Agricultural Production
Faculty coordinator: Bryan White, bwhite44@illinois.edu, (217) 333-2091
Agribusiness needs people who know and understand the science of agriculture. In many cases, though, science knowledge alone is insufficient. The skills and abilities to transform science knowledge into meaningful products and services are needed, too.
The goal of the MS degree in Agricultural Production is to produce graduates with advanced knowledge in agricultural science and with relevant real-world business knowledge and skills.
Agricultural innovation requires understanding and managing relationships – the connections among laboratory, field, consumer, regulator, investor, and more. The depth of the science curriculum plus the breadth of the business curriculum guide you toward an understanding of these connections. As an Agricultural Production graduate, you can contribute to the full range of activities that take plants or animals from farm to fork.
To help tailor your degree to match your professional goals, three specializations are available:
- Crop Production
- Food Animal Production
- Sustainable Production Systems
Degree Requirements
The MS degree in Agricultural Production requires the completion of 42 semester hours as prescribed in the following four curricular components:
The program is designed to be completed in 16-months of full-time study on the Urbana-Champaign campus. Summer enrollment is required while completing the internship. A thesis is not required.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from a recognized institution abroad
- Grade point average of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and for any graduate work
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score
