The Rural Voice, 1985-07, Page 49FARM NEWS
New graduate
study program
at University
of Guelph
The University of Guelph will offer
a new graduate study program
leading to the degree of Master of
Agriculture (M.Agr.), beginning in
September, 1985. The new program is
designed to meet the needs of those
employed professionally in
agriculture who have objectives dif-
ferent from the thesis -oriented M.Sc.
(research) degree, says Dean of
Graduate Studies Carleton Gyles.
The M.Agr. program will permit
bachelor graduates to pursue studies
with the emphasis on technical
knowledge and skills rather than on
the thesis research that an M.Sc. pro-
gram entails.
The new program will appeal to
those interested in enhancing their
technical competence and oppor-
tunities, as well as those interested in
reorientation of professional careers
and those who may wish to update
their expertise in rapidly changing
fields.
Candidates for the M.Agr. degree
will be introduced to concepts of pro-
blem solving and report writing, and
will have an opportunity to interpret
data and understand research reports.
Planning for the new degree began
several years ago with a request for
this type of advanced training in the
field of pest management. Similar
needs were identified in other areas of
specialization within the Ontario
Agricultural College, says Dean
Freeman McEwen.
When the program begins in
September, 1985, candidates may
specialize in one of the following
areas: apiculture, agricultural
business, agricultural economics,
animal science, food science,
agricultural land use, land manage-
ment, and pest management.
Each candidate's study program
will consist of three or four semesters
of course work and one semester of
internship. Candidates will normally
have a degree in agriculture and two
or three years of professional ex-
perience.
For further information, contact
Don W. Jose, Media Relations,
University of Guelph, 519-824-4120,
ext. 3464. ❑
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