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Columbus Campus Department of Animal Sciences The Ohio State University 110 Animal Science Building 2029 Fyffe Road Columbus, OH 43210-1095 Telephone: 614-292-6401 Wooster Campus |
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Vision of our Department
The Department will be recognized as the premier provider in Ohio, and one of the top academic units in the nation, for an undergraduate education in animal sciences. The Department will be identified nationally and internationally as one of the most outstanding academic units for a graduate education in animal sciences. The Department will have a reputation in the State, nationally, and internationally for being a leader in developing new knowledge in the biological sciences for food producing animals and horses, and dissemination of this knowledge to the scientific community and public.
Mission of Our Department
The Mission of the Department of Animal Sciences is to discover and communicate knowledge about animals and their products. The delivery of this mission is directed to the students of The Ohio State University, the citizens of Ohio and other parts of the world, the scientific community, stakeholders of the Department, and others who are interested in animals used for food and fiber production, recreation, and companion purposes.
Student Population
As of November 2007 we have 485 undergraduate students. Of
these, 75% are women and 25% are men. A breakdown by rank indicates that 81 are
freshmen, 111 are sophomores, 138 are juniors and 155 are seniors with 7% of
these indicating non-white ethnicity.
Minors offered by the Department include 104 in life sciences, 64 in production
agriculture, 31 in animal sciences, 8 in equine science, and 1 in meat science.
Full time graduate students enrolled in Autumn 2006 totaled 42; of these 49% are
women and 51% men. Fifty-seven percent are pursuing an M.S. and 43% a Ph.D.
Domestic students comprise 79% of the student population and 21% are
international. Historically, around three-fourths of our students hold either
graduate research assistantships or fellowships. Our faculty also advise 7 Ph.D.
students who are enrolled in interdisciplinary programs.
The Ohio State University's Autumn 2003 undergraduate enrollment for all campuses totaled 44,720 with 87% on the Columbus campus. In addition to the undergraduate population, we had 10,339 graduate students and 3,195 professional students enrolled. OSU offers 174 undergraduate majors, 111 master’s degree programs and 93 doctoral degree programs.
Faculty/Staff
We have 33 "regular" faculty (70% are in Columbus and 30% are in Wooster) and 16 faculty who hold "courtesy" appointments with us. There are nearly 74 staff members in the Department who are situated in various locations in the State. OSU employs 4,889 faculty, 17,235 staff and 11,648 students.
Locations
We support research facilities and animals at the main campus in Columbus, at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster and at several research branches located throughout the State. Complementing our facilities are resources at Ohio State's other professional program areas: Biology, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Computer Sciences.
The Department of Animal Sciences has laboratories in Columbus which will meet your needs for nutrition, animal breeding, genetics, and physiology research. Outstanding computer and library facilities exist in Columbus. A dairy facility, along with egg-laying flocks are located less than a mile from the Columbus Campus with horse, sheep , swine and beef herds slightly further north. Columbus is Ohio's state capital with a growing metropolitan population of more than 1 million. The city boasts booming service industries, high government employment, a busy downtown and picturesque suburbs. Farmland prevails on the outskirts of the city. Columbus has a mild Midwestern climate and pleasant summers and winters milder than those of other Great Lake states.
The laboratories at Wooster are some of the best equipped in the world. These labs are supported by an electron microscopy center, computer center, library, photo lab, and feed mill. Animal facilities at Wooster include a turkey research farm and a dairy facility. Research herds of beef cattle and sheep are located here and at several branches around the state. Wooster, a college town which lies 90 miles northeast of Columbus, has a population of around 25,000. It is within convenient driving distance of Cleveland. The surrounding Wayne County countryside is rolling, wooded farmland, home to the largest Amish community in the United States.