Agricultural and Applied Economics

Agribusiness (BS)

• Development of professional ability to communicate in written and oral forms in both individual and team settings, in addition to effectively interacting with colleagues in team assignments.

Testimonial coming soon

• Development of ability to use logical inference and deductive reasoning in conjunction with economic/business models to effectively define and solve economic/business problems.

• Mastery of theoretical and applied economic/business tools to prepare for advanced degrees in economics, law, business administration, and other related fields. Acquisition of the professional skill set necessary to attain meaningful employment in the areas of economics, business management, finance, marketing, and sales.

• Mastery of the use of basic computer-based information systems to organize, manipulate, analyze, and present economic data.

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Agribusiness (MAB)

• Demonstrated understanding of economic theory and quantitative methods.

Testimonial coming soon

• Completion a professional internship with a high quality organization that includes aspects of career development and professional success.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in written and oral form.

• Demonstrate ability to operate in an employment position requiring effective use of eocnomic theory and analytic methods.

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Agricultural and Applied Economics (BS)

• Development of professional ability to communicate in written and oral forms in both individual and team settings, in addition to effectively interacting with colleagues in team assignments.

"I am currently in graduate school, however this degree has really allowed me to grow and learn many things that I would not have otherwise known. My family is heavily involved in agriculture and I was excited to learn about the economics side of the industry, because that is what truly controls and drives our markets. I imagine that degree will continue to serve me well into the future."

Abigail Spindle

• Development of ability to use logical inference and deductive reasoning in conjunction with economic models to effectively define and solve economic problems.

• Mastery of theoretical and applied economic tools to prepare for advanced degrees in economics, law, business administration, and other related fields. Acquisition of the professional skill set necessary to attain meaningful employment in the areas of economics, business management, marketing, and sales.

• Mastery of the use of basic computer-based information systems to organize, manipulate, analyze, and present economic data.

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Agricultural and Applied Economics (MS)

Non-Thesis Option

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in written and oral form.

Testimonial coming soon

Non-Thesis Option

• Demonstrated understanding of economic theory and quantitative methods.

Non-Thesis Option

• Demonstrated ability to complete a professional paper demonstrating an understanding of economic concepts and analytical methods.

Non-Thesis Option

• Demonstrated ability to operate in an employment position requiring effective use of economic theory and analytic methods.

Thesis Option

• Demonstrated ability to communicate in written and oral form.

Thesis Option

• Demonstrated ability to operate in an employment position requiring effective use of economic theory and analytic methods. Placement of student in a position in their field within 9 months of graduation.

Thesis Option

• Demonstrated understanding of economic theory and quantitative methods.

Thesis Option

• Demonstrated ability to develop a research proposal, conduct analysis, evaluate and report results.

Agricultural and Applied Economics

Agricultural and Applied Economics (PhD)

• Demonstrated understanding of economic theory and quantitative methods.

Testimonial coming soon

• Demonstrated ability to analyze, evaluate & report results of research.

• Demonstrate the ability to communicate in written and oral form.

• Demonstrated ability to operate in a research-related employment position.

Agricultural Education and Communications

Agricultural Communications (BS)

• Demonstrated understanding of writing mechanics (grammar, spelling, and punctuation), writing style and design for various purposes and audiences.

"It has prepared me in a variety of ways by teaching me about many things I will have to do in a work environment."

- Lindsey Milner Henry, Bachelor's in Agricultural Communications

• Students will demonstrate their mastery of skills required in agricultural communications professions.

• Students will demonstrate their mastery of skills required in agricultural communications professions.

Agricultural Education and Communications

Agricultural Communications (MS)

• Students will demonstrate understanding of agricultural Communication theory and the methods and evaluation of research.

"My degree and time at TTU has given me opportunities to have exceptional academic experiences, leadership opportunities, and hands-on internships. Through these three components, I feel I have been prepared to get the career I want and to be able to succeed in that career."

- Sinclaire Soblebower, Master's in Agricultural Education and Communications

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing the agricultural communications profession through scholarly productivity activities.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.

Agricultural Education and Communications

Agricultural Communications and Education (PhD)

• Students will demonstrate understanding of agricultural communications and education theory and the methods and evaluation of research.

