Comparative Biomedical Sciences

Overview

The MS degree program in Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the University of Georgia trains students in biomedical research and emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches in the scholarship of animal and human health. Graduates of this program will understand the basic scientific principles related to comparative biomedical sciences in one of the following areas of emphasis: physiology and pharmacology, pathology, infectious diseases, population health, or veterinary biosciences and diagnostic imaging..

This is a college-wide MS program administered through the Office of the Dean by the Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Affairs.  The program is available to all qualified students holding professional degrees in the healing arts as well as to graduate students with a strong biological background.  Programs of study are also available in the following emphasis areas: Avian Medicine, Food Animal Medicine, and Zoological Medicine. The Zoological Medicine area of emphasis is only available to applicants who are veterinarians and have been accepted into the residency training program at UGA.

The objectives of this program are to provide the candidates with skill sets critical to the food animal industry.

• A broad understanding of the production livestock industry

• Scientific approaches for investigation of production concerns and disease outbreaks

• Effective communication

• Data management and evaluation

• Economic decision making

• Design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical research studies

• Critical reasoning