tertiary agriculture education & research @ usp, by d. hunter, m. umar & s. lameta
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Presentation For the Science for Impact- Building The Critical Mass. Workshop Facilitated by CTA and Jointly Organized by UNRE, NARI and USP School of Agriculture and Food Technology, SamoaTheme 3. Producing the Kinds of Graduates Required.The team from the USP Alafua Campus, Drs Hunter, Umar and Lameta outlined their undergraduate Diploma and Degree programmes with again an emphasis on integration. Both face-to-face and distant and flexible teaching modes are used in servicing the needs of students from the 12 member countries of USP. Post-graduate studies and research are also important.TRANSCRIPT
Tertiary Agriculture Education & Research @ USP
Regional Pacific Workshop – Science for ImpactBuilding the Critical Mass
Vudal University, 25 – 27 November 2009
D. Hunter, M. Umar & S. Lameta
Profile
• Premier tertiary education provider in the region
• Distinctively and uniquely Pacific• Multimode teaching - F2F & DFL (on-line,
print)• 12 member countries
The USP region
Alafua Campus, SAMOA
Vice Chancellor
Dean
Faculty of Business and Economics
IRETA SAFT
SAFT Scientists
Research Coordinator
Extension Training
Undergraduate qualifications in Agriculture @ USP
• 1. Diploma in Agriculture ( 2-years program)- 12 degree-level courses offered through F2F or DFL- 12-weeks practicum/working attachments (Supervised hands-
on skills training)• - Courses may be cross-credited towards B.Agr Degree
2. Bachelor of Agriculture (3-years Program)-20 degree-level courses offered through F2F, DFL or Flexi-schools-12-weeks practicum/working attachments (Supervised hands-on skills training)-Students can choose from one of the following special study areas:
• BAgr (Agribusiness)• BAgr (Applied Science)
Postgraduate qualifications in Agriculture @ USP
• 3. Postgraduate Programmes• - The Postgraduate Diploma and Master
programmes in Agriculture are for those students who may wish to advance and specialise in the following study areas:• MAgr (Crop Science) – 4 courses +
thesis• MAgr (Agricultural Economics) – 4
courses + thesis4. Research Topics of Postgraduate Studies
• Students to work on local problems identified by stakeholders
Research @ USP by SAFT-IRETA
• Objective 1 – To build USP’s capacity for inter-disciplinary research and focus on the priorities of its 12 member countries
• Objective 2 – To effectively disseminate research results and outcomes
• Core agricultural issues:- Climate Change- Food Security- Income Generation
Producing the kinds of graduates required
• Research skills – Statistics for Agriculture (2nd year; revised), & Research Skills & Project (3rd year; revised)
• Extension skills – Agricultural Extension (2nd year; revised)
• Project management skills – Agricultural Project Management (3rd year; new)