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the animal science major animals aren't just pets or wild creatures you see in nature in the animal science major you will understand their diversity of use from companionship to food to entertainment and you will explore how animals science and business can work together to further industry education and environmental and human health a degree in animal sciences will prepare you to work in production animal agriculture companion animal associated industries research or the health sciences moreover an animal sciences degree can serve as a springboard into graduate medical veterinary law or pharmacy school in the animal science major there are four emphases to select from each of these emphases brings you many unique course requirements the emphases prepare you for careers in various animal-related industries and positions if you are interested in pursuing an animal related career you can easily find a home in one of the dynamic areas the animal industry emphasis combines core animal sciences courses like nutrition anatomy and chemistry with a sampling of classes in economics food safety business management leadership and personal development by pursuing this emphasis you have an opportunity to really make the major your own through the 15 units of free choice courses this allows you to transform the degree into an experience that will propel you into your future career sample classes include general microbiology introduction to animal sciences lab and physiology of reproduction the equine emphasis prepares you to work in the management production and business segments of the equine industry your classes are focused specifically on horses such as horsemanship equine nutrition and equine reproduction you will gain hands-on experience with arabian horses at the u arizona almara equine center the racetrack industry emphasis prepares you to work in business or animal management within the racetrack industry you are able to follow either a business path or equine management path some of the classes you would be in during your undergraduate career would be business writing physiology and anatomy of domestic animals equine reproduction and applied animal nutrition the science and pre-professional emphasis allows you to focus your studies on science-intensive courses that will prepare you to pursue a graduate level degree as well as careers in science and research-related fields as an animal science science and pre-professional student some sample classes include cell biology nutritional physiology and metabolic biochemistry and animal anatomy and physiology there are many student engagement opportunities in the animal science major one is through either internships which are off-campus experiences and or independent studies slash directed research which are on-campus experiences supervised by a ua faculty member taking advantage of these opportunities is a driving factor in the career options you will have upon graduation some of our internship partners in tucson include reed park zoo track and local vet clinics independent studies or directed research opportunities can be found in a variety of areas animal behavior diabetes obesity food safety meat science and sales heat stress physiology virology aquaculture etc there are a lot of student clubs to participate in as a animal science major acbs and cals have a huge variety of options most clubs generally focus on gaining hands-on experience and networking as well as socializing with other students with similar interests let's take a closer look at some of the animal focused clubs available to you as an animal science student prevet club is a staple for students who have an interest in applying and being admitted to a dvm program in the future this organization hosts meetings that focus on the process of applying to vet school they also have events that help students to get more of their animal or clinical hours needed for vet school applications rodeo team is comprised of both collegiate nrca members and also students interested in collegiate and professional rodeo many of the students participate in the collegiate rodeo circuit and are at events every weekend this club also hosts the historic university of arizona rodeo that has been held for the last 80 plus years they work closely with the tucson rodeo committee and helped to support the annual fiesta de los pacqueros here in tucson every february vida this is a group of pre-vet pre-med and pre-dental students who want to gain more training the students practice throughout the year on basic skills suturing talking to patients taking vitals etc after learning these skills the students who are willing and able visit a central american country for two weeks to work in local clinics and provide care for underprivileged communities maybe the major isn't quite a fit maybe you should consider a minor in animal science instead the minor just 20 units total lets you get a taste of the major plus have a larger selection of free choice classes for more information visit advising.arizona.edu and do a search by major for animal science