"First and foremost, I was mentored by top-notch professors in the field of agricultural communication and education with proven years of practical exposure both in the industry and academia. The courses  I undertook during my studies were instrumental in imparting to me valuable theoretical aspects of the discipline and now am able to link the theory to practice. The Ph.D. program has bestowed upon me the requisite quantitative and qualitative tools for navigating research problems."

Millicent Oyugi

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing the agricultural communications and education profession through scholarly productivity activities.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.

Agricultural Education and Communications

Agricultural Education (BS)

• Students will acquire agricultural/leadership knowledge-Demonstrated understanding of agricultural sciences and leadership theory.

• Students will complete a professional internship with a quality organization that include aspects of career and leadership development and professional success.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate both in written and oral form.

• Students will acquire agricultural education knowledge with a demonstrated understanding of agricultural sciences and educational theory.

• Students will complete a student teaching internship at an approved school with a supervising teacher that includes aspects of planning, instruction, assessment, and program implementation.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate in both oral and written form.

Agricultural Education and Communications

Agricultural Education (MS)

• Students will demonstrate understanding of agricultural education theory and the methods and evaluation of research.

"My time at Texas Tech has provided me with a diverse and valuable skill set that will benefit me in my future career as an agricultural science teacher. I was provided many opportunities to grow both personally and professionally during my time here."

- Amanda Spacek, Master's in Agricultural Education

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing the agricultural education profession through scholarly productivity activities.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.

Agricultural Education and Communications

Agricultural Education (EDD)

• Students will demonstrate understanding of agricultural education theory and the methods and evaluation of research.

Testimonial coming soon

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the factors influencing the agricultural education profession through scholarly productivity activities.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.

Animal and Food Sciences

Animal Science (BS)

• Students will develop critical thinking skills.

"My time at Texas Tech has been extremely valuable to me. Last summer, I was fortunate enough to have an internship with Elanco Animal Health that came from an interview on campus. That internship was so successful that I have been offered and accepted a position with them upon my graduation in May."

- Keeley Sears, Bachelor's in Animal Science

• Students will engage in experiential learning activities and demonstrate skills to prepare them for future employment in agriculture.

• Students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of animal science.

• Graduating ANS students will leave TTU well prepared for their future careers.

Animal and Food Sciences

Animal Science (MS)

• Students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of animal science.

"I believe my time at Texas Tech has prepared me to pursue a PhD as well as invaluable experiences teaching students. The teaching staff here have been supportive in my studies to help me ascertain my goals and inspired me to peruse a job as a college professor. My major professor has been a beacon to me by always providing me valuable insight no matter the topic. The one issue I can find is lack of classes pertaining to my area of focus. The lack of a current endocrinology course leaves me feeling under prepared in the field of reproductive physiology and overlap of classes limited the types of classes I could take to better prepare myself. This has better prepared me to become a college professor as well as continuing research."

- Dylan Easley, Master's in Animal Science

• Students will develop critical thinking skills.

• Students will engage in experiential learning activities and demonstrate skills to prepare them for future employment in industry or for further graduate education.

Animal and Food Sciences

Animal Science (PhD)

• Students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of animal science.

"I work in Dr. Bradley Johnson's Lab Group in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences here at Texas Tech University. Being a member of the Johnson Lab has been a great experience, primarily from the aspect of being able to be involved in multiple feeding studies at the Texas Tech University Burnett Center for Feedlot Research. Working in the Johnson Lab offered me greater immersion into beef feedlot research and application of science in the management of cattle than I ever thought possible. In particular, Dr. Johnson offered me a great deal of responsibility and experience in study implementation and data management of small pen feedlot research. These skills will be highly valuable as I enter the real world."

- Zachary Kidd Foster Smith

• Students will develop critical thinking skills.

• Students will engage in experiential learning activities and demonstrate skills to prepare them for future employment in industry or academia.

Animal and Food Sciences

Food Science (BS)

• Students will develop critical thinking skills.

Testimonial coming soon

• Students will engage in experiential learning activities and demonstrate skills to prepare them for future employment in agriculture.

• Students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of food science.

• Graduating FDSC students will leave TTU well prepared for their future careers.

Animal and Food Sciences

Food Science (MS)

• Students will further develop critical thinking skills.

