Program description
Honours Agriculture
Prepare for your ideal career in one of Canada’s largest industries, with honours agriculture. Create a curriculum uniquely suited to your career goals, combining core agricultural science courses with a wide range of electives focusing on agrifood business, animal and plant production, land management and sustainability. Graduates are greatly valued by prospective employers for their solid foundation of knowledge, experience and skills.
Admission requirements
Admission to semester one of a degree program and General Studies is available in the Fall semester only. A semester one degree applicant is defined as one who will receive fewer than 2.00 transfer credits upon admission.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Semester 1
- Introduction to the Agri-Food Systems
- Biology of Plants & Animals in Managed Ecosystems
- General Chemistry I
- Elements of Calculus I
Semester 2
- Agroecology
- Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
- General Chemistry II
- Economics of the Agri-Food System
Semester 3
- Soils in Agroecosystems
- Animal Production Systems, Health and Industry
- Introduction to Plant Agriculture
- Survey of Natural Resource Economics
- Fundamentals of Plant and Animal Genetics
Semester 4
- Structure of Farm Animals
- Plant Health and the Environment
- Statistics I
Semester 5 to 8
- Students must choose either Option A (Production and Management) or B (Research).
Option A - Production and Management
Semester 5
- Food Science and Human Nutrition
Semester 6
- electives or restricted electives
Semester 7
- electives or restricted electives
Semester 8
- Agriculture and Food Issues Problem Solving
Option B - Research
Semester 5
- Research Methods in Agricultural Science
- Food Science and Human Nutrition
Semester 6
- electives or restricted electives
Semester 7
- Research Project I
Semester 8
- Research Project II
Tuition fees
Tuition fees for Canadian Students/Permanent Residents - $6,091 per year and for International Students - $24,300 - 33,551 per year
Scholarships & funding
We offer several scholarships, for more information please visit our website.
Career opportunities
- Agronomist
- Agriculture consultant
- Agricultural Technologist
- Horticulturalist
- Market Research Analyst
- Government regulator/advisor
- Agriculture journalist
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About this institute
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph is ranked as one of Canada’s top comprehensive universities, with top marks in student experience. No matter where you're from, once you enrol at U of G, you’re part of a community – a network of...
Why study at University of Guelph
The city of Guelph was ranked in 2019 as one of the top 50 places to live in Canada.
The university campus boats a gorgeous walking campus, stunning greenery and beautiful building and facilities.
With over 200 student clubs, 7 dining halls, 19 intramural sports and a 25,000 sq. foot fitness centre, you can see why we are recognized as a Canadian leader in student experience.
There are so many ways for prospective international students to reach out to the university. Check out all our social media handles, as well as our university website and admission pages for up to date news. We also offer international students the ability to chat with current international students through our UniBuddy platform. Go onto our international admission webpages to find more details on how to get in touch with a student or staff UniBuddy and start chatting!
Contact info
University of Guelph
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