Teaching
Welcome to the OAC Teaching pages. Here you'll learn more about our commitment to teaching excellence across a variety of programs for undergraduate, graduate and lifelong learners.
Diploma Education
Approximately 750 full and part-time students are enrolled in OAC's two-year Associate Diploma programs offered at four campuses across Ontario. Programs are provided in English in Guelph, Kemptville and Ridgetown and in French at Campus d'Alfred. The areas of study include topics in Agriculture, Horticulture, Food, Veterinary Technology, Environmental and Turfgrass Management.
Undergraduate Degrees
OAC's undergraduate teaching program is the most diversified at the University of Guelph, with more than 25 majors, leading to seven distinct Bachelor's degrees: in Science, Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, BioResource Management, and Arts. Currently, more than 1600 students are pursuing various majors in these programs.
Graduate Degrees
OAC faculty advise 575 graduate students at the University of Guelph, including 375 MSc and 200 PhD students. Areas of study include:
- Agricultural Economics and Business
- Animal and Poultry Science
- Aquaculture
- Capacity Development and Extension
- Environmental Biology
- Food Safety and Quality Assurance
- Food Science
- International Development Studies
- Land Resource Science
- Landscape Architecture
- Plant Agriculture
- Resource Planning and Environmental Economics
- Rural Planning and Development
- Rural Studies Toxicology
Distance and Open Learning
OAC faculty are active participants in open learning, distance and continuing education programs, providing instruction for many non-credit and credit courses offered through U of G's Office of Open Learning.
