专业概况
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AST graduates have the ability to apply science and technology to problems related to agriculture; they manage complex agricultural systems for sustainability. They find careers within a variety of agriculturally-related industries, businesses, and organizations, including: agricultural machinery, environment, government, farm builders, grain, feed, seed, fertilizer, chemical, food, bio renewable resources, and production agriculture.
 Students majoring in AST B.S. degree choose between two options: Agricultural and Biosystems Management; or Machine Systems. Required AST courses are taught under the course designator TSM (Technology Systems Management).
 Successful AST graduates gain knowledge, skills, and abilities in solving technical problems, understanding the design process, excelling in authentic leadership, being aware of a safety issues, having a quality orientation, effectively managing projects, and having a systems-thinking perspective. This translates to a holistic approach where AST graduates apply science, technology and engineering principles to manage complex agricultural and other production systems, including how the constituent sub-systems are interrelated and the broader impact of these systems.
 Graduates find careers within a variety of agricultural industries, businesses, and organizations in the fields of agricultural machinery; off-road equipment; food, feed and grain processing; water quality; biorenewable resources; precision agriculture; or livestock production systems.
 Common job duties of AST Agricultural and Biosystems Management graduates include:
  - technical support
  - operations management
  - production supervision
  - elevator management
  
 Common job duties of AST Machine Systems graduates include:
  - precision agricultural support
  - testing or sales management
  - technical support
  - maintenance supervision
  
   所属院系
  进入哪个院系学习? College of Agriculture and Life Sciences   
中国学生入学要求
  为来自中国的学生设计 Students must have completed a high school or equivalent qualification. English language requirement: TOEFL: 71 IBT with a 17 or above on the Speaking and Writing sections 17 on all sections on the Paper Based TOEFL (PBT); IELTS: 6.0 overall score with all sub scores 5.5 or above; PTE: 48 overall score.    
课程信息
   
学制:全日制(4 年)
 学费:US$26,140.00 (¥ 169,228) /年
 开学时间:2022八月23日
 申请截止日期:
 留学地点:College of Agriculture and Life Sciences138 Curtiss Hall,513 Farm House Ln.,AMES,Iowa,50011, United States