A.S. in Landscape Contracting

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Landscape contracting is a major component of the "green industries", a term that covers the businesses that grow, market, produce, design, and maintain plants, trees, turf, and landscaped areas. It is the fastest growing sector of agriculture in New England. It is a good time to be in the field, with residential and commercial construction on the rise. Landscape design firms, garden centers, and nurseries are eager to hire trained people who have an interest in the field. The main factor limiting company growth in the industry today is a shortage of labor. With just a two-year investment in an education, students will be prepared to enter this attractive field.

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Accelerated Master of Science in Environmental Health Sciences

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This program offers the opportunity to students who graduate with a B.S. degree from the Environmental Sciences major at the College of Natural Resources and the Environment, and the newly proposed undergraduate degree in Public Health, to complete the M.S. degree within one academic year plus an intervening summer. Student must have completed the entrance prerequisites of two years of chemistry, one year of physics, and one year of calculus.

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Associate Degree in Arboriculture and Community Forest Management

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Arboriculture program at the University of Massachusetts is the oldest in the country and has educated many leaders in the tree care industry. The program carries on a proud tradition by offering a two-year technical and science based education designed to ready a career in arboriculture. Arborists are employed by cities and towns, utility companies, commercial tree care services, government agencies, industrial and public parks, college campuses, golf courses and arboretums. Career opportunities include climber, crew leader, commercial sales, community forester, manager and plant health diagnostician.

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Associate Degree in Equine Industries

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The Equine Industries program is intended to prepare individuals for a wide variety of jobs in the management, breeding, and care of horses. The university maintains a large herd of horses that gives students hands-on experiences in all aspects of the program including riding and horse training. Emphasis is also placed on developing and understanding the business and financial aspects of the industry.

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Associate Degree in Fruit and Vegetable Crops

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The Fruit and Vegetable Crops major at Stockbridge School offers a program of study for those who wish to practice agriculture. It is the "traditional" agriculture major. Students acquire a basic knowledge of both plant and soil science along with training in specific agricultural techniques. The major offers some flexibility in designing a personal program of study, allowing students to focus on specific crop production, small business management, or produce marketing.

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Associate Degree in Horticulture - Floriculture Crop Production

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Associate Degree in Horticulture - General Horticulture

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General Horticulture allows students to design their own focus of study.

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Associate Degree in Horticulture - Management of Woody Plants

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This program is designed for students who are interested in woody plant production or nursery or garden center management. Management of Woody Plants covers plant production and management in a nursery and the operation of a retail garden center.

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Associate Degree in Turfgrass Management

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A career in the turf grass industry is very rewarding, and the demand is growing. Professional turf grass managers blend the technical expertise of turf grass culture and physiology with the challenges of managing insects, diseases, and weed populations to keep turf areas green and healthy. The turf industry is relatively young, but it is clearly a major industry that continues to expand and provide many levels of excellent career opportunities. For instance, there are more than 800 golf courses in New England and the sod industry in southern New England is comprised of thousands of acres, with a farm value in the tens of millions of dollars.

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B.A. in UWW Concentration in Arts Administration

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In this program, students will have access to arts management colleagues from around the world, and meet many others who are working at and volunteering in a wide array of arts and cultural organizations.

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B.A. in UWW Concentration in Business Studies

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This program is designed for professionals wishing to complete their first bachelor's degree by pursuing areas of study in business and organizational leadership. Students may choose from a collection of online courses offered by the UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management and other departments to round out the UMass Amherst UWW degree. Concentrations in this area include all non-profit and business-related topics, such as marketing, accounting, management, fund-raising, information management, arts management, and associated fields. Students in this program earn a UMass Amherst Bachelor's of Arts degree through the University Without Walls while working on a focus area in Business Studies.

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B.A. in UWW Concentration in Criminal Justice

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This program is designed to help meet the growing demand for professionals working in public safety, judiciary, corrections, policing, homeland security, victim services, social services and a host of other related fields. Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree through the University Without Walls while focusing on an area of study in Criminal Justice.

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B.A. in UWW Concentration in Early Care and Education

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This concentration is designed in collaboration with the School of Education at UMass Amherst. Students enrolled in the individualized degree program pursuing a concentration in early care and education have an opportunity to complete their first ever UMass Amherst bachelor?s degree with appropriate. Students share experiences, information, ideas, and techniques with each other as they take the required UWW courses and usually. Students interested in other areas associated with education, such as alternative education, or child and youth development can design a degree that incorporates the learning acquired working with children in a wide range of situations sports, family or group child care, scouting, youth groups, and more. These concentrations may combine a selection of UWW sponsored courses in health and human services or education with other available courses associated offered by UMass Amherst.

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B.A. in UWW Concentration in Health and Human Services

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In this program, students pursuing a concentration in health and human services will choose from a collection of blended courses combining online course assignments and activities with fewer live classes held on campus. These blended courses, with partial funding from the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation and a Sloan Consortium grant, offer health and human service workers or others interested in this field an opportunity to tailor their first ever bachelors degree through UMass Amherst's UWW with a focus on such areas as developmental disabilities, health care administration, youth at risk, substance abuse counseling, health and wellness promotion, community health education, or associated fileds.

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B.A. in UWW Concentration in Journalism Studies

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This is an innovative and nationally-known program for adults who have skills and knowledge and who have been unable to finish their first ever bachelor?s degree. Students who complete the UWW individualized concentrations in Journalism Studies will be prepared to work in travel writing, sports writing, photojournalism, war reporting, science writing, arts reviewing, citizen journalism and a host of other dynamic fields.

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B.F.A. in Design Program / Architectural Track

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This program provides students broad exposure to aspects of building and material science as well as a variety of cultural, environmental and historic perspectives, preparing them to make innovative and integrated contributions as architects and designers.

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B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering

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This program is focused on the achievement of a set of educational objectives which include to prepare the graduates for careers in the professional practice of chemical engineering and allied professions; to prepare qualified students interested in further study for graduate and professional schools; to maintain and develop a faculty with active, high-quality research programs linked to the undergraduate curriculum for its continued improvement. The curriculum is organized around a set of expected program outcomes. Graduates are expected to be able to apply knowledge of mathematics, science (particularly chemistry), and chemical engineering; design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret data; synthesize, design, and optimize systems, components, and processes; function on multidisciplinary teams; identify, formulate, and solve chemical engineering problems; communicate effectively in writing and orally, and use the techniques, skills, and modern science and engineering tools necessary for chemical engineering practice. Students acquire a broad education necessary to understand the impact of chemical engineering systems in a global and societal context; an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge of contemporary issues in chemical engineering; and recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, lifelong learning.

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B.S. in UWW Concentration in Arts Administration

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In this program, students will have access to arts management colleagues from around the world, and meet many others who are working at and volunteering in a wide array of arts and cultural organizations.

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B.S. in UWW Concentration in Business Studies

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This program is designed for professionals wishing to complete their first bachelor's degree by pursuing areas of study in business and organizational leadership. Students may choose from a collection of online courses offered by the UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management and other departments to round out the UMass Amherst UWW degree. Concentrations in this area include all non-profit and business-related topics, such as marketing, accounting, management, fund-raising, information management, arts management, and associated fields. Students in this program earn a UMass Amherst Bachelor's of Arts degree through the University Without Walls while working on a focus area in Business Studies.

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B.S. in UWW Concentration in Criminal Justice

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This program is designed to help meet the growing demand for professionals working in public safety, judiciary, corrections, policing, homeland security, victim services, social services and a host of other related fields. Students can earn a Bachelor of Arts degree through the University Without Walls while focusing on an area of study in Criminal Justice.

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