Programs & Pathways

Majors

  • Student holding up food in the Campus Pantry

    Agricultural & Resource Economics

  • Student flying a drone at a research farm

    Agricultural Science & Technology

  • Student holding a goat at the Campus Farm

    Animal Science

  • Student talking with attendees at an event

    Environmental Science & Policy

  • Student in the aquaponics lab

    Environmental Science & Technology

  • Student holding up a jar in the teaching kitchen

    Fermentation Science

  • Student in the landscape architecture studio

    Landscape Architecture

  • Student in the food science lab

    Nutrition & Food Science

  • Student holding a plant in the greenhouse

    Plant Science

Minors

  • Teacher with students in a field of flowers

    Agricultural Science & Technology

  • Bee

    Entomology

  • Students shaking hands in Africa

    Global Poverty

  • Student holding a sketch pad on top of a roof

    Landscape Management

  • Student in a soil pit

    Soil Science

  • Students in a wetland picking up trash

    Sustainability Studies

Institute of Applied Agriculture

Institute of Applied Agriculture student at Community Learning Garden

The Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) is a 60-credit, two-year academic certificate program in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) at the University of Maryland, College Park. The IAA provides students with the entrepreneurial, technical, and leadership skills needed to manage profitable agricultural enterprises, including golf courses, sports fields, landscaping companies, and agricultural operations.

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