4,369 courses
Independent Study: Individual introductory to intermediate work under direct guidance of a faculty member in an area of Animal Sciences. Students arrange work and credits with the supervising instructor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Introduces quantitative genetics concepts and tools for improving livestock and companion animals, focusing on veterinary medicine, animal health, and breeding program design.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Brian Kirkpatrick
The course jumped straight into advanced material without background review, making it especially difficult for transfer students or those rusty in biology.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Veterinary Genetics covers the molecular basis of monogenic and polygenic traits in animal disease and production, including genetic defects, epigenetics, and gene-environment interactions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Special Topics course covering various topics in Animal Science of current interest to undergraduate students.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Francisco Peñagaricano
The grade depended on 10-question, 15-minute timed quizzes every two weeks. Students found them easy but warned that unprepared quizzes could lower the grade.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Coordinative internship or cooperative education in Animal and Dairy Sciences, guided by a faculty or instructional academic staff member and an internship site supervisor.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
This course covers theoretical and applied microbiome sciences in animal production systems, ranging from classical microbiology to next-generation sequencing across companion and agricultural species.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleSenior Honor Thesis is an individual study for Animal Science majors completing Honors degrees. Students develop research proposals and implement projects under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Second semester of individual study for Animal Science majors completing theses for Honors degrees, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Second semester of individual thesis study for animal science majors, involving implementing a research project under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Individual advanced work in an area of Animal Sciences under the direct guidance of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Graduate teaching practicum in animal and dairy sciences involving supervised direct teaching, course development, instructional delivery, and student assessment at the higher education level.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Practicum in Animal Sciences Teaching offers instructional orientation and direct teaching experience in agricultural and life sciences at the higher education level.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Covers specialized subject matter of current interest to graduate students in animal and dairy science.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Involves independent research in preparation of a graduate thesis under supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Introduces sensor technology and AI applications for livestock and companion animal monitoring, veterinary medicine, and farm management.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2024–Spring 2026 · limited sampleIntroduction to Animal Sciences covers anatomy, physiology, nutrition, reproduction, genetics, management, welfare, and behavior of domesticated animals, emphasizing food animals' contributions to humans.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Eric Ronk
The course covered a large amount of material daily, requiring students to review lectures after each class to keep up with the specific exam content.
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Introduction to Animal Sciences Laboratory provides hands-on experience and demonstrations to develop practical skills with food production animals.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025Animal Health and Disease explores how factors affect health and disease, focusing on the immune system's role and infectious disease in animals.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dhanansayan Shanmuganayagam
One student described exams as extremely difficult, requiring memorization of all slide content and weekly discussion posts for extra credit. They also noted the instructor checked attendance unexpectedly without a syllabus.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Animal Physiology covers regulatory processes, anatomy, and function of physiological systems, including organ interactions and comparative analysis across domestic animal species.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Laura Hernandez
Students reported the class was difficult to study for because lectures lacked cohesion without the textbook, despite claims it wasn't needed, and exams covered untaught material.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Comparative Animal Nutrition covers nutrient assimilation, function, and interactions affecting mammalian metabolism, using species differences to emphasize digestive and physiological roles.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Thomas Crenshaw
Information comes fast, making the course tough. Homework and quiz questions are written oddly, which can make it difficult to determine exactly what is being asked.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Covers food laws and regulations, as well as regulatory and commercial grading standards used in the food industry.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Covers principles and procedures for commercial manufacture of processed meat products, including sausage manufacturing, curing, smoking, freezing, and packaging.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sampleSeminars in Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology promote scientific development through research presentations delivered to a scientific audience, including professional development topics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026World Archaeology introduces the ancient world, tracing human culture from its origins to the start of written history through archaeological research at global sites.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Sarah Clayton
Students completed assigned readings and watched videos that were required to do well on exams. While some materials were lengthy, others were described as short and manageable.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introductory course in cultural anthropology focusing on comparative cross-cultural analysis of social organization, economics, politics, and culture, with emphasis on U.S. ethnic and racial minorities.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Claire Wendland
The course involved three big projects and open-note tests administered over a couple-day period, with students receiving two attempts on exams.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Principles of Biological Anthropology covering the genetic basis of morphological, physiological, and behavioral variations in human populations and their evolution.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · John Hawks
Weekly quizzes are reasonable and open-note. Students reported earning high grades with low workload by paying attention in lecture and completing readings.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Principles of Archaeology introduces methods, historical development, and scientific principles of archaeology, focusing on generating and interpreting information about the human past.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Sarah Clayton
Students reported a light workload of two papers and two exams, with readings that were not super necessary. One student said there was no final.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Introduction to Culture and Health explores how culture, biology, and power shape human experiences of birth, health, therapy, and death using anthropological tools.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Claire Wendland
Exams were described as very difficult because they referenced specific details from extensive reading assignments. Although the reading load was reduced for one semester, it remained a significant amount of work.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Topics in Archaeology covers selected areas, periods, or problems in archaeology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Jonathan Kenoyer
The course required a lot of reading. Exams were described as hard and fair, with specific difficulty noted in map-based questions.
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Fall 2022–Spring 2026Critical study of Archaeological Science using laboratory-based approaches in archaeometry, chemistry, and materials analysis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sample