Food and Health

Dive into this hands-on approach to a business degree, with a focus on the unique challenges of the multibillion-dollar agriculture industry.

Combine the study of engineering technology, natural resources, and agriculture with the fundamentals of business, entrepreneurship, and management.

Launch your future through this hands-on, science-based education in all aspects of the science and business of raising animals—and it’s a great path to veterinary school.

Apply engineering design and analysis to solve critical sustainability issues such as food production, environmental stewardship, and new bio-based product development.

Develop social science knowledge and skills to help communities and institutions effectively understand and respond to social, economic, and environmental challenges.

Explore microbiology, chemistry, engineering, and nutrition to solve real-world problems involving food manufacturing, packaging, and safety.

Explore our incredible immune system and engage in cutting-edge research to help find cures for infectious diseases. Prepare for medical, veterinary, dental, or pharmacy school or a career in allied health sciences or public health.

Unleash science to explore topics like cancer and environmental pollution to prepare for medical school and other biomedical careers.

Set yourself up for a rewarding career by first gaining a deep understanding of the science and business of plant life through our classes, labs, and nearby greenhouses and research farms.

Pursue a high-level science education to prepare for veterinary, medical, and graduate school or a career in research and the allied health professions.

Interdisciplinary minor exploring the economics, logistics, agricultural practices, science, cultural factors, and policy that influence how and what we eat

Interdisciplinary minor that helps prepare students for a career in the mushroom industry, with practical experience at the University's Mushroom Research Center

A multidisciplinary approach integrating human medicine, veterinary medicine, and environmental science to optimize the health of people, animals, plants, and ecosystems. Students think dynamically and globally about how health is affected, diseases are transmitted, and environment plays a role in disease.

Focusing on the biology, management, and diseases of various avian species with an emphasis on domestic fowl

“I’ll be starting my career as a food scientist right after graduation.”

“I discovered that ag is about farming and a whole world more.”

“Conserving nature and fighting cancer are two big reasons I’m in Pharmacology and Toxicology.”