Department of Animal and Range Sciences

Building the educational foundation for future leaders in the animal industry

Tomorrow’s animal and natural resources industries leaders gain the educational foundation they need in the Department of Animal and Range Sciences. These future leaders study under a dynamic faculty who not only teach but also set the pace with important research and aggressive outreach via the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service.

Species-specific science is our stock in trade, but our focus is on the discipline of range science. Throughout our curriculum, a student-centered focus allows ample room for growth and success, including scholarship opportunities and several enterprising clubs.

With our multi-disciplinary approaches towards production efficiency, product enhancement, and natural resources management, both our undergraduate and our graduate students gain strong skill sets. Graduates of our program see career options unfold in a diverse and growing range of employment areas, from animal-related industries to natural resources management.

Many graduate students devise their own research, or partner with faculty in our many facilities and laboratories, to solve the challenges of 21^st century animal agriculture and environmental stewardship.