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Program Information

Chair: C. Risco
Graduate Coordinator (Large Animals): I. Larkin
Graduate Coordinator (Small Animals): D. Lewis

Complete faculty listing by department: Follow this link.

The College of Veterinary Medicine offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in veterinary medical sciences. The College also offers certification and a non-thesis concentration in forensic toxicology via web-based distance education. Minimum requirements for the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are described in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

The program provides extensive training in basic and applied research for qualified students with a baccalaureate degree or a D.V.M. or equivalent degree. Applicants are expected to have a background in the biological sciences, mathematics, chemistry, and physics. Particular attention is paid to the advanced education of veterinarians, those interested solely in research, and those interested in combining their graduate study with residency training in a clinical specialty. The College offers three areas of specialization within the veterinary medical sciences program:

Large and Small Animal Clinical Sciences: Physiology, endocrinology, aquatic animal health, fish diseases, gastroenterology, immunology, vision sciences, perinatology, reproductive biology, pharmacokinetics, veterinary sports medicine, and wildlife and zoological medicine (I. Larkin and D. Lewis Graduate Coordinators).

Physiological Sciences: Comparative anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry, neurobiology, nutrition, reproductive biology, and toxicology (R. Johnson, Graduate Coordinator).

Infectious Diseases and Experimental Pathology: Bacteriology, parasitology, virology, immunopathology, molecular mechanisms of disease and host defense, epidemiology, and veterinary public health (M.T. Long, Graduate Coordinator).

The College participates in the interdisciplinary specialization in toxicology, in cooperation with other departments and colleges in both the Health Science Center and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and with the Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology (see the Toxicology description under Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies).

The following courses in related areas are acceptable for graduate major credit in veterinary medical sciences:

Course List
Code Title Credits
Physiological Sciences
ANS 6704Mammalian Endocrinology2
ANS 6751Physiology of Reproduction3
BCH 5413Mammalian Molecular Biology and Genetics3
BCH 6206Advanced Metabolism3
BCH 6415Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology3
BCH 6740Physical Biochemistry/Structural Biology3
BMS 6510
GMS 6400CPrinciples of Physiology6
GMS 6735
GMS 7706C
GMS 7743
Infectious Disease and Experimental Pathology
BCH 5413Mammalian Molecular Biology and Genetics3
BCH 6415Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology3
BMS 603
GMS 5304C
GMS 6140Principles of Immunology4
GMS 6152
GMS 6330
GMS 6332
GMS 6333
GMS 6381
GMS 6382Special Topics in Immunology1-3
GMS 6421Cell Biology4
STA 6208Basic Design and Analysis of Experiments3
STA 6166Statistical Methods in Research I3
STA 6176
Large and Small Animal Clinical Sciences
All of the above

Degrees Offered with a Major in Veterinary Medical Sciences

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Animal Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • concentration in Clinical and Translational Science
    • concentration in Toxicology
  • Master of Science
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Forensic Toxicology
    • concentration in Shelter Medicine
    • concentration in Veterinary Forensic Sciences

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Veterinary Medical Sciences PROGRAM Courses 

