Non-Thesis Option
(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)
Note: All non-thesis master's students are required to complete and pass a written and oral final exam in their last semester in order to graduate.
Thesis Option: Includes all of the Non-Thesis courses in addition to the following.
(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)
(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)
Note: All non-thesis master's students are required to complete and pass a written and oral final exam in their last semester in order to graduate.
Veterinary Forensics Courses | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | |
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Core | |||||
VME 6052 | Animal Crime Scene Processing | 3 | x | ||
VME 6054 | Scientific and Legal Principles of Forensic Evidence | 3 | x | ||
VME 6051 | Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence | 3 | x | ||
VME 6575 | Veterinary Forensic Medicine | 3 | x | ||
ENY 6706 | Forensic Entomology | 3 | x | ||
Electives | |||||
VME 6053 | Skeletal Trauma Analysis in Animals | 3 |   | x | |
VME 6056 | Animal Law | 3 | x | ||
VME 6574 | Aquatic Animal Pathology (Description: TBD) | 3 | x | ||
VME 6578 | Forensic Veterinary Osteology | 3 | x | ||
VME 6577 | Veterinary Pathology in Practice (course limited to DVM or equivalent degree holders or current students) | 3 | x | ||
VME 6579 | Veterinary Forensic Radiology and Imaging | 3 | x | ||
VME 6570 | Wildlife Conservation and Forensic Science | 3 | x | ||
VME 6571 | Forensic Applied Animal Behavior | 3 | x | ||
VME 6572 | Forensic Aspects of Agricultural Animal Welfare | 3 | x | ||
VME 6576 | Veterinary Forensic Pathology | 3 | x | ||
VME 6573 | Wildlife Forensic Genetics | 3 | x | ||
VME 6615 | Veterinary Forensic Toxicology | 3 | x | ||
VME 6616 | Critical Thinking and Environmental Monitoring of Veterinary Agents | 3 | x | ||
VME 6617 | Risk Assessment and Mitigation for the Use and Management of Veterinary Agents | 3 | x | ||
VME 6934 | Seminar in Veterinary Pathology | 1 (8 max) | TBD | TBD | TBD |
VME 6905 | Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences | 1-4 | x | x | x |
WIS 5562 | Conservation Medicine | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6557 | Wildlife Conservation Laws and Legislation | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6559 | Contemporary Issues in Wildlife Protection and Conservation | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6561 | Wildlife Crime Scene Processing | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6934 | Working Dogs in Conservation and Forensic Sciences | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6576 | Human-Wildlife Conflict | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6421 | Wildlife Toxicology: The Ecohealth Perspective | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6553 | Wildlife Forensic Pathology | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6425 | Carrion Ecology & Evolution | 3 | x | ||
WIS 6556 | Trade in Wild Resources | 3 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
VME 6580 | Cybercrime in Wildlife Investigations | 3 | x |
Thesis Option: Includes all of the Non-Thesis courses in addition to the following.
(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)
Veterinary Forensics Courses | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | |
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VME 6934 | Special Topics in Veterinary Forensic Sciences | 1-4 | x | x | x |
VME 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 (S/U) | x | x | x |
VME 6971 | Masters Research | 1-6 (6 max) (S/U) | x | x | x |