Certificate program for students at Texas A&M University that allows a concentrated focus on issues facing international agriculture today.
The Certificate demonstrates that a student has emphasized international agriculture and resource management in their graduate program. The Certificate Program:
- Prepares students for an international career in agriculture, life sciences and natural resources
- Provides opportunities to interact with internationally-focused faculty and students
- Increases cross-cultural awareness and understanding
- Offers a broader understanding of world food and fiber systems and sustainable development
Download the application for the International Agriculture and Resource Management Certificate Program and submitted to Cathryn Clement in the Borlaug Institute.
Students select core courses in consultation with their emphasis area which should be primarily international in application and should help them to understand better the processes and contexts in which agricultural and natural resources systems function. Students may choose to take courses in or related to their major field to complement and to strengthen their preparation for working in the international arena. Though not required for the International Agriculture and Resource Management Certificate, students may consider taking language courses as electives. A list of core course options is below.
| General | |
| Professional International Internship | By Dept |
| Directed Studies in Int’l Agriculture & Resource Mgmt | RLEM 350 |
| Agricultural Development | |
| The Agricultural Adviser in Developing Nations | ALEC 644 |
| Agricultural Policy | AGEC 614 |
| Agricultural Origins & Dispersals | GEOG 606 |
| Development Planning in Third World Countries | PLAN 623 |
| Field Studies in Agricultural Development | ALEC 689 |
| Initiating, Managing & Monitoring Projects of Int’l Ag Dev | ALEC 645 |
| Institutions Serving Agriculture in Developing Nations | ALEC 646 |
| International Agronomic Development | AGRO 608 |
| Agronomy & Horticulture | |
| Citrus & Subtropical Fruits | HORT 422 |
| Tropical Horticulture | HORT 423 |
| Tropical Soils & Cropping Systems | AGRO 410 |
| Anthropology & Rural Sociology | |
| Agrarian Peasant Societies | ANTH 414 |
| Applied Anthropology | ANTH 614 |
| Women & Culture | ANTH 404 |
| Economics & Trade | |
| International Agricultural Economics | AGEC 652 |
| International Management | MGMT 678 |
| Natural Resource Economics | AGEC 604 |
| Economics of Underdeveloped Agricultural Areas | AGEC 633 |
| Ecology & Natural Resources | |
| Integrated Farming Systems | AGRO 640 |
| Nutrient Cycling: Global & Economic Perspectives | RLEM 622 |
| The Tropical World | GEOG 399 |
| Adv Principles of Agro-ecosystems Mgmt with Emphasis on Insects & Mites | ENTO 623 |
| Range and Forest Watershed Management | RLEM 603 |
| Education | |
| Agricultural Extension Organization and Methods | ALEC 441 |
| Society & Education in World Perspective | EDCI 645 |
| Food Science & Nutrition | |
| Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point Systems | FSCT/ANSC 657 |
| Recreation, Parks & Tourism | |
| International Park & Tourism Attraction | RPTS 350 |
| Technology Transfer | |
| Methods of Technological Change | ALEC 640 |
| Transfer of Technology by Institutions | ALEC 641 |
Students are encouraged to direct their subsequent thesis and dissertation research towards issues of international agriculture and resource management.
Students are also encouraged to take complementary courses, which are offered in departments outside the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
| Agronomy & Horticulture | |
| Forage Crops Management | AGRO 612 |
| Principles & Practices of Horticulture | HORT 621 |
| Sustainable Agriculture | RENR 400 |
| Anthropology & Rural Sociology | |
| Cultural Geography | GEOG 311 |
| ESL for International & Intercultural Settings | EDCI 614 |
| Interpretation of Cultural Landscapes | GEOG 402 |
| Anthropology of Food & Nutrition | PHIL 665 |
| Cultures of Africa | ANTH 315 |
| Theories of Race & Ethnic Group Relations | SOCI 660 |
| Computer Science | |
| Computer Applications in Agriculture | AGLS 201 |
| Economics & Trade | |
| Natural Resource Economics | AGEC 604 |
| Multinational Marketing Management | MKTG 677 |
| Global Marketing | MKTG 401 |
| International Strategy | MGMT 671 |
| International Management | IBUS/MGMT 678 |
| International Business Policy Management | MKTG 679 |
| Ecology & Natural Resources | |
| Human Dimensions of Wildlife & Fisheries Management | WFSC 640 |
| Landscape Ecology | ENTO 625 |
| Environmental Law & Policy | RENR 662 |
| Statistical Modeling & Simulation of Biological Systems | AGEN 662 |
| Remote Sensing for Wildlife Resource Management | AGEN 662 |
| Food Science & Nutrition | |
| Global Dimensions of Human Malnutrition | NUTR 421 |
| Nutrition of Horticultural Plants | HORT 601 |
| Intercultural Communication | SCOM 335 |
| Languages and Culture | LING 307 |
| Livestock & Poultry | |
| Soil & Water Conservation Engineering | AGEN 468 |
| Beef Cattle Management | ANSC 608 |
| Grazing Management & Range Nutrition | RLEM 604 |
| Issues in Animal Agriculture | ANSC 650 |
| Poultry Processing & Distribution Technology | FSTC 611 |
| Sheep and Goat Production & Management | ANSC 414 |
| Technology of Meat Processing & Distribution | FSTC 647 |
| Meteorology | |
| Agricultural Meteorology | METR 666 |
| Climate Change | METR 629 |
| Global Climatic Regions | METR 324 |
| Tropical Meteorology | METR 656 |
| Pest Management | |
| Advanced Plant Pathology I | PLPA 611 |
| Diseases of Field Crops | PLPA 623 |
| Host Plant Resistance | PLPA 623 |
| Principles of Biological Control | ENTO 608 |
| Economic Entomology | ENTO 401 |
| Medical & Veterinary Entomology | ENTO 618 |
| Acarology | ENTO 617 |
| Insect Toxicology | ENTO 619 |
| Philosophy & Ethics | |
| Agricultural Ethics | PHIL 316 |
| Soils & Water | |
| Forest & Range Soils | RENR 651 |
| Irrigation Principles & Management | AGSM 435 |
| Water & Soil Management | AGSM 468 |
| Technology Transfer | |
| Philosophy of Technology | PHIL 665 |
| International Development Planning | LDEV 676 |
| International Development Perspectives | PLAN 682 |
| Development Planning in Third World Countries | PLAN 682 |
For more information, contact:
Cathryn Clement
Academic Coordinator / Lecturer
(979) 458-0820
CCLEMENT@ag.tamu.edu