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Overview
About this Degree
The MS in Agricultural Engineering degree at the University of Georgia provides an opportunity for learning advanced data analyses skills and original research presentation skills. Problem definition skills are also stressed. The MS in Agricultural Engineering will preserve and continue the enduring legacy of Agricultural Engineering research at the University of Georgia. Faculty are engaged in research advancing primarily the areas of Sustainable Food Systems and Natural Resource Engineering.
The thesis option is provided for students wishing to receive professional training via coursework integrated with research training through the successful completion of a thesis. In the MS Thesis Option, all coursework is selected consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements in coordination with the Student’s Faculty Advisor and approved by the student’s Advisory Committee on the Program of Study. To receive the M.S. degree, each student is required to present a satisfactory research proposal approved by the student’s advisory committee and the graduate coordinator and pass a final examination and defense of the research thesis.
Programme Structure
Program of Study:
- 15 hours of which must be selected from the Sustainable Food Systems and/or Natural Resource Management course lists.
- 12 hours of which must be from UGA courses open only to graduate students and exclusive of thesis (7300) and research (7000, 7010).
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Credits
33 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Industrial & Systems Engineering Agriculture View 240 other Masters in Agriculture in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA 3
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 80
Other requirements
General requirements
- Completion of a B.S. and M.S. (for Ph.D. applicants) with minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) from an ABET accredited program or program in a related field. The average undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA of recent accepted students is 3.4 and 3.6, respectively. Average Quantitative GRE scores of recent accepted students range near the 80th percentile.
- Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old. Applicants who have received degrees from accredited institutions in the U.S. or from institutions in countries where English is the primary language (see list here) are usually are not required to submit the TOEFL (or IELTS) scores.
Tuition Fee
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International
24676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24676 USD per year during 12 months. -
National
24676 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 24676 USD per year during 12 months. -
In-State
8698 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 8698 USD per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Athens
720 - 1170 USD /month
Living costs
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