Course Equivalency Tool (Montana University System Common Course Changes)
EQUS
Equine Sciences
EQUS 233 HORSE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT LAB EQUS 290R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EQUS 291 SPECIAL TOPICS EQUS 292 INDEPENDENT STUDY EQUS 327 EQUINE LAMENESS EQUS 346 EQUINE REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT EQUS 347 EQUINE FORM TO FUNCTION EQUS 423 EQUINE NUTRITION EQUS 430 HORSE MANAGEMENT EQUS 490R UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EQUS 491 SPECIAL TOPICS EQUS 492 INDEPENDENT STUDY EQUS 494 SEMINAR
Course Equivalency Tool (Montana University System Common Course Changes)
EQUS 233 - HORSE SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT LAB
Department of Animal & Range Sciences
• 1 credit lab
• Fall semesters
• Prerequisite: ANSC 100.
-- Laboratory designed to familiarize students with approved management
practices for horse enterprises.
EQUS 290R - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Department of Animal & Range Sciences
• 1-6 credit independent study; may be repeated
• Fall, Spring semesters
-- Directed undergraduate research which may culminate in a written
work or other creative project. Course will address responsible conduct
of research.
EQUS 291 - SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
• Prerequisite: None required but some may be determined necessary by
each offering department.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
EQUS 292 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 -3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
• Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval of department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
EQUS 327 EQUINE LAMENESS
F 3 cr. LEC 3
• Prerequisite: ANSC 265/266.
-- This course is structured to familiarize students with the many types
of lameness in the horse. Students will be instructed on the correlation
between anatomy, conformation, locomotion and lameness. Selected diseases
of the bones, joints, and soft tissue will be discussed. Significant
time will also be spent on lameness diagnosis, treatment, prognosis,
as well as shoeing principles for sound and lame horses.
EQUS 346 - EQUINE REPRODUCTIVE
MANAGEMENT
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
• Prerequisite: ANSC 265/266, ANSC 321.
-- This course is designed to familiarize students with the reproduction
in horses. Students will be instructed on the appropriate methods for
management of the stallion, mare and foal. The curriculum will also
include equipment and facilities use, as well as management of a breeding
facility.
EQUS 347 - EQUINE FORM TO FUNCTION
F 3 cr. LEC 2 LAB 1
• Prerequisite: ANSC 265/266 and Junior standing.
-- Development of methods for analyzing a horse's conformation along
with a good understanding of anatomy and its relationship to performance.
EQUS 423 - EQUINE NUTRITION
S alternate years, to be offered odd years 2 cr. LEC 2
• Prerequisite: ANSC 320 and Junior standing or consent of instructor.
-- Critical evaluation of current issues and related scientific literature
in equine nutrition; application to designing effective feeding programs.
EQUS 430 - HORSE MANAGEMENT
S 4 cr. LEC 3 LAB 1
• Prerequisite: ANSC 265/266, ANSC 320, ANSC 321, ANSC 322, or consent of instructor.
-- Horse management and problems with emphasis on behavior, nutrition,
reproduction, and management programs.
EQUS 490R - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
Department of Animal & Range Sciences
• 1-6 credit independent study; may be repeated
• Fall, Spring semesters
-- Directed undergraduate research which may culminate in a research
paper, journal article, or undergraduate thesis.
EQUS 491 - SPECIAL TOPICS
On Demand 1 - 4 cr. Maximum 12 cr.
• Prerequisite: Course prerequisites as determined for each offering.
-- Courses not required in any curriculum for which there is a particular
one-time need, or given on a trial basis to determine acceptability
and demand before requesting a regular course number.
EQUS 492 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
On Demand 1 - 3 cr. IND Maximum 6 cr.
• Prerequisite: Junior standing, consent of instructor and approval of
department head.
-- Directed research and study on an individual basis.
EQUS 494 - SEMINAR
On Demand 1 cr. SEM 1 Maximum 4 cr.
• Prerequisite: Junior standing and as determined for each offering.
-- Topics offered at the upper division level which are not covered
in regular courses. Students participate in preparing and presenting
discussion material.
