美国农学类专业解析和TOP Universities
嗨,大家好!
一说到农学,很多人会直接想到种地,就如同说到计算机科学,很多人以为是学修电脑。其实农学(Agriculture)与我们的生活息息相关,从植物种植,动物养殖,到食品研发和生产,再到经济发展,环境稳定和公共健康等,这些领域的发展都有农学研究人员的功劳。
农学领域包含很多专业,比如动物科学、动物医学、水产养殖、植物学、农业经济管理、食品科学/安全、环境科学等。
今天,我们就来一起看看农学类专业有哪些,美国农学类专业排名靠前的院校又有哪些。
农学类专业
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科学
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生物工程
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生物科学
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微生物学
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生物计量和统计
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传染病生物学
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农业科学
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农业科学
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国际农业和农村发展
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农业经济
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农业传播学
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动物
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动物科学
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动物医学
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海洋生物学
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动物育种
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动物健康和营养
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农场管理
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动物训练
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公共健康科学
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植物
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植物科学
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植物病理学
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农作物科学
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植物育种
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植物保护和病虫害管理
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栽培和酿造学
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园艺学
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食品
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食品科学
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食品技术与加工
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营养学
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环境
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环境工程
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环境科学
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土壤科学
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经济和管理
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农业经济
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农业企业
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农业机械化
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等。
以上是对主要农林类专业的列举,如果你想学习的专业在这里面,在选择申请学校时,可以参考农学专业的排名,找到感兴趣的学校的农学院。下面我们就来了解一下美国农学类专业排名靠前的学校。
TOP Universities
结合QS World University Rankings in Agriculture & Forestry 2020和US News Best Global Universities for Agricultural Sciences这两种排名,我为大家选择以下农业领域著名的美国大学。这些学校的农学院都有着悠久的历史,很多学校最初就是以农学院开始的。通过以下信息,大家可以了解到这些学校农学院为学生提供了哪些本科和研究生专业和项目,以及研究资源,选择适合自己的专业和项目。
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以下学校排名并非根据专业排名先后。
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Land-grant college是指接受政府赠与土地,用于农业、科学、工程等专业教学的高等院校,我们这里介绍的大学的都属于land-grant college。
University of California, Davis - College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
根据QS数据,UC Davis在美国农林科学领域排名第一。农学院下面有13个系,包括:
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Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Animal Science
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Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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Entomology and Nematology
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Environmental Science and Policy
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Environmental Toxicology
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Food Science and Technology
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Nutrition, Human Ecology
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Land, Air and Water Resources
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Plant Science
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Plant Pathology
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Viticulture and Enology
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Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
其中plant science, animal science, agricultural economics and policy领域的研究都排在世界上最前列。全院有381位教职人员,7485名本科生分布在29个专业下,1040名研究生分布在22个项目和科研组下。
同时,UC Davis地处加州,海洋、森林和大面积的种植区域提供了丰富的研究资源。
Cornell University - College Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell建于1865年,是常青藤联盟里唯一一所提供农学院的大学。农学和生命科学院有16个系和两个学院,包括:
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Animal Science
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Biological and Environmental Engineering
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Computational Biology
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Communication
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Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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Entomology,
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Food Science
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Global Development
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Landscape Architecture
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Microbiology,
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Molecular Biology
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Natural resources and Environment
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Neurobiology and Behavior
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Nutritional Sciences
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Statistics and Data Science
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School of Integrative Plant Science
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Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
本科有22个专业和40+辅修科目。2020年秋季有3590名本科生和1020名研究生。研究生项目包括:
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Animal science MS, PhD,
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Biological and Environmental Engineering MS, PhD, MPS
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Entomology MS, PhD
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Food Science and Technology MS, PhD, MPS
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Horticulture MPS, MS, PhD
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Natural Resources MPS, MS, PhD
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Nutrition MS, PhD
