Overview
About this Degree
The Department of Poultry Science provides outstanding educational experiences for students and service to poultry producers, poultry related businesses and the general public through the discovery, verification and dissemination of relevant, science based knowledge.
The Department of Poultry Science at the University of Georgia offers excellent opportunities for graduate study for qualified students with degrees in biology, chemistry, economics and poultry science. Graduate programs leading to the MS and PhD degrees are offered in the fields of poultry products, nutrition, microbiology, molecular biology, mycotoxicology, genetics, physiology, management, and parasitology. Facilities for graduate training include laboratories with the latest equipment for studies in cellular and molecular biology, enzymology, lipid and mineral metabolism, environmental and reproductive physiology, physiological and population genetics and in avian diseases and parasites.
Programme Structure
- Equipment is available for electrophoretic and chromatographic separation, fractionation procedures, and use of radioactive isotopes, including a whole body counter. Specialized equipment includes liquid scintillation detectors, spectrometers, cell culture incubators, ultracentrifuge, fluorescence microscopy, thermocyclers, amino acid analyzer, gas-liquid chromatograph, high pressure chromatographs, and numerous other modern instruments.
- Excellent experimental poultry facilities are also available for studies, where large numbers of birds are required for research in the various areas of specialization in the graduate program, including a controlled temperature house for work in environmental physiology, and a sophisticated poultry processing facility.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Animal Sciences Genetics View 173 other Masters in Animal Sciences in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- Admission and Application Procedures
- Readmission Procedures
- Deferring an Application
- Application Fee
- Transcripts and Academic Records
- Entrance Test Scores
- Letters of Recommendation
- Non-Degree or Transient Status
- Application Forms
- Summary of Materials
Tuition Fee
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International
24676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24676 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
24676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24676 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
8698 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8698 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Athens
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Financing
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Funding
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