Agricultural and Life Sciences

Contact Information

Program Website: http://www.online.cals.vt.edu/masters/
Institute for Distance and Distributed Learning
ph: 1-866-791-4898
fax: 1-540-231-2079

Program Director

Doug Pfeiffer, Program Director

Summary

The Masters in Agricultural and Life Sciences program provides broad, scientific-based courses for professionals in agriculture, life sciences, and related fields. Upon successful completion of the program requirements, students will earn a master of science in agricultural and life sciences.

This program is intended primarily for place-bound working professionals that would like to pursue an advanced degree but cannot commute to Blacksburg to take daily or weekly classes. The unique program provides professionals the flexibility to earn a master's degree with a focus on a career-relevant area of specialization from the convenience of their own home.

Students are required to take a set of core courses and must select an area of concentration.

Five concentration options build upon a required core curriculum:

  • Biosecurity, Bioregulations, and Public Health
  • Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Food Safety
  • Plant Science and Pest Management


Delivery - Online, asynchronous

Courses

Course Number Course Title Credit hrs
AAEC 5034 Agribusiness Marketing Policy and Business Strategies 3
AAEC 5174 International Agricultural Development and Trade 3
AEE 5104 Research Applications in Agricultural and Extension Education 3
AEE 5114 Serving International Agriculture and Education 3
ALS 5214 Information Systems and Research in the Life Sciences 3
APSC/PPWS 5044 Biotechnology in Agriculture and Society 3
ZZZZ 5904 Project and Report 6+
BSE 5404 Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution 3
ENT/PPWS 5624 Animal and Plant Biosafety and Biosecurity 3
HNFE 5684/EDHL 5604 Program Development in Health Education 3
HNFE 5694/EDHL 5314 Public Health Administration 3
AEE 4884 Youth Program Management 3
AEE 5044 Program and Curriculum Design in Agricultural and Extension Education 3
AEE 5074 Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education 1
AEE 5154 Community Partnerships and Volunteerism 3
CSES 5114 Soils for Professionals 3
CSES 5604 Environmental Science Concepts for Professionals 3
CSES 5864 Advanced Wetland Soils and Mitigation 3
CSES 5874 Reclamation of Disturbed Lands 3
FST 5034 Good Agricultural and Manufacturing Practices 3
FST 5044 Global Food Laws and Regulations 3
FST 5614 Food Safety and Security 3
FST 5624 Applied Food Microbiology and Sanitation 3
ENT 5234 Managing Arthropod Pests 3
HORT 4324 Greenhouse Management 3
HORT 4764 Vegetable Crops 3
PPWS 5204 Principles of Plant Disease Management 3
PPWS 5214 Diseases of Crop Plants 1
PPWS 5704 Weed Science and Management 3

Please take a look at our online classes to view what is currently being offered.