May be taken for satisfactory/unsatisfactory or graded credit, generally as the second graduate-level independent study taken. Involves an oral presentation at a laboratory meeting or to departmental faculty.
Presentation of research projects and literature review by faculty and graduate students within the department as well as by guest speakers from around the world.
Specific problem in some aspect of animal or biological sciences. May be taken for satisfactory/unsatisfactory or graded credit. Students register with the interested faculty member. Can be used for master's students to review literature on the topic chosen for their laboratory research but this requires an oral presentation. All faculty.
Individualized study with a faculty member. For Sophomores and Juniors a 500 word abstract summarizing the project to be presented at the end of the Spring semester on Science Day. Seniors present a poster on Science Day.
The moral and ethical theories of animal rights and welfare as they pertain to farm animals. Exploration of the history of farm animal welfare and the assessment of the animal rights and welfare movement today. Special attention given to the economic, ethical, and welfare aspects of current animal husbandry practices.