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Plant Biology PhD, MPS
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Plant Breeding MS, PhD, MPS
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Plant Pathology MS, PhD
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Soil and Crop Sciences MS, PhD, MPS
学校的提供的科研设施包括9个农场,4个温室,和科研中心(Centers of Excellence for Food Agriculture, Cornell Craft Beverage Institute, 和 Venture Food Center)。
UC Berkeley - Rausser College of Natural Resources
Berkeley的自然资源学院是整个UC系统里历史最悠久的学院。该学院的前身是农学院(college of Agriculture, 1868)。Agriculture & Economics,Environment 和Ecology的专业排名非常靠前。自然资源学院有超过1800名本科生,本科专业有9个(Genetics & Plant Biology,Microbial Biology, Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology, Environmental Sciences ,Environmental Economics And Policy 等)。研究生有300名左右,分布在四个部门和1个研究生组:
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Agricultural & Resource Economics:Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Plant & Microbial Biology:
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Ph.D. in Plant Biology
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Ph.D. in Microbiology
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Environmental Science, Policy & Management
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Master of Forestry
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Master of Science in Range Management
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Ph.D. in Environmental Science, Policy, & Management
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Nutritional Sciences & Toxicology
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Master’s Degree (M.A. or M.S.) in Energy & Resources
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Ph.D. in Energy & Resources
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Master of Development Practice
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Energy & Resources Group
研究设施和中心有13个,包括Berkeley Food Institute, Berkeley Water Center, Center for Diversified Farming Systems, Berkeley Forests, Energy Biosciences Institute, Plant Gene Expression Center, Biological Imaging Facility, Geospatial Innovation Facility, Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy Facility等。
University of Florida - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
UF的农业和生命科学院为UF的联邦-州-县合作政府研究组织Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences的一部分。全院有21个本科专业和24个研究生项目,本科生和研究生共6627名。下属的系和学院包括:
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Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Agricultural Education and Communication
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Agronomy
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Animal Science
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Entomology and Nematology
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Environmental Horticulture
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Family, Youth and Community Sciences
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Food and Resource Economics
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Food Science and Human Nutrition
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Horticultural Sciences
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Microbiology and Cell Science
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Plant Pathology
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School of Forest Resources and Conservation
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School of Natural Resources and Environment
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Soil and Water Science
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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
科研设施包括12个科研教育中心,4个研究基地,1个研究森林,1个生物野外工作站。
UIUC 的College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES)有2700名本科生,和738名研究生。本科专业有13个,研究生项目有29个(包括Master, PhD, ),分布在以下系中:
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Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Agricultural and Consumer Economice
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Agricultural Education
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Animal Sciences
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Technical Systems Management
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Crop Sciences
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Food Science and Human Nutrition
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Human Development and Family Studies
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Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences (Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program)
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Division of Nutritional Sciences
UIUC 农学院有着非常丰富的研究设施和基地,比如:Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, Feed Technology Center, Food Science and Human Nutrition Pilot Processing Plant, Maize Genetics, Plant Care Facility, Illinois Plant Breeding Center, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL)等。
Purdue University - College of Agriculture
农学院是Purdue的第一个学院,1869年开始招生。本科专业有31个,包括Agricultural Engineering, Crop Science, Food Science, Plant Science等。研究生项目开设在以下department和交叉学科项目中:
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Agricultural & Biological Engineering
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Agricultural Economics
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Agricultural Science Education and Communication
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Agronomy
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Animal Sciences
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Biochemistry
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Botany & Plant Pathology
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Entomology
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Food Science
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Forestry & Natural Resources
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Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
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Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Ph.D. (PULSe)
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Ecological Sciences and Engineering (ESE)
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Food Science
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Interdepartmental Nutrition Program
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Center for Plant Biology
