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Agriculture and Natural Resources
For students who have wide-reaching interests in agriculture and natural resources - or who can't settle for just one of our majors - ANR provides an easy way to combine interests and create an individual curriculum. By choosing courses in Animal and Food Sciences; Entomology and Wildlife Ecology; Food and Resource Economics; Bioresources Engineering; and Plant and Soil Sciences, students complete at least 30 credit hours in agriculture and natural resources. Additionally, they select various courses in literature, the arts, social sciences, humanities, computing, mathematics, communications, and the physical and life sciences. There is a lot of freedom in the ANR major, and with an advisor to assist, students design programs to fit their individual interests and career goals.
Agriculture and Natural Resources alumni are
employed in careers like landscape design, poultry company management, marketing,
chemical sales, agricultural research, animal care, science teaching, dairy
production, crop consulting, and environmental control. Whatever your goal,
we encourage you to prepare yourself for the real world by attending job search
workshops and career fairs, enhancing your public speaking skills, and getting
experience through internships and independent studies.
For further information on any of the College
of Agriculture and Natural Resources majors, contact the Office of Academic
Programs at 831-2508 or stop by 104 Townsend Hall.
Sample Job Titles
| Bachelor's Degree/Entry Level |
Further Education/Experience
Often
Required |
| *agricultural produce broker |
*college professor |
| *flock supervisor |
*researcher |
| *environmental technologist |
*landscape architect |
| *landscape designer |
*product developer |
| *veterinary laboratory technician |
*plant pathologist |
| *chemical sales |
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Check the Dictionary of Occupational Titles under section 042 for additional related careers.
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in Internships,
Field Experience Placements and Alumni Mentor Network.
- Sample UD Field Experiences: Delaware
Cooperative Extension, Crop Genetics International, Awberg Arboretum, Allen
Family Foods, Longwood Gardens, Philadelphia Zoo, Tri-State Bird Rescue
Some Employers of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Majors
* pharmaceutical companies
* state/federal government
* environmental agencies
* food retailers and brokers
* nature centers
* Cooperative Extension Service
* banks and securities firms
* business and industry
Other Sources of Information
AG Careers
www.agcareers.com
American Farm Bureau Federation
www.fb.org
American Institute of Biological Sciences
www.aibs.org
American Society of Agronomy
www.agronomy.org
American Society for Horticultural Science
www.ashs.org
Careers With the Agricultural Research Service
www.ars.usda.gov/careers/
Environmental Career Opportunities
www.ecojobs.com
National Wildlife Federation
www.nwf.org
The Riley Guide
www.rileyguide.com
Resources for Finding Employment
Found at the Career Services Center's Career Library (first floor):
- Blue Hen Careers -- Internships, Part-time, Summer, and Full-time Jobs -- All in one place
- Careers in Focus - Agriculture (CSE 69)
- Careers for Environmental Types & Others Who
Respect the Earth (CSE 449)
- The Eco Guide to Careers that Make a Difference
(CSE 450)
- Careers for Plant Lovers & Other Green
Thumb Types (CSE 451)
- Opportunities in Landscape Architecture, Botanical
Gardens and Arboreta (CSE 452)
- Career Opportunities in Science (CSE 455)
- Outdoor Careers (CSE 485)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (GE 5)
- Graduate Programs in Biological Sciences (GS
25)
- Graduate Programs in the Physical Sciences,
Mathematics, Agricultural Sciences, the Environment & Natural Resources
(GS 30)
- www.udel.edu/CSC/netresources.html
CSC's Internet Resources
Further information including: Skills to Develop,
Strategies for Contacting Employers, Grad School Information and where to
get assistance is available in the CAREER LIBRARY located at 401
Academy Street.
Last updated: January 26, 2011 (CH) |
