Based on the reading on pages three to eleven in An Insider’s Guide, I would say that my major, animal science, fits into the applied fields discipline. The majority of students who choose to major in animal science desire to use that degree to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. In An Insider’s Guide, any field of medicine is considered to be a part of the applied fields discipline, as this field is used as a way to prepare one to directly apply what they learned in college to a certain career path. Animal science is one of those fields in which one learns specifically about animals, their bodies, and their importance in society, and then applies that knowledge in anything from agricultural production to veterinary medicine; the knowledge