Overview

Key features

The International Agricultural Development program offered by the University of California, Davis, provides both breadth and depth components. The required breadth components provide students with an understanding of international development issues related to agriculture and the environment. These include the history and philosophy of development, leadership and management techniques, fundamentals of crop and livestock farming systems, and agricultural economics.

The depth component is acquired through a student’s area of specialization. These may include agricultural and resource economics, agricultural engineering, agronomy, animal science, anthropology, aquaculture, avian sciences, community development, ecology, economics, entomology, environmental design, environmental toxicology, food science, gender, geography, horticulture, nutrition, plant pathology, plant biology, plant protection and pest management, political science, pomology, preventive veterinary medicine, range science, sociology, soil science, sustainable agriculture, vegetable crops, viticulture, and water science. In addition to the Master of Science, the program offers a Certificate in Development Practice.

This program is available to registered students in any UC Davis graduate program and includes coursework in international development, energy production and use in developing countries, entrepreneurship, human nutrition, and a development practicum.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Intermediate Microeconomics

Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics (Econometrics)

Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions

Mathematical Economics

Natural Resource Economics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Davis, United States

Disciplines

International Development Agriculture Horticulture and Crop Science View 97 other Masters in Horticulture and Crop Science in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

IAD admission decisions are based on the candidate’s entire application package, including academic degree(s), transcripts (prior academic performance), statement of purpose and personal statement, relevant experience, letters of reference, as well as room in the program.

By the time they enroll, successful applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent that is comparable to a degree from the University of California both in distribution of academic subject matter and in scholarship achievement.

UC Davis graduate programs are no longer accepting paper transcripts as a part of the application process.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

30243 USD / year

≈ 30243 USD / year
Out-of-State

30243 USD / year

≈ 30243 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

15141 USD / year

≈ 15141 USD / year

Living costs

Davis

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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