Students interested in the field of veterinary medicine have a number of career opportunities available to them. Some are attainable with a bachelor's degree, while most require a DVM. Food safety and public health are of extreme importance today, an animal science degree with a pre-veterinary emphasis could lead to a career in this area. Possible areas of interest are listed below. For a complete list of companies or organizations offering internships in this area contact Dr.
Noland, Dr.
Smith, Dr.
Plummer, or
Dr. Burd.
Internship and Career Areas
- Pharmaceutical/Medical Research, Development, and Marketing/Sales
- Example: Cal Poly animal science students participate in internships
at Miravant, a pharmaceutical research company in Santa
Barbara.
- Government
- Meat Inspection
- Military
- Animal Care
- FDA
- Example: An animal science student's senior project included work at the sate diagnostic lab in Tulare, California
- International
- Quarantine Regulation
- Health Care
- Example: Heifer International received an animal science student as an intern.
- Public Health
- Consulting
- Feedlots
- Drug and Pharmaceutical Companies
- Health Management
- Example: Harris Ranch/Farms continues to accept animal science students as interns.
- University
- Teaching, Extension
- Research, Animal Care
- Example: An animal science student conducted research at the medical research lab at Stanford University.
- Zoo and Exotic Animal Care
- Example: Animal science students have completed internships at Walt Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida,
a marine mammal research center in Hawaii, and the Oakland Zoo.
- Bachelor's Degree Careers
- University Research Assistant
- Biotechnology Research Assistant
- Pharmaceutical Research Assistant
- Veterinary Assistant
- Sales (vet supply, etc.)
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