Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is home to the No. 2 ranked veterinary medicine program in the nation (U.S. News and World Report).
Our college is unique because it is the No. 1 college including a veterinary school in extramural project funding, leading to outstanding field practice and research opportunities for students of all levels. The college focuses on undergraduate education with three undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree programs, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Health and Microbiology.
For students who want a career in biologically-based and biomedically-related sciences (human and animal health) but are not prepared to declare a major immediately, our non-degree effort in Open Option Biomedical Sciences allows students to meet core science and university requirements, be guided by pre-medical and pre-veterinary advisers, and work with faculty mentors to determine the best career direction leading to a major choice.
Opportunity, community, and engagement are descriptors that you see manifested at all levels of education in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Colorado State is one of 26 nationally accredited programs in environmental health. Our students consistently receive a high percentage of student achievement awards. We actively encourage our students, focus on excellence, and try to use our education and experiential resources to solve real world problems facing humans and animals.
Our faculty members are recognized as leaders in research and teaching – locally, nationally, and internationally. Two faculty members are members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, five faculty members are University Distinguished Professors, and one faculty member is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar.
Undergraduate Programs of Study
Environmental Health
- The major focuses on developing knowledge, skills, and abilities that are immediately useful to understanding and addressing the way people interact with their environments. The internship allows students to make real contributions prior to graduation.
- Student to faculty ratio of less than 15:1 makes it possible for every interested student to actively work with a mentor in research, field work, or defined experiential learning as part of your program of study.
- Hands-on learning, critical skills development, and national accreditation position more than 90 percent of our students to be actively working in the field within 100 days of graduation.
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Microbiology
- The major not only gives you outstanding preparation for medical, veterinary, or graduate school, it prepares you to work in genetics, environmental microbiology, and medical technology while earning your degree.
- The department is a University leader in involving students in ongoing research, reaching out to the community in service learning, and mentoring young scientists with meaningful work as undergraduates.
- Opportunities in infectious diseases, applied microbiology, biosecurity and biosafety, communicable disease control, and solving medical problems (like tuberculosis or AIDS) are but a few of the foci our students can pursue.
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Biomedical Sciences
- This major prepares students for professional programs in biotechnology, graduate studies in pathology, physiology, neural science and medicine (human or animal) - as well as a variety of biotechnology careers in pharmaceuticals, disease research, tissue and bone banks and preparation for veterinary or human medicine training.
- This career field puts a premium on trained scientists can work independently and integrate across multiple disciplines. Training in specific disciplines with a strong biologically-based science foundation is the key to success.
- The study of gene expression as well as cellular and organism function are central departmental themes. While we have nationally or internationally recognized programs in neural and reproductive sciences, an additional core program in cardiopulmonary physiology is being nurtured and is rapidly emerging.
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