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Agriculture: Concentration Sustainable Development

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Why study Sustainable Development 

Agriculture is one of the most important areas you could choose because it addresses a basic human need—food and other natural resources. Because sustainable development encompasses so many aspects of our world, including the study of animal, plant, and environmental systems an natural resource management, our students can enter a variety of careers in business, government, and the nonprofit sectors, or go on to graduate schools or work for themselves. Our graduates work in a wide variety of sustainability related careers. These include but are not limited to:

Sustainable Development students are interested in many aspects of agriculture, the environment and natural resource management including: Plant and soil sciences environmental science, forestry, conservation, pest management, beekeeping, geospatial technology and natural resource management.

Agriculture courses are delivered in small class settings with individual attention from faculty with experience and expertise in agriculture.  Students have an opportunity for hands-on learning at the 440-acre University Farm and Environmental Education Center to study livestock, crops, forestry, wildlife and natural resources as well as internships and cooperative educational experiences.   

365bet Agriculture faculty who teach sustainable development students have a wide variety of expertise in such fields as: plant and soil sciences, environmental science, forestry, conservation, pest management, beekeeping, geospatial technology and natural resource management.

What Will I Learn

 

Sample Course Plan and General Education Requirements

Sustainable Development Sample 4 year Plan

General Education Core



Donald Sudbrink

Professor, Chair of Department of Agriculture

In addition to leading the 365bet Department of Agriculture and teaching classes on grounds at the University's Clarksville campus, Dr. Sudbrink also helps manage the 365bet Farm and Environmental Education Center.

This 440-acre property boasts a large demonstration area showing the production of cattle and farm commodities, an observatory and other opportunities for interdisciplinary study.

"We have other departments and programs like Biology, the Center of Excellence for Biology, Astronomy and Physics, Military Science and even some Art students," Sudbrink said. "There are many opportunities at the farm for our students in Agriculture and other Austin Peay students as well."