Students may select an internship at any approved site in the following areas of veterinary medicine: large or small animal medicine, biotechnology, exotics or wildlife medicine, diagnostic laboratories, or marine animal medicine. Each credit represents 3 hours of work per week over the course of the semester.

Management and operation of the Equine boarding facility at the Hadley Farm. Development of SOPs, cash flow statements, purchasing and ordering of supplies, delegation and supervision of labor, and appropriate client communication. Required weekly meetings and student committee assignments. Lab time includes weekly shifts at the facility.

This course prepares students for further lab and clinical related work. Topics include lab measurements, solution preparation, instrumentation, practical laboratory exercises. Clinical topics include human and animal hematology, clinical chemistry, diagnostic biology, parasitology and molecular diagnostics with lab exercises that are applicable to veterinary or biomedical clinical laboratories. Laboratory sessions emphasize the performance of analytical procedures commonly used in veterinary medicine.

This course prepares students for further lab and clinical related work. Topics include lab measurements, solution preparation, instrumentation, practical laboratory exercises. Clinical topics include human and animal hematology, clinical chemistry, diagnostic biology, parasitology and molecular diagnostics with lab exercises that are applicable to veterinary or biomedical clinical laboratories. Laboratory sessions emphasize the performance of analytical procedures commonly used in veterinary medicine.

Focus will be on the care and management of the equine athlete, including conditioning and prevention of injury, common areas of breakdown within different sports, diagnosis of injury/lameness, as well as different modalities currently available for treatment and rehabilitation.

Principles of nutrition and the development of rations. Emphasis on the nutrient requirements and nutrient content of feeds.

Principles of nutrition and the development of rations. Emphasis on the nutrient requirements and nutrient content of feeds.

Integration of gross structural and organ anatomy to physiological systems, function, and regulation. Emphasis on relationship of structure to function and system control in both animals and humans.

This course is an introduction to infectious diseases and immunity in the context of the basic mechanisms of the immune system. Topics include infectious organisms, infection and the immune response, and specific diseases of selected companion and production species. Principles of vaccination and preventative management are discussed.

This course provides an understanding of the behavioral mechanisms involved with human and horse interaction and a model of training based on equine behavior, ecology and learning theory. The welfare consequences of training and competing with horses involved in different disciplines are discussed. This course will help you to better understand how the study of equine behavior theory informs successful behavioral modification or training.