International agriculture is offered as a concentration within the professional science master's program described under Business and Science 137. The objective of the master of business and science degree with a concentration in international agriculture is to prepare students to work in and manage the global green industry. Students will acquire knowledge of the international agricultural industry; the fundamentals of agricultural industry production and management; a background in environmental conservation; and an understanding of the role agricultural enterprises can play in maintaining a healthy global environment.
The international agriculture concentration has five
required core courses and three electives. Electives can be chosen from a number of
graduate programs and can be discussed with your concentration coordinator.
Core Courses
16:395:502 International Agricultural Development (3)
11:373:402 Global Marketing (3)
16:765:531 Principles of Plant Pathology (3)
11:776:443 International Agriculture: New Crops (3)
16:375:534 (F) Environmental Sustainability (3) Full course descriptions can be found under the respective departments/graduate programs. Electives can be found at http://psm.rutgers.edu.
Concentration Coordinators:
Professor James White
white@rci.rutgers.edu
Professor Mark Robson
robson@aesop.rutgers.eduProfessor Rong Di
di@aesop.rutgers.edu
