Animal Science -
Animal and Range Sciences
Department; College of Agriculture
Equine
Science: emphasizes science
and technology combined with
practical aspects of management,
horsemanship and training.
Livestock
Management and Industry:
stresses the application of
science to livestock production,
incorporating courses in agriculture
economics and business. This
program focuses on sustainable
livestock systems, business,
and management skills as they
relate to livestock enterprises
and production service industries.
Science
Option: emphasizes greater
depth in the basic sciences
and is designed for highly
motivated students who have
a strong interest in graduate
training or professional school.
Biological Sciences -
Ecology Department; College
of Letters and Science
Conservation Biology and Ecology: gives students a clear understanding of the ways that natural and human-related processes affect species, communities and ecosystems, and relate this knowledge to its broad societal context.
Fish
and Wildlife Ecology and Management:
provides a professional degree
program for those students
who have an interest in employment
in these fields. Study leading
toward a bachelor's degree
emphasizes basic principles
of animal ecology, with considerable
work in related fields.
Organismal
Biology: provides a rigorous
program of study in plant
or animal biology at the whole-organism,
species, population, and community
levels, while allowing students
flexibility in selecting those
biology courses that best
meet their interests and objectives.
Biology
Teaching: certifies graduates
to be qualified to teach secondary
school biology and provides
a solid education in biology
and basic sciences with professional
preparation courses required
for state teacher certification.
Biotechnology -
Veterinary Molecular Biology
Dept; Microbiology Dept; Plant
Sciences and Plant Pathology
Department
Modern
research in cellular and molecular
biology and its resultant
technology offers unparalleled
opportunities to provide solutions
to our society's most urgent
problems in human and animal
health, agriculture, and environmental
quality.
Animal
Systems
Plant
Systems
Microbial
System
Cell Biology and
Neuroscience - Cell
Biology and Neuroscience Department;
College of Letters and Science
Biomedical
Sciences: The biomedical
science options curriculum
provides a strong background
for students who are (1) interested
in biomedical sciences career
in research or teaching, or
(2) plan on a career in medicine
or other health professions.
Cell
Biology and Neuroscience:
The curriculum in the cell
biology and neuroscience option
provides a strong background
for students who are interested
in a career in research or
teaching in cell biology,
molecular biology, developmental
biology, or neuroscience.
Chemistry; Biochemistry
option - Chemistry
and Biochemistry Department;
College of Letters and Science.
This
course of study includes a
core of Chemistry, Biochemistry,
and biology courses for the
student interested in the
molecular nature of biological
materials and life processes.
Environmental
Horticulture - Plant
Sciences and Plant Pathology
Department; College of Agriculture
Environmental
Horticulture Science:
the science and art of growing
and maintaining plants for
food and the enjoyment and
improvement of the human environment.
Its application through research
has led to improved varieties
of plants to benefit our daily
lives.
Landscape
design: prepares students
to solve aesthetic and functional
landscape problems.
Environmental Sciences -
Land Resources and Environmental
Sciences Department: College
of Agriculture
Environmental
Biology: intended to train
students who are interested
in understanding the ecology
of organisms in natural environments,
and/or in understanding how
organisms may be used to clean
up environments that have
been disturbed by human activities.
Soil and Water Sciences
: provides students with fundamental training in biological,
chemical, and physical sciences and advanced training in soil and
water sciences.
Land Rehabilitation -
Land Resources and Environmental
Sciences Department; College
of Agriculture
This
course of study provides training
in site re-vegetation, soil
remediation, riparian zone
restoration, stream channel
restoration, investigation
of impacted geologic resources,
restoration ecology, and remediation
of sites contaminated by industrial
activities.
Geospatial and Environmental
Analysis - Land Resources
and Environmental Sciences;
College of Agriculture
This program
is for students interested
in land resources and their
management at landscape scales.
Microbiology -
Microbiology Department; College
of Letters and Science
Environmental
Health: provides a program
for attaining a broad understanding
of the physical, chemical,
and biological factors in
our environment, and their
interactions that relate to
health.
Medical
Laboratory Science: designed
to prepare students for careers
in Clinical Laboratory Science.
Microbiology:
In this option, students obtain
a thorough education in the
fields of medical, ecological,
physiological and environmental
microbiology, immunology,
virology, and molecular biology.
Natural Resources
and Rangeland Ecology -
Animal and Range Sciences
Department; College of Agriculture
Rangeland
Ecology and Management:
provides training in soils,
vegetation, water, riparian
areas, and livestock production
on rangelands.
Wildlife
Habitat Ecology and Management:
the science and art of managing
wildland habitats for wildlife.
Plant Sciences -
Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology
Department; College of Agriculture
Crop
Science: The challenge
for crop scientists is to
implement crop and soil management
schemes that maintain and/or
increase production, but at
the same time conserve our
soil and water resources and
preserve the delicate balance
in the agroecosystem.
Plant
Biology: Plant biology
provides a broad education
in the plant sciences.
