Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences

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Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences
TypePublic
Parent institution
Colorado State University
DeanAjay Menon[1]
Location
121 Shepardson, 301 University Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Websiteagsci.colostate.edu

The Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences includes five academic departments[2] and offers nine undergraduate majors with many concentration options[3] as well as 39 graduate degree programs.[4]

Academic departments[]

The College is organized into five academic departments:[2]

  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Department of Agricultural Biology
  • Department of Animal Sciences
  • Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
  • Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Undergraduate majors[]

The College offers many concentration options in the following nine majors:[3]

  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Animal Science
  • Environmental Horticulture
  • Equine Science
  • Horticulture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Soil and Crop Sciences

Graduate programs[]

The College offers Master of Agriculture, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in 39 areas.[4]

Research[]

Faculty and staff perform research in food safety, human-disease prevention characteristics of food crops, livestock and the environment, renewable energy, no-till cropping systems, risk management for farmers and ranchers, and organic agriculture. The college has also received research grants for human health projects such as $1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to analyze the effects of green school buildings on student health and performance[5][6] and $1.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to study why beans protect against breast cancer.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ajay Menon Named Dean of CSU College of Agricultural Sciences". India-West. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "About Us". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Majors, Concentrations, and Minors". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Graduate Academic Programs". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. ^ "Colorado State University Researchers to Study Effects of Green Schools". Lab Manager. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Sustainable Places, Health and Educational Research in Schools". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  7. ^ "CSU to study why beans protect against breast cancer". The Coloradoan. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

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