Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences

The Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences includes five academic departments[2] and offers nine undergraduate majors with many concentration options[3] as well as 39 graduate degree programs.[4]

Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences
TypePublic
Parent institution
Colorado State University
DeanAjay Menon[1]
Location
121 Shepardson, 301 University Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Websiteagsci.colostate.edu

Academic departments

The College is organized into five academic departments:[2]

  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Department of Agricultural Biology
  • Department of Animal Sciences
  • Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
  • Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Undergraduate majors

The College offers many concentration options in the following nine majors:[3]

  • Agricultural Business
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Agricultural Education
  • Animal Science
  • Environmental Horticulture
  • Equine Science
  • Horticulture
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Soil and Crop Sciences

Graduate programs

The College offers Master of Agriculture, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in 39 areas.[4]

Research

Faculty and staff perform research in food safety, human-disease prevention characteristics of food crops, livestock and the environment, renewable energy, no-till cropping systems, risk management for farmers and ranchers, and organic agriculture. The college has also received research grants for human health projects such as $1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to analyze the effects of green school buildings on student health and performance[5][6] and $1.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to study why beans protect against breast cancer.[7]

References
  1. "Ajay Menon Named Dean of CSU College of Agricultural Sciences". India-West. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. "About Us". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. "Majors, Concentrations, and Minors". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  4. "Graduate Academic Programs". Colorado State University. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  5. "Colorado State University Researchers to Study Effects of Green Schools". Lab Manager. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  6. "Sustainable Places, Health and Educational Research in Schools". U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
  7. "CSU to study why beans protect against breast cancer". The Coloradoan. Retrieved May 19, 2015.

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