Animals
Study all things animals with Ag Sciences.
Do you see yourself in the lab, working to diagnose or cure animal diseases? Wading through deep forest streams monitoring native trout? On the land, managing a herd? If animals are your future, explore the variety of opportunities provided by the College of Agricultural Sciences!
Interest Area Visits for Prospective Students
Visit us to learn about majors and careers that correspond to your passions! Each visit lasts up to three hours and includes an optional Ag Hill tour, college overview, opportunities to talk to current students and faculty, and meetings with representatives from majors of your choosing.
Majors
The following majors each offer a unique pathway to careers associated with animals. Curious? Dive into each web page and request information to learn more.
Dive into this hands-on approach to a business degree, with a focus on the unique challenges of the multibillion-dollar agriculture industry.
Prepare to join the ranks of the next generation of agriculture educators. Take positions in high schools, colleges, extension, the agriculture industry, and government agencies.
Develop a broad, practical background in all aspects of the science and business of agriculture while focusing your expertise with a required minor.
Launch your future through this hands-on, science-based education in all aspects of the science and business of raising animals—and it’s a great path to veterinary school.
Take on this exciting pathway to combat bioterrorism, conduct cutting-edge research to find cures for deadly diseases, or prepare for medical school.
Unleash science to explore topics like cancer and environmental pollution to prepare for medical school and other biomedical careers.
Become exceptionally prepared for veterinary school and discover additional opportunities in public health and biomedical research.
Gain a science-based foundation for a career outdoors managing animal and fish species, protecting their respective environments, and practicing environmental stewardship.
Minors
Minors can be a great complement to your major and help you to refine your personal and career goals. Here are just a few examples.
The study of the business and science of horses, including nutrition, physiology, reproduction, genetics, growth, behavior, and management
A multidisciplinary approach integrating human medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental science to optimize the health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems. Students think dynamically and globally about how health is affected, diseases are transmitted, and environment plays a role in disease.
Focusing on the biology, management, and diseases of various avian species with an emphasis on domestic fowl
Providing basic competency in the principles and practices of wildlife and fisheries conservation, research, and management
Ag Journeys
Here’s a glimpse of life in ag from a student perspective.