Majors, Minors and Certificates

This major equips you with a comprehensive skill set, preparing you for a successful career in agriculture or environmental and natural resource economics.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Agribusiness Management
• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Our program prepares future leaders to meet the growing needs of worldwide agriculture education and sustainable food production.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Agricultural and Environmental Technology
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Extension Education

Getting into professional school, especially veterinary school, is extremely competitive. The Animal and Nutritional Sciences program provides challenging and innovative experiences that prepare you for a career in a STEM field.

In this program you'll study animal behavior, health, nutrition and management. Upon graduation, you’ll be equipped to make a meaningful and immediate impact on local farms and families.

This program explores the intricate connections between business, environmental science and land management. Our graduates emerge as highly trained and sought-after professionals with the skills needed to have an immediate effect in the environmental and energy industry.

This major combines interdisciplinary training in environmental protection sciences with a specialization in either pest management or soil and water conservation.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Environmental Assessment and Reclamation
• Environmental Microbiology
• Soil and Water Sciences

Learn about the balancing act of managing land for timber production and wood products while considering wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities and water quality.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Environmental Conservation
• Forest Management
• Sustainable Biomaterials

Plants are the root of what makes our world healthy and beautiful. Our students study the physiology, culture, harvest, quality control, sales and utilization of horticultural crops.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Horticulture Production
• Regenerative Agriculture

Prepare to become a registered dietitian or attend professional programs, such as medical, nursing or physician assistant school, or get an advanced degree in public health, psychology or social work.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Dietetics

Landscape architects design outdoor spaces for landscape and community sustainability, solve practical issues and combine qualitative analysis with the design process.

Choose three minors and a program of elective courses that fit your career objectives. This program is for students who want to focus on academic programs in the Davis College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

This major focuses on creating healthy and prosperous communities while balancing decision-making with the triple bottom line: ecological, social and economic impacts (planet, people, profit).

If you’re passionate about the outdoors and the conservation of natural resources and animal habitats, this major is for you.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Fisheries Science
• Wildlife Science