Biomedical and Veterinary Medical Sciences, M.S.

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(SVMPB)

The Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) for the degree of Master of Science consists of a minimum of three faculty members, one of whom must be a full member of the graduate faculty. The MS study plan involves coursework in the student’s area of specialty and completion of an original research project resulting in an acceptable thesis. Minimal course loads are determined by the student with the approval of the GAC and to meet Graduate School requirements, but must meet the following departmental requirements:

Minimum of 30 hours of credit beyond the baccalaureate or professional degree in courses numbered 4000
Minimum of 6 hours must be in VMED 8000
Minimum of 24 hours must be in courses other than Thesis Research (VMED 8000 )
Minimum of 12 hours must be in courses numbered 7000 and above, excluding VMED 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)
Limit of 6 hours of Research Techniques (7002) (any department) and 8 hours of Special Topics (7003) (any department) may be used toward any graduate degree.
Students must fulfill the PBS Basic Core Requirements which includes the following courses.
The MS student will submit to his/her Graduate Advisory Committee a well-written, technical thesis based upon original research.
A comprehensive final examination will include an open presentation and defense of the thesis followed by an oral examination by the Graduate Advisory Committee.

(SVMCS)

The Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences offers an M.S. in Biomedical and Veterinary Clinical Sciences with emphasis in clinical sciences. The graduate program of study and research are directed and evaluated by the student’s graduate committee. This committee is composed of at least three members of the graduate faculty. Master’s graduate students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of graduate courses, a final examination, and a thesis. The coursework requirements are as follows:

at least 12 hours of 7000-level or higher courses (VMED 8000 does not count toward this total)
at least 6 hours of VMED 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.) (maximum of 6 hours counted toward degree)
2 hours of VMED 7004 Introduction to Research (2)
at least 3 hours of statistics courses from the following EXST 7003 , EXST 7004 , EXST 7005 , PBS 7002 , or PBS 7312
at least 2 hours of VCS 7001 Seminar: Veterinary Clinical Sciences (1) (maximum of 4 hours)
at least 2 hours of VCS 7210 Veterinary Scientific Journal Review (1) (maximum of 4 hours)
a maximum of 6 hours VCS 7003 Special Topics in Veterinary Clinical Sciences (1-4)
at least 3 hours from the following VCS 7201-VCS 7215, CBS 7104, PBS 7431, CBS 7109, CBS 7628, ANSC 7051, or ANSC 7052

4000 level courses that support general knowledge needed for research and to prepare for the above 7000 level courses are allowed if recommended by the student’s Graduate Advisory Committee (for example BIOL 4123 Immunology, BIOL 4132 Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics, OCS 4038 Scientific Writing and Collaboration, BE 4335 Tissue Engineering)

The preparation of a thesis is an important element in the program leading to the master’s degree. The master’s thesis should demonstrate capacity for research, originality of thought, and facility in organizing materials. Final acceptance of the master’s thesis rests with a student’s graduate committee.

The thesis must be successfully defended in a final defense and examination. A request for the final examination must be submitted to the Graduate School by the student at least three weeks prior to the proposed examination date and by the current semester deadline, if the student is a candidate for a degree. The student should visit the Graduate School the semester before planned graduation for deadlines and procedures concerning requests for final examination. The examining committee, must have copies of the thesis at least two weeks prior to the final examination. Typically, the final examination is an oral examination following the thesis defense. The thesis defense takes the form of a seminar, open to attendance by any interested parties. Following the seminar, the graduate student and the examination committee will convene and discuss the thesis, asking questions of the graduate student.

(SVMCB)

The departmental-level academic course plan for each student will be developed in consultation with and approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. The committee will include the student’s major advisor and at least two additional members of the graduate faculty such that the LSU Graduate School’s requirements for graduate committees are satisfied.

The degree involves coursework in the student’s area of specialty and completion of an original research project resulting in an acceptable thesis. Thirty hours of credit beyond the baccalaureate or professional degree at the graduate lev(SVMCB)

At least six hours in thesis research (VMED 8000).
At least 24 hours at the 7000 level or above in courses other than thesis research (VMED 8000), including
- three hours of CBS 7104 Biomedical Cell and Molecular Biology
- three hours of CBS 7108 Critical Analysis in Molecular Biology/Medicine
- two hours of VMED 7004 Introduction to Research
- at least three hours of experimental statistics at the 7000 level

The student must pass a final comprehensive oral exam. At the discretion of the student’s advisory committee, a written exam may be required. Few students are admitted to this degree program.