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More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By midcentury, 2/3 of the world’s population will live in urban areas. All of them eat.
Study a systems approach to urban agriculture. Gain a holistic view of using urban space to grow fresh foods for quick access to urban populations.
Discover the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in and around cities. Learn the overall urban agriculture industry and its contributing systems – from designing green roofs to logistics and marketing. Apply what you learn to develop a new business or help grow an existing one.
Gain knowledge and expertise as you learn to:
Urban Agriculture careers are expected to grow 6% in the next 10 years*. Turn your interest in landscaping, food, gardening, or hydroponics into a career.
Potential career opportunities include:
Complete your coursework at times that are convenient for you with CSU’s flexible online learning format. Study at your pace to gain career-building skills that put you ahead of the competition.
Jen teaches online courses in Horticultural Science, Native Plants in the Landscape, Horticulture Production and Management, Urban Horticulture, and Green Roof Culture. Her research is primarily in the area of green roofs, especially plant species, substrates, interactions with pollinators, and moisture deficit conditions. Jen also does research on native plants for use in the green industry, local foods, and agrivoltaics (growing food under solar panels on top of buildings). Watch her ‘TEDx talk’ on agrivoltaics.
Henry Thompson is a professor in the Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department within CSU's College of Agricultural Sciences. His research interests include human nutrition and breast cancer prevention.
To earn this graduate certificate, you must complete all three required courses. Please note that you must be admitted into this program for the certificate to appear on your official University transcript.
Total Credits: 9
This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates. A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.
| Fall semester | August 1 |
| Spring semester | January 1 |
Start your application online and upload materials directly into the online system. You can save your progress and return any time.
Apply NowComplete the online graduate application and pay the nonrefundable application processing fee (payable online). As soon as you have completed the required information, please submit your application. Your application will not be reviewed until it is complete, and all required materials have been received.
Request one official transcript from the institution where you earned your bachelor’s degree. Transcripts must be received directly from the originating institution to be considered official. Transcripts from Colorado State University are not required.
Electronic (preferred): Digital Transcripts must be submitted by the originating institution using a secure service such as parchment, eScrip-Safe, the National Student Clearinghouse, or e-Quals. Transcripts received via emails are considered unofficial. Use institution code 4075 for Colorado State University or gradadmissions@colostate.edu if the secure service requires an email address.
Mail (if necessary): Graduate Admissions Colorado State University – Office of Admissions 1062 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-1062
View your application status at any time to ensure your application checklist is complete or to check on updates.
Once your complete application, including supporting materials, is received, the department admission committee will review your application and notify you of their decision.
Proof of English language proficiency is required for applicants from countries or United States territories where there are official languages other than (or in addition to) English. This includes the U.S. territories of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.
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