What will I study?
Located at the western edge of campus, our classrooms, laboratories, and working enterprises are designed for career-related experience under realistic conditions.
Barton Hall contains an animal science lab, a food preparation lab, a state-of-the-art grooming facility, several classrooms, and faculty offices.
Cole Hall includes a 150-seat lecture auditorium, a restaurant-style kitchen and dining area, a student study and lounge area, a computer laboratory, a small classroom, and administrative offices.
Putnam Hall houses an architecture lab, a surveying and mapping lab, a Geographic Information System (GIS) lab, a computer-aided design (CAD) laboratory, an agricultural mechanization shop (welding, engines), classrooms, and faculty offices.
- Students enrolled in Restaurant Management gain practical experience in two campus restaurants: Stacey’s and the Balcony Bistro, both located in Cole Hall during the academic year. A paid supervised internship of 400-600 hours is required over the summer between the first and second year of studies to provide students with industry experience.
- Forest Technology students integrate all aspects of forest management as they complete projects on the nearly 3,000 acres of University land. Using the school's sawmill and harvesting equipment, they contribute to the sustainable management of UNH lands. In the classroom and the forest they develop skills and techniques in boundary surveying, mapping, forest inventory, forest planning, reforestation and forest land protection.
- Horticultural Technology students have the use of the Thompson School horticultural facility, with glass and poly covered greenhouses, propagating facilities, refrigerated compartments, display gardens, and the campus arboretum.
- Business Management students focus on small-to-medium size enterprises and gain real world experience through internships and courses such as Applied Sales. The capstone course, Business Policy, is designed so students can create their own business to market a product and generate revenues used to support scholarships and special projects.
- Whether the specialty is dairy, equine or small animals, students in Applied Animal Science utilize professional quality facilities on campus, such as the Dairy Center or Grooming Lab. The University’s herd of Morgans, Thoroughbreds, and Warmbloods are ridden on nearby trails, and in the outside or indoor arenas during class sessions.
- Civil Technology students access the state-of-the-art CAD (computer aided design) lab 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Along with the laboratory, they may also access a National Autodesk training facility. These facilities are complemented by the use of GPS (global positioning system) surveying equipment used in the field.
- Dietetic Technician students learn to assess dietary intakes and make nutrition recommendations using the most up-to-date nutrient analysis software. Outside the classroom, students make a positive impact on the lives of others through 450 hours of supervised practice that may include such activities as teaching nutrition to preschool children, providing nutrition education in a clinic for pregnant women, and promoting healthy eating to clients in a weight management program.
- Students majoring in Community Leadership gain enriching experiences working with organizations such as Families First, NH Housing Partnership, Red Cross, New Hampshire Public Television’s station and on-campus groups. Students are involved with creating, operating and evaluating these service-learning activities.
