University Catalog 2024-2025

Poultry Science (MR)

Master's Degree Requirements

Required Courses10
Seminar
Master's Supervised Teaching
Statistical Methods For Researchers I
Statistical Methods For Researchers II
Principles of Biochemistry
Biochemistry of Gene Expression
Elective Courses26
"Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 36 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Students are encouraged to choose these courses from the "Graduate Elective Courses" listed below
Total Hours36

Elective Courses

Students are encouraged to choose from the following courses:
PO 504Avian Anatomy and Physiology4
PO 506Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management3
PO 510Poultry Product Safety3
PO 515Comparative Nutrition3
PO 524Comparative Endocrinology3
FM 525Feed Manufacturing Technology3
PO 533Poultry Processing and Products3
FM 580Feed and Ingrdient Quality Assurance3
PO 590Special Problems in Poultry Science1-6
FM 790Advanced Feed Formulation3
IMM 757Comparative Immunology3

Professional Science Master's Degree Requirements

Required Courses17
Seminar
Special Problems
Master's Supervised Teaching
Statistical Methods For Researchers I
Statistical Methods For Researchers II
Principles of Biochemistry
Biochemistry of Gene Expression
Professional Development (PLUS) Courses9-12
Select a minimum of three courses from "Professional Development (PLUS) Courses" listed below
Elective Courses10-15
"Elective Courses" that will be applied to reach 36 credit hours will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Students are encouraged to choose these courses from the "Graduate Elective Courses" listed below
Total Hours36

Professional Development (PLUS) Courses

Select a minimum of three courses below:9-12
BAE 578Circular Approach to Manure Management3
ST 513Statistics for Management and Social Sciences I3
BUS 420Financial Management of Corporations3
BUS 460Consumer Behavior3
BUS 461Channel and Retail Marketing3
BUS 462Marketing Research3
BUS 464International Marketing3
BUS 465Traditional and Digital Brand Promotion3
BUS 467Product and Brand Management3
BUS 468Marketing Strategy3
BUS 472Operations Planning and Control Systems3
BUS 473Supply Chain Strategy3
BUS 474Logistics Management3
BUS 475Purchasing and Supply Management3
BUS 590Special Topics In Business Management1-6
COM 521Communication and Globalization3
COM 527Seminar in Organizational Conflict Management3
COM 530Interpersonal Communication in Science and Technology Organizations3
ST 751Econometric Methods3
FM 460Feed Mill Operations and Leadership3
MBA 521Advanced Corporate Finance3
MBA 530Leading People 3
MBA 541Supply Management3
MBA 542Supply Chain Logistics3
MBA 543Planning and Control Systems3
MBA 552Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing3
MBA 555Product Design and Development4
MBA 564Business Relationship Management3
MBA 576Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization I3
MBA 586Legal, Regulatory and Ethical Issues in Life Science Industries3
MBA 577Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization II3
MBA 610Special Topics in Business Administration1-6
MIE 501Strategic Management Foundations3
PS 536Global Environmental Law and Policy3

Elective Courses

Students are encouraged to select from the courses below:
PO 504Avian Anatomy and Physiology4
PO 506Physiological Aspects of Poultry Management3
PO 510Poultry Product Safety3
PO 515Comparative Nutrition3
PO 524Comparative Endocrinology3
FM 525Feed Manufacturing Technology3
PO 533Poultry Processing and Products3
FM 580Feed and Ingrdient Quality Assurance3
PO 590Special Problems in Poultry Science1-6
FM 790Advanced Feed Formulation3
IMM 757Comparative Immunology3

Faculty

Department Head

  • Frank Siewerdt

Director of Graduate Programs

  • Kenneth E. Anderson

Department Research Leader

  • Matthew D. Koci

Department Extension Leader

  • Adam C. Fahrenholz

Director of Undergraduate Programs

  • Lynn Worley-Davis

Full Professors

  • Kenneth E. Anderson
  • Frank W. Edens
  • Peter R. Ferket
  • Jesse Lee Grimes
  • Hosni Moustafa Hassan
  • Aaron S. Keiss
  • Matthew D. Koci
  • Paul Edward Mozdziak
  • Edgar Orlando Oviedo-Rondon

Associate Professors

  • Lisa Bielke
  • Elaine Bohórquez
  • Adam C. Fahrenholz

Assistant Professors

  • Yan Campbell
  • Michael Vadakekara Joseph
  • Ramon D. Malheiros
  • Samuel Mwangi
  • Allison Pullin
  • Lin Walker
  • Lynn Worley-Davis

Research Scholars

  • Ishab Poudel

Emeritus Faculty

  • Thomas A. Carter
  • Vern L. Christensen
  • Patricia A. Curtis
  • Warren J. Croom Jr.
  • Jimmy Dale Garlich
  • Winston Murry Hagler
  • Gerald B. Havenstein
  • James N. Petitte
  • Brian W. Sheldon
  • Jason C. Shih
  • Thomas David Siopes
  • Charles Michael Williams
  • Michael Wineland

Adjunct Faculty

  • Tuoying Ao
  • Andrea Villanes Arellano
  • Jose Bruno-Barcena
  • Marissa Cohen
  • Yewande Fasina
  • Tom Frost
  • Bartosz Kempisty
  • Zack Lowman
  • Donald R. McIntyre
  • Basheer Nusairat
  • Rasha Qudsieh
  • Muquarrab Qureshi
  • Hugo Romero-Sanchez
  • Ondulla Tyvette Toomer
  • Nelson E. Ward