Course List
Code Title Credits
GMS 6070Sensory and Motor Systems3
PHA 5270Health Care and Patient Safety3
PHA 5271Health Care Risk Management3
PHA 6116In Vivo and In Vitro Stability of Drugs3
PHA 6125Introduction to Quantitative Pharmacology3
PHA 6170CPharmaceutical Product Formulation3
PHA 6183Pharmaceutical Gene Delivery3
PHA 6185Life Cycle of a Drug3
PHA 6227Institutional Pharmacy Leadership I3
PHA 6228Institutional Pharmacy Leadership II3
PHA 6250Patient Responsibility in Health Care3
PHA 6264Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment3
PHA 6265Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy I3
PHA 6266Introduction to Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy II2
PHA 6268Pharmacoepidemiology and Patient Safety3
PHA 6269Pharmaceutical Products and Public Policy3
PHA 6274Federal Regulations of Drugs and Pharmacy3
PHA 6275Federal Regulations of Controlled Substances3
PHA 6276Pharmacy Benefit Design & Management3
PHA 6277Ethics in Drug Development Production and Use3
PHA 6278State Regulation of Drugs and Pharmacy3
PHA 6279Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Seminar1
PHA 6286Pharmaceutical Microeconomics3
PHA 6287Pharmaceutical Health Economics3
PHA 6288Critical Review of Research Methods3
PHA 6289Regulating Clinical Research3
PHA 6416Pharmaceutical Analysis I3
PHA 6417Pharmaceutical Analysis II3
PHA 6427Pharmacogenetics of Drug Metabolism2
PHA 6717Measurement in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy Research3
PHA 6793Evidentiary Basis of Pharmaceutical Use3
PHA 6796Study Design in Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Research3
PHA 6798The Use and Abuse of Statistics in Drug Regulation3
PHA 6799Medication Safety & Quality Program Evaluation3
PHA 6805Applied Data Interpretation and Reporting of Findings in Pharmacy3
PHA 6891Introduction to Pharmacoepidemiology3
PHA 6892Practices and Procedures of the IRB3
PHA 6893Research Ethics3
PHA 6894Introduction to Graduate Studies1
PHA 6896Preclinical Drug Evaluation2
PHA 6937Topics in Pharmaceutical Administration2
VME 5244Physiology: Organ Systems4
VME 6008Care of Aquatic Megavertebrates3
VME 6010Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues3
VME 6011Introduction to Aquatic Wildlife Health Issues3
VME 6017Manatee Health & Conservation3
VME 6051Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence3
VME 6052Animal Crime Scene Processing3
VME 6053Skeletal Trauma Analysis in Animals3
VME 6054Scientific and Legal Principles of Forensic Evidence3
VME 6056Animal Law3
VME 6140Mucosal Immunology1
VME 6430CContemporary Issues in Small Animal Surgery3
VME 6464Molecular Pathogenesis3
VME 6505Autoimmunity1
VME 6570Wildlife Conservation and Forensic Science3
VME 6571Forensic Applied Animal Behavior3
VME 6572Forensic Aspects of Agricultural Animal Welfare3
VME 6573Applications of DNA for Companion Animal and Wildlife Cases3
VME 6574Aquatic Animal Pathology and Forensic Science3
VME 6575Veterinary Forensic Medicine3
VME 6576Veterinary Forensic Pathology3
VME 6577Practicing Pathology3
VME 6578Forensic Veterinary Oesteology3
VME 6579Veterinary Forensic Radiology and Imaging3
VME 6580Cybercrime in Wildlife Investigations3
VME 6581Working Dogs in Conservation and Forensic Science3
VME 6602General Toxicology3
VME 6603Advanced Toxicology3
VME 6604Literature Survey in Toxicology1-2
VME 6605Toxic Substances3
VME 6607Human Health Risk Assessment4
VME 6613Forensic Toxicology I3
VME 6614Forensic Toxicology II3
VME 6615Veterinary Forensic Toxicology3
VME 6616Veterinary Products and the Environment3
VME 6617Identifying and Preventing Environmental Risks of Veterinary Products3
VME 6650Principles of Mammalian Pharmacology4
VME 6766Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control3
VME 6767Issues in the Responsible Conduct of Research1
VME 6771Veterinary Epidemiologic Research3
VME 6800Welfare and Wellness for Pets and People1
VME 6810Integrating Veterinary Medicine with Shelter Systems3
VME 6811Shelter Animal Physical Health3
VME 6812Problem-Oriented Approach to Shelter Animal Behavior and Welfare3
VME 6813Behavioral Health for Shelter Dogs and Cats3
VME 6814Teaching Clinical Skills in Animal Shelters3
VME 6815Animal Shelter Population Management by the Metrics3
VME 6816The Role of the Animal Shelter in Protecting Community and Public Health3
VME 6817Humane Euthanasia Practicies for Animal Shelters3
VME 6818High Quality High Volume Spay Neuter3
VME 6820Introduction to Veterinary Disaster Response1
VME 6905Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences1-4
VME 6910Supervised Research1-5
VME 6931Seminar in Veterinary Medical Sciences1
VME 6932Seminar in Physiological Sciences1
VME 6933Seminar in Infectious Diseases and Experimental Pathology1
VME 6934Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences1-4
VME 6936Seminar in Pathophysiology1
VME 6938Topics in Aquatic Animal Health1
VME 6939Topics in International Shelter Medicine3
VME 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
VME 6950Capstone Project Presentation1-3
VME 6951Communicating Research About Shelter Medicine1
VME 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
VME 7979Advanced Research1-12
VME 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
WIS 5562Conservation Medicine3
WIS 6557International Wildlife Conservation Law, Policy and Ethics3
WIS 6559Forensic Science for Conservation Biology3
WIS 6561Wildlife Crime Scene Processing3

