CREATE YOUR OWN PATH
EQUINE STUDIES
From our 40+ years of experience in equine education, we’ve crafted this exciting new program which allows you to explore a wide variety of equine-related topics. Plus, you can complete the general course of study or choose from two specializations within the program to customize your degree: Equine Business Management or Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies.
EQUINE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIZATION
In this specialization, you’ll take a suite of courses from the College of Business to develop financial literacy, strategic planning, entrepreneurship, operations management and quality management skills. You’ll be prepared to market and manage any aspect of an equine-related business like a boss.
ANIMAL SCIENCE
In this program, you’ll apply anatomy, physiology, biology, chemistry, nutrition, reproduction and genetics to the study of animal management, breeding and genetics, growth, behavior, and welfare for a great variety of species.
Get ready to gain hands-on experience with animals to hone your skills in handling, health maintenance and more. You’ll have the option of completing the general course of study or choosing from two specializations: Equine Science or Pre-Veterinary Studies.
EQUINE-ASSISTED THERAPIES SPECIALIZATION
This specialization will allow you to explore the expanding fields of Equine-Assisted services, including therapeutic riding, Equine-Assisted learning and hippotherapy. You’ll take courses that enhance and strengthen your qualifications in these areas to pursue a wide variety of careers. Upon completing your degree, you will have the skills and knowledge to pursue careers in therapeutic riding instruction, therapeutic horse management, therapeutic riding program management, and Equine-Assisted learning and therapy.
LET’S GET TO WORK
JWU students have a reputation among potential employers for being career-ready directly out of college. The hands-on education you get here will prepare you for your career — and it starts early. As a student, you’ll have access to resources to brag about, including:
YOUR OWN CAREER ADVISOR
Create a tailored academic and work experience roadmap with a career advisor who knows your professional goals and aspirations.
CAREER FAIRS, ON-CAMPUS RECRUITING AND CLASSROOM VISITS
Our dedicated Experiential Education & Career Services office can connect you with big-name employers for networking and career opportunities.
YOUR DREAM INTERNSHIP
Our award-winning internship program helped over 1,400 students universitywide land high-quality internships in one year — and 78% received a job offer after completion.
OPPORTUNITY RISING
In both programs, you’ll get to complete a semester-long internship that will help you launch your career. Here are some of the most recent sites where our students have interned:
Classic Communications (Equine Marketing/Management)
Cummings Veterinary Medical Center, Tufts University
HITS LLC
Hopkins Southdowns Farm
Horse SenseAbility at Wildstar Farm
Kentucky Equine Research Center
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Silk Tree Farm
SmartPak
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
EQUINE SCIENCE SPECIALIZATION
This specialization honors our legacy of excellence in equine education while focusing on the science that impacts how to select, care for and manage horses involved in all aspects of the equine industry. Foundational equine classes will develop your understanding of horses with study in anatomy, physiology, behavior, lameness, sports therapy, genetics, nutrition, diseases and reproduction. You’ll be prepared for a variety of science-based careers that work with horses or to continue with graduate studies in equine-related fields.
PRE-VETERINARY STUDIES SPECIALIZATION
This specialization offers a suite of courses that will qualify you to pursue a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree. You’ll complete major prerequisite course requirements for application to American Veterinary Medical Association-accredited veterinary schools within the United States as well as other animal and science-related graduate studies programs.
YOUR POTENTIAL EQUINE STUDIES EXPERIENCE YOUR POTENTIAL ANIMAL SCIENCE EXPERIENCE
YEAR
Intro to Equine Studies
Intro to Equine Studies Lab
First Year Seminar Equine Anatomy & Physiology
Intro to Event Management
YEAR 2
Foundations of Horsemanship & Riding Theory
Intro to Entrepreneurship Methods of Riding Instruction
Equine Disease & Conditions
Equine Lameness & Sports Therapy Lab
Equine Competition Management & Course Design
YEAR 3
Sport Horse Evaluation & Judging
Equine Nutrition
Intro to Equine-Assisted Services
Horse Farm Management & Business Planning
Equine Reproduction & Genetics
Equine Facility Design & Operations Management
Equine International Experience
Special Topics in Equine Studies
YEAR 4
Equine Behavior & Training
Special Topics in Equine Studies II
Experience, Adventure & Education Tourism
Industry Internship
YEAR
Intro to Animal Sciences (Course and Lab)
First Year Seminar
General Bio-Organismal (Course and Lab)
Domestic Animal Anatomy & Physiology (Course and Lab)
General Bio-Cellular (Course and Lab)
YEAR 2
Animal Nutrition Evolution Genetics
Principles of Animal Behavior & Training
General Chemistry
Perspectives in AnimalAssisted Interventions
Laboratory Animal Science & Management
YEAR 3
Animal Reproduction & Genetics
Special Topics in Animal Sciences
Farm to TableA Global Prospective Animal Diseases & Preventative Health
Animal Production & Management Lab
Equine Industry Experience
Food Sustainability
YEAR 4
Animal Ethics, Health & Wellness
Cultivating Local Food Systems
Special Topics in Animal Sciences II
Fundamentals of Pharmacology
A&S Internship or Experiential Education Experience
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To participate in the Equine Studies program, each student, with or without reasonable accommodations must be able to safely (including the safety of the animal, where applicable) meet minimum technical standards as described for this program. The technical standards will be available pending the publication of the 2023-24 catalog. To participate in the Animal Science program, each student, with or without reasonable accommodations must be able to safely (including the safety of the animal, where applicable) meet minimum technical standards as described for this program. The technical standards will be available pending the publication of the 2023-24 catalog.
