Courses

The curriculum is intentionally flexible to meet the career goals of each student. You and your advisor will map your path to graduation. 

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Degree Requirements (32 Hours)

To satisfy the degree requirements, you need to complete: 

32 Hours of coursework 

2 required courses 

Capstone Project: VCM 595: Integrative Learning Experience (8 hours)

VCM 565: Biostatistics, Information Management, Data Analytics (4 hours) 

20 hours of elective courses

Required Courses

Course	Title	Hours
VCM 595	MVS Integrative Learning Experience or Capstone Project	8
VCM 565	Biostatistics, Information Management, and Data Analytics	4

Elective Courses

Students can select courses from a variety of elective tracks or topics within our degree. Approved elective courses are listed below.

If students are part of the on-campus program, there may be additional electives available. Students should work with their academic advisor to identify on-campus elective options and get them pre-approved before enrolling each semester.

Course	Title	Hours
VCM 504	Introduction to Veterinary Science (Previously VCM 505)	3
VCM 505	Intro to Veterinary Science (Available until Fall ’24, replaced by VCM 504)	3
VCM 507**	Veterinary Form and Function	3
VCM 509	Biology of Veterinary Pathogens	3
VCM 513	Science of Health Homeostasis	3
VCM 514	Science of Health Evaluation	3
VCM 515	The Dynamics of The Immune System in the Maintenance and Defense of Health	3
VCM 517	Imaging Anatomy	1
VCM 547	Global One Health	3
VCM 560	Infectious Disease in Livestock Systems	3
VCM 561	Biosecurity Systems	4
VCM 564	Intro to Business Strategy for Livestock	3
VCM 568	Operations I Livestock Systems	3
VCM 569	Operations II Livestock Systems	3
PATH 629	Emergency Preparedness and Response to Foreign Animal Diseases	2
ANSC 422*	Companion Animal Nutrition	3
ANSC 499*	Dairy Nutrition & Diet Formulation	2
EPOL 472*	Instructional and Training System Design	4
EPOL 483*	Learning Technologies	4
BADM 508*	Leadership and Teams	4
BADM 509*	Managing Organizations	4
BADM 520*	Marketing Management	4
BADM 567*	Operations Management	4
IS 534*	Information Consulting	4

*These courses are offered through colleges through The University of Illinois, other than the College of Veterinary Medicine. They require approval from your academic advisor.
**students who completed VCM 505 prior to Fall 2023 cannot earn credit for both VCM 505 and VCM 507

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