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Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences

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Website
  
agsci.colostate.edu

Parent institution
  
Dean
  
Dr. Ajay Menon

Phone
  
+1 970-491-6274

Location
  
121 Shepardson, 301 University Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80523

Address
  
121 Shepardson, 301 University Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA

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

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Academic Departments

The College is organized into five academic departments:

  • Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Department of Animal Sciences
  • Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
  • 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:

  • 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.

    Research

    Faculty and staff perform cutting-edge 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 and $1.5 million from the National Cancer Institute to study why beans protect against breast cancer.

    References

    Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences Wikipedia


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