It is crucial to understand the links between the structure and anatomy of wood and its properties. Now, the basics of wood can be studied through convenient online courses, available regardless of time and place. Introduction to Wood Material is a set of two engaging courses introducing learners to the world of wood.

This program offers a full semester (30 ECTS credits) taught in English.

Comprehensive management of an agri-food industry represents a huge competitive advantage as it allows: opening new commercial channels, increasing sales, improving consumer confidence, selling innovative products, avoiding food alerts and crises, minimising impacts, improving production costs, etc.

The Agribusiness Management Program aims to train professionals for decision-making and to provide business rethinking tools.

This program offers a full semester (30 ECTS credits) taught in English.

Brazil is one of the largest grain and meat producing countries in the world. Thus, the disciplines offered aim at engaging students in several aspects related to sustainable agricultural and animal production in the tropics

UTP Stage II: Agricultural and Food Sciences is equivalent to the first year of a bachelor’s degree from the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences.

Research methods for students planning to undertake research in animal, veterinary, agricultural, horticultural or applied sciences, with a focus on experimental research designs. Topics include: philosophy of science; research ethics; literature search and review techniques; project development and management; scientific writing; oral presentation skills; vocabulary of statistics; introduction to quantitative data analysis; and completion of a research proposal.

Agricultural Economics students are prepared to apply economic principles and use quantitative tools to analyze data which assists the agricultural sector in making better decisions. These decisions involve a wide array of issues including price analysis, international development, international trade, environmental resources and agricultural policy.

Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) prepares you to organize and manage environmentally sound, technology-based businesses with an emphasis on planning and directing an industry or business project for results. ASM is based on an understanding of how equipment and buildings are used with plants and animals and their products. These processes require an understanding of the biological sciences to produce and maintain a top product quality.

Our students are engaged in project-based learning, so they develop practical skills for challenges they will encounter in the profession. They develop marketing strategies, manage social media, create videos, organize events, write news and feature stories, and design marketing materials. Many students hone their skills through internships related to their interests with agricultural companies, nonprofit agricultural groups, insurance companies, FFA and government agencies like the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.

Agricultural education students combine their interest in animals, plants, natural resources, and food with their desire to work with people. Students are prepared to teach the wide range of agricultural subjects in middle school, high school, or college settings. There is a high demand for agriculture teachers in Indiana and across the United States. Graduates also are highly sought after for positions in business, government and other professions that demand professionals who can communicate and work with people.

The Agricultural Engineering curriculum offers a great variety of course experiences to choose from. Subject areas include computer-aided engineering, fluid power, finite element analysis, natural resource conservation, and engineering properties of biological materials. Excellent career opportunities exist in product engineering, equipment research and design, facilities design, and engineering management. Practical applications in lab intensive classes (every ABE3-credit hour class has a lab) and significant opportunities to be involved in clubs (1/4-Scale Tractor, PUP, ASABE Robotics) are important assets. Students in this program earn a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering.

Combine a rural lifestyle with a technically challenging career in the Agricultural Equipment Technician Apprenticeship. Work with all the latest agricultural machinery as you learn how to repair and overhaul engines, mechanical and power shift transmissions, tractor hydraulic and electrical systems, tillage machinery, and spraying and harvesting equipment.

Agricultural Engineering prepares professional engineers for rewarding careers focusing on the systems, processes, and machines that are used to generate or utilize energy, food, and water. ***GPS satellite position control was adapted for construction and agricultural vehicles before the automotive with auto guidance accuracy to 1 cm on varied terrain. Biotech is now being developed to monitor plant and seed DNA onboard for national security and high value pharmacological crops.