College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Master of International Agriculture Degree Program
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Master of International Agriculture
Degree Program
MIAP has 72 Current Students, and 139 Graduates since the first
graduates in the Spring of 2009.
• Only one of the five programs in Intl Ag in the U.S.
• Great Job Placement!
• Choose your focus area according to your, background, future
job plans, and passion.
• A chance to blend theory, practical knowledge, and hands-on
experience.
• Develop a broader understanding of world cultures and
agricultural issues.
• Learn to make a significant contribution towards a better planet.
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Master of International Agriculture
Degree Program Highlights
• Multidisciplinary Degree
– Allows students to take a wide range of classes
throughout campus
• One of the largest Master Degree Programs within
the College of Agriculture
• All undergraduate majors are welcome
– Agricultural and Non-Agricultural related
• Internship, Creative Component, or thesis option
• GRE not required
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Master of Agriculture (MAG) in International Agriculture
• Program Details
– 36 Credit Hour Program
– Degree: Master of Agriculture
• Major: International Agriculture
– Possible Completion in Three Semesters
– Can complete degree 100% online, on-campus, or
combination of both.
– Applied International Experience or US internship,
or approved courses
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Master of Science (MS) in International Agriculture
• Program Details
– 32 Credit Hour Program
– Degree: Master of Science
– Major: International Agriculture
– Possible Completion in Three Semesters
– Courses in Research Methodology and
Quantitative Analysis, analysis in internship report
– Option of non-thesis or thesis
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MIAP Peace Corps Option
• Students can serve in the Peace Corps
while working on there Master of
International Agriculture Degree
• Can count for your international
experience and receive up to 6 credit
hours.
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Dual Degree Options
• One year at host university, one year at guest
university = 2 degrees
– Scholarships Available
• Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de
Puebla (UPAEP)
• Universidad Autónoma Chapingo
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Master of International Agriculture
Degree Program
• Degree Options:
– Non-Thesis or Thesis
– Creative Component
• CC substitutes for thesis
• International (US) Experience or US internship,
or other work experience
– Humphreys Travel Grants (Generous Funding $$$)
for Your Intl Experience of 8 Weeks or Longer
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Internship/Research/Hands-on Experience for
International Students in MIAP
• Select the focus area of your choice or build your own.
• Complete an Internship or hands-on experience
• Learn about Production Agriculture, food marketing,
processing technology, and more (global & the US).
• Or, take more classes instead (applies to Intl Students)
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Master of International Agriculture
Degree Program
• Focus Area Examples:
– Sustainability
– Disaster Planning/Management
– Commercial Crops
– Business & Trade
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Master of International Agriculture Degree
Program
• Focus Area Examples:
– Education & Communication Outreach
– Food Animals
– AgriTourism & Hospitality
– Agricultural Extension
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Master of International Agriculture
Degree Program
• Focus Area Examples:
– Rural Entrepreneurship
– Agricultural Engineering Technology
– OR…… Build your own!
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Current Student Spotlight
Molly DePue
• Hometown: Hamden, Ohio
• Previous education: B.S. in Animal
Science with minors in Meat
Science and Creative Writing from
Ohio State University
• MIAP Focus: Agriculture Business
and Food Issues
• Background: Beef cattle
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Current Student Spotlight
Bailey Boomhower
• Hometown: Kansas
• Previous Education: B.A.
Agribusiness from Kansas State
University
• MIAP Focus: Business Development
• Background: Cow/Calf Operation
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Current Student Spotlight
Shelbi Kautz
• Hometown: Kingsburg, California
• Previous education: B.S.
