VMSC700

Recommended: ANSC225 and ANSC340. Restriction: Must be in a major in AGNR-VA-MD Regional Col Veterinary Med; or must be in a major within the AGNR-Animal & Avian Sciences department; or must be in a major in PUAF-School of Public Policy; or permission of AGNR-VA-MD Regional Col Veterinary Med. An introduction to animal health policy with emphasis on understanding how science and politics interact and influence animal health policy and how veterinarians and animal scientists can effectively communicate science to non-scientists such as legislators and policymakers.