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Twin Cities Campus
Veterinary Medicine M.S.College of Veterinary Medicine - Adm
College of Veterinary Medicine
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
College of Veterinary Medicine, 1365 Gortner Avenue, Room 443 VMC, Saint Paul, MN 55108 (612-625-3770; fax: 612-626-2825)
Email:
cvmmsphd@umn.edu
Website: http://www.cvm.umn.edu/vmed
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The mission of the Veterinary Medicine graduate program is to promote science-based research and provide high-quality education to develop scientists working to improve the health and well-being of animals and people.
Program Goals:
- Prepare independent basic and applied scientists for successful careers in academia, industry, government, or veterinary practice
- Foster development of specific skills including leadership, communication, independent and critical thinking, teaching, interdisciplinary research in collaborative environments, scientific and grant writing, experimental and analytical methods
- Contribute to the body of knowledge in basic, translational, and applied sciences in animal health and well-being, and emerging and zoonotic threats
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.25.
D.V.M. or equivalent; students with a B.A. or B.S. in biological sciences may be considered. Previous laboratory experience is strongly preferred.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants must submit a C.V. or résumé; three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with their scholarship and research potential; and a statement of any research experience, as well as career interests, goals, and objectives.
Special Application Requirements:
Submission of all application materials by December 15 is required to ensure consideration for fellowships and research assistantships awarded for the next academic year. Students are typically admitted for fall semester, although there is an October 1 deadline for spring semester admission consideration.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan A: Plan A requires
14
major credits,
6
credits outside the major,
and
10
thesis credits.
The final exam is written and oral.
Plan B: Plan B requires
14 to 20
major credits and
10 to 16
credits outside the major.
The final exam is written and oral.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Formal coursework for the M.S. degree varies according to the field of study, interests, and career goals of the individual student. Courses for the minor or supporting field as well as for the major may be taken in disciplines other than veterinary medicine.
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Comparative Medicine and Pathology
Comparative medicine and pathology focuses on individual animal medicine, where there is a strong demand to further the knowledge of the fundamental nature of diseases so that they may be prevented, or their detrimental effects on health minimized. Although some overlap with the infectious disease discipline is inevitable, the range of disorders addressed in this track is much broader and includes acute and chronic degenerative, metabolic, genetic, neoplastic, nutritional, inflammatory, and immune-mediated diseases. The focus is on pathological processes, their time course and diagnosis, and the search for means by which to prevent or reverse organ deterioration.
Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases focuses on diseases attributable to pathogenic infectious organisms and their prevention and control. This track includes investigation of etiological agents, the subtleties of the pathogenesis and of the host animal's resistance and strategies to achieve more effective therapy and prevention. The interaction between pathogen and host requires studies of the dynamic fields of microbiology, virology, cellular and humoral immunology, and genetics, as well as zoonotic mechanisms.
Population Medicine
Population medicine focuses on disease and production problems in animal populations. This epidemiological approach requires rigorous attention to diagnostic and project design methodology, analysis and statistical evaluation, and leads to the development and testing of models for disease and its spread. This includes the evaluation of risk to animals at both the individual and population levels, and the study of human health, food safety, and the environment. These are particular strengths of the graduate program, involving collaboration with the School of Public Health and the Department of Food Science and Nutrition. Through the development of research models for entire systems of livestock production, students and faculty within this branch can provide guidance and leadership in making decisions regarding enhancement of animal health, profitability of production systems, human health, and animal well-being.
Veterinary Surgery, Radiology and Anesthesiology
Surgery/radiology/anesthesiology focuses on the assessment of morphology, physiology and pathophysiology through imaging (radiology), the restoration of health through surgical management (surgery), and the management of pain (anesthesiology) and pathophysiologic catastrophes (critical care). These disciplines operate in the arena of individual animals with high economic or sentimental value, which includes both large and small domestic animals. Research may take the form of basic laboratory studies performed under controlled conditions or, alternatively, of clinical or applied studies such as prospective clinical trials or retrospective analysis of archived or imaged data.
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