Graduate Degree Programs

Master's and PhD Doctoral Degrees

Microbiology or Pathology
Master's and doctoral degrees are offered through the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology with emphasis areas in bacteriology, virology, molecular genetics, immunology, vector biology and pathobiology.

Biomedical Sciences
The Department of Biomedical Sciences offers graduate degrees in anatomy, neurobiology, reproductive biology, and equine reproduction.

Environmental or Radiological Health Sciences
The Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences offers graduate degrees in cancer biology, health physics, radiological health, industrial and occupational health, veterinary diagnostic imaging, ergonomics and epidemiology. Consider a professional Master's degree in Toxicology from the Center for Environmental Medicine.

Clinical Sciences
Graduate students in Clinical Sciences have a close association with researchers in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and benefit from hands-on instruction from clinicians working with both large and small animals. These graduate programs focus on clinical research and translational medicine.

Interdisciplinary Programs

Biotechnology Interdisciplinary Studies Program
A certificate in the BISP combines the application of biological systems or processes to the manufacturing, agricultural, health and service industries to give you an understanding of how these disciplines work with one another in the field of biotechnology.

Cell and Molecular Biology
This interdisciplinary program can lead to either a master's or a doctoral degree. Recent research in this program has focused on topics including cancer biology, infectious diseases, metabolism, neuroscience, plant biology, gene expression, and reproductive biology.

Integrated Livestock Management
The Integrated Livestock Management program aims to provide both training in experimental methodology and an understanding of agricultural management issues at both the Master's and Doctoral levels.

Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences
Research in the Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences graduate program emphasizes neuronal differentiation, degeneration and regeneration, membrane physiology, and synaptic mechanisms.