EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
AND EXPECTED LAEARNING OUTCOMES

PROGRAM FOR UNDERGRADUATE

PROGRAM TITLE: ANIMAL SCIENCE

PROGRAM CODE: 7620105

(According to the Decision’s No. 1748/QĐ-HVN dated June 02nd 2017)

Option 1: Animal Production and Health

Option 2: Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology

1. Program Objectives (POs)

For the first few years after graduation, graduates can:

PO1: Specialised skills and professional attitude

Work as technical consultants, extension workers, business people, and managers in livestock production with ethical and professional manners.

PO2: Development of livestock sector and international integration

Pursue lifelong learning and scientific research to create knowledge and solutions for livestock production in the era of global integration.

PO3: Social responsibilities

Perform animal production techniques and health care for the sustainable development of livestock production with whole hearted responsibility.

2. Expected Learning Outcomes (ELOs)

After completing the program, students can:

2.1. Knowledge

General knowledge

ELO1: Apply the general knowledge of natural and social sciences and the understanding of contemporary issues to the field of livestock production

Professional knowledge

ELO 2: Analyze factors affecting the animal breed production, nutrition, and animal health

ELO 3: Evaluate the efficiency of animal breed production, nutrition and animal health

ELO 4: Design livestock production programs to ensure sustainable development

2.2. Skills

General skills

ELO 5: Apply effectively creative and critical thinking, and problem-solved skills to scientific research and professional practice       

ELO 6: Coordinate teamwork in professional activities to achieve objectives as a member or a manager

ELO 7: Communicate effectively using multimedia, adapt well in multi-cultural environment; meet the required standards of English proficiency issued by Ministry of Education and Training

Professional skills

ELO 8: Use effectively the skills of surveying, collecting and processing data to serve scientific research, technology development and management of livestock production

ELO 9: Apply appropriate techniques, technologies and systems in sustainable livestock production

ELO 10: Utilize information technology and modern equipment in livestock industry to serve production and business to achieve objectives.

ELO 11: Perform properly the basic and intensive technical procedure in livestock production 2.3 Attitude

ELO 12: Comply with state law and specific regulations and professional ethics

ELO 13: Demonstrate responsibility to protect the environment, public health and respect animal welfare

ELO 14: Perform the habits of life-long learning

3. Career prospects

Graduates of animal science can work in the position and work places as followings:

- Graduates can work as nutrient scientists, experts of animal breeding, feeding, and production managers

- Graduates can work as technicians in laboratories related to animal husbandry, especially in the field of animal genetic and breeding, artificial insemination and feed analysis.

- Graduates can work at government departments related to animal husbandry.

- Graduates can work as agricultural extension officers.

- Graduates can work as researchers at universities/research institutes

- Graduates can be the owner of animal farms, companies or private enterprises in the field of animal husbandry.

4. Post-graduate study opportunities

- The student graduated from the Animal Science bachelor program can continue to study and research at master and doctoral levels in Animal Science and other related fields such as Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Animal nutrition and Feed Technology in Vietnam and abroad.

- Self-study to improve the professional knowledge and to fulfill the requirements of changing jobs.

5. Curriculums, documents, international standards used as references

ABET accreditation;

ELOs of Bachelor of Animal Science, Can Tho University - Vietnam (CTU);

ELOs of Bachelor of Animal Science, Wageningen University - Netherlands (WUR).

ELOs of Bachelor of Animal Science, Iowa State University - USA (ISU).