Degrees AND Programs

Environmental Horticulture Major

Provide solutions necessary to achieve aesthetically pleasing, functional, and environmentally sound outdoor spaces.

Horticulture

Apply scientific principles in the growing, marketing, processing, and utilizing of fruits, vegetables, flower and foliage plants, trees, shrubs, and turf grasses.

Soil Restoration and Conservation – Minor

Through a fundamental understanding of soil science and management, gain knowledge and tools to help reverse soil erosion and degradation while sequestering carbon.

Landscape Design and Contracting – Concentration

Learn the designing and building process typically delivered by one company providing a turnkey of design services followed by construction implementation and management of the built project.

Animal Science

Develop an industry-oriented, science-based education that focuses on food-producing animals while learning technical, practical, and business skills involved in livestock production.

Equine Science

Develop in-depth scientific knowledge of the horse and apply those principles to the growing industry. Gain a broad understanding of the business, recreational and production aspects of the industry.

Soil Restoration and Conservation – Concentration

Through a fundamental understanding of soil science and management, gain knowledge and tools to help reverse soil erosion and degradation while sequestering carbon.

Soil Ecology – Concentration

Explore the interdisciplinary nature of soils through the study of soil organisms and their interactions with each other and the soil’s physical and chemical environment.

Environmental Horticulture – Minor

Provide solutions necessary to achieve aesthetically pleasing, functional, and environmentally sound outdoor spaces.

Horticulture – Minor

Learn the application of scientific principles in the growing, marketing, processing, and utilizing of fruits, vegetables, flower and foliage plants, trees, shrubs, and turf grasses.

Landscape Architecture

Give character to the constructed landscape, bringing the same skills to the shaping of landforms, plants, structures, and materials, and service to the client, as an architect brings to a building.

Organic Horticulture – Minor

Learn the science of organic agriculture with additional courses specifically focused on organic agriculture production techniques, business management, marketing, and decision making.

Horticulture Major – Controlled Environment Horticulture Concentration

Build an understanding of the environmental/plant relationships required to produce quality greenhouse-grown products.

Horticultural Business Management – Concentration

Manage any horticulture business or market associated products, including the operation of garden centers, nurseries, fruit and vegetable production operations, greenhouses, or floral products outlets.

Horticultural Food Crops – Concentration

Focus your studies on systems related to production of fruits and vegetables.

Horticultural Science – Concentration

Receive a solid foundation in the basic sciences and agricultural sciences leading to technical and scientific careers in laboratory, greenhouse, or field research.

Agricultural Business Major – Food Systems Concentration

Apply theoretical and analytic tools of applied economics within the context of food systems. Explores the broadest context of food systems ranging from small-scale localized markets to traditional market-mediated commodity-based products to highly specialized, vertically coordinated supply chains.

Organic Agriculture (Interdisciplinary) – Minor

Study holistic methods for food production that promote and enhance agro-ecosystem health, including biodiversity, biological cycles, and soil biological activity.

Food Industry Management Interdisciplinary Minor

Provides a platform for students to integrate business principles with applied food management courses.

Soil Science – Minor

Complement your major with a strong knowledge base in the principles and applications of soil science.

Agricultural Business Major – Agricultural Economics Concentration

Explore the theoretical and analytic tools of applied economics and gain the skills necessary to apply these principles in applied settings.

Agronomic Production Management – Concentration

Help the agricultural economy prosper by combining practical business expertise with cutting-edge knowledge of data-driven sustainable agriculture.

Agricultural Literacy Minor

Offers students an integrated set of courses in agricultural education. Pursue content in animal sciences, plant sciences, food products and processing, or natural resources.

Applied Information Technology – Concentration

Utilize advanced information technology to drive decision making in crop production, soil and environmental management, and to develop new technologies.

Agricultural Education Major – Teacher Development Concentration

Learn and educate around the science, business, and technology of agriculture, food and environmental/natural resource systems. Develop skills as an agricultural educator in a three-part model: classroom, experiential learning, and leadership development.

Agricultural Business Major – Farm and Ranch Management Concentration

Apply a solid understanding of economics and the underlying physical and biological sciences that drive agricultural technology to problems facing modern farmers and ranchers.

International Soil and Crop Sciences – Concentration

Partner sociology, anthropology, and political science with soil and crop science coursework to gain a deep understanding of agriculture around the world and address global food production challenges.

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Online Major

Discover economic tools to evaluate the allocation and utilization of natural resources and the management of the natural environment.

Plant Biotechnology, Genetics and Breeding – Concentration

Apply advanced genomics to develop varieties of crops that are more nutritious, resilient to climate change, and disease-resistant to enable sustainable agriculture.

Agricultural Biology Sequential M.S. Degree Program (4+1)

Gain hands-on experience in managing sustaining our food and fiber supply, providing bioagricultural security, and protecting our ecosystems from pests, plant diseases, and weeds.

Agricultural Education Major – Agricultural Literacy Concentration

Learn and educate around the science, business, and technology of agriculture, food and environmental/natural resource systems. Develop an integral of a complete agricultural system. Agricultural literacy is the synthesis, instruction, and communication of basic information about agriculture to the public.

Agricultural Business Minor – On Campus or Online

Focus studies on agricultural production management, financial management, marketing management, international development and trade.

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Minor – On Campus or Online

Discover a valuable way to help understand how humans can use and conserve our natural resources.

