Doctor's degree Animal Science - Texas Tech University

Doctor's degree Animal Science from Texas Tech University is a Campus Ph.D Animal Science degree that prepares you for a Agriculture career. The doctoral program in animal science requires 60 hours of graduate coursework and 12 dissertation hours, totaling 72 hours. Students may transfer in 30 hours of coursework from a M.S. degree excluding thesis and seminar hours. Candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Animal Science may specialize in one of several areas of interest such as animal genetics, animal nutrition, reproductive or environmental physiology, exercise physiology, or meat science. No foreign language requirement exists, but such a requirement may be instituted at the discretion of the student's advisory committee. The department has a collaborative agreement with the Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences that will lead to a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences with an emphasis in exercise physiology. The program is designed for students with specific interests in human physiology and exercise. The curriculum includes coursework in physiology, biochemistry, neurosciences, cell function and regulation, and statistics. A preliminary examination administered by joint faculty from exercise physiology and animal science is required before the dissertation proposal. Interested persons should contact the department graduate coordinator. Additional general degree requirements may be found in other sections of the catalog. View more details on Texas Tech University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Animal Science courses.