Poultry Science (BS): Science Concentration
Curricula
Students desiring a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Poultry Science may choose either the science or technology curriculum offered by the Prestage Department of Poultry Science. Students interested in research or veterinary/medical fields can meet the pre-requisites for these professional schools through the science concentration. These students are also better prepared for advanced study in various disciplines such as genetics, nutrition, physiology, and pathology. The technology curriculum in Poultry Science allows a greater selection of courses in business and economics; and offers a student both basic and applied knowledge in poultry production which can be utilized in the poultry or allied industries upon graduation. One may obtain a double major in other curricula through careful use of electives and/or summer school attendance. These students should consult the undergraduate advisers in the department(s) concerned.
Career Opportunities
The transition from small farm to large commercial poultry operations has created more specialized positions than there are available poultry science graduates. Production-oriented positions and off-the-farm operations in areas such as processing and distribution offer new job opportunities. Allied industries such as: feed manufacturing, equipment sales, financing, pharmaceutical development and research 鈥� need additional employees trained in Poultry Science. Graduates are employed in the communication and public relations sectors, as teachers, and extension and research specialists and as veterinarians.
Contact
Dr. Lynn Worley-Davis
919.515.6852
lwdavis@ncsu.edu
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Orientation | ||
| 笔翱听290 | Exploring Opportunities in Poultry Science | 2 |
| Communications | ||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| 颁翱惭听110 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| 辞谤听颁翱惭听112 | Interpersonal Communication | |
| Select one of the following Advanced Communication courses: | 3 | |
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | ||
| Communication for Business and Management | ||
| Communication for Science and Research | ||
| Social Sciences & Business | ||
| 础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| Business/Finance Elective | 3 | |
| Physical and Biological Science | ||
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| Select one of the following Calculus I courses: | 3 | |
| Elements of Calculus | ||
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| 厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 颁贬听101 &补尘辫;听颁贬听102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 笔驰听131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| 辞谤听笔驰听211 | College Physics I | |
| 颁贬听221 &补尘辫;听颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I and Organic Chemistry I Lab | 4 |
| 颁贬听223 &补尘辫;听颁贬听224 | Organic Chemistry II and Organic Chemistry II Lab | 4 |
| 颁贬听201 &补尘辫;听颁贬听202 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science and Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| 骋狈听311 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| 惭叠听351 &补尘辫;听惭叠听352 | General Microbiology and General Microbiology Laboratory | 4 |
| Departmental Requirements | ||
| 笔翱听201 &补尘辫;听笔翱听202 | Poultry Science and Production and Poultry Science and Production Laboratory 1 | 4 |
| 笔翱听322 | Muscle Foods and Eggs 1 | 3 |
| 辞谤听笔翱听433 | Poultry Processing and Products | |
| 笔翱听404 | Avian Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 |
| 笔翱听415 | Comparative Nutrition 1 | 3 |
| 笔翱听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding 1 | 4 |
| 笔翱听401 | Poultry Diseases | 4 |
| PO/FM Restricted Electives | 3 | |
| GEP Courses | ||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | |
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | ||
| GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement) | ||
| World Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | ||
| Free Electives | ||
| Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 2 | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 1
A grade of C- or higher is required.
- 2
Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.
Business/Finance Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础颁颁听210 | Concepts of Financial Reporting | 3 |
| 础颁颁听220 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| 础颁颁听280 | Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| 础搁贰听215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 |
| 础搁贰听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| 础搁贰听303 | Farm Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听306 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| 础搁贰听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 |
| 础搁贰听311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 |
| 础搁贰听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| 础搁贰听321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 |
| 础搁贰听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| 叠鲍厂听225 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| 贰颁听202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 贰颁听301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
| 贰颁听302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 贰颁听305 | A Closer Look at Capitalism | 3 |
| 贰颁听336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 |
| 贰颁听348 | Introduction to International Economics | 3 |
| 惭滨贰听201 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PO听340 | Live Poultry and Poultry Product Evaluation, Grading, and Inspection | 3 |
| PO听410 | Production and Management of Game Birds in Confinement | 3 |
| PO听421 | Commercial Egg Production | 3 |
| PO听424 | Poultry Meat Production | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 笔翱听290 | Exploring Opportunities in Poultry Science | 2 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 |
| 惭础听107 | Precalculus I | 3 |
| 笔翱听201 | Poultry Science and Production 1 | 3 |
| 笔翱听202 | Poultry Science and Production Laboratory 1 | 1 |
| 叠滨翱听181 | Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 叠滨翱听183 | Introductory Biology: Cellular and Molecular Biology | 4 |
| 颁翱惭听110 or 颁翱惭听112 | Public Speaking or Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| 惭础听121 or 惭础听131 | Elements of Calculus or Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| GEP Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| 颁贬听101 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听102 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁贬听221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| 颁贬听222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| 厂罢听311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| GEP Humanities | 3 | |
| Free Electives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 颁贬听223 | Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| 颁贬听224 | Organic Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| PO/ANS/FS 322 or 笔翱听433 | Muscle Foods and Eggs 1 or Poultry Processing and Products | 3 |
| PO/ANS 415 | Comparative Nutrition 1 | 3 |
| 笔驰听211 or 笔驰听131 | College Physics I or Conceptual Physics | 4 |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 颁贬听201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 |
| 颁贬听202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | ||
| Communication for Business and Management | ||
| Communication for Science and Research | ||
| 骋狈听311 | Principles of Genetics | 4 |
| GEP Elective | 3 | |
| PO/FM Restricted Electives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 17 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 惭叠听351 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| 惭叠听352 | General Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| 笔翱听404 | Avian Anatomy and Physiology 1 | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| ACC/ARE/BUS/EC Electives | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 笔翱听435 | Poultry Incubation & Breeding 1 | 4 |
| 笔翱听401 | Poultry Diseases | 4 |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 14 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
- 1
A grade of C- or higher is required.
Career Opportunities
The transition from small farm to large commercial poultry operations has created more specialized positions than there are available poultry science graduates. Production-oriented positions and off-the-farm operations in areas such as processing and distribution offer new job opportunities. Allied industries such as: feed manufacturing, equipment sales, financing, pharmaceutical development and research 鈥� need additional employees trained in Poultry Science. Graduates are employed in the communication and public relations sectors, as teachers, and extension and research specialists and as veterinarians.
Careers
- Live Operations听
- Food Safety听
- Sales or Marketing
- Geneticist, Nutritionist or Veterinarian (with Advance Degrees)
- Research
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