Royal Agricultural College in the United Kingdom

Students in the Department of Applied Economics at Utah State University may participate in a program allowing to them to obtain an International MBA in Food and Agribusiness from the Royal Agricultural College in the United Kingdom.  After spending the fall semester taking courses in Logan, domestic and international students then take spring semester courses in Cirencester, UK, learning about agribusinesses and agricultural policies around the globe.  Students must write a thesis that satisfies the requirements of both USU and the Royal Agricultural College.  In 2008 the program celebrated its tenth anniversary, having graduated over 50 USU and international students.

The Royal Agricultural College became the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world in 1845 when Queen Victoria granted the Royal Charter to the College. Sovereigns have been Patrons ever since, with His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales becoming President in 1984. The College motto is 'Arvorum Cultus Pecorumque', a quote from Virgil's Georgics, which means 'Caring for the Fields and the Beasts'. What more appropriate maxim could there be for a College that, in every facet of its teachings, now incorporates a wider understanding of our countryside?

The lively market town of Cirencester is often referred to as "The Capital of the Cotswolds" and its origins date back to the Roman period when it was one of the regional capitals of Roman Britain.  The Church of St. John the Baptist and the Roman amphitheatre are just some of the many sites that make the town unique.