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  • Department of Plant Sciences
    1220 Plant and Environmental Sciences Bldg
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 754-4424
    Fax: (530) 752-4361
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Contact Graduate Studies

  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
International Agricultural Development

Application Deadline

  • ADMISSION
  • Priority: Jan. 2
  • Final: Apr. 15

  • FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan. 2
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15

Degrees Offered

  • M.S. Plan I
  • M.S. Plan II

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores

The IAD program prepares students for careers in agricultural and rural development around the world. Thirty different academic specializations are offered. A set of core courses provides a strong base to understand the development process. Technological, social, economic, and political variables are analyzed to improve the application of the student's specialization.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the International Agricultural Development Web site.

Contacts

Program Chair
Richard E Plant Plant Sciences (530) 752-1705
Academic Advisers
Stephen R Boucher Ag & Resource Economics 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-1527
Patrick H Brown Plant Sciences 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-0929
Paul Gepts Department Of Plant Sciences 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-7743
Frank Hirtz Human & Community Development 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-8928
Richard E Plant Plant Sciences 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-1705
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Donna Damanchyk Maricich (530) 754-4424
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Jean Telford Graduate Studies (530) 752-9292