NATURAL RESOURCES

THE COLLEGE OF

AGRICULTURE&

FEED the world

NURTURE the next

generation

PRESERVE the planet

AT THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES (AGNR), that’s what we do. We start local. Our Terp Farm feeds hungry students, our algae scrubbers clean the Chesapeake Bay, and we combat obesity in schools across Maryland. But our goals are global. We share new techniques with farmers in the Middle East to address food insecurity. We develop new methods to protect threatened and endangered species. We discover new ways to prevent cancer through dietary choices.

ARE YOU READY TO DIG DEEP AND CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?

BUILDING ON OUR

Since the University of Maryland’s founding a century and a half ago as the Maryland Agricultural College, the world’s population has exploded to more than 7 billion. That means our original goal as a land-grant institute —to provide an accessible education to meet the state’s pressing practical needs—is more relevant than ever. You’ll learn from faculty experts as they create new techniques and technologies to improve agricultural production while still protecting our natural resources and environment.

STEP UP—YOU COULD LEAD THE CHARGE IN TACKLING THE WORLD’S RESOURCE CHALLENGES.

“The nation which tills the soil so as to leave it worse than they found it, is doomed to decay and degradation… Shall we not have schools to teach men the way to feed, clothe, and enlighten the great brotherhood of man?”U.S. REP. JUSTIN SMITH MORRILL (R-VERMONT), AUTHOR OF THE 1862 MORRILL LAND-GRANT ACT

It’s 3 a.m. on a Saturday. While your roommates are in bed, you’re camped out in the Campus Farm stables, prepping for the birth of a foal. Or maybe you’re spending an afternoon designing a rain garden, tending tomato plants on a green roof on campus, or blowing up food to learn about its nutritional content. You can also head inside, where faculty members welcome undergraduates into their labs, to conduct research on sulfur levels in soil or explore how to convert waste into fuel.

An off-campus internship might find you wading through wetlands to collect plant samples for Maryland’s Department of the Environment, or working

with endangered species at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo to create effective new methods of artificial insemination. If policy’s your passion, take the Metro to Washington, D.C., to help members of Congress draft farm bills or to promote food safety at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Whether it’s medical, law or veterinary school; a farm out West; the Peace Corps in South America; or a nonprofit or government agency,

ALL THESE EXPERIENCES WILL GET YOU WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

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MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL

COLLEGE

12:1STUDENT-TO- FACULTY ratio

450,000awarded to students

ANNUALLY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS

$

ArgentinaAustralia

ChinaCosta Rica

DenmarkFranceGhana

GermanyIreland

IsraelItaly

JapanKenyaKorea

Netherlands New Zealand

PeruSwedenTaiwan

Tanzania

United Kingdom

ON AVERAGE

25%OF STUDENTS study abroad

GOING &

TO SAVE THE WORLD, FIRST SEE THE WORLD.

You’ve got opportunities from the ground up—and sometimes down. Join our award-winning soil judging team, and never call it just “dirt” again. Become a member of the Maryland Equestrian Club, a student-run organization that oversees the campus equine herd, including its daily care, training and retirement. Reshape campus as a member of the Student American Society of Landscape Architects and turn a parking lot into a temporary park.

Our reach extends across the state: The college runs four research centers in distinctly different climates, where faculty and students work with our full dairy herd or grow grapes for wine production.

Or go farther—we’ve got study abroad programs on nearly every continent. Survey French agriculture and live in a homestay in Angers; examine biodiversity in Taiwan; or study sustainable tropical ecosystems in Costa Rica.

SMALL COMMUNITY, BIG

AT AGNR, YOU’LL FIND ALL THE PERKS OF ONE OF THE NATION’S BEST PUBLIC RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS A TIGHT-KNIT COMMUNITY INSIDE THE COLLEGE.

With a faculty-to-student ratio of 12:1, you’ll always have the dedicated attention of our world-class professors, whether they’re advising you on a career path, leading a lively classroom debate or guiding you in a lab.

We’re one of the few examples of an urban land-grant university—we’re located just eight miles from the nation’s capital—with a working farm right in the heart of campus, so you can live in a residence hall and keep an eye on a pregnant ewe. Through fun events like Ag Day and the Maryland State Fair, as well as tailgates, service trips and more, you’ll bond with faculty members and fellow students.

If you want to become part of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, we want to help make that happen, through about $450,000 in scholarships offered annually by the college and individual departments. Visit agnr.umd.edu/students/scholarships to learn more.

