Overview

About the Program

The Sustainable Food and Farming program of University of Massachusetts Amherst offers flexibility in designing a personal program of study, allowing students to focus on vegetable, fruit and animal systems, permaculture, whole farm production and marketing, agricultural education, public policy, advocacy, community development and more. The self-designed, hands-on internship is an enjoyable experiential component of this program that is optional, but highly recommended.

120 credits are required to complete the degree. There are 45 credits of University general education requirements, 26-31 credits of core required classes, 24 agricultural science credits and 20 professional elective credits, including internship credits if the student chooses.

Background

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has offered Bachelor of Science degrees to students at the UMass Amherst campus since 1871 when 27 students graduated with an agricultural degree. U.S. News & World Report has recently named the Stockbridge School of Agriculture #8 Best Global Universities for Agricultural Science. The Stockbridge School began offering online courses in 2008 and now offers over 40 online classes in Sustainable Food & Farming.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Insects & Related Forms

Soil Science and Management

Botany

Sustainable Horticulture

Building a Sustainable Homestead

Practical Beekeeping

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-10-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Sustainable Development Food Science Agriculture View 22 other Bachelors in Agriculture in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Other requirements

General requirements

A complete Common Application (including the UMass questions)

Official high school transcript (grades 9 -11) or Secondary School Exams

Official transcripts for all completed college coursework

Letter of recommendation

Application fee of $85 (unable to waive)

English Language Proficiency Requirements

(Optional) SAT and/or ACT scores

Tuition Fee

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International

40882 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 40882 USD per year
National

40449 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 40449 USD per year
In-State

17772 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17772 USD per year

Regional Tuition: $33,512

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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