Feed Your Future
Are you interested in a career that fits your passion? In the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, you can focus on what matters to you, whether it is the environment, animals, crops, business, food or nutrition. We can help you build skills and knowledge that can take you from the field to the research lab to the boardroom.

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Explore
Explore various career pathways using the occupation maps or directory, as well as many other career tools.
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Plan
Plan your journey in our programs. Discover scholarships, course outlines and student services.
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Connect
Book a virtual tour, contact an academic advisor or connect with a student ambassador from one of our programs.
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Apply
Learn about how to apply for entry into the program of your choice.
Explore
Virtual Tour video
Join us for a virtual tour of the Agriculture Building, where students in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences at UM gather for classes, labs, career nights and social activities. Highlights include the student lounge and the greenhouse.
Programs Overview video
Learn about where your passion may fit into the agri-food industry in this 5-minute overview of our programs and student supports.
Programs & Careers video
Dive deeper into our programs and career pathways in this 10-minute video.
Career Planning video
Prepare yourself for a career in agriculture and food with this 3-minute video.
Guest Speaker Career video
Listen to the Manager of the Farm & Food Discovery Centre tell her career story in a visual way with all its ups and downs!
Occupational Mind Maps
Want a quick way to visualize where one of our programs can take you career-wise? Explore the Occupational Mind Maps below. Each program/major contains a non-exhaustive list of possible sectors and job profiles in each field:
- Diploma in Agriculture Occupational Mind Map
- Agribusiness Occupational Mind Map
- Agroecology Occupational Mind Map
- Agronomy Occupational Mind Map
- Animal Systems Occupational Mind Map
- Food Science Occupational Mind Map
- Human Nutritional Sciences Occupational Mind Map
- Plant Biotechnology Occupational Mind Map
Occupations directory
The Career Services library showcases over 200 occupations, providing occupational descriptions, educational requirements, labour market information, job banks and opportunities to engage with professional organizations.
Career Stories
Wondering what kind of pathways our students take? Check out these visual career timelines from a few students to see what they have done so far in their career and why they've chosen a program in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences!
Career Compasses
The Career Compass resource helps you to visualize and plan your career pathway by providing sample jobs, what employers want as well as ideas for professional development as you progress through your program.
Career Poster
Looking for a visual overview of potential careers from our programs? Print out our colourful career poster for quick reference.
Career Workbook
This workbook can help you to connect your subject preferences, interests, personality, and values to occupational options through reflective exercises and online assessments.