Veterinary Science
A college degree in veterinary science focuses on the health of all animals – including livestock, poultry, companion animals, captive and free-ranging wildlife, exotic animals, birds, aquatic mammals and fish.
For this major you’ll need to start building a strong foundation by taking lots of science courses in college. Once you begin graduate level studies, you will take specialized courses in veterinary science.
Veterinary Science Courses:
- Foundations of Veterinary Science
- Healer’s Art
- Animal Welfare
- Small Animal Medicine
- Principles of Animal Nutrition
- Veterinary Immunology
- Principles of Surgery
- Principles of Anesthesia
- Exotic Animal Anatomy and Husbandry
- Foaling Management
- Equine Medicine and Surgery
- Emerging Issues in Animal Health
- Non-Mammalian Vertebrate Medicine
- Veterinary Neurobiology
- Bovine Herd Health Medicine
- Veterinary Nutrition and Metabolism
- Veterinary Bacteriology and Mycology
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Veterinary Physiology and Histology
- Preventive Medicine
Undergraduate Science Courses:
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Genetics
- Microbiology + Lab
- Biochemistry
- Chemistry I
- Chemistry II
- Organic Chemistry + Lab
- Physics I
- Physics II
- Principles of Organismal Biology
- Comparative Anatomy
- Mammalian Physiology
General Curriculum Requirements:
- Arts Courses: Art, History, Languages, Literature, Music
- Math Courses: Algebra, Calculus, Computer Science, Logic, Statistics
- Natural Sciences Courses: Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Physics
- Social Sciences Courses: Anthropology, Economics, Government, Psychology, Sociology
“I’m here at El Camino College studying biology to become a veterinarian. I want to become a veterinarian because I love helping animals, and I’ve seen how they have helped me either being emotional companions, and when I was younger, I really struggled to read by myself. So by going outside and hanging out with my dog, I learned that animals are really my safe place.”
“I’m an animal science major, and I want to dedicate the rest of my life to helping animals.”