Program Overview
Blurb about Masters of Science Non-Thesis program....
Animal Science PhD candidates may focus their program in any one of the following areas:
- Animal genetics
- Reproductive physiology
- Embryo physiology
- Animal nutrition
- Growth and development
- Endocrinology
- Nutritional biochemistry
- Animal behavior
- Livestock management
- Dairy production
Rangeland Science PhD candidates may focus their program in any one of the following areas:
- Ecology of rangelands
- Physiological ecology
- Range improvement
- Range nutrition
- Riparian zone management
- Watershed management
Researchers & Facilities
Our programs are supported by modern laboratories, field stations, and centralized farm services. The department has extensive livestock and poultry facilities within two miles of campus, including a high-producing dairy herd, two beef barns with a capacity for 125-head, a small confinement swine unit, horse research barns, and poultry flocks. Our sheep center is five miles from campus. We also have two beef ranches (cow-calf), located about twenty minutes from campus. A modern physiology lab has surgical facilities for cattle, sheep, and swine. A meat processing laboratory is also available on campus. Additionally, graduate students have access to off-campus facilities of the Agricultural Experiment Station in the rangelands of eastern Oregon. Our department is also supported by the Center for Gene Research and Biotechnology, Laboratory Animal Resources, the OSU Radiation Center, an inter-state library, and University Computing Services. The English Language Institute provides international students with the language, academic, and cultural skills necessary for study at an American university.
Click here for a list of current lines of research and associated faculty.
Graduate Student Resources
Graduate student references are available for more information from both the department and from the OSU Graduate School: