I am looking for a general, overview-type, distance learning course covering industrial agriculture or agribusiness. Any suggestions on available programs?
Here are some places where you can look for Ag courses (or even do an entire degree.) These are off the top of my head: UF has online MSs in Entomology, Soil Science, and Ag Education: http://www.distancelearning.ufl.edu/Degrees.aspx UT-Martin has an online MS in Agriculture and Natural Resource Systems Management (fomerly called Agricultural Operations Management) http://www.utm.edu/departments/caas/msanr/ University of London has an online MS in Agricultural Economics. LSU Independent study had some undergraduate Dairy Science courses I would also check out Iowa State, Purdue, and other land-grant universities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_land-grant_universities
'Course' as in individual class, or a whole degree program? Texas Tech U. in Lubbock has quite a few DL degree programs in Ag subjects at the masters level. They also offer a BS in Horticulture by DL, but aparently some classes (chemistry etc.) have to be taken face-to-face. These may be taken elsewhere and transferred in. http://www.depts.ttu.edu/distancelearning/programs.php
Tarleton State University offers an online MS in Agriculture and Consumer Resource: http://www.tarleton.edu/electroniccampus/MSAgricultureandConsumerResource.html Disclosure: I’m currently completing a 2nd MBA at Tarleton.
There are 9 programs offered by the North Carolina system: http://www.northcarolina.edu/programs/distance.php?&search_text=&mode=search&actn=go&results_only=0&q[cip_2]=02#searchtop
Virginia Tech offers the Masters in Agriculture and Life Sciences: http://www.online.cals.vt.edu/masters/ Univ. of Illinois offers the MS in Agricultural Education: http://www.online.uillinois.edu/catalog/ProgramDetail.asp?ProgramID=440 Univ. of Tennessee offers the MS in Agriculture & Natural Resources Systems Mgmt.: http://www.utm.edu/departments/caas/msanr/ Texas A&M Univ. offers the M.Agr. in Agricultural Development: http://distance.tamu.edu/futureaggies/distance-degrees/master-of-agriculture-in-ag-development.html Montana State University offers MS in Agricultural Education: http://ag.montana.edu/ageducation/graduateprogram.html Washington State Univ. offers an undergraduate certificate in Organic Agriculture http://online.wsu.edu/future_students/dc_organic_ag.aspx Univ. of Georgia offers the Master of Agricultural Leadership (Participants will only be required to travel to either the Griffin campus, Tifton campus or Athens campus twice.). http://www.caes.uga.edu/campus/griffin/academics/mal.html
Some other options for individual courses, or entire programs: http://casnr.unl.edu/moa/ http://www.agde.iastate.edu/ http://distance.ncsu.edu/programs/graduate-certificate-programs.php http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/leap/index.html http://aged.okstate.edu/
Agriculture Hi, I am still looking for the elusive Ag undergrad degree that will accept credits from previously obtained undergrad degrees. This is a quest for my daughter who needs this for professional reasons within 12 months. Realistically I do not believe a Masters in Ag can be completed like that. This must be a US -RA school. Any out of the box thinking is appreciated. Hille
if she has previously earned a degree she'll have to at least complete 30 new credits at most schools to earn a second. most masters programs are 30 credits. (kanye shrug)
CO State has this degree Degree Requirements and Curriculum - Agricultural Business (B.S.) - Online | Colorado State University Continuing Education Ask them about earning a second degree - looks like this one will require 30 to 42 units. CO State also has this M. Agr. degree Degree Requirements - Agricultural Extension Education Specialization (M.Agr.) - Distance | Colorado State University Continuing Education
Oregon State offers a BA in Agriculture online ... $226/credit: General Agriculture -- Online & Distance Degrees -- Oregon State University -- Extended Campus -- Ecampus Re second degrees, they say: "Students with a baccalaureate degree(s) from an accredited institution other than Oregon State University may be granted a baccalaureate degree from OSU upon satisfying the college and departmental requirements of the curriculum represented by the degree." Not sure what that means though Oregon State University Online Catalog - Earning a Degree at Oregon State University