Master of Science in Agriculture
This program is designed to further enhance the professional competencies of those individuals engaged in production agriculture, careers in agriculture and related agencies, businesses and industries, and/or agricultural education and extension.
The Master of Science in Agriculture program will consist of coursework and a thesis or non/thesis track option for a total of 33 hours. The curriculum includes a course in research methodology and a course in agricultural statistics. The Southern Arkansas
University Farm, consisting of approximately 1200 acres, will be used as a laboratory to study animals and land as it is used in agriculture today. This degree is designed to provide comprehensive knowledge and competencies in several areas within the
agriculture sector. The culminating activity for those completing this program is completion of a written and oral comprehensive exam and three hours for a professional project.
Existing undergraduate programs at SAU support the proposed program are as follows:
Agribusiness (B.S.), Agricultural Education (B.S.), and Agricultural Science (B.S.).
Program Courses
AGRI 6003 Optimization Methods in Agriculture
AGRI 6013 Agriculture & Government Programs
AGRI 6023 Advanced Precision Agriculture
AGRI 6033 Agricultural Processing Systems
AGRI 6043 Research in Agriculture
AGRI 6053 Statistics in Agriculture
AGRI 6063 Advanced Leadership for Agri Professionals
AGRI 6073 Grant writing in Agriculture
AGRI 6083 Professional Project in Agri (non-thesis track)
AGRI 6093 Economics and Land Use Planning
AGRI 6103 Agricultural Biosecurity
AGRI 6213 Thesis
