About the course

The Department of Horticultural Sciences exists to improve the quality of life through teaching, research, and extension programs related to the aesthetic disciplines of horticulture and the production of high quality, healthful fruits and vegetables. The Master of Agriculture is a non-thesis professional degree requiring internship experience. It provides management training and emphasizes problem-solving skills rather than research. At least 36 hours of course work are required.

　　The graduate programs of the Department of Horticultural Sciences are designed to prepare individuals for careers in research, teaching, extension and industry. Research-oriented programs in the areas of fruit/nut/vegetable breeding, production and processing, ornamental horticulture/nursery crops, post-harvest physiology, greenhouse/floriculture production, marketing and economics, plant-microbe interactions, viticulture/enology, genetics/genomics, and plant physiology are available to students. Supporting work may be required in several related fields such as chemistry, biology, plant pathology, plant physiology, entomology, soils, genetics, nutrition and agricultural engineering. The specific objective of the individual student will guide his or her committee in the choice of courses from the departments mentioned above and others in special cases. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

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Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 2 Year(s)Fees: US$36,168

Intake	Location
Fall (August), 2024	College Station
Fall (August), 2025	College Station

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for Texas A and M University - College Station

Submit official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended to Office of Graduate Admissions.

　　Successful applicants to the M. Ag. or M.S. programs typically have an undergraduate GPR of 3.000 or substantially better, GRE scores of approximately 500 in verbal and 500 in quantitative or greater, strong letters of support for admission to the graduate program from faculty mentors, a well written letter of application, and in the case of international students strongly demonstrated competency in English via TOEFL scores or other testing instruments.

　　Three Letters of Recommendation are required.

　　The graduate school typically requires a minimum official TOEFL (International students only) score of at least an 80 (internet based), a 213 (computer based) or a 550 (paper based). IELTS score of at least 6.0.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.0

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 80.0

　　

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