“Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture (ESALQ)
Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ)
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ESALQ International Activities Service
Serviço de Atividades Internacionais da ESALQ
(SVAInt-ESALQ)
Address: Avenida Pádua Dias, 11
Central Building, 1st floor, room 55
Agronomia
Piracicaba/SP
CEP 13418-260
Contact: international.esalq@usp.br
School Overview
ESALQ’s mission is to promote teaching, research, and outreach activities in the fields of Agricultural, Environmental, Biological, and Applied Social Sciences. The aim is to educate professionals with excellence and citizenship, recognized nationally and internationally, and to address the needs of society. ESALQ strives to innovate and integrate strategic knowledge areas to provide sustainable solutions to local and global challenges. All activities are conducted with principles of ethics, respect, conscientious management, and quality. ESALQ is located on the Piracicaba Campus, in the city of Piracicaba, which is 150 km from the capital São Paulo.
ESALQ is composed of 12 departments (name and code):
- Department of Agroindustry, Food, and Nutrition (LAN)
- Department of Animal Science (LZT)
- Department of Biological Sciences (LCB)
- Department of Biosystems Engineering (LEB)
- Department of Economics, Administration, and Sociology (LES)
- Department of Entomology and Acarology (LEA)
- Department of Exact Sciences (LCE)
- Department of Forestry Sciences (LCF)
- Department of Genetics (LGN)
- Department of Phytopathology and Nematology (LFN)
- Department of Plant Production (LPV)
- Department of Soil Science (LSO)
Undergraduate Education
The “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture (ESALQ) offers the following Undergraduate Programs:
- Administration
- Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering and Teacher Education in Agricultural Sciences)
- Biological Sciences (Teacher Education and Bachelor’s degree)
- Economics
- Environmental Management
- Food Science
- Forest Engineering (Bachelor’s degree in Forest Engineering and Teacher Education in Agricultural Sciences)
Graduate Education
The “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture (ESALQ) offers Graduate Programs* in various Areas of Concentration, including the following:
| Program | Area of Concentration | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Administration | Agribusiness and Organizations | (M) |
| Agricultural Systems Engineering | Agricultural Systems Engineering | (M/D) |
| Agronomy (Agricultural Microbiology) | Agricultural Microbiology | (M/D) |
| Agronomy (Genetics and Plant Breeding) | Genetics and Plant Breeding | (M/D) |
| Agronomy (Phytopathology) | Phytopathology | (M/D) |
| Agronomy (Soil Science and Plant Nutrition) | Soil Science and Plant Nutrition | (M/D) |
| Agronomy (Statistics and Agronomic Experimentation) | Statistics and Agronomic Experimentation | (M/D) |
| Animal Science and Pastures | Animal Science and Pastures | (M/D) |
| Cell and Molecular Plant Biology (International) | Cell and Molecular Plant Biology (International) | (M/D) |
| Entomology | Entomology | (M/D) |
| Food Science and Technology | Food Science and Technology | (M/D) |
| Forest Resources | Forest Resources | (M/D) |
| Phytotechnics | Phytotechnics | (M/D) |
| Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | (M/D) |
| Sciences (Applied Economics) | Applied Economics | (M/D) |
Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs
| Program | Area of Concentration | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Ecology | Applied Ecology* | (M/D) |
| Bioenergy (Integrated Program) | Bioenergy** | (M/D) |
- Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture [Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura] (CENA)