Testimonial coming soon

• Students will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of food science.

• Students will engage in experiential learning activities and demonstrate skills to prepare them for future employment in industry or for further graduate education.

Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture (BLA)

• Demonstrate knowledge of project process and management, materials, methods, and processes to design development, construction documentation, implementation, estimation and administration.

Testimonial coming soon

• Employ critical thinking and creative problem solving to evaluate, research, plan, design, and communicate works of landscape architecture at a variety of spatial scales and complexity.

• Develop and employ culturally appropriate and professionally-accepted verbal, written, and graphic styles and standards to market and convey design intent in presentations.

• Relate the historical framework of the physical, cultural, and social development of landscape architecture to contemporary works and practices.

• Model professionalism, academic integrity, values, and ethics in studio and classroom conduct and presentation of work.

• Demonstrate the role of literature review and precedent studies in framing research questions and articulating appropriate methods (planning, design, qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods) to investigate a theory and/or project.

• Demonstrate understanding of ecological, built, and social/cultural systems and processes to analyze, judge, and direct design decision making.

• Develop skills in, and employ digital tools to create products via efficient work flows across applications including: Office, Graphics, CAD, 3D (nD) Modeling and Animation, GIS, and Statistical applications.

Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture (MLA)

• Demonstrate knowledge of project process and management, materials, methods, and processes to design development, construction documentation, implementation, estimation and administration.

Testimonial coming soon

• Employ critical thinking and creative problem solving to evaluate, research, plan, design, and communicate works of landscape architecture at a variety of spatial scales and complexity.

• Develop and employ culturally appropriate and professionally-accepted verbal, written, and graphic styles and standards to market and convey design intent in presentations.

• Relate the historical framework of the physical, cultural, and social development of landscape architecture to contemporary works and practices.

• Model professionalism, academic integrity, values, and ethics in studio and classroom conduct and presentation of work.

• Demonstrate the role of literature review and precedent studies in framing research questions and articulating appropriate methods (planning, design, qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods) to investigate a theory and/or project.

• Demonstrate understanding of ecological, built, and social/cultural systems and processes to analyze, judge, and direct design decision making.

• Develop skills in, and employ digital tools to create products via efficient work flows across applications including: Office, Graphics, CAD, 3D (nD) Modeling and Animation, GIS, and Statistical applications.

Natural Resources Management

Conservation Law Enforcement (BS)

• Students will demonstrate communication skills in writing, speaking, and group discussion.

"The field of Conservation Law Enforcement is very competitive. The unique program offered through Texas Tech University has combined professionals from local departments along with professors together in the curriculum, to give students the best education possible to prepare us for success in this career path. Growing up, my dream was to protect our natural resources, for everyone to enjoy. Not only did Texas Tech make my dream possible, the knowledge, tools, faculty, and professional student clubs have added a uniqueness to my Bachelor of Science degree. The achievements I have earned so far in my college career are nothing but results from the investment of such a stellar education in a degree program that I can be proud of today, tomorrow, and forever."

- Elvis Hernandez, Bachelor's in Conservation Law Enforecement

• Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of conservation law enforcement.

• Students will demonstrate content-area expertise in the science of natural resources management.

• Students will demonstrate quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to use appropriate technology.

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the scientific method and the abilities to think critically and solve problems.

Natural Resources Management

Natural Resources Management (BS)

• Students will demonstrate communication skills in writing, speaking, and group discussion.

"My time at Texas Tech University can be described with one word: personalized. I never felt like a number at Texas Tech. In fact, every professor, advisor, and mentor I've had always took a genuine interest in my success; whether it was a professor willing to meet with me and review concepts until they were certain I had a sufficient understanding of the material, or a mentor scheduling weekly meetings with me to help me with my future career goals. Although I did receive a personalized education, it was by no means an experience that was handed to me on a silver platter. I had to work hard to learn concepts, and I had to show the desire to work, intern, or participate outside of the classroom in order to be successful. However, my desire and hard work always seemed to be rewarded. Specifically, in the Department of Natural Resources Management, there were ample opportunities to work in a lab, intern for a graduate student, or participate in field work for any student that showed interest. This is important, because these activities taught real world skills that are crucial for individuals pursuing a job in the area of natural resources. In summary, nothing was handed to me during my time at Texas Tech, but I always felt that my hard work and thirst for more was rewarded. My personalized experience was not an outlier in the experiences of the average student, because there were numerous, readily made available opportunities to get involved with organizations, labs, and internships that taught extremely applicable skills for the future."

