International Agriculture - Certificate
The graduate certificate in International Agriculture (INAG) helps graduate students acquire specific knowledge and experience in international agriculture to increase their career competencies and workforce competitiveness. The certificate courses require subject matter with more than a 50% focus in international agriculture. Students acquire focused study and increased understanding in human capacity development, and/or agricultural and natural resource economic trade and policy. The certificate's course requirements combines selected courses from students’ home departments and selected international agriculture courses from the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications, and the Department of Agricultural Economics.
This certificate is a multi-departmental certificate and there are several course options. Prior to admittance to the program students must be reviewed by a departmental committee prior to completing 50% of graduate program hours. This program is also approved for delivery via asynchronous or synchronous distance education technology.
This multi-departmental certificate may be completed as: 1) Part of a degree program or 2) by applying as a certificate option only (non-degree status). When completed as part of a degree program or as a certificate option only (non-degree status), the certificate completion will appear on the transcript. The certificate cannot be completed as departmental continuing education at this time. Approval to complete this certificate requires a specific application and review process by the program committee. To apply, access the INAG online application.
If you have interest in obtaining this certificate, you may visit the ALEC Certificate website.
| Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ALEC/AGEC elective 1 | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Natural Resource Economics | ||
| Economics of Foreign Intervention, Conflict, and Development | ||
| Global Food and Agribusiness Policy | ||
| Comparative Global Standards in Food Systems | ||
| International Agribusiness Trade Analysis | ||
| Ecological Economics | ||
| Principles of Adult Education | ||
| Methods of Technological Change | ||
| The Agricultural Advisor in Developing Nations | ||
| Initiating, Managing and Monitoring Projects of International Agricultural Development | ||
| Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations | ||
| Supporting area elective 2 | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Natural Resource Economics 2 | ||
| Economics of Foreign Intervention, Conflict, and Development 2 | ||
| Global Food and Agribusiness Policy 2 | ||
| Comparative Global Standards in Food Systems 2 | ||
| International Agribusiness Trade Analysis 2 | ||
| Ecological Economics 2 | ||
| Principles of Adult Education 2 | ||
| Methods of Technological Change 2 | ||
| The Agricultural Advisor in Developing Nations 2 | ||
| Initiating, Managing and Monitoring Projects of International Agricultural Development 2 | ||
| Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations 2 | ||
| Animal Breeding | ||
| Food Safety: Policy, Regulations and Issues | ||
| Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System | ||
| Industrial Processed Meat Operations | ||
| Microbiology of Foods | ||
| Medical and Veterinary Entomology | ||
| Landscape Ecology | ||
| Principles of Ecosystem Science and Management | ||
| Biogeochemistry of Terrestrial Ecosystems | ||
| Terrestrial Ecosystems and Global Change | ||
| Leadership, Development and Management of Environmental NGOs | ||
| Fundamentals of the Global Economy | ||
| Economic Development in China | ||
| International Trade Policy Analysis | ||
| International Economic Development | ||
| Nongovernmental Organization Management in International Settings | ||
| Grant and Project Management in the Public and Nonprofit Sectors | ||
| Heritage Tourism | ||
| Ethical Aspects of International Agricultural Systems | ||
| Brazilian Agriculture and Food Production Systems | ||
| International Agricultural Research Centers - MX | ||
| Community Ecology | ||
| Dynamics of Populations | ||
| Wildlife Ecotoxicology | ||
| Capstone 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| International Agricultural Development Policy | ||
| Directed Studies 4 | ||
| Directed Studies 4 | ||
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 | |
| 1 | Six credit hours may be in ALEC, AGEC, or a combination of both subject areas. |
| 2 | Courses may not count in more than one category. |
| 3 | Credit-bearing capstone experience with an international agriculture focus |
| 4 | Adviser must approve the directed study plan prior to enrollment. |
No more than nine hours from one major may be used to satisfy certificate requirements.