Small Animal Clinical Sciences (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Small Animal Clinical Sciences is designed primarily for graduate veterinarians in the department's residency training program. It emphasises clinically oriented research supported by the department's facilities and clinical case volume.

Faculty: College of Veterinary Medicine | Department: Small Animal Clinical Sciences | Duration: 30 credits (Plan A, with thesis) | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete 30 credits under Plan A (with thesis). Supporting courses may be taken in anatomy, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, nutrition, parasitology, statistics, virology, chemistry and animal genetics.

Career pathways

Graduates find opportunities in all areas of practice, teaching and research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree or its equivalent and have potential qualifications for graduate study. Licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Michigan is usually required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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