Guidelines for the Master of Science degree in Veterinary Medical Sciences with concentration in Toxicology
General
The student must meet the admissions criteria and overall guidelines established for the existing Master’s program in Veterinary Medical Sciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Appointment of supervisory committee
MS candidates should form supervisory committee of three members of the graduate faculty by the end of the first semester of enrollment. The chairperson must have a primary appointment in the Department of Physiological Sciences and be engaged in some aspect of biomedical toxicology or environmental toxicology research.
Curricula
Core required courses (15 hours):
A minimum of three semester credit hours of graduate level Statistics
(STA6200, STA6601, STA6602) or equivalent.
A minimum of three semester credit hours of graduate level Biochemistry
(BCH5413) or equivalent
One semester each of General Toxicology (VME6602) and Advanced
Toxicology (VME 6602 and VME 6603) for six semester hours total
A minimum of one semester of Literature Survey in Toxicology
(VME 6604, one credit)
E. Physiological Sciences Seminar (VME6932) during each term enrolled
Coursework beyond core
The supervisory committee has the responsibility for recommending individual courses of study for each student as tailored to their research project. A course in graduate physiology is strongly recommended, but not required. A host of elective courses in toxicology, biomedical sciences, and environmental sciences are offered through other departments of the University and through the Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program.
Some representative examples of electives include:
BCH6206 Advanced Metabolism
BCH6415 Advanced Molecular and Cell Biology
GMS6053 Cancer Biology
ENY6651C Insect Toxicology
EES5207 Environmental Chemistry
EES6405 Environmental Toxicology
FAS5255C Diseases of Warmwater Fish
FOS6235 Food Toxicology
PHA6425 Drug Biotransformation
PHA6449 Pharmacogenomics
GMS6500 Introduction to Pharmacology
GMS6563 Molecular Pharmacology
SOS6448 Biogeochemistry of Wetlands
STA5507 Applied Nonparametric Methods
STA5701 Applied Multivariate Methods
STA66201 Analysis of Research Data
VME6613/4 Forensic Toxicology I/II
VME6934 Risk Assessment
VME5244 Physiology of Mammals
ZOO5458 Fish Physiology
A total of 30 semester hours and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 is required for graduation.
Masters thesis
A Masters thesis proposal must be presented and approved by the supervisory committee. The recommended format for the thesis is one chapter equivalent to a peer-reviewed research paper submitted for publication.
Departmental seminar
The student is required to present a seminar to the department (VME 6932) on the results of the thesis research during the last semester of enrollment prior to the thesis defense.