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MS in Agriculture

Program Description | Admission | Degree RequirementsCourses


Program Description

The graduate program in agricultural sciences is designed to further the professional competence of those individuals engaged in production agriculture, careers in agricultural and related agencies, businesses and industries, and/or agricultural education and extension.

The Agricultural Sciences program maintains four locations with working laboratories. The Agriculture Center is home to the Indoor Arena, Meat Science Lab, Equine Science Facilities, and a greenhouse. Nearby is the Horticulture Center with two greenhouses and a classroom. The Ag. Mechanization and Technology Center provides excellent advanced teaching and research opportunities in the areas of power and machinery, electrification, geomatics, soil and water conservation, irrigation, drainage, landscaping, bio-fuels, and wood/metal construction and fabrication. The 1600-acre Gibbs Ranch is home to purebred and crossbred beef cattle herds and a meat goat flock, along with additional plant, soil and animal resources used for instructional and research purposes.


Admission

Students seeking admission to the graduate program in Agricultural Sciences or Industrial Technology must:

  1. Submit a Graduate Studies Application for Admission with the application fee to Graduate Studies;
  2. Submit official transcripts of all college-level work, including the transcript that shows the date the undergraduate degree was conferred;
  3. Submit GRE scores;
  4. Submit two letters of recommendation from faculty in the undergraduate major field of study; and
  5. Complete an undergraduate degree in agriculture, industrial technology, technology or related field from an accredited four-year institution. (Applicants without an acceptable background in agriculture or technology must complete 12 hours of undergraduate stem work earning a minimum GPA of 3.0)

     

A holistic review of each student’s application file will be completed on a competitive basis.


Degree Requirements

This degree is designed to be a broad-based degree including thirty-seven hours of coursework. A minimum of fifteen hours from agri-business, agricultural education, agricultural mechanization, animal science, horticulture/crop sciences, and/or agronomy is required. In addition, the curriculum includes courses in research methodology and agricultural statistics, and a graduate seminar. The remaining semester hours are designated as electives and can be taken in agriculture or from a related field. The degree is designed to provide comprehensive knowledge and capabilities in several fields of agriculture.

Plan 1 - MS in Agriculture

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1
Specified
Courses
Choose all from:
AGR 575 <AGRI 5375> Statistical Methods in Agriculture
AGR 614 <AGRI 6140> Graduate Seminar
AGR 635 <AGRI 6350> Techniques and Interpretation of Research
9
2
Electives
Choose five from:
Graduate courses in AGRI1
15
3 Thesis Choose all from:
BIO 698 <BIOL 6398> Thesis
BIO 699 <BIOL 6399> Thesis
6
TOTAL
32
Notes:
1 At least nine hours must be at the 5000-level.
   

 

Required Courses:

AGR    575 Statistical Methods in Agriculture 3 SCH
AGR    635 Techniques and Interpretation of Research 3 SCH
AGR    614 Graduate Seminar 1 SCH
Five courses (15 SCH) can be selected from the following areas: 15 SCH
  Agribusiness (500-level)  
  Agricultural Education (500-level)  
  Agricultural Mechanization (500-level)  
  Animal Science (500-level)  
  Horticultural/Crop Sciences/Agronomy (500-level)  
Electives (may be 400- [6 hours maximum], 500- or 600-level)  15 SCH

                                                                                     

Non-thesis and thesis options are available. The non-thesis option includes the thirty-seven hours listed above followed by a written comprehensive capstone exam. The thesis option must have prior approval by the chair of the thesis committee and includes an oral comprehensive exam and thesis defense. Six of the fifteen elective hours are used for research and thesis preparation. Once enrolled in a thesis class, a student must be continually enrolled until graduation.


Courses

Agriculture (AGRI)

Senior Courses Open to Graduate Students

AGR    432    Fruit and Vegetable Production
AGR    433    Soil Fertility Management and Fertilizers
AGR    434    Agribusiness Marketing
AGR    464    International Agriculture
AGR    470    Forage Crops and Pasture Management
AGR    471    Agricultural Safety and Health
AGR    472    Sports Turf Management
AGR    473    Equine Reproduction
AGR    474    Agricultural Market Analysis and Prices
AGR    475    Advanced Agribusiness Management
AGR    479    Equine Nutrition
AGR    480    Beef Cattle Production and Management
AGR    481    Advanced Agricultural Mechanics
AGR    483    Range Management
AGR    485    Applied Electronics/Hydraulics in Agriculture
AGR    487    Agricultural Engines and Tractors
AGR    489    Animal Reproduction
AGR    492    GPS Applications in Agriculture and Construction
AGR    493    Renewable Energy Sources from Agriculture
AGR    494    Animal Feeds and Feeding
AGR    495    Animal Breeding and Genetics

A maximum of six hours of 400-level courses may be taken toward the completion of the master’s degree. Course requirements in 400-level courses will be appropriately modified for graduate credit.

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