Animal Sciences, PhD

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

This program is one of the top-ranked animal sciences programs in the nation. You will work with world leaders in animal nutrition, reproduction, genetics, and bioinformatics to solve global human health challenges. Our faculty advisors will mentor you and customize a curriculum that aligns with your professional objectives. Areas of academic specialization include: Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics, Immunophysiology and Behavior, Meat Science and Muscle Biology, Microbiology, Nutrition, Production and Environmental Management, Reproductive Biology. Courses cover the theory and quantitative methods upon which advanced research and teaching in animal sciences is based. Many specialty area courses presume the knowledge gained in courses taken previously. Most students complete the course requirements during the first two years, leaving the subsequent years for dissertation research and writing.

College of Agricultural Consumer and Environmental Sciences