GRADUATE STUDIES AT SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
The Agricultural Sciences program at Sam Houston State University
in Huntsville, Texas, maintains four locations with working laboratories.
The Agriculture Center is home to the Indoor Arena, Meat Science
Lab, Soils Lab, Equine Science Lab, Poultry Science Lab and a state-of-the-art
greenhouse. Nearby is the Horticulture Center with two greenhouses,
a headhouse and classroom. The Agricultural Mechanization Center
houses the power and machinery, rural electrification, surveying,
and metal construction and fabrication labs. The 1600-acre Gibbs
Ranch is home to purebred and crossbred beef cattle herds and a
meat goat flock along with additional plant, soil and animal resources
used for instruction and research purposes.
The graduate program in Agriculture is designed to further the
professional competence of individuals engaged in agricultural businesses,
industries, government agencies, and agricultural education. The
Master of Science degree is intended to provide comprehensive knowledge
and competency in fields of agribusiness, agricultural education,
agricultural mechanization, animal science, horticulture, and agronomy.
In addition, the curriculum includes courses in research methodology,
agricultural seminar, and agricultural statistics. Nonetheless,
degree plans can also be tailored to meet specific interest areas
with 15 hours designated as electives. This intensive, 37 hour degree
plan enables students to select a thesis or non-thesis option. A
majority of courses are offered at night, thus making the graduate
program a viable alternative for students with full-time employment
to seek a Master of Science degree in Agriculture.
For the business oriented student, an MBA degree in Agri-business
is available. This graduate program is a cooperative effort with
the College of Business Administration and is an accumulation of
24 hours of course work from the College of Business Administration
and 12 hours of Agri-business courses from the Department of Agricultural
Sciences. Likewise, a student’s degree program can also incorporate
secondary education courses. This dual purpose program allows the
student to receive a Master of Science degree while receiving a
teacher’s certification in Agri-Science.
The department also offers several assistantships each semester
to graduate students. These appointments are salaried positions
and allow the graduate student to have the opportunity to gain teaching
experience by being a lab instructor and working closely with faculty
in various specialty areas. Upon the completion of 18 hours toward
their degree program, several graduate assistants have the opportunity
to be the sole instructor for various under graduate courses.
Visit the Sam Houston State University homepage at http://www.shsu.edu
and department page at http://www.shsu.edu/agr for more information
and application forms. You may also contact the department’s
Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Stanley F. Kelley, at 936.294.1189 or
email sfkelley@shsu.edu. |
