Course Listing
The College of Agricultural Sciences is fast becoming a hub of activity for online learning. Through the World Campus, the College offers an Undergraduate Certificate in Turfgrass Management, an Advanced Certificate in Turfgrass Management, and a Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Community and Economic Development. Additional online courses are offered that meet various academic requirements. The eLearning Unit continues to expand the course offering list, so check back often to see new listings.
Graduate
- Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Community and Economic Development is designed primarily for professionals in the field who wish to expand their existing knowledge and for those who wish to learn about community and economic development, including those working in or interested in dealing with the variety of development issues in America’s small towns and cities and rural areas.
Undergraduate
- Undergraduate Certificate in Turfgrass Management: Whether you work in golf course maintenance, professional lawn care, grounds maintenance, sod production, sales and service, athletic field maintenance, or research support, this program can help you excel in your career.
- Advanced Certificate in Turfgrass Management is a comprehensive course of study that builds upon the basic turfgrass management certificate program. Completion of this program fulfills the education requirement for Class A membership in the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Credit Courses
- Applied Youth Development (YFE 597B) examines a variety of youth development topics including the history and current status of youth work as a profession, principles for promoting youth development, the various terminologies and frameworks used, and how adolescent development should be considered in designing programs.
- Introduction to Agribusiness Business Management (AGBM 200) Principles of business management are provided using a variety of examples from industries in agribusiness. Exploring the institutions and issues, such as food safety and biotechnology, that are unique to managers in the agribusiness sector is emphasized. The presentation of the material in an agricultural and food industry context provides real world situations.
- Pets in Society (ANSC 215) is designed to provide information that will be used to make informed decisions about pet ownership, pet care, controversial legal issues, and societal responsibilities. Satisfies General Education - Social and Behavioral Sciences (GS)
- Horticultural Crop Diseases (PPATH 300) This course provides an introduction to plant pathology. Diseases of horticultural crops are examined stressing their cause, diagnosis, control and the roles they play in national and international trade and bio-security. The biology of plant diseases involving a broad range of biotic and abiotic plant pathogens will be discussed. Students will learn how plants, the environment, and pathogens interact over time during the disease process.
Non-credit Courses
- Food Safety and Sanitation for Food Manufacturers is an introductory Internet-based course on food safety and sanitary practices for commercial manufacturers of food products. This course is designed to teach you the essentials of food safety, food microbiology, sanitary design principles for facilities and equipment, worker hygiene practices, correct procedures for cleaning and sanitizing, food defense and plant security, and more. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be issued a signed certificate of achievement from the Penn State University Department of Food Science.
