Animal Science and Poultry Science (PhD): Poultry Science Concentration

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses		7
PO 801	Graduate Seminar In Poultry Science
PO 885	Doctoral Supervised Teaching
ST 511	Statistical Methods For Researchers I
or ST 512	Statistical Methods For Researchers II
Graduate Electives / Research Courses ¹		65
Students are encouraged to choose these courses from the "Graduate Elective Courses" and "Graduate Research Courses" listed below. Additional courses for Graduate Electives/Research Courses can be determined in conjunction with the advisory committee.

Total Hours		72

¹: Students can apply a maximum of 18-36 credit hours from a previous master's degree to reduce the number of elective courses needed to complete the PhD. See the Graduate School Handbook for guidelines on applying previous credit.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Students are encouraged to select from the courses below. This list of electives is not exhaustive. Students can work with their advisory committee to select electives from other programs that meet their academic goals or that fulfill requirements for a co-major, minor, or graduate certificate:
PO 506	Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management	3
PO 510	Poultry Product Safety	3
BSC 514	Studying Animal Behavior	3
PO 515	Comparative Nutrition	3
PO 520	Data Analytics for the Poultry and Swine Industries	3
PO 524	Comparative Endocrinology	3
FM 525	Feed Manufacturing Technology	3
PO 533	Poultry Processing and Products	3
ANS 537	Precision Livestock Farming Systems	3
FM 540	Extrusion Technology for Feeds and Foods	3
BCH 553	Biochemistry of Gene Expression	3
FM 560	Feed Mill Operations and Leadership	3
BIO 578	The Physiology of Stress	3
FM 580	Feed and Ingrdient Quality Assurance	3
PO 590	Special Problems in Poultry Science	1-3
FM 594	Advanced Feed Mill Practicum	1
FM 706	Vitamin Metabolism	3
IMM 757	Comparative Immunology	3
PO 775	Mineral Metabolism	3
FM 790	Advanced Feed Formulation	3
PO 820	Special Problems In Poultry Science	1-6

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Students are encouraged to choose from the following courses:
PO 890	Doctoral Preliminary Examination	1-9
PO 893	Doctoral Supervised Research	1-9
PO 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research	1-9
PO 896	Summer Dissertation Research	1
PO 899	Doctoral Dissertation Preparation	1-9