VETERINARY MEDICAL SCIENCES Departmental COURSES 

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
VME 5244Physiology: Organ Systems4
VME 6008Care of Aquatic Megavertebrates3
VME 6010Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues3
VME 6011Introduction to Aquatic Wildlife Health Issues3
VME 6017Manatee Health & Conservation3
VME 6051Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence3
VME 6052Animal Crime Scene Processing3
VME 6053Skeletal Trauma Analysis in Animals3
VME 6054Scientific and Legal Principles of Forensic Evidence3
VME 6056Animal Law3
VME 6070Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for Biomedical Research2
VME 6140Mucosal Immunology1
VME 6195Wildlife Virology: Emerging Wildlife Viruses of Veterinary and Zoonotic Importance3
VME 6430CContemporary Issues in Small Animal Surgery3
VME 6464Molecular Pathogenesis3
VME 6505Autoimmunity1
VME 6570Wildlife Conservation and Forensic Science3
VME 6571Forensic Applied Animal Behavior3
VME 6572Forensic Aspects of Agricultural Animal Welfare3
VME 6573Applications of DNA for Companion Animal and Wildlife Cases3
VME 6574Aquatic Animal Pathology and Forensic Science3
VME 6575Veterinary Forensic Medicine3
VME 6576Veterinary Forensic Pathology3
VME 6577Practicing Pathology3
VME 6578Forensic Veterinary Oesteology3
VME 6579Veterinary Forensic Radiology and Imaging3
VME 6580Cybercrime in Wildlife Investigations3
VME 6581Working Dogs in Conservation and Forensic Science3
VME 6582Introduction to Forensic Medicine 14
VME 6602General Toxicology3
VME 6603Advanced Toxicology3
VME 6604Literature Survey in Toxicology1-2
VME 6605Toxic Substances3
VME 6607Human Health Risk Assessment4
VME 6613Forensic Toxicology I3
VME 6614Forensic Toxicology II3
VME 6615Veterinary Forensic Toxicology3
VME 6616Veterinary Products and the Environment3
VME 6617Identifying and Preventing Environmental Risks of Veterinary Products3
VME 6620The Practice of Regulatory Toxicology3
VME 6650Principles of Mammalian Pharmacology4
VME 6651Seminars in Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia2
VME 6710CAdvanced Small Animal Airway and Thoracic Surgery1
VME 6766Laboratory Quality Assurance/Quality Control3
VME 6767Issues in the Responsible Conduct of Research1
VME 6771Veterinary Epidemiologic Research3
VME 6800Welfare and Wellness for Pets and People1
VME 6810Integrating Veterinary Medicine with Shelter Systems3
VME 6811Shelter Animal Physical Health3
VME 6812Problem-Oriented Approach to Shelter Animal Behavior and Welfare3
VME 6813Behavioral Health for Shelter Dogs and Cats3
VME 6814Teaching Clinical Skills in Animal Shelters3
VME 6815Animal Shelter Population Management by the Metrics3
VME 6816The Role of the Animal Shelter in Protecting Community and Public Health3
VME 6817Humane Euthanasia Practicies for Animal Shelters3
VME 6818High Quality High Volume Spay Neuter3
VME 6819Principles of Leadership in Animal Shelters3
VME 6820Introduction to Veterinary Disaster Response1
VME 6905Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences1-4
VME 6910Supervised Research1-5
VME 6931Seminar in Veterinary Medical Sciences1
VME 6932Seminar in Physiological Sciences1
VME 6933Seminar in Infectious Diseases and Experimental Pathology1
VME 6934Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences1-4
VME 6936Seminar in Pathophysiology1
VME 6937LVMS Graduate Seminar Series1
VME 6938Topics in Aquatic Animal Health1
VME 6939Topics in International Shelter Medicine3
VME 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
VME 6950Capstone Project Presentation1-3
VME 6951Communicating Research About Shelter Medicine1
VME 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
VME 7979Advanced Research1-12
VME 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

