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Agriculture, Animal, and Food Sciences
With education in agriculture, animal, and food science, your career options cover a range of professional roles in a practice, management or research for stewardship of our land and agricultural resources. Our programs address agricultural and resource economics, agricultural education, land management, animal sciences, seed technology, and dietetics.
We offer a variety of programs that are flexible and customizable so that you can design a plan of study that fits your needs and career goals. Explore your options from one of the nations leaders in agricultural education.
Graduate Degrees
When you earn your graduate degree from a distance, you learn the same content from the same faculty who teach on-campus. You earn an accredited degree and your Colorado State University diploma has no indication of how you took your courses.
- Agricultural Extension Education – Master of Agriculture (Distance)
Improve learning about agriculture, environmental education, human development, and range science. - Integrated Resource Management – Master of Agriculture (Online)
Manage resources for long term profitability/sustainability of farms, ranches, and rural communities. - Food Science and Nutrition - Dietetics Option - Master of Science (Online)
Design and implement effective nutrition programs -- offered through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.
Undergraduate Degree Completion
Whether you just completed community college or you have been promising yourself for years that you would earn your bachelor’s degree, our flexible online undergraduate degree completion programs will help you achieve your goals. You earn an accredited Colorado State University degree, with access to the same faculty and course materials as on-campus students.
- Agricultural Business – Bachelor of Science (Online)
Use economic theory to better understand and predict developments related to agriculture.
Undergraduate Certificate
Credit certificates allow you to earn University credit and gain a credential without the full commitment of a degree program. Certificate programs are shorter, focus on the core subject matter, and do not require admission.
- Seed Technology (Online or Correspondence)
Prepare for certification exams with comprehensive training in seed analysis.
Courses
You don’t have to be admitted to take courses, so enroll today in courses to advance your knowledge and skills in the agriculture, animal, and food sciences.
Credit Courses
- Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Agriculture
- Animal Science
- Food Science and Human Nutrition
- Horticulture
- Landscape Architecture
- Soil and Crop Sciences
Noncredit Courses
Why CSU?
- » CSU is a Carnegie Community Engagement University.
- » CSU was recently named as one of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News.
- » The College of Agricultural Sciences consistently ranks in the top 10 in the country in terms of awards, grants and contracts received.
- » Our faculty and staff lead the nation in cutting edge research on topics such as bio-fuels and their economic impact, improved protection of food sources, human-disease prevention characteristics of food crops, environmental sustainability, and many other exciting subjects.
