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Students develop technical and leadership skills necessary for an effective career in addressing and solving real-world food and agricultural issues. By integrating animal science, plant and soil science, agricultural economics, and agricultural education into one program, students experience a transdisciplinary approach to research and education concerning land use strategies, crop and animal production, distribution, sales, economics, policy, and the environment. The Department of Agricultural Sciences provides an enriched learning environment for a diverse body of graduate students and prepares them for careers in agriculture-related fields at the state, national and international levels. The department conducts multidisciplinary research and provides services that enhance the livelihood of farming communities and improve food security.Based on a multidisciplinary approach, the Master of Science (M.S.) degree with a major in Integrated Agricultural Sciences will expose students to the breadth of agriculture, and provide opportunities for them to integrate what they learn across different courses. Students will be able to enhance their depth of knowledge in the focus area of their choice: agricultural business, economics and policy agricultural education animal science or crop and soil science. Graduates will develop a 21st century expertise with theoretical and practical skills necessary to analyze, optimize, and apply their knowledge to complex agro-systems. The rigorous interdisciplinary agriculture curriculum will provide exposure to real-world applications, for students to develop technical and leadership skills necessary for an effective career in addressing and solving food and agricultural issues.
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baccalaureate degree in agriculture, biology, chemistry, economics, education, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited university. The degree earned should indicate the ability to conduct and complete the thesis research proposed or the non-thesis program with excellent results.official transcripts from each institution where course credit was grantedminimum 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)resume/CV detailing prior work experience, research experience, awards, scholarships, and other related qualificationsstatement of interest (two-page maximum) including research interests, plans for graduate study, and professional aspirations and describing how the student's scholarly interests and relevant skills can be utilized in the program to pursue those goalsthree letters of recommendation from non-related individuals familiar with the student's scholarly work and/or relevant work experience official TOEFL iBT scores required with a 78 overall and minimum individual module scores of 19 listening 19 reading 19 speaking 18 writing official IELTS (academic) scores required with a 6.5 overall and minimum individual module scores of 6.0