Pharmacodynamics Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
PHA 6472Organic Synthesis of Drug Molecules3
PHA 6476Advanced Combinatorial Chemistry in Drug Discovery3
PHA 6508Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology I5
PHA 6509Systems Physiology and Pathophysiology II5
PHA 6512LExperiential Research Training in Pharmacodynamics1-4
PHA 6521CResearch Techniques in Pharmacodynamics1
PHA 7939Journal Club in Pharmaceutical Sciences1

Pharmacology Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
GMS 6563Molecular Pharmacology1-3
GMS 6590Seminar in Pharmacology1
GMS 6592Ion Channels Journal Club: Pharmacology, Biophysics, and Neuroscience of Excitable Membranes1
GMS 6847Translational Research and Therapeutics: Bench, Bedside, Community, & Policy3
GMS 7593Topics in Pharmacology and Toxicology1-3

College of Pharmacy Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
PHA 6356Structure Determination of Complex Natural Products3
PHA 6418Model-Informed Drug Development3
PHA 6471Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry3

College of Veterinary Medicine Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
VME 6934Topics in Veterinary Medical Sciences1-4
VME 6936Seminar in Pathophysiology1

Veterinary medical sciences (phd)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Students identify, describe, explain and apply the literature, research, and practices relevant to their area of specialization.

SLO 2     Skills     
Students analyze and critically evaluate new information and ideas contained in books and journal articles, as well as information and ideas presented at scientific meetings, seminars and/or informal discussions with other scientists.

SLO 3     Skills     
Students apply speaking skills needed to communicate orally in formal and informal settings.

SLO 4     Skills     
Students write effectively in a manner appropriate to veterinary medical sciences.

SLO 5     Professional Behavior   
Students exhibit ethical and professional behavior throughout their studies and research.

Veterinary Medical Sciences (MS)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
1. For students in the programs that require a Master's thesis, successful completion of the thesis and thesis defense.
2. For students in the non-thesis programs, successful completion of  a). the capstone project (Shelter Medicine) 
b). the final comprehensive examination (Veterinary Forensic Science and Forensic Toxicology)

SLO 2     Skills     
Students analyze and critically evaluate new information and ideas contained in books and journal articles, as well as information and ideas presented at scientific meetings, seminars and/or informal discussions with other scientists

SLO 3     Skills     
Students apply speaking skills needed to communicate orally in formal and informal settings

SLO 4     Skills     
Students write effectively in a manner appropriate to veterinary medical sciences

SLO 5     Professional Behavior   
Students exhibit ethical and professional behavior during their studies and research

SLO 6     Professional Behavior   
Students exercise the etiquette of constructive criticism and respond appropriately to criticism in a professional manner

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