Purdue农学院的科研资源非常丰富,包括Agronomy Center for Research and Education,Animal Sciences Research and Education Center, Richard G. Lugar Forestry Farm,Controlled Environment Phenotyping Facility,Horticulture Plant Growth Facilities ,Indiana Corn and Soybean Innovation Center 等二十多个科研设施,和Bioinformatics Core,Center for Food and Agricultural Business,Center for Food Safety Engineering,Institute for Plant Sciences,Purdue Climate Change Research Center等二十多个科研中心。
University of Wisconsin-Madison - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
UWM的农学和生命科学院建于1889年。本学院提供24个本科专业和49个研究生项目,本科生一般有3300名,研究生一般有800多名。分布在17个部门里:
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Agricultural and Applied Economics
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Agronomy
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Animal and Dairy Sciences
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Bacteriology
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Biochemistry
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Biological Systems Engineering
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Community and Environmental Sociology
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Entomology
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Food Science
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Forest and Wildlife Ecology
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Genetics
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Horticulture
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Life Sciences Communication
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Nutritional Sciences
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Plant Pathology
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Soil Science
UWM的农学院有12个研究基地分布在Wisconsin州,包括Arlington, CALS greenhouse, Dairy Forage, Marshfield等。
Iowa State University - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Iowa State最初开始于Iowa Agriculture College 和Model Farm, 1856年。她是美国最早一批成为land-grant college的学校。
本科专业有28个,研究生项目30多个,分布在以下15个部门里:
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
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Agricultural Education and Studies
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Agronomy
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Animal Science
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Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
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Economics
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Entomology
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Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
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Horticulture
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Food Science and Human Nutrition
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Natural Resource Ecology and Management
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Plant Pathology and Microbiology
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Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
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Sociology
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Statistics
研究和展示农场有13个(其中五个为Iowa State所有),包括Biocentury Research Farm,Wallace Learning Center,Borlaug Learning Center,Compost Facility等。
Texas A&M University-College Park - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Texas A&M是获得美国政府研究基金最多的高等院校之一。农学和生命学院是Texas A&M建立的第二个学院(1911)。该学院提供30个本科专业,50个研究生项目(PhD项目22个,Master项目28个),分布在以下14个系里:
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Agricultural Economics
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Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications
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Animal Science
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Biochemistry/Biophysics
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Biological and Agricultural Engineering
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Ecosystem Science and Management
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Entomology
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Horticultural Sciences
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Poultry Science
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Recreation, Park and Tourism Sciences
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Soil and Crop Sciences
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Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
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Nutrition and Food Sciences
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Plant Pathology
研究中心和基地有13个,分布在Texas州,包括Uvalde Center ,Stephenville center ,Beaumont center,Weslaco Center等。
Penn State University - College of Agricultural Sciences
Penn State的农学院在University Park校区。农学院历史悠久,是美国第一个授予农学本科学位的院校,也是美国第一个land-grant college (1962)。农学院本科生有3000名左右,研究生580名。本科专业有17个,研究生项目。分布在以下9个部门里:
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Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
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Animal Science
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Ecosystem Science and Management
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Entomology
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Food Science
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Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
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Plant Science
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Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
研究资源包括5个研究基地(Fruit Research and Extension Center, Lake Erie Regional Grape Research Center等),15个研究组织(Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food and Environment Science,Earth and Environmental Systems Institute)和近30个研究中心(Center for Turfgrass Science, E.coli Reference Center等)。
Penn State 农学院在研究领域做出过很多贡献,比如发现Colony Collapse Disorder,和水资源保护研究。奶制品的研究也非常有名,校园里更是有自产自销的冰激凌店。
除了以上介绍的学校,美国还有很多著名的农学类专业的大学,比如Oregon State University, Ohio State University, University of Minnesota-Twin City, North Carolina State University, Kansas State University 等等。
最后,希望这篇文章能够帮助你更好地了解农学这个专业领域,并找到你喜欢的专业和学校。
References:
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https://www.collegeatlas.org/agriculture-colleges.html
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https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2021/agriculture-forestry
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https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/agricultural-sciences
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https://thebestschools.org/features/best-life-agriculture-sciences-programs-in-world-today/