Programs in Animal Science

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Interested in studies with animals?
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Get to know our specializations (24 credits)

• Animal Biology
• - basic biology of large mammals and birds
• - animal biotechnology
• pre-veterinary compatible

Animal Production - efficient animal livestock
production - animal nutrition, biotechnology, and
genetics - sustainable animal food production

• Animal Health and Disease
• - susceptibility of animals to various diseases
• disease implications for the animal, consumer and
  environment
• pre-veterinary compatible

• International Agriculture
• - agricultural practices in tropical settings
• - water resources and sustainable development
• - opportunities for tropical field semesters

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Which area interests you the most? (click one of
the pictures below)
Livestock Production
International Development
Animal Biology
Consulting / Working in Industry
Animal Health / PreVet Studies
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Specialization in Animal Biology (normally in
conjunction with the Major in Life Sciences)
REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits) ANSC 312 Animal
Health and Disease ANSC 323 Mammalian
Physiology ANSC 324 Developmental Biology and
Reproduction ANSC 420 Animal Biotechnology PARA 43
8 Immunology 9 COMPLEMENTARY CREDITS (3 courses
from the following list) AEBI 451 Research
Project 1 ANSC 251 Comparative Anatomy ANSC 326 Fu
ndamentals of Population Genetics ANSC
330 Fundamentals of Nutrition ANSC
400 Eukaryotic Cells and Viruses ANSC
424 Metabolic Endocrinology ANSC 433 Animal
Nutrition ANSC 560 Biology of Lactation ANSC 565
Applied Information Systems

• basic biology of large mammals and birds
• animal biotechnology
• pre-veterinary compatible

Contact the Specialization Coordinator Professor
Roger Cue
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Specialization in Animal Production (normally in
conjunction with the Major in Agro-environmental
Sciences)

• efficient animal livestock production
• animal nutrition, biotechnology, and genetics
• sustainable animal food production

REQUIRED COURSES (21 credits) ANSC 301 Principles
of Animal Breeding ANSC 312 Animal Health and
Disease ANSC 323 Mammalian Physiology ANSC 324 Dev
elopmental Biology and Reproduction ANSC
433 Animal Nutrition ANSC 451 Dairy and Beef
Production Management ANSC 458 Swine and Poultry
Production 3 COMPLEMENTARY CREDITS (1 course
from the following list) ANSC 234 Biochemistry
2 or ANSC 330 Fundamentals of Nutrition
Contact the Specialization Coordinator Professor
Arif Mustafa
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Specialization in Animal Health
Disease (normally in conjunction with the Major
in Life Sciences)

• susceptibility of animals to various diseases
• disease implications for the animal, consumer and
  environment
• pre-veterinary compatible

REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits) ANSC 312 Animal
Health and Disease ANSC 323 Mammalian
Physiology ANSC 424 Metabolic Endocrinology MICR 3
41 Mechanisms of Pathogenicity PARA 438 Immunology
9 COMPLEMENTARY CREDITS (3 courses from the
following list) AEBI 451 Research Project
1 ANSC 251 Comparative Anatomy ANSC
330 Fundamentals of Nutrition NUTR 420 Toxicology
and Health Risks PHAR 300 Drug
Action WILD 424 Parasitology
Contact the Specialization Coordinator Professor
Sarah Kimmins
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Specialization in International Agriculture (in
conjunction with the Major in Life Sciences or
Agro-environmental Sciences)

• agricultural practices in tropical settings
• water resources and sustainable development
• opportunities for tropical field semesters

REQUIRED COURSES (6 credits) AGRI 411 Global
Issues on Development, Food and
Agriculture AGEC 422 Economics of International
Agricultural Development 3 COMPLEMENTARY CREDITS
(1 course from the following list) NRSC
340 Global Perspectives on Food NUTR 501 Nutritio
n in Developing Countries PARA 515 Water, Health
and Sanitation PLUS one of the following
(15-credits) AFRICAN FIELD SEMESTER
or BARBADOS FIELD SEMESTER or BARBADOS
INTERDISCIPLINARY TROPICAL STUDIES
SEMEMSTER or PANAMA FIELD SEMESTER
Contact the Specialization Coordinator Professor
Humberto Monardes
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Which area interests you the most? (click one of
the pictures below)
Livestock Production
International Development
Animal Biology
Consulting / Working in Industry
Animal Health / PreVet Studies
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Which area interests you the most? (click one of
the pictures below)
Livestock Production
International Development
Animal Biology
Consulting / Working in Industry
Animal Health / PreVet Studies
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Majors in the B.Sc. (AES)
A Major can be viewed as a context or
umbrella for your chosen specialization(s).
In other words, the Specialization is the
area in which you are interested (e.g.,
animals, plants, soils, etc.) while the Major can
be seen as the application of that area (e.g.,
production, biotechnology, international context,
etc.). There are four majors in the B.Sc. (AES)
under which our Specializations can be
taken The first two are the most likely
to meet the needs of students interested in our
Specializations, and are described in the next
slides.

