The Department of Animal Science offers a Certificate in Meat Science for students who wish to obtain specialization in this area. Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours by taking four required courses and selecting additional courses from the elective list to complete the minimum credit hour requirement.
Required
ANSC 307 – Meats. 3 credits
DASC 326 – Food Bacteriology. 3 credits
ANSC 447 – Advanced Meat Science and Technology. 4 credits
ANSC 457 – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System. 3 credits
Electives
ANSC 317 – Meat Selection, Evaluation and Grading. 2 credits
ANSC 337 – Meat Merchandising. 2 credits
ANSC 407 – Meat Science and Technology. 3 credits
ANSC 437 – Marketing and Grading of Livestock and Meats. 3 credits
ANSC 467 – Processed Meat Food Operations. 3 credits
ANSC 485 – Directed Studies. 1 to 4 credits
DASC 327 – Food Bacteriology Lab. 1 credit
Note: Students who have taken ANSC 489 Special Topics in Advanced Meat Technology will be credited with ANSC 447 Advanced Meat Science and Technology. Those who have taken ANSC 489 Special Topics in Meat Merchandising will be credited with ANSC 337 Meat Merchandising.
For additional information about this program, please contact Jeff W. Savell, Room 348 Kleberg Center, 979-845-3935, E-mail: j-savell@tamu.edu.
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