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PENN STATE WORLD CAMPUS
Worldwide
Gretchen Kuldau
814-863-7232
Penn State’s online Master of
Professional Studies in Homeland
Security with an option in Agricultural
Kelley School of Business and an MS
in agricultural economics from Purdue
University. This non-thesis program
has a 99 percent graduation rate and is
delivered entirely online, except for five
one-week residencies, which includes
an international experience. Program
requirements are: a bachelor’s degree,
three years of responsible work
experience, business recommendations
and GMAT scores.
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Online
Student Success Team
970-492-4898
Programs Offered: Master of
Agriculture – Integrated Resource
Management specialization; Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Business; Bachelor
of Science in Horticulture – Horticultural
Business Management Concentration.
Colorado State University’s online
Agricultural Business, Horticulture, and
Integrated Resource Management
programs provide the academic rigor,
value, and convenience that you need
to move forward in your agricultural
career, and each program can be tailored
to meet your specific goals. Earn a
highly-respected, regionally-accredited
degree from world-class faculty when
and where it works best for you.
Colorado State University offers
flexible online degrees that prepare you
to successfully meet the challenges
faced by today’s agricultural professionals.
Explore online options like certificates
and badges if you’re not looking for a
complete degree program, but would like
to customize your studies further.
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
Anywhere
Michelle Zander
515-294-7656
Programs Offered: Ag Education M.S.,
Agronomy M.S., Seed Technology &
Business M.S., Plant Breeding M.S.,
Community Development M.S., Swine
Science Undergraduate Certificate, Food
Safety & Defense Graduate Certificate,
Occupational Safety Undergraduate
Certificate.
Iowa State University is home to
some of the most respected agriculture
degrees in the world, and now you can
earn yours online. Online programs
from the College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences are designed for ag industry
professionals just like you, enabling you
to advance your education and career
while working full-time. Every program
features a rigorous, integrated
curriculum dealing with real industry
challenges and taught by distinguished
faculty. Choose the program for you and
begin your adventure at ISU today!
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT
URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Champaign-Urbana, IL
Online Student Services
217-333-1462 or 800-252-1360
future-students/off-campus
Advance your career with online courses
from the College of Agricultural,
Consumer & Environmental Sciences
(ACES). We are known for our globally
competitive students and first class
discovery research. Our offerings
include: Master’s Degree in Ag
Education, Master’s in Crop Sciences,
Master’s in Food Science, Degree in
Natural Resources and Environmental
Sciences, and Crop Sciences
Professional Development Certificate.
Our online programs are designed for
professionals who want to update their
competencies on a part-time basis.
Biosecurity and Food Defense offers
core courses that provide a fundamental
understanding of homeland security
issues. The courses focus on areas
such as food science, plant protection,
and animal security. If you prefer, start
with the online graduate certificate
program in agricultural biosecurity
and food defense. The curriculum is
designed so that the 12 credits you earn
through the certificate may be applied
to the agricultural biosecurity and food
defense option in the master’s degree in
homeland security. Threats to our food
supply chain may cause illnesses or loss
of life, generate fear, cause economic
loss and social instability; now is the
time to learn to safeguard it.
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