• Major in Life Sciences
• Major in Agro-Environmental Sciences
• Major in Environmental Biology
• Major in International Agriculture and Food
  Systems

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The Major in Life Sciences consists of the
following 42 credits that complement at least one
of the previous Specializations.
Plus 5 complementary courses from the following
list AEBI 451 Research Project 1
AEBI 491 Scientific Communication
AEHM 330 Academic Scientific Writing
ANSC 234 Biochemistry 2 ANSC 250 Principles of
Animal Science ANSC 251 Comparative Anatomy
ANSC 326 Fundamentals of Population Genetics
ANSC 324 Developmental Biology and Reproduction
ANSC 333 Fundamentals of Nutrition
ANSC 420 Animal Biotechnology BINF 301 An
Introduction to Bioinformatics BTEC 306 Experimen
ts in Biotechnology ENVB 222 St. Lawrence
Ecosystems MICR 331 Microbial Ecology
MIMM 324 Fundamentals of Virology
NRSC 333 Pollution and Bioremediation
PARA 438 Immunology PLNT 203 Economic Botany
PLNT 304 Biology of Fungi PLNT 315 Herbs
Medicinal Plants PLNT 353 Plant Structure and
Function PLNT 424 Cellular Regulation
PLNT 426 Plant Ecophysiology WILD 375 Issues in
Environmental Science WILD 424 Parasitology
9 required courses (27-credits) AEBI 210 Organi
sms 1 AEBI 211 Organisms 2 AEBI 212 Evolution
and Phylogeny AEHM 205 Science Literacy
AEMA 310 Statistical Methods 1
LSCI 202 Molecular Cell Biology
LSCI 204 Genetics LSCI 211 Biochemistry 1
LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology
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The Major in Agro-Environmental Sciences consists
of the following 42 credits that complement at
least one of the previous Specializations.
12 required courses (36-credits) AEBI 201 Organ
isms 1 AEHM 205 Science Literacy AEMA 310 Statisti
cal Methods I AGEC 200 Microeconomics AGEC 231 Eco
nomic Systems of Agriculture AGRI 215 Agro-Ecosyst
ems Field Course ANSC 250 Principles of Animal
Science ENVB 210 The Biophysical
Environment LSCI 204 Genetics LSCI 211 Biochemistr
y I LSCI 230 Introductory Microbiology SOIL 315 So
il Fertility and Fertilizers
Plus 1 course from each of the following
sets PLNT 300 Cropping Systems or PLNT 302
Forage and Pastures and ANSC 451 Dairy
Beef Production Management or ANSC 458 Swine
Poultry Production
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Putting it all together!
The following demo tries to give you an idea as
to how you can select your overall program at
McGill. Since Specialization names are still the
most informative in terms of students actual
interests, we suggest you think of the
specialization name as your program and the
area in which you want to study. Next, you
should pick a Major that gives you the
complementary background to use when you graduate
(i.e., do you wish to go into research, work for
a company, interact with clients at the ground
level, work for international agencies,
etc.). If there are two specialization areas
that interest you, you can add a second. You
should then pick your free elective courses in
order to make up the total number of 90 credits
(you can do this later on in your program as your
interests develop and, maybe, change!) .
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1. Choose a specialization (e.g., Animal Biology)
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2. Choose a major that complements it
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3. Credits can sometimes be shared
6 credits
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4. Then complete your degree with electives
6 credits
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5. You can even take a second specialization
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6 credits
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5. You can even take a second specialization
6 credits
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5. You can even take a second specialization
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Career and Graduate Opportunities
Animal Production
International Agriculture
Animal Health and Disease
Animal Biology
Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Researcher Animal
Rehabilitation center Law-Animal Welfare Teacher
or Professor Zoologist Pharmaceuticals
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Contact Information
Specializations in Animal Science
Animal Biology Roger.Cue_at_mcgill.ca MS1-080 1
514-398-7794 Animal Health Disease Sarah.Kimmin
s_at_mcgill.ca MS1-091 1 514 398-7658 Animal
Production Arif.Mustafa_at_mcgill.ca MS1-086 1 514
398-7506 International Agriculture Humberto.Monar
des_at_mcgill.ca MS1-093 1 514 398-7809
Majors in Agricultural Environmental Sciences
Life Sciences Brian.Driscoll_at_mcgill.ca
Agro-Environmental Sciences Katherine.McClintoc
k_at_mcgill.ca