University of Lethbridge – B.Sc. in Agricultural Studies

http://www.uleth.ca/fas/agri/Our_Programs/bsciag.html

Lethbridge, AB
(403) 329-2539

This degree introduces students to a broad range of topics that affect agriculture, while dealing with the industry's role in provincial, Canadian, and international society. It combines perspectives from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences with the teaching of applied agriculture; and it offers opportunities throughout the agricultural industry- on farms, in agribusinesses and government agencies, and in research labs.

Students are exposed to farm-level and firm-level decision analysis tools which aid at the primary agricultural production level and the secondary production level. Along with these modeling and decision analysis skills, students also are instructed in agricultural economics, agriculture and the environment, statistics and government policy. However, their primary focus areas are either animal and plant science or soils, irrigation, climate, and GIS.

The students learn in small social cohorts, and are trained to use an array of advanced computer and laboratory equipment. Instruction consists of formal lecture courses and seminar-style courses in which students are required to actively participate in presentations and discussions. Written and oral communication skills, linked with computer-based graphics, are particular goals of the senior-level courses. Seminar courses also involve guest presentations by regional experts in the agribusiness and research fields.

Retrieved from University of Alberta website on 4/17/2010.