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Animal Bio-Health Sciences

Alabama A&M University

Bachelor's DegreeAcademicCIP: 01.0999

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Credits

124 credits

Format

In-Person

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Course Pathway

35 courses in this program

126 courses
PHY 201
4 credits
ORI 102
1 credits
ORI 101
1 credits
NRE 199
3 credits
FAS 492
3 credits
FAS 460
3 credits
FAS 453L
4 credits
FAS 430L
4 credits
FAS 424
3 credits
FAS 408L
4 credits
FAS 403
1 credits
FAS 353
3 credits
FAS 351
3 credits
FAS 345
2 credits
FAS 259
3 credits
FAS 112
3 credits
FAS 101
2 credits
ENG 102
3 credits
ENG 101
3 credits
CHE 251L
1 credits
CHE 251
3 credits
CHE 102L
1 credits
CHE 102
3 credits
BIO 330L
1 credits
BIO 330
3 credits
MTH 112
3 credits
27 courses
MTH 113
3 credits
FAS 491
1 credits
FAS 358
3 credits
FAS 357
3 credits
FAS 352
3 credits
FAS 320
3 credits
FAS 245
2 credits
32 courses
FAS 462
3 credits
FAS 440
3 credits
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Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

ORI 101First Year Experience
1 cr
ORI 102First Year Experience
1 cr
ENG 101Composition I
3 cr
ENG 102Composition II
3 cr
MTH 113(Formerly MTH 104) Pre-Calculus Trigonometry
3 cr
CHE 102General Chemistry II
3 cr
FAS 112Introduction to Animal Bio-Health Sciences
3 cr
CHE 102LGeneral Chemistry II Lab
1 cr
FAS 101Food & Survival of Man
2 cr
NRE 199Technology in Agricultural & Biological Sciences
3 cr
FAS 351Nutrition and Metabolism
3 cr
FAS 259Companion Animal Management
3 cr
FAS 245Practicum I
2 cr
FAS 352Feeds and Feeding
3 cr
BIO 330Microbiology
3 cr
CHE 251Organic Chemistry I
3 cr
BIO 330LMicrobiology Lab
1 cr
CHE 251LOrganic Chemistry I Lab
1 cr
FAS 320Animal Biosecurity & Diseases
3 cr
PHY 201General Physics with Trigonometry I
4 cr
FAS 345Practicum II
2 cr
FAS 357Monogastric Animal Management
3 cr
FAS 353Animal Breeding & Genetics
3 cr
FAS 358Ruminant Animal Management
3 cr
FAS 403Seminar
1 cr
FAS 408LFood/Feed Analysis
4 cr
FAS 424Animal Models in Biomedical Research
3 cr
FAS 430LPhysiology of Reproduction
4 cr
FAS 440Research Methods in Biosciences
3 cr
FAS 453LAgricultural Biochemistry
4 cr
FAS 460Animal Anatomy & Physiology
3 cr
FAS 492Animal Bio-Health Sciences Capstone
3 cr
FAS 462Animal Parasitology
3 cr
FAS 491Animal Health Internship
1 cr
Program Details

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Where this program is offered

  • Alabama

    Alabama

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingCoordinationManagement of Personnel ResourcesInstructingMonitoringTime ManagementSocial PerceptivenessLearning StrategiesActive LearningScience

Knowledge

English LanguageBiologyAdministration and ManagementCustomer and Personal ServiceProduction and ProcessingEducation and TrainingFood ProductionMathematicsMechanicalChemistryPersonnel and Human Resources

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityOral ExpressionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionCategory FlexibilitySpeech RecognitionNear VisionOriginalityFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarte
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who vi
  • Advise farmers and demonstrate techniques in areas such as feeding and health maintenance of livesto
  • Conduct classes or deliver lectures on subjects such as nutrition, home management, and farming tech
  • Collaborate with producers to diagnose and prevent management and production problems.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  • Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
  • Study nutritional requirements of animals and nutritive values of animal feed materials.
  • Write up or orally communicate research findings to the scientific community, producers, and the pub
  • Develop improved practices in feeding, housing, sanitation, or parasite and disease control of anima
  • Collect and record growth, production, and environmental data.
  • Manage nurseries that grow horticultural plants for sale to trade or retail customers, for display o
  • Direct and monitor trapping and spawning of fish, egg incubation, and fry rearing, applying knowledg

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareAccounting softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareGeographic information systemGraphics or photo imaging softwareProject management softwareWeb page creation and editing softwareMulti-media educational softwareComputer based training softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareElectronic mail softwareIndustrial control software

Tools

Adjustable hand wrenchesAdjustable widemouth pliersAeration pumpsAir compressorsAnimal injection syringesAnimal trailersAnimal vaccination syringesArtificial insemination syringesAutomated feed batch mixersAutomatic fish feedersAutomatic watering devicesAxesBackhoesBalling gunsBlast chillersDesktop computersDigital camerasLaptop computersOverhead display projectorsPersonal computersPersonal digital assistants PDACarousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDigital calculatorsDigital video cameras

Work Values

IndependenceSupportAchievementRelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers45-1011.00
  • Farm and Home Management Educators25-9021.00
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary25-1041.00
  • Animal Scientists19-1011.00
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers11-9013.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Multi-crew operations across an entire farm, ranch, or logging unit — lead through planting, growing, and harvest.
  • Labor planning across a season — hire, schedule, and retain across H-2A, domestic, and contract sources.
  • Equipment fleets and capital budgets — manage at the operating-unit level.
  • Compliance with OSHA, EPA, USDA, and state-ag rules — own with documented programs and audits.
  • Crew safety culture and near-miss programs — establish with measurable reduction in injuries.
  • Production and yield targets — plan and adjust against weather, pests, and market conditions.
  • Direct conversations with owners, agronomists, and processors — lead with operational data.
  • Cost controls (labor, inputs, repairs) — manage against budget at the field-operation level.
  • Junior supervisors and crew bosses — develop on leadership and operational ownership.
  • Continuous-improvement projects (mechanization, harvest aids) — pilot and scale across the operation.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
69%
Placement Rate
63%