Meat Technology

The Department of Animal Science offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree in Meat Technology which prepares students for employment in the meat industry. The AAS in Meat Technology courses may be earned prior to or concurrently with the Bachelor of Science degree in Meat Science. This program is a College Tech Prep articulated program.

The following is a suggested sequence of courses for students seeking the AAS degree in Meat Technology:

Fall
ANSC 1401, General Animal Science - 4 hrs
ANSC 2201, Live Animal Evaluation - 2 hrs
BIOL 1402, General Zoology - 4 hrs
ENG 1301, Composition and Rhetoric I - 3 hrs
MATH 1310 or 1315, University Math or University Algebra - 3 hrs

Midwinter

ANSC 3407, Sausage Manufacturing - 4 hrs

Spring
ANSC 3406, Meat Science - 4 hrs
BIOL 2406, Introduction to Microbiology - 4 hrs
CHEM 1401, General Chemistry - 4 hrs
ENG 2304, Technical Writing - 3 hrs
PS 2301, State Government - 3 hrs

Summer
ANSC 4602, Practicum in Meat Industry Management - 6 hrs

Fall
ANSC 2305, Meat Animal Carcass Evaluation - 3 hrs
ANSC 2311, Livestock Slaughter Inspection - 3 hrs
ANSC 3402, Beef Cattle Production and Management - 4 hrs

COMM 1301, Speech Communication - 3 sch

Spring
ANSC 4300, Meat Technology - 3 hrs
ANSC 4302, Management Procedures in the Meat Industry - 3 hrs
ANSC 3201, Advanced Live Animal Evaluation - 2 hrs
ANSC 3302 or 3309, Swine Production or Sheep and Goat Production - 3 hrs
ANSC Elective - 3 hrs

Grand Total 71 hrs

Advisor:
Dr. Paul A. Will
Box C-11
Alpine, TX 79832
Phone: (432) 837-8207
Fax: (432) 837-8409