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The deadline for all graduate applications materials to be received by the University of Tennessee at Martin Graduate Studies office is May 7, 2012 for Summer 2012 admission, and July 30, 2012 for Fall 2012 admission.

The Department of Agriculture, Geosciences, and Natural Resources offers a Master of Science degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources (MSANR). The online degree program is designed to meet the growing needs of place-bound Agriculture and Natural Resources professionals.

The MSANR curriculum is comprised of 36 hours of graduate course work and is offered exclusively via the Internet. The MSANR curriculum features four concentrations (18 hours):

1. Agribusiness and Risk Management
2. Agricultural Education & Leadership
3. Natural Resources Systems Management (see Natural Resources Distance Learning Consortium link below)
4. Systems Science in Agriculture

TRACEY SULLIVAN – Haywood County adult agriculture agent

University of Tennessee Extension Service

Growing up on a farm in Williamson County was just a start for Tracey Sullivan. The way of life piqued her desire to learn more, and she earned a bachelor’s degree in agriculture at UT Martin in 1998. She married a cotton farmer shortly after graduation and began a career in agricultural sales.

“Earning a Master of Science in Agriculture wasn’t an option for a ‘place-bound’ professional in West Tennessee until the MSAOM program was offered at UT Martin,” said Sullivan. “I jumped at the opportunity to continue my education while not having to relocate or put my family ‘on hold’.”

Sullivan, now the University of Tennessee Extension Service adult agriculture agent in Haywood County, primarily works with row crop producers, offering advice and providing recommendations based on UT research on all aspects of production agriculture. The array of topics includes agriculture financial management, crop and variety selection, crop protectant selection, and overall crop management. Advancing within the organization is a career goal.

“My husband and I began our family shortly after I began the Master of Science in Agriculture Operations Management (MSAOM) program,” she said. “The professors, most being parents themselves, were so understanding and willing to help in any way they could, within reason, when the challenges of infant children conflicted with the course work.”

Sullivan added, “Being established in my career field, it allowed me to bring ‘real-world’ situations to the course. For the research project, I was able to gain experience with cotton technology before it was launched commercially.”

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Click here to see and hear a small portion from a MSANR audio/video (AV) lecture.

Click here to view an AV help session using Microsoft Excel.