農藝學系Department of Agronomy
理念與特色
本系之設立為配合國家糧食政策與嘉義大學立校之精神，以創新培育新品種、精進糧食生產技術、開發具潛能之藥用作物、及推動在地社區農業技術之推廣與服務為主要發展方向，藉此培育科技創新與應用能力兼備之基層中高級農藝科技人才。為因應全球人口增加與氣候變遷導致之糧食危機，除教導學生農藝基礎學理外，更需不斷創新研發農業新科技，以改善作物品質並增加糧食生產。再者，也將傳授學生有關有機農業、智慧農業、安全農業之生態保育與地方創生等知識及其重要性，俾能兼顧農業發展科技化與農業永續的新綠色革命開創新頁。
教育目標
(1) 培育追求卓越與創新之農業人才。 (2)培育術德兼備與全人發展之農業人才。 (3)培育領導統御能力之農業人才。 (4)培育具備關懷社會與文化意識農業之人才。 (5)培育具備現代農業科技理論與實務素養之農業人才。 (6)培育具備全球視野之農業人才。
核心能力
(1)農藝科學相關專業知能。 (2)農藝科學技術實作與研究能力。 (3)獨立思考與創新農藝科技能力。 (4)溝通領導與公民素養能力。 (5)農業生態與環境保育專業能力。 (6)在地農業關懷與全球農業意識。 (7)自我反思與道德實踐能力。 (8)人文關懷與鑑賞能力。
師資陣容與課程
現有專任教授3位、副教授3位、助理教授4位、講師1位，合計11位，皆具有博士學位。多數教師服務年資超過10年，教學實務經驗豐富。本系學士班與碩士班學生分別需修讀完成128學分與30學分。專業核心課程有作物學、植物生理學、遺傳學、作物育種學、生物統計學、土壤學和生物化學等，各領域延伸之相關課程，依社會潮流及人才需求做適時彈性調整。本系教師專長豐富且專精，均深具服務輔導熱忱。
研究領域與發展
本系之研究發展領域著重在有機栽培技術開發、植物組織培養技術研發、分子育種技術輔助作物新品種選育、新興保健與能源作物開發、作物生理與生物技術應用、土壤保育與植生復育技術等，落實農業現代化、科技化、智慧化及生態保育之目標，以培育學理基礎與實務操作經驗兼具之畢業生。
生涯發展
本系所畢業生主要以參加農業公職考試，進入公務部門服務，如試驗改良場所及各級政府農業單位等；也可直接從事於農業相關產業之生產工作，如種子種苗業、農業資材及農業推廣等；或投入農業相關服務部門工作，如海外農業技術團、農會、各基金會等。在升學方面，可參加農藝、園藝、生物科技、植物保護及農業推廣等領域之國內外學術單位進修。
E-mail︰agri@mail.ncyu.edu.tw
網址︰http://www.ncyu.edu.tw/agri/
Department of Agronomy, NCYU
Mission and Goals
The Department of Agronomy is one of the oldest departments in the College of Agriculture, National Chiayi University (NCYU). Based on the national food strategy and the direction of the NCYU's development, our mission is to educate students possess the abilities of agricultural techniques innovation and application, focusing on the field including new cultivars breeding, crop production improvement, and useful medicine plants development. As it went to 21st century, agricultural development became more important to obtain and invent higher quality crop production, to maintain and monitor wonderful ecological environment quality, and to develop and sustain the agro-resources. Agronomy does not degenerate as time goes by and moreover plays a key role for food production systems, organic agro-ecosystem management, and linkages between agricultural production and bio-environmental protection. Our department has the missions to carry forward the cause and forge ahead into the future. Such as now, we endeavor to provide higher quality of education resources and research equipments for training our students to have expertise in multi-purpose crop development (i.e. food, medicine, energy, and novel crops). And, in order to approach to sustainable development of agriculture and the ecological conservation of safe agriculture and the regional revitalization, the intellgent agriculture, the marketing brand extension, certification system, and safe and healthy crop production are promoted with the considerations of organic agricultural strategy and natural resource protection in our department.
Faculty and Courses Offered
Currently, we have 11 full-time teachers, including 3 full professor, 3 associate professors, 4 assistant professors, and 1 instructors. All 11 of the full-time teachers were awarded the Ph.D. degree. The undergraduate students are required to complete 128 credits and master student program is required to complete 30 credits. The core courses offered are Crop science, Plant physiology, Genetics, Crop breeding, Biostatistics, Soil science and Biochemistry. For the sake of offering thematic and extension courