International Agricultural Development MS
University of California, Davis
Description
The UC Davis Masters program in International Agricultural Development (IAD) prepares students for careers in global agricultural and rural development. This interdisciplinary program is designed to provide students with knowledge and skills that enable them to implement, facilitate and manage programs that enhance agricultural development and rural life. Students are prepared to accomplish diverse improvements, facilitate innovation in agricultural, natural, social and economic systems, and make a meaningful difference in the world. The program includes the history and theory of development, project development and management, fundamentals of farming systems, and agricultural economics. Students pursue an area of specialization within the agricultural and social sciences. The areas include agricultural and resource economics, agricultural engineering, agronomy, animal science, anthropology, aquaculture, avian science, community development, ecology, economics, entomology, environmental design, environmental toxicology, food science, gender, geography, horticulture, hydrologic science, human nutrition, plant pathology, plant biology, plant protection and pest management, political science, pomology, preventive veterinary medicine, range science, sociology, soils and biogeochemistry, sustainable agriculture, vegetable crops, and viticulture.