Undergraduate Requirements
23 hours of coursework is required to complete the International Agriculture Certificate Program.
Specific requirements include:
Foreign Language (8 hours)
- Complete or exempt language courses and/or participate in a language intensive study abroad.
Internationally Oriented Courses (9 hours)
International Agriculture Course (3 hours)
- Choose one of the following...
- ALDR/AFST/LACS 4710: International Agriculture Development
- ALDR 3820: Reflections on Fighting Hunger
- AESC 3150: Topics in International Agriculture
- Must be completed before the International Agriculture Internship
AESC 3910: International Agriculture Internship (3 hours)
- Participate in a UGA-organized international internship or a semester exchange. In order to qualify for credit, your internship must be completed in a country where English is not the primary languag and incorporate a minimum stay of eight weeks.
Internationally Oriented Courses:
International Agriculture Certificate students are required to complete 9 credits of internationally oriented coursework in addition to the foreign language, International Agriculture Course, and International Agriculture Internship. Pre-approved College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) courses are listed below, however students may complete this requirement by taking courses outside of CAES. To request acceptance of a course not on this list, the course syllabus must be submitted to the International Agriculture Certificate Program for consideration.
Agricultural and Applied Economics
- AAEC 2710 Food Fights: Analysis of Global Food Policy Issues
- AAEC 3400 Introduction to Agricultural Policy
- AAEC 4650 Environmental Economics
- AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720 Food Security, Economic Development, and the Environment
- AAEC(ADSC) 3911 International Agribusiness Marketing and Management (Uruguay Study Abroad)
- AAEC 4730 The World Food Economy
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
- AESC 2050 Effects of Global Agriculture on World Culture
- AESC 2990S Understanding and Communicating with the Latino Community in the Green Industry
- AESC 3160 Food Production Systems in Western Europe (France Study Abroad)
- AESC(EETH) 4190 Agricultural Ethics
Agricultural Leadership
- ALDR 3800S Scotland Service-Learning Project: Addressing Food Insecurity Issues (Scotland Study Abroad)
- ALDR 3810S Scotland Service-Learning Project: Addressing Food Insecurity Issues Locally/Globally (Scotland Study Abroad)
- ALDR 4540 Advanced Leadership Theories, Ethics, and Culture
- ALDR 4600 Issues in Contemporary Agriculture
Agricultural Communication
- AGCM 4300S Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement
- AGCM 4310S Romania: Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement (Study Abroad)
Crop and Soil Sciences
- CRSS 2001 Terror and the Food Supply
- CRSS 4020S Social Sustainability in Agricultural and Food Systems
- CRSS(HORT) 4400 Agro-Ecology
- CRSS(HORT) 4400L Agro-Ecology Laboratory
- CRSS 5330 Wildlife Management in Agricultural Systems
Entomology
- ENTO 3140 Insect Natural History
- ENTO 3140L Insect Natural History Laboratory
Food Science and Technology
- FDST(HORT)(PATH) 3050 Viticulture and Enology in the Mediterranean Region (Italy Study Abroad)
- FDST 4150 Coffee (El Grano de Oro): From Bean to Cup (Costa Rica Study Abroad)
Horticulture
- HORT 3020 Introduction to Fruit Crops
- HORT(ANTH)(PBIO) 3440 Herbs, Spices, Medicinal Plants
- HORT 3900 Horticultural Study Tour (Europe Study Abroad)
- HORT 4990 Environmental Issues in Horticulture
Plant Pathology
- PATH 2000H Social Impact of Plant Diseases
- PATH(ANTH) 2010 Plants, Pathogens, and People
- PATH(ANTH)(PBIO) 3010 Fungi: Friends and Foes
Poultry Science
- POUL 4150 Field Studies in Avian Biology (Costa Rica Study Abroad)