BA Agriculture and Food Systems at University of New Hampshire

Programme overview

The Agriculture and Food Systems B.A. offers a highly flexible curriculum to students interested in cultivating expertise in a wide variety of topics including modern agricultural practices, the science and management of working landscapes, local and regional food systems, value-added agricultural products, and the promotion of healthy eating through sustainable food production and policies. An interdisciplinary field comprising the social, physical, and life sciences and beyond, agriculture and food systems lie at the center of many of the major challenges facing the world, such as producing food to meet the needs of an ever-growing population while conserving natural resources and promotin

Faculty: College of Life Sciences and Agriculture | Department: Agriculture Food Systems | Duration: 128 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

128-credit programme. Required courses include AGFS 421 Introductory Horticulture; AGFS 405 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Production; AGFS 502 Agroecology; AGFS 620 Food Systems & Community Resilience; AGFS 690 Agricultural and Food Policy; ANSC 421 Introduction to Animal Science.

Career pathways

Our graduates become practitioners and entrepreneurs of agricultural and food businesses, researchers and policy-makers at state/federal agencies and non-profit organizations, laboratory technicians, and agricultural educators.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall semester entry and Spring semester entry for first-year students; Spring Decision plan available.

UNH Manchester: Fall and Spring semester entry for first-year and transfer students.

First-year deadlines: Spring Decision October 15; Early Action November 15; Regular Decision February 1; financial aid priority date March 1. Select majors (Exercise Science, Health Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, CHHS Undeclared) have a December 1 priority deadline. Applications are made through the Common Application. SAT and ACT scores are optional.

UNH Manchester first-year: Fall Early Action November 15, Fall Regular Decision April 1, Spring November 15; transfer: Fall April 1, Spring November 15; FAFSA priority March 1. Application fee $50 for N.H. residents and $65 for non-residents; SAT/ACT optional.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.unh.edu/

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