Meat Technology

The Department of Animal Science offers a two-year Associate of Applied Science Degree programs in Meat Technology which prepares students for employment in the meat industry. Although a complete program, it carries full university credit and may be used toward a four-year degree program by students who choose to complete the Bachelor of Science degree.
The following is a suggested sequence of courses for students seeking the Associate of Applied Science degree with a major in Meat Technology.

Fall
Animal Science 1401, General Animal Science - 4 hrs
Animal Science 2201, Live Animal Evaluation - 2 hrs
Biology 1402, Zoology - 4 hrs
English 1301, Composition and Rhetoric - 3 hrs
Math 1310 or 1315, University Math or Algebra - 3 hrs

Spring
Animal Science 2406, Meat Science - 4 hrs
Biology 2406, Inroduction to Microbiology - 4 hrs
Chemistry 1401, General Chemistry - 4 hrs
English 2401, Technical Writing - 3 hrs
Political Science 2301, State Government - 3 hrs

Summer
Animal Science 4602,
Practicum in Meat Industry Management - 6 hrs

Fall
Animal Science 2305, Meat Animal Carcass Evaluation - 3 hrs
Animal Science 2311, Livestock Slaughter Inspection - 3 hrs
Animal Science 4307, Sausage Manufacturing - 3 hrs
Animal Science 3402, Beef Catle Prod. and Management - 4 hrs

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

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