Graduate study may be directed toward agricultural power and machinery systems, animal waste management, animal well-being, biomedical engineering, bioprocessing, computer applications, control systems, decision support systems, environmental engineering, food process engineering, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, ground and surface water management, irrigation system design, materials handling and processing systems, monitoring and controlling biological systems, plant environment, risk assessment, soil and water conservation, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, and other areas of engineering science and design.

Specializations

• Environmental Studies
• Water Resources Planning and Management

The agricultural economics program at Nebraska provides a foundation for professional problem solving through courses in production economics, agricultural industrial organization, international agricultural trade, agricultural development, natural resource economics, and agribusiness. Cooperation with the Departments of Economics and Statistics and the College of Business Administration provides excellent opportunities for supplementing and complementing the courses offered through the Department of Agricultural Economics.

Agronomy is the application of plant and soil science to crop production. Agronomy emphasizes staple food crops, such as corn, rice, beans, and wheat, which are produced on a large scale and represent the foundation of our human food supply.

Specializations

• Agricultural Meteorology
• Crop Physiology and Production
• Environmental Studies
• Great Plains Studies
• Plant Breeding and Genetics
• Plant Pathology
• Range and Forage Science
• Soil and Water Sciences
• Weed Science
• Water Resources Planning and Management

Agronomy is the application of plant and soil science to crop production. Agronomy emphasizes staple food crops, such as corn, rice, beans, and wheat, which are produced on a large scale and represent the foundation of our human food supply.

Specializations

• Applied Ecology
• Agricultural Meteorology
• Crop Physiology and Production
• Environmental Studies
• Great Plains Studies
• Plant Breeding and Genetics
• Plant Pathology
• Range and Forage Science
• Soil and Water Sciences
• Weed Science

The department's contemporary facilities enhance basic and applied research capabilities for an intensive large animal, poultry, and laboratory animal work. An extensive, federally inspected meat laboratory is available for meat and poultry research. In addition, the department maintains facilities 40 minutes away from Lincoln for research in all disciplines of beef and dairy cattle, sheep, and swine. Graduate programs conduct collaborative research at four university district research and extension centers and the USDA Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska.

Specializations

• Animal Breeding and Genetics
• Extension and Education
• Meat Science and Muscle Biology
• Nonruminant Nutrition
• Physiology
• Ruminant Nutrition

The Master of Applied Science is a flexible and personalized practitioner degree program for individuals directly involved in agriculture, food, and natural resources related industries. The program is available to both residential and distance students. A unique feature of the master's program is the degree project. The degree project replaces the traditional master's thesis and is specifically intended to be of immediate value in the student's workplace for career advancement. Students may choose from five specializations, a focused collection of courses within one or more major programs. Students declare a specialization when applying for admission to the MAS or when establishing a plan of study. The specialization is reported on the student's transcript.

Specializations

• Beef Cattle Production
• Conservation Agriculture
• Environmental Studies
• Science for Educators
• Community Development

Graduate study may be directed toward agricultural power and machinery systems, animal waste management, animal well-being, biomedical engineering, bioprocessing, computer applications, control systems, decision support systems, environmental engineering, food process engineering, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, ground and surface water management, irrigation system design, materials handling and processing systems, monitoring and controlling biological systems, plant environment, risk assessment, soil and water conservation, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, and other areas of engineering science and design.

Specializations

• Environmental Studies
• Water Resources Planning and Management

Instructional programs are focused in laboratories and classrooms within the George W. Beadle Center for Genetics and Biomaterials Research. The Beadle Center houses most of the department-affiliated faculty members in state-of-the-art research laboratories and many of the Center for Biotechnology and Redox Biology Center core facilities. These facilities include mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, plant transformation, and microscopy facilities. Also available are an outstanding full-service plant growth and greenhouse complex, and equipment for fluorescence-activated cell analysis, surface plasmon resonance, analytical ultracentrifugation and next-generation high-throughput DNA sequencing.

Specializations

• Bioinformatics
• Molecular Mechanisms of Disease

The department offers a strong curriculum and provides numerous professional opportunities for its students. This student-centered focus is reflected in the many awards received by the students and in their consistent placement in professional careers.

The Department of Food Science and Technology is dedicated to provide high-quality education and training to graduate students for careers in food science and technology in the food industry, academia, or government. Our program is flexible allowing you to tailor your own individualized program of study to meet your career goals.

Specializations

• Bioinformatics

Horticultural crops are used to diversify human diets and to enhance our living environment. Vegetables, fruits, flowers, ornamentals, and lawn grasses are examples of horticultural crops and are typically produced on a smaller scale with more intensive management than agronomic crops.

Specializations

• Environmental Studies
• Public Horticulture Administration
• Water Resources Planning and Management

A prominent area of study consists of research in infectious diseases including biomedicine, bacteriology, immunology, pathology, epidemiology, virology, and mechanisms of disease. Molecular and cell biology techniques are emphasized in most programs.

Specializations

• Bioinformatics

This program provides academic study and support to people in a variety of academic disciplines who are seeking to enhance their leadership development and leadership education skills. The program provides content and experiential activities that support leadership studies, training and development, extension education, postsecondary teaching, and positions in business, government, or the private sector.

Specializations

• Teaching and Extension Education

Graduate study may be directed toward agricultural power and machinery systems, animal waste management, animal well-being, biomedical engineering, bioprocessing, computer applications, control systems, decision support systems, environmental engineering, food process engineering, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, ground and surface water management, irrigation system design, materials handling and processing systems, monitoring and controlling biological systems, plant environment, risk assessment, soil and water conservation, solid and hazardous waste management, water quality, and other areas of engineering science and design.

Specializations

• Water Resources Planning and Management

Excellent laboratory, computer, and field facilities are available for performing up-to-date analyses in all resource areas, as well as water chemistry, GIS, geophysics, computer modeling, remote sensing, and geospatial image analysis. State, federal, and private natural resource organizations provide unique opportunities for cooperative research and degree-related work.

Specializations

• Adaptive Management
• Applied Ecology
• Bio-Atmospheric Interactions
• Climate Assessment and Impacts
• Geographic Information Systems
• Human Dimensions
• Hydrological Sciences
• Remote Sensing

Statistics as a discipline develops methods to collect and interpret data. Modern statistical methods are used in many areas, such as medicine, the biological and social sciences, economics, finance, manufacturing, marketing research, management, government, and research institutes.

The program offers excellent opportunities for career development in the veterinary and biomedical field. The school is engaged in basic and applied biomedical research of animal health and disease.

Specializations

• Bioinformatics