30 hours

Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following:

Admission Requirements for both M.S. and Ph.D. programs: Transcripts in English Letter of intent (Statement of Purpose) 3 Letters of Reference GPA > 3.0 for M.S. students TOEFL or IELTS scores for international applicants Minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing Minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0.

Application deadline is April 15 for the following fall, but students with competitive records that could be nominated for Graduate School assistantships should complete applications by January 1.

CRSS 7000  (6 hrs max)

Master's Research

1-18

CRSS 7300

Master's Thesis

1-9

CRSS 8100  Communication

Advanced Crop and Soil Science Seminar

1

A graduate-level course in Statistics

Choose 21 credit hour(s) from the following:

Coursework approved by faculty advisor and advisory committee

Area of Emphasis in Sustainable Agriculture

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

CRSS 4010/6010  Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking Social Awareness & Responsibility

Principles of Sustainable Management

3

CRSS 8410

Advanced Topics in Sustainable Agriculture Management

3

ENTO(CRSS)(PATH) 4740/6740

Integrated Pest Management

3

HORT(CRSS)(ENTO)(PATH) 4125/6125-4125L/6125L

Organic Agricultural Systems

4

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

CRSS 4020S/6020S  Critical Thinking Social Awareness & Responsibility

Social Sustainability in Agricultural and Food Systems

3

FANR(AAEC) 7860

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics I

3

GEOG 4810/6810

Political Ecology and Environmental Governance

3

GEOG 4860/6860

The Industrial Agro-Food System and Its Alternatives

3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

CRSS 4030/6030-4030L/6030L

Sensors in Precision Agriculture

3

CRSS 4050/6050  Analytical Thinking Critical Thinking

Improving Nutrient and Energy Efficiency with Geographic Information Systems

4

CRSS 4060/6060-4060L/6060L

Advanced Topics in Precision Agriculture

3

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar

1

GRSC 7770  *

Graduate Teaching Seminar

1-3

*Students who are selected for teaching assistantships

Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.

Graduates have gone on to PhD programs, as well as careers with industry, government agencies, and NGOs (e.g., crop or soil scientists with US department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service, environmental companies, research technicians).

Students who have taken courses at other institutions may be able to transfer courses to their MS program.

Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Program Committee for Graduate School MS Fellows and other awards. All accepted students receive support in the form of an assistantship funded by grants received by faculty.

Students can apply to participate in a dual MS program between the University of Georgia and the University of Padua (Italy). Under this program, students spend two semesters taking courses at the University of Georgia and then go to the University of Padua to conduct MS research for one year. Upon completion, students received an MS degree in Crop and Soil Sciences from the University of Georgia and a Laura Magistrale (MD) in Sustainable Agriculture from the University of Padua.

Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities (short research projects) at faculty labs.

Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. The department of Crop and Soil Sciences can provide funds to defray travel expenses for students who present.

Agronomy Graduate Students Association is the primary group that organizes and represents graduate students in Crop and Soil Sciences.

Other programs in the Crop and Soil Sciences include: PhD Crop and Soil Sciences Graduate Certificate in International Agriculture. Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Food Systems.