MSc in Agriculture
The MSc program with a specialization in Agriculture is designed to provide a foundation for studies at the doctoral level and for professional careers in research and development, teaching, industry and extension.
Work alongside our global experts to address the significant challenges to local and global sustainability, food security and health and well-being targeted by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. You can help make a difference.
Research Areas:
- Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics and Rural Studies:聽Consumer Behaviour; Agribusiness and Management; Food Demand; Production Economics; Resource and Environmental Economics; Rural Development; Agriculture, Food and Well Being; Professional Practice
- Bioresources and Environmental Sciences:聽Waste Management, Environmental Microbiology, Ecology, Pest Management, Agricultural Systems, Resource Management, Food Science, Agricultural Chemistry, Soil Chemistry, Nutrient Management, Soil Fertility, Soil Conservation, Soil Management, Bioproduct Science, Environmental Stress Physiology, Entomology, resource economics
- Animal Science:聽Nutrition, Animal Behaviour, Genetics and Breeding, Animal Product Technology, Physiology, Animal Management, Aquaculture (Shell-Fish and Fin-Fish culture)
- Plant Science:聽Cropping Systems Management, Plant Genetics, Nutrition, Pathology, Physiology, Biotechnology, Horticulture
- Agricultural Engineering:聽Precision and Digital Agriculture, Mechanized Systems, Machine Learning, Sensing and Automation, Innovative Processing, Alternative and Green Energy, Biofuels and Bioproducts, Water Management Systems
- Food Bioscience: Food science and technology; food biotechnology; food bioactives; nutrition; impact of food on health; functional foods and nutraceuticals; value-added food; food processing; food nanotechnology; food safety and quality; sustainable food systems.
Admission
Candidates must satisfy the common admission criteria to the Faculty of Graduate Studies, as well as the specific for the Faculty of Agriculture. For full admissions criteria, please review the Faculty of Agriculture Graduate Application [PDF -聽 97 kB].
* Please note that Confirmed Supervision by a member of the Faculty of Agriculture is REQUIRED to be admitted to our graduate programs.
All additional required documents must be sent directly to:
Graduate Studies Office
Faculty of Agriculture, 新加坡六合彩开奖直播
62 Cumming Drive
Truro, Nova Scotia
Canada, B2N 5E3
Specific enquiries related to Faculty of Agriculture admission requirements should be addressed to: gradadmissions.agr@dal.ca
General enquiries related to graduate studies should be directed to the Faculty of Graduate Studies: graduate.studies@dal.ca
Tuition and Fees
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