International Agriculture Graduate Certificate
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The International Agriculture Graduate Certificate helps graduate students acquire specific knowledge and experience in international agriculture to increase their career competencies and workforce competitiveness. The certificate is evidenced via transcript or may be earned as a stand-alone certificate from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The 15-hour certificate combines selected courses from students home department and selected international agriculture courses from the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications and the Department of Agricultural Economics. These courses require subject matter with more than a 50% focus in international agriculture. Through this certificate program, students acquire focused study and increased understanding in human capacity development, and/or agricultural and natural resource economic trade and policy.
Standard Procedures
- Application reviews occur on or around February 1 and October 1 annually.
- Degree-Dependent applicants (current students only): Applications receiving committee approval require the approval from the student’s home department prior to admittance;
- Admittance into the certificate must occur before completing 50% of graduate program hours (i.e., 18 hours for the master’s degree; 32 hours for the doctoral degree).
- Non-Degree applicants (Certificate option only)
Steps to Complete the Certificate
An application must be submitted, including the following information:
- Select two courses (6 hours) from the Department Requirements list
- Six hours may be in ALEC, AGEC or a combination of both subjects
- Select two courses (6 hours) from the Supporting Areas list
- No more than nine hours in one subject, ALEC or AGEC, may be applied to the INAG;
- Select one 3-hour course capstone experience (INAG Certificate Capstone Information and Rubric); and,
- Include a rationale for seeking the International Agriculture Graduate Certificate
Course Selections
Department Requirement Course Selection
AGEC 604/PSAA 663: Natural Resource Economics\ AGEC 608: Economics of Conflict and Development\ AGEC 614: Global Food and Agribusiness Policy\ AGEC 639/SCSC 635: Comparative Global Standards in Food Systems\ AGEC 652: International Agribusiness Trade Analysis\ AGEC 659: Ecological Economics\ ALEC 610: Principles of Adult Education\ ALEC 640: Methods of Technological Change\ ALEC 644: Agricultural Advisor in Developing Nations\ ALEC 645: Managing Agricultural Development Projects\ ALEC 646: Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations
Supporting Areas Course Selection
AGEC 604/PSAA 663: Natural Resource Economics\ AGEC 608: Economics of Conflict and Development\ AGEC 614: Global Food and Agribusiness Policy\ AGEC 639/SCSC 635: Comparative Global Standards in Food Systems\ AGEC 652: International Agribusiness Trade Analysis\ AGEC 659: Ecological Economics\ ALEC 610: Principles of Adult Education\ ALEC 640: Methods of Technological Change\ ALEC 644: Agricultural Advisor in Developing Nations\ ALEC 645: Managing Agricultural Development Projects\ ALEC 646: Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations\ ANSC 615: Brazil: Comparative Ruminant Animal Nutrition\ ANSC 628: Animal Breeding\ ANSC 637: Food Safety: Policy, Regulations & Issues\ *ANSC/FSTC/NFSC 657*: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System\ ANSC/FSTC/NFSC 667: Industrial Processed Meat Operations\ DASC/ANSC/FSTC 606: Microbiology of Foods\ ENTO 618: Medical & Veterinary Entomology\ ENTO 625/GEOG 625: Landscape Ecology\ HMGT 646: Heritage Tourism\ HORT 626: International Floriculture Marketing\ INTA 601: Leadership in International Affairs: Institutions, Organizations and People\ INTA 608: Fundamentals of the Global Economy\ INTA 616: Economic Development in China\ INTA 625: International Trade Policy Analysis\ INTA 630: International Economic Development\ INTA 635: Great Famines, War and Disaster Response\ INTA 636: International Development in Theory and Practice\ INTA 643: International Organizations\ INTA 645: Women and Nations\ INTA 646: Foreign Policy Analysis\ INTA 701: Women, International Development and Environmental Conflict\ INTA 719: U.S.-Mexico Relations – History, Policy, and the Road Ahead\ PSAA 603: Nongovernmental Organization Management in International Settings\ PSAA 613: Immigration and Education Policy\ PSAA 636: Grant and Project Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors\ SCSC 613: Ethical Aspects of International Agricultural Systems\ SCSC 620: Brazilian Agriculture and Food Production Systems\ SCSC 621: International Agriculture Research Centers-Mexico\ WFSC 639: Wildlife Ecotoxicology
Capstone Experience Course Selection
AGEC 613: International Agricultural Development Policy\ AGEC 685: Directed Studies\ ALEC 685: Directed Studies