Texas A&M University Graduate Philosophy
Texas A&M University is a public institution dedicated to the development and dissemination of knowledge in many and diversified academic and professional fields of study. The University is committed to assist students in their search for knowledge, to help them understand themselves and their cultural and physical environments, and to develop in them the wisdom and skills needed to assume responsibility in a democratic society. The University assumes as its historic trust the maintenance and enhancement of the human mind and spirit. Such endeavor is also paramount in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences. While continuing to fulfill its mission as a Land Grant / Sea Grant / Space Grant institution, the University is evolving and expanding its role to meet the changing needs of state, national, and international communities. The University aspires to preeminence in teaching, research, and service. In keeping with this objective, the Office of Graduate Studies has several functions:
- To serve as advocate for graduate education within and outside of the University.
- To establish procedures to guarantee that the graduate-level educational experience is of the highest quality.
- To foster and facilitate interdisciplinary/intercollegiate graduate programs and research activities.
- To strive to maintain and enhance an environment conducive to creative scholarship and scientific inquiry.
Departmental Philosophy on Graduate Education
The Department intends to educate students to become competitive and capable of enjoying a rewarding career in biomedical research, whether in government, academia, or the private sector. Toward this end, the programs are devised to train students to design experiments or research projects properly, evaluate data critically, analyze and inter- pret research results objectively, and to become proficient in oral and written communication. While the emphasis is on research, students are given enough coursework and teaching experience in macroscopic anatomy, histology, embryology, neuroscience, cell biology, epidemiology or public health to make them employable in the academic positions that require teaching of these subjects.
