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Agricultural science (or agriscience for short [1]) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professionals of the agricultural science are called agricultural scientists or agriculturists.
The Ontario Agricultural College (founded 1873) began awarding a three-year Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree through the University of Toronto in 1888: a fourth year to the program was added in 1902. [6] Later, the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture program in Canada predominantly consists of four-year study in college. [7] [8]
A prospective professional agriculturist is typically required to have a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture, although other degree programs directly related to agriculture are also allowed to take the licensure examination if they earn at least eighteen (18) units of agriculture credits from a recognized higher education ...
The Agriculture Quadrangle (Ag Quad) is a grouping of buildings dedicated to programs offered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The oldest building on the quad is Caldwell Hall (1913). [13] The Plant Science Building (1931), and Warren Hall (1931), flank the art deco style Albert R. Mann Library (1952).
Agricultural engineering, also known as agricultural and biosystems engineering, is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes, combining the various disciplines of mechanical, civil, electrical, food science, environmental, software, and chemical engineering to improve the efficiency of farms and agribusiness enterprises [1] as ...
Undergraduates earn Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees, with the exception of Environmental Studies (EVST), which leads to a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). Students at the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture (RHSA) grants Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) degrees in Plant Science, Animal Science, and Urban Forestry and Arboriculture.
CALS administers the degree programs of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). IFAS is a federal, state, and local government partnership dedicated to develop knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to make that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life.
The view from Agricultural Hall. The University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is one of the colleges of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Founded in 1889, the college has 17 academic departments, 23 undergraduate majors, and 49 graduate programs. [1] CALS has an average undergraduate population of 3,300 ...