Entomology Minor

Discover the basic and applied science of the study of insects and other arthropods such as ticks and mites. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

Plant Health – Minor

Apply the knowledge gained in biology courses to real world problems. Learn how microbes, insects, and weeds impact food production, urban landscapes, forests, rangelands, and other ecosystems.

Agricultural Biology Major – Entomology Concentration

Discover the basic and applied science of the study of insects and other arthropods such as ticks and mites. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

Agricultural Biology Major – Plant Pathology Concentration

Discover how virus, bacteria, fungi, and other microbes affect plant and ecosystem health and learn about the tools that are used to diagnose and manage plant diseases caused by these microbes.

Agricultural Biology Major – Weed Science Concentration

Invasive and weed plants are one of the major threats to food security. Learn to identify and manage weeds and discover the role that biotechnology plays in weed management.

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Major

Discover economic tools to evaluate the allocation and utilization of natural resources and the management of the natural environment.

Soil & Crop Sciences

Gain hands-on training and expert instruction that will equip you to solve current global sustainability challenges in soil, plant, and environmental sciences.

Master of Agribusiness and Food Innovation Management

This program will train you in the business skills to be an innovator. Learn to launch new technologies, products, and even new business ventures in the agriculture, food, and beverage industries. Go from ideation to marketplace.

M.S. in Horticulture and Human Health

Ph.D. in Animal Science

Study breeding and genetics, livestock/beef management systems, livestock behavior and welfare, meat science/food safety-microbiology nutrition and reproduction.

M.S. in Animal Science

Develop an industry-oriented, science-based education that prepares you for careers in animal agriculture or one of many industries associated with livestock production.

M.S. in Soil and Crop Science, Plant Breeding and Genetics

Become a member of a comprehensive crop molecular genetics program involving molecular mapping and characterization of agronomically important traits in a variety of crops.

M.S. in Soil and Crop Science – Agroecosystems Management

Learn the skills of precision crop, nutrient, and management systems that improve the efficiency of crop water use and pest management.

M.S. in Horiculture

Conduct a research investigation on a horticultural topic that generates statistically analyzable data reported in a comprehensive scientific thesis.

Ph.D. in Horticulture

Develops a horticulture graduate student into a professional horticulturist on the highest plane.

M.S. in Soil and Crop Science

Develop an advanced understanding of soil, plants, microbiomes, genomics, or related topics while preparing for impactful careers.

Ph.D. in Soil and Crop Science

Develop deep knowledge and understanding of soils, plants, microbiomes, genomics, or related topics through the development of original research under the mentorship of world-class scientists. Gain exposure and preparation in a range of career paths where you can make an important impact.

Master’s of Agriculture in Agricultural Education Teacher Development M.Ag. – On Campus or Online

Explore and develop projects which directly impact effective educational practices, including relevance, hands-on training, high levels of student cognition, and student confidence.

Master of Agriculture (M.Agr.) in Agricultural Sciences – Integrated Resource Management – Online

Understand how agricultural resource systems work together in a comprehensive way, and how to apply them in an agricultural management setting.

M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics

Master fundamental microeconomic theory and econometrics in order to perform applied economic research in the public and private sectors as analysts, consultants, researchers, and other occupations.

Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics

Prepare to develop microeconomic theory, quantitative methods, and at least one tested field (Agricultural Economics or Environmental and Resource Economics).

Agricultural Biology Sequential M.S. Degree Program (4+1)

Gain hands-on experience in managing sustaining our food and fiber supply, providing bioagricultural security, and protecting our ecosystems from pests, plant diseases, and weeds.

M.S. in Bioagricultural Sciences

Conduct research focused on plant stresses, microbes, insects, and weeds that threaten the safety and sustainability of our food supply.

M.S. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Plan A, Entomology Specialization

Conduct research in the study of insects and other arthropods such as ticks and mites. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

M.S. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Plan A, Plant Pathology Specialization

Conduct research in the study of microbes that affect plant health, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

M.S. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Plan A, Weed Science Specialization

Conduct research in the study of weed management and pesticide function and resistance. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

M.S. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Plan B, Pest Management Specialization

Gain hands-on experience in managing sustaining our food and fiber supply, providing bioagricultural security, and protecting our ecosystems from pests, plant diseases, and weeds.

Ph.D. in Bioagricultural Sciences

Conduct research in plant abiotic stress or the microbes, insects, and weeds that threaten the safety and sustainability of our food supply. Learn how ecosystems function and how to protect them.

Ph.D. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Entomology Specialization

Conduct research in the study of insects and other arthropods such as ticks and mites. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

Ph.D. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Plant Pathology Specialization

Conduct research in the study of microbes that affect plant health, such as viruses, bacteria, and fungi. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

Ph.D. in Bioagricultural Sciences – Weed Science Specialization

Conduct research in the study of weed management and pesticide function and resistance. Help build a healthier food system for a growing world while protecting the environment.

Master of Extension Education M.Ext.Ed. – On Campus or Online

Study to develop impactful programs and deliver educational resources as a community educator.

Horticulture and Human Health – Online

Food Manufacturing Safety and Sanitation – Online

This course trains individuals in the food manufacturing industry to follow sound food safety practices and sanitation methods. Certify your organization and employees are up to date with Current Good Manufacturing Practices.

Seed Science and Technology

Prepare for positions in the seed industry with a comprehensive overview of seed analysis and a scientific understanding of seed biology.

Teaching in Extension Certificate – Online

Explore the ages and stages of learning, covering the full lifespan, youth through adult, to deliver effective instruction in a variety of settings across multiple age groups.