The Clinical Sciences Area of Emphasis is administered by the Graduate Faculty in the Department of Clinical Sciences. The primary goal of graduate study in the Clinical Sciences Area of Emphasis is to prepare students for careers in teaching, research, or service in a clinical specialty area or research and development program. Training in planning research projects and writing research proposals provide students the ability to function with teams of scientists from the fields of biomedical and clinical sciences. The student's experience in teaching and literature study will form the basis for development of future teaching and research programs within his or her discipline. After completing graduate work the student will be better prepared to conduct research both independently and as a team member. In addition to the MS in clinical specialty fields (small animal, equine and large animal), students can earn MS degree in Production Animal Medicine. The department, along with the Veterinary Health Center and the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University, has modern facilities and equipment for both basic and applied studies.