Agricultural Communications with a
minor in Agricultural Business from
Oklahoma State University
• MIAP Focus: Marketing
• Background: Production Agriculture
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UPAEP Dual Degree Student
Alejandra Salazar
• Previous Education: B.A. from ITT
(Tepic Institute of Technology)
• MIAP Focus: Disaster Planning and
Management
• Dual Degree With: UPAEP pursuing a
Master’s in Logistics and Supply
Chain Direction
Alumna Zaira Gonzales
• Previous Education: B.A. from
Carleton College, Minnesota
• MIAP Focus: Agricultural Business
and Development
• Dual-Degree MIAP & Universidad
Autónoma Chapingo
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Alumna Bailey Silvers
• Job: Site-Specific Technologies (SST): an
agricultural software company. SST is one
of the leading precision ag. companies and
pioneer of the industry.
• International Experience: Argentina
• MIAP Focus: Agricultural Business
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Alumnus Adam Cobb
• Job: Founder of the Stillwater
Community Garden
• International Experience: Several
International experiences
• Currently: Continues in a fully-funded
Ph.D. program in Natural Resource
Management
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Alumna Lindsey Kotchon
• Job: Agricultural Account Manager at
the Royal Bank of Canada managing
accounts worth $55 million
• International Experience: Worked with
a women's co-op greenhouse in
Costa Rica
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Alumna Fawn Jackson
• Job: Manager for Environmental
Affairs for CCA and works with WTO
to open up export markets for
Canadian Beef
• International Experience: Canadian
Cattlemen’s Assoc.
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Alumna Brette Gollihare
• Job: Law School at the
University of Oklahoma
• International Experience: U.S.
Department of State with the
U.S. Embassy in London, England
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Alumna Jen Jensen
• Job: Dow Agrisciences
• International Experience: Spanish
program at UPAEP in Mexico, and
worked on an organic coffee farm in
Costa Rica doing agricultural
development.
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Alumna Sarah Hart
• Job: Lucaya Plantation,
Tennessee, USA
• International Experience:
Watoto Agriculture/Child
Ministries, MIAP/Noble
Foundation Project
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Alumnus Josh Campbell
• Job: Extension Associate for OSU’s
Department of Horticulture and
Landscape
• MIAP Focus: Ecology
• International Experience: New ZealandWhere he received Permaculture
Landscape Design Certification at the
Koanga Institute in Wairoa, NZ and also
worked at various dairy farms studying
how they handle effluent and farm
runoff.
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Alumna Sara Siems
• Job: Oklahoma State Extension
Specialist, under a USDA Risk
Management grant to provide
programming for women in agriculture,
specialty crop procedures and
underserved farmers in Oklahoma
• MIAP Focus: Rural Entrepreneurship,
primarily women entrepreneurs
• International Experience: Working with
CSA and specialty crop production with
rural women in Moldova
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Alumnus Patrick Bell
• Currently: Working on his Ph.D. at Ohio State in
Environmental Science. He was awarded the
U.S. Borlaug Fellowship in Global Food Security
and is currently researching and living in
Morogoro, Tanzania.
• MIAP Focus: Dual Degree with MIAP and Plant
and Soil Sciences. This allowed him to combine
technical training from Plant and soil sciences
with practical international training and
experiences for MIAP.
• International Experience: Various experiences
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Alumnus Matthew Ayres
• Currently: Working on his Ph.D.
at Virginia Tech in Agricultural
Leadership and Communications
Outreach and considering joining
the Peace Crops
• MIAP Focus: International Trade
and Development
• International Experience: Sierra
Leone and Argentina
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Alumna Claudia Diaz Carrasco
• Job: 4-H Youth Development Advisor
• MIAP Focus: Rural Economic
Development with interest in Global
Food Security and Competitiveness
Issues
• Internship: Co-authored the article
“Global Food Security: Emerging
Economies and Diverging Food
Markets” with Dr. Shida Henneberry
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Alumnus CPT Cory R. Carter
• Job: He is in the US Army, Logistics
located at Fort Hood. There he is the
Company Commander of the 664th
Ordinance Company.
• International Experience: Took place
during his second deployment to
Afghanistan, while working for the
Movement Control Battalion. He worked
with Afghan civilians who transported
coalition forces equipment around the
battlefield.
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Prepare yourself for an Exciting Career in the
Global Economy!
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