Undergraduate Majors and Graduate Programs

Agricultural Economics

Examine why crops are grown, why animals are raised, how they are produced and sold, and how people obtain and consume the agricultural products they want and need.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: economist, financial analyst, broker, advocate

Agricultural Education

Focus on instructional strategies and methods to help others learn about the cultivation of life, including plants, farm animals, and other life forms.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: Teaching, sales, extension services, farm manager

Agriculture Engineering Technology

Explores how science can be used to build structures and machines and to program computers and devices to enhance the life of plants and animals and increase utility to humans.

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Department: Engineering Technology Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: conservation, sales, product testing, manufacturing

Animal Science

Study livestock and other animal species as it relates to their biological systems, behavior, health, reproduction, growth, and management of their living environments.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: animal nutritionist, researcher, product development

Animal Science (Master of Science)

Advanced study of livestock and other animal species as it relates to their biological systems, behavior, health, reproduction, growth, and management of their living environments.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Graduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: Research, agribusiness, veterinary medicine

Biotechnology (Master of Science)

Advanced study of the development of products from living organisms, their components, or systems to produce agricultural advancements, food, and medicine.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Graduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: Research specialist, teacher, scientist, lab technician

Electronics Engineering Technology

Explore the role of conductors, circuits, and systems in the building structures and programming devices.

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Department: Engineering Technology Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: application engineers, technologists, field service engineers, educators, manufacturing engineers, plant operation engineers, production designers, sales engineers, telecommunication managers

Environmental Health (Master of Public Health)

Identify problems and propose solutions to a variety of social, systemic, and naturally occurring conditions that affect the health of minority, rural, agricultural, and disadvantaged populations at disproportionate rates.

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Department: Veterinary Science & Public Health Academic Department

Degree: Graduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: Health agency director, program manager, researcher

Family and Consumer Sciences

Focus on how households and communities operate, including child development and parenting, family purchasing decisions, household finances, nutrition, interior and fashion design, personal money management, and intra-family relations.

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Department: Family and Consumer Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: child development, advocacy, fashion, educator

Food Science

Study the makeup of the substances that provide nourishment for humans and animals and the way those substances are processed and distributed for consumption.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: product development, quality control, regulation

Plant Science

Study the life cycle of plants and plant species, including reproduction, growth, adaption and the development of abundant, high quality food, fiber, sustainable, and specialty crops.

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Department: Agricultural Sciences Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: environmental sustainability, genetics, horticulture

Veterinary Technology

Georgia's only 4-year program helps students become highly knowledgeable in the use of equipment, computers, devices, and software applications in the care of animals.

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Department: Veterinary Science & Public Health Academic Department

Degree: Undergraduate Degree

College: College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology

Possible Careers: veterinary medicine, research, zoology, pharma sales