PhD

Animal and Range Sciences

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 210 / program Foreign:$ 445 / program  
StudyQA ranking:2004 Duration:36 months

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Description

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With the multi-disciplinary approaches towards production efficiency, product enhancement, and natural resources management, graduate students gain strong skill sets. The graduate programs are administered in collaboration with the Departments of Animal Science, Dairy Science, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, and Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. The Department is committed to providing graduate students with quality educational and research experiences and preparing them to meet the challenges of a competitive job market upon graduation.

This program allows for considerable latitude in the education and training of students. Identification of a major professor with resources to support the students thesis project is required for unconditional acceptance into the program. An advisory committee will be formed for each student. The advisory committee will work with the student to design a unique and individualized plan of study to meet the interests and needs of the student. While the training of most students is largely directed to a single discipline represented within one of the participating departments, cross-discipline training is available and encouraged.

FacilitiesTraining and experience in research methods are among the most important facets of a well-rounded graduate student education. Excellent facilities and large herds and flocks of livestock are available for Animal Science research at South Dakota State University. To ensure continued access to modern research facilities in the future, a major effort is underway to renovate or replace livestock production research facilities. A facility for ruminant nutrition is presently under construction, and funding has recently been approved for a new swine research facility. A new facility for sheep physiology and management research is in the planning stages. Renovation of off-campus research facilities is also a priority. Plans are also being implemented for on-campus construction of multi-departmental facilities to house research related to environmental stress of plants and animals.

Contents

* Present a seminar on the students thesis/dissertation work (non-credit)
* AS 790 - Seminar Credits: 1 (Ph.D. Requires 2 Credits)
* Minor or supporting courses required: * AS 711 - Ruminology Credits: 3
* AS 712 - Ruminant Nutrition Credits: 3
* AS 730 - Endocrinology Credits: 3
* AS 732 - Advanced Physiology of Reproduction Credits: 3
* AS 734 - Protein and Energy Nutrition Credits: 3
* AS 736 - Monogastric Nutrition Credits: 3
* AS 740 - Metabolism Credits: 3
* AS 750 - Animal Growth and Development Credits: 3
* AS 753 - Research Topics in Meat Science Credits: 3
* DS 731 - Laboratory Techniques in Dairy Science Credits: 3
* STAT 541 - Statistical Methods II Credits: 3
* STAT 761 - Design of Experiments II Credits: 3
* PS 756 - Quantitative Genetics Credits: 3
* VET 523 - Advanced Mammalian Physiology Credits: 4


* Develop a plan of study and a research proposal by the end of the first year

Requirements

The application file must be complete with the application form, application fee, all post-secondary transcripts, degree certificates, letters of reference, and other materials as required by specific programs before processing of the application will begin.

Applicants for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, 60-credit plan, will usually have a Masters degree. This degree must be awarded from an approved, accredited institution. In those cases where applicants do not have a Masters degree, departmental requirements will apply, either requiring completion of a Masters degree or permitting an individual to move directly into a doctoral program, 90-credit plan.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band: 5.5 TOEFL paper-based test score : 550 TOEFL iBT® test: 79

Funding

Student Engagement and Support OpportunitiesThe department conducts cutting edge research that creates opportunities for graduate students. Qualified students may apply for a Graduate Research Assistant position and the Darwin Britzman Graduate Assistant Scholarship.

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Accreditation

South Dakota State University has been granted the full, ten-year reaccreditation by the Higher Learning Commission. An accreditation team of representatives from peer institutions commended SDSU for:
* Dedicated faculty and staff
* Quality new facilities
* Excellent student leadership
* Shared governance
* Partnerships with local community
* Robust and Integrated assessment program
* Successful transition to NCAA Division I Athletics

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