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B.S. in Agribusiness |
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The B.S. in Agribusiness is a cross-disciplinary program designed to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the decision-making processes of the agro-food business and the technical aspects of modern agriculture and food systems. The three-year program includes a semester at AREC, a summer internship and a final year entrepreneurial project. FAFS awards this degree upon the completion of 92 credits in a minimum of five semesters one of which is at AREC. Courses offered cover topics in agriculture, business, marketing, accounting, entrepreneurship, and economics. The program provides an educational foundation that allows students to pursue a wide variety of career opportunities in business management and entrepreneurship that support the supply of agricultural and food products.
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B.S. in Agriculture |
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The Agriculture program is a multi-disciplinary program that prepares graduates to successfully contribute to the agricultural research, business and educational systems in the region. The four year program leads to the B.S. in Agriculture and the Diploma in Ingenieur Agricole enabling graduates to join the Lebanese Order of Engineers and Architects. FAFS awards this degree upon the completion of 128 credits in a minimum of seven semesters, two of which are at AREC. Course topics include agronomy, soils, irrigation, machinery, animal nutrition, animal physiology, and agricultural management and production.
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B.S. in Food Science and Management |
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The mission of the program is to educate students from the Middle East through courses, laboratory sessions and internships, on the fundamental skills, knowledge and practice of food science and management. The program prepares students for technical and managerial positions in food processing and/or service industries and for post graduate degrees in food science and management. The program includes supervised summer training at food service institutions or food industries. FAFS awards this degree upon the completion of 97 credits in a minimum of five semesters. Course topics include food chemistry, food analysis, food microbiology, food processing, food quality and food service management, and food engineering.
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B.S. in Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management |
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The program uses ecologically guided design principles to promote environmental sustainability and to create a sense of place and region. Graduates are encouraged to develop landscape designs that are based on an understanding of local community needs and on the mindful use of natural resources in the Mediterranean and semi-arid regions. The four year program leads to the B.S. in Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management and the Diploma of Ingenieur Agricole, enabling students to join the Lebanese Order of Engineers. There are 3 areas of study: Landscape design, landscape horticulture, and environment and sustainable landscape management. FAFS awards this degree upon the completion of 139 credits in a minimum of seven semesters, one of which is at AREC. Course topics include landscape design, horticulture, ecological landscape design, environment and sustainable development.
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C.P. in Nutrition and Dietetics |
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A new undergraduate Coordinated Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (CP) is expected to be launched in the academic year 2009-2010. The 4 year program is tailored to the meet the accreditation requirements of the American Dietetic Association (ADA). Candidates for the CP will be selected during the last semester of the third year of the Nutrition and Dietetics program (upon completion of 96 credits) to pursue their fourth year in completing the dietetic internship at AUBMC or another qualified and approved hospital.
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B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics |
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The objective of the program is to provide knowledge on the involvement of nutrirents in health and diesease. Graduates will have the needed skills for the prevention and management of nutrition- related dieseases as well as the ability to assess, design, and conduct nutrition intervention at the individual and community leves. In addition, the program prepares students for advancing scholarships in human nutrition and dietetics. FAFS awards this degree upon the completion of 96 credits in a minimum of five semesters. Course topics include human nutrition, therapeutic nutrition, and community nutrition.
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B.S. in Veterinary Sciences |
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The B.S. program in Veterinary Science prepares the graduates for lifelong learning and professional advancement in the field. Students gain the solid basics in animal health, husbandry nutrition and breeding. The integrative curriculum empowers graduates with broader abilities in finding jobs in the local, regional and world market, and to pursue research in poultry and animal sciences as well. FAFS awards this degree upon the completion of 110 credits in a minimum of five semesters two of which are at AREC. Courses offered cover topics in veterinary immunology, anatomy, pathology, clinical diagnostics, and veterinary medicine.
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