Animal and Veterinary Biosciences Major

Build your skills outside the classroom

Develop real-world skills with a choice of more than a dozen lab courses that cover topics like animal handling, reproductive biology, veterinary genetics, animal welfare, and meat science and biologics.

Volunteer at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine or one of the department’s many animal care facilities. There are a wide variety of volunteer and internship opportunities to choose from on campus.

Get involved. Find your people.

Learn through hands-on research

There is a wide variety of domesticated animal research happening all across the UW–Madison campus. Engage in undergraduate research to develop real-world laboratory skills, practice public speaking, and build your network on campus. Additionally, many students have the opportunity to present their research at conferences and publish their research in scientific journals.

You can also conduct independent research in faculty labs and learn first-hand from faculty, staff, and graduate students.

Study abroad and gain global perspective

Travel internationally and complement your coursework and research with a study abroad program. Study animal nutrition in the Netherlands, animal physiology in Ireland, animal agriculture and sustainable development in Mexico, and so much more.

You can also choose from one of UW–Madison’s many semester, summer, and short-term study abroad programs and map your study abroad experience as an animal and veterinary biosciences major.