Overview

The Department of Comparative Medicine is a basic science, academic department of the College of Medicine. It is concerned with the range of variation of normal and abnormal structure, function, and behavior in a variety of species of animals used for teaching, testing, and research. Its faculty, staff, and students work in a multidisciplinary and collaborative fashion with all other departments in the college to advance the research mission.

What you'll learn

Graduate study in Laboratory Animal Medicine at Pennsylvania State University consists of advanced training in biology, medicine and methodology pertinent to animal-based research, and the development of scholarship and research capabilities within the specialty. The general plan is one that provides a broad, basic foundation upon which the individual can build a career in teaching and research and/or in the professional direction of research animal facilities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biology and Care of Laboratory Animals
Laboratory Animal Genetics
Techniques of Laboratory Animal Experimentation
Diseases of Laboratory Animals
Comparative Pathology
Biomedical Research Ethics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-12 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-18 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-25 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

36-38

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hershey, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

When applying for any graduate program, you will need to upload a scanned copy of official transcripts from institutions you attended previously.
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

68438 USD / year

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Out-of-State

68438 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

61234 USD / year

≈ 61234 USD / year

Living costs

Hershey

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

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Credits

Delivered

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