Certificate in International Agriculture and Natural Resources

Prepare for the challenges of working in an increasingly interdependent world. Combine a major in a relevant discipline with the required coursework to earn a Certificate in International Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Students are requried to:

- Relate their disciplinary knowledge and technical skills to global agriculture and natural resources issues

- Become familiar with a foreign language

- Study abroad

- Learn the international aspects of the environment, agricultural production, nutrition, development, and business.

Program Requirements:

International Courses

At least 9 credits from the following list of courses:

AREC 365 World Hunger, Population, and Food Supplies

*AREC 433 Food and Agricultural Policy

*AREC 445 Agricultural Development, Population Growth, and the Environment

*BGMT 392 Introduction to International Business Management

*ECON 315 Economic Development of Undeveloped Areas

*GEOG 330 Cultural Geography

*GVPT 306 Global Ecopolitics

*NFSC 425 International Nutrition

ENST 440 Crops, Soils, and Civilization

ENST 100 International Crop Production - Issues & Challenges of the 21st Century

*These courses have at least one prerequisite. Please plan your schedule accordingly.

At least 3 of these courses must be in the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources for students majoring in programs outside of the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources.

Foreign Language

6-8 credits in a foreign language

Travel Study or Study Abroad

You will earn 3-4 credits of travel study or study abroad. (Prerequisite: foreign language coursework. Prerequisite or co-requisite: Six credits from the International Courses list.)
In order to quality for the certificate, travel study and study abroad experiences require prior approval of Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
For approval, travel experience must demonstrate significant learning opportunities in areas related to agriculture and natural resources and cultural immersion.

Travel Study Seminar

1 credit Travel Study Seminar (Prerequisite: completion of the travel study requirement.)
Students are required to make a presentation of their travel experience including a paper, a poster presentation and an oral presentation with discussion.

Last updated: 10/25/2009