Department of AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS (AREC)

Department of ANIMAL AND AVIAN SCIENCES (ANSC)

Department of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY (ENSP)

Department of ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ENST)

Whether you want a career in environmental policy, agribusi-ness or economics, AREC’s research- and data-driven curriculum will give you the foundation you need. Tackle real-world problems through applied economics classes and research opportunities in this top-three-ranked pro-gram—even as a freshman—with faculty studying major issues like climate change’s impacts and adaptation; the econom-ics of land, energy and water resources; and computer use in agriculture. arec.umd.edu

As people farm, log and fish to support an ever-growing pop-ulation, they can strain ecosys-tems—and in turn, human health. ENST students learn not only the science behind these impacts but also how to develop solu-tions. Your classroom will extend from wetlands to wastewater treatment plants to forests, with opportunities to join a nationally recognized soil judging team, work in the Chesapeake Bay and clean local streams. enst.umd.edu

As an ANSC student, you’ll work with horses, sheep, cows and more at the Campus Farm, with opportunities to investigate beyond the traditional areas of animal science, such as research-ing methods to preserve genetic diversity in endangered species. With concentrations in animal care and management, equine studies, laboratory animal management, animal biotechnol-ogy, as well as pre-professional tracks, you’ll be equipped to take on a wide range of careers, including as a veterinarian or doctor. ansc.umd.edu

If you’re passionate about solv-ing the world’s environmental challenges, ENSP can put you on that path. You’ll learn from experts in areas including soil and watershed science, envi-ronmental health and ecology. With support from three colleges (AGNR, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Col-lege of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences), you’ll gain a strong scientific background as well as a deep understanding of policymaking at all levels of government. ensp.umd.edu

DEPARTMENTS

Department of NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE (NFSC)

Department of PLANT SCIENCE AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (PSLA)

Whether you want to promote healthy eating patterns or better understand the complex ma-terials people ingest each day, NFSC offers a concentration for you. Through dietetics, food science or nutritional science, your coursework prepares you to tackle the dynamic and global food industry, public health, biomedical research or health care. You might go on to create lifesaving treatments as a doctor, develop the next great drink for Honest Tea or provide nutritional advice that leads an NFL team to victory. nfsc.umd.edu

Create a more sustainable world through PSLA, supplementing your curriculum with opportuni-ties to combat sea level change and solve storm water issues and install green walls around campus. Through three distinct majors—landscape architecture, plant science, and agricultural science and technology—you’ll develop the knowledge and skills to do everything from manag-ing a golf course to farming to designing more livable communi-ties. psla.umd.edu

of students participate IN A LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUNITY

32%

6,800+pounds of produce

TERP FARM PRODUCED

FOR CAMPUS IN ITS FIRST 10 MONTHS

AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

ANIMAL SCIENCES:

• Animal biotechnology

• Animal care and management

• Combined ag-veterinary medicine

• Equine studies

• Laboratory animal management

• Sciences pre-professional

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLICY:

• Environment and agriculture

• Environmental economics

• Soil, water and land resources

• Wildlife ecology and management

• Environmental politics and policy

• Global environmental change

• Land use

• Marine and coastal management

• Society and environmental issues

• Biodiversity and conservation biology

• Environmental geosciences and restoration

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:

• Ecological technology design

• Environmental health

• Natural resources management

• Soil and watershed science

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

NUTRITION AND FOOD SCIENCE:

• Dietetics

• Food science

• Nutritional science

PLANT SCIENCES:

• Horticulture and crop production

• Landscape management

• Turf and golf course management

• Urban forestry

• Plant science

The Institute of APPLIED AGRICULTURE (IAA)

This two-year academic certificate program provides you with entrepreneurial and technical skills to manage profitable agricultural enterprises. IAA offers eight areas of study, including the popular sustainable agriculture and golf course management programs. iaa.umd.edu

AGRICULTURE FORWARD at MarylandYou can earn both the IAA certificate and a bachelor’s degree in four years. Apply directly to the IAA program, then transfer into the four-year program after completing 30 credits (typically one year). go.umd.edu/AgForward

Virginia-Maryland REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINEUMD is one of three campuses of this professional veterinary college, which offers master’s and doctoral degrees, including a four-year program leading to a doctorate in veterinary medicine. vetmed.vt.edu

MAJORS & CONCENTRATIONS

OFFICE OF ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

0108 Symons HallUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, MD 20742

301.405.2078agnr@umd.edu

NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY The University of Maryland affirms its commitments to a policy of eliminating discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, personal appearance, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, or on the basis of the exercise of rights secured by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.

CREDITS Produced by the Division of University Relations, University Creative, for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Photography by Edwin Remsberg and John T. Consoli.