Animal Sciences Minor

Overview

for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences

The minor in Animal Sciences is designed to provide students with a basic understanding and knowledge of a discipline subject matter area of their choice. Subject matter areas include animal production and management, nutrition, genetics, animal behavior, immunology, meat science/muscle biology, microbiology, reproductive physiology, and molecular biology. Courses in the minor cannot be completed Credit/No Credit.

Degree Requirements

for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences

Courses Required
ANSC 100Intro to Animal Sciences4
Select one of the following:3
ANSC 101
Contemporary Animal Issues
ANSC 110
Animal Exploration: A Global Perspective
ANSC 120
The Art and Ethics of Animal Documentaries
ANSC 205
World Animal Resources
ANSC 250
Companion Animals in Society
ANSC 255
Animal Ethics
Select two of the following:6-7
ANSC 223
Animal Nutrition
ANSC 224
Animal Reproduction and Growth
ANSC 221
Cells, Metabolism and Genetics
ANSC 222
Anatomy and Physiology
Minimum two additional 300- or 400-level ANSC courses. These courses must be distinct from the student's major or an additional minor.6-8
ANSC 398 and ANSC 499 do not count toward the minor.
Total Minimum Hours19

Learning Outcomes

for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences

The minor in Animal Sciences is designed to provide students with a basic understanding and knowledge of a discipline subject matter area of their choice. Subject matter areas include animal production and management, nutrition, genetics, animal behavior, immunology, meat science/muscle biology, microbiology, reproductive physiology, and molecular biology.

Contact Information

for the Undergraduate Minor in Animal Sciences

Animal Sciences

Animal Sciences website
Animal Sciences Laboratory
1207 West Gregory Drive, Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3131
ansc@illinois.edu

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences

College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences website

Advising

Advising website
(217) 333-3570
anscadvising@illinois.edu