decision-making skills
required in production agriculture, and the application of
science to the management of a dairy herd. Prereq:
upper-class standing, permission.
ANSC 695 - Supervised Teaching Experience
Credits:
1.00 to 2.00
Participants are expected to perform such functions as
leading discussion sections, directing and assisting in
laboratories, and assisting students with their problems in
courses that participants have completed successfully.
Enrollment is limited to juniors and seniors who have a
minimum 3.00 cumulative average. Prereq: permission of
instructor and department chairperson. May be repeated up
to a maximum of 4 credits. Cr/F.
ANSC 698 - Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural Management (CREAM)
Credits:
4.00
CREAM (Cooperative for Real Education in Agricultural
Management) is a 2-semester course in which students
perform the work and make the financial management
decisions associated with the CREAM dairy herd. Students
assume complete responsibility for the management and care
of the 25-cow herd for the entire academic year. CREAM
provides students with a unique experiential learning model
that will help them understand how to work together to
manage and operate a small business, the decision-making
skills required in production agriculture and the
application of science to the management of a dairy herd.
Two semesters of 4 cr. each are required. Prereq: AAS 244
or ANSC 409/410, or permission.
ANSC 701 - Physiology of Reproduction
Credits:
4.00
Comparative aspects of embryology, anatomy, endocrinology,
and physiology of reproduction. Lab.
ANSC 708 - Ruminant Nutritional Physiology
Credits:
3.00
Anatomy of the ruminant gastrointestinal tract,
physiological factors related to rumen function, and
microbial and whole-body metabolism of carbohydrates,
protein, and lipids. Prereq: BMS 503 or equivalent.
Co-requisites:
ANSC 710 - Dairy Nutrition
Credits:
4.00
Feeding management of dairy cattle. Emphasis on
feedstuffs, nutritional requirements, and diet formulation
for efficient production and optimum health. Prereq: ANSC
609 or NUTR 750; permission.
Co-requisites:
ANSC 715 - Physiology of Lactation
Credits:
4.00
Examines the biological and biochemical influences of the
lactation process. Emphasis on the physiological effects
of environments, hormones, and nutrition on milk synthesis
and secretion, mammary physiology, and maternal response.
Prereq: ANSC 701, permission.
ANSC 724 - Reproductive Management and Artificial Insemination
Credits:
4.00
Focus on goals and fundamentals of reproductive management
of horses, dairy and livestock animals, and through actual
experience, development of competency in performing modern
breeding techniques for equine and bovine reproduction.
Permission required. Special fee. Lab.
ANSC 725 - Equine Sports Medicine
Credits:
4.00
Course focuses on equine anatomy and physiology in realtion
to athletic performance and injury. Students write an
independent paper assessing the use of an equine heart rate
monitor on either a UNH or private horse during the
semester. (Juniors and seniors only.) Prereq: ANSC 504,
512, 620. Special fee.
ANSC 727 - Advanced Dairy Management I
Credits:
4.00
Advanced management evaluation of milking procedures,
reproduction, genetics, herd health, feeding, housing, and
milking systems. Prereq: junior or senior standing;
permission.
Co-requisites:
ANSC 728 - Advanced Dairy Management II
Credits:
4.00
Advanced management evaluation of record keeping,
financial and business management, personnel management,
waste management, and marketing. Prereq: junior or senior
standing; permission. Special fee. Writing intensive.
Co-requisites:
ANSC 795 - Investigations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Investigations in genetics, nutrition, management,
diseases, histology, equestrian management/agribusiness,
physiology, cell biology, microbiology, dairy management,
or teaching experience. May be repeated up to a maximum of
4 credits. Prereq: permission.
ANSC 795W - Investigations
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Investigations in genetics, nutrition, management,
diseases, histology, equestrian management/agribusiness,
physiology, cell biology, microbiology, dairy management,
or teaching experience. May be repeated up to a maximum of
4 credits. Prereq: permission. Writing intensive.
ANSC 796 - Equine Senior Seminar
Credits:
2.00
This course is geared to prepare graduating seniors for
professional work experience, including skills related to
job seeking, resume preparation and interviewing for work
in the equine field. In addition, students will engage in
dialogue regarding current and relevant controversial
topics within the equine industry. Through guided group
discussion, selected readings and guest speakers, student
are exposed to subjects which equine professionals must
confront and address within the equine industry. This
course serves as a preparation for and pre-requisite to the
Equine Capstone Experience, ANSC 797.
ANSC 797 - Equine Capstone Experience
Credits:
4.00
This course allows students to review critical professional
skills, concepts and theories necessary for success within
the equine industry and then to demonstrate competence in
these areas, to a panel of equine program faculty. Students
also coordinate logistics and content of an outreach Equine
Education Day. Successful completion allows students to
showcase professional skills and abilities to the
non-academic equestrian community. Prereq: ANSC 796.
ANSC 799 - Honors Senior Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 4.00
Independent research culminating with a written honors
thesis in A) Genetics; B) Nutrition; C) Management; D)
Diseases; E) Histology; F) Light Horsemanship; G)
Physiology; H) Cell Biology; I) Microbiology; J) Dairy
Management. May be repeated up to a maximum of 8 credits.
Prereq: permission. IA. Writing intensive.