- Christopher Mitchell

• Students will demonstrate the ability to apply the principles of their chosen concentration (a specialization in conservation science, fisheries biology, ranch management, range conservation, or wildlife biology).

• Students will demonstrate content-area expertise in the science of Natural Resources Management.

• Students will demonstrate quantitative and analytical skills and the ability to use appropriate technology.

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the scientific method and the abilities to think critically and solve problems.

Natural Resources Management

Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Science and Management (MS)

• Graduate students will demonstrate professional level oral, written, and multimedia communication skills.

Testimonial coming soon

• Graduates will receive comprehensive training in the areas of the scientific method, experimental design, and sampling techniques related to their specialty discipline in natural resource research.

• Graduates will be prepared for employment in the public or private sector or to pursue doctoral degrees in natural resource management.

Natural Resources Management

Wildlife, Aquatic and Wildlands Science and Management (PhD)

• Graduate students will demonstrate professional level oral, written, and multimedia communication skills.

Testimonial coming soon

• Graduates will receive comprehensive training in the areas of the scientific method, experimental design, and sampling techniques related to their specialty discipline in natural resource research.

• Graduates will be effective teachers of natural resource management courses.

• Graduates will be prepared for employment in the academic, public or private sector in natural resouce management.

Plant and Soil Science

Horticulture Science (MS)

• Students will demonstrate their ability to design experimental plan for their research and analyze data generated.

Testimonial coming soon

• Students will develop and demonstrate a theoretical and applied knowledge of Horticulture Science.

• Students will communicate in oral form appropriate for research level position in horticulture.

• Students will demonstrate the use of critical thinking to identify problems and derive conclusions in a complex global society.

Plant and Soil Science

Plant and Soil Science (BS)

• Each student will demonstrate exceptional ability to apply technical and professional problem solving, and critical thinking skills needed to function within their specific field in the Plant and Soil Sciences.

"My degree has prepared me to go into the field of agriculture. The knowledge I learned at Texas Tech will help me grow sustainable fruits and vegetables on a large scale. I hope to be able to feed communities with produce I grow."

Kamron Newberry

• Each student will demonstrate exceptional ability to seek, find, and relate technical and professional knowledge in their specific field in the Plant and Soil Sciences.

• Each student will demonstrate exceptional oral, written, and additional communication skills appropriate for their specific field in the Plant and Soil Sciences.

• Each student will demonstrate exceptional in-depth knowledge and skills within their specific field in the Plant and Soil Sciences.

Plant and Soil Science

Plant and Soil Science (MS)

• Students will demonstrate their ability to design experimental plan for their research and analyze data generated.

"My time and degree has given me the experience I need to get the job I'd want. I have taken multiple classes that laid a theoretical foundation of the knowledge I need for a successful career. I have also done a lot of field work that has given me the hands-on experience I need. The class work and field work combined has prepared me for the job I want."

- Bianca Rendon, Master's in Plant and Soil Science

• Students will develop and demonstrate theoretical and applied knowledge within their field of Plant and Soil Science.

• Students will demonstrate their ability to communicate in oral form appropriate for a career in Plant and Soil Science.

• Students will demonstrate the use of critical thinking to identify problems and derive conclusions in a complex global society.

Plant and Soil Science

Plant and Soil Science (PhD)

• Students will demonstrate their ability to design experimental plan for their research and analyze data generated.

"TTU has been a great learning experience, especially in the field of agriculture.  Agriculture is an important component of the region, and TTU embraces that and works towards the success of its students and the region.  I feel like I have received an excellent education with professors from many different backgrounds that have equipped me to move forward in my career."

Clayton White

• Students will develop and demonstrate a theoretical and applied knowledge of Plant and Soil Science.

• Students will communicate in oral form appropriate for research level position in Plant and Soil Science.

• Students will demonstrate the use of critical thinking to identify problems and derive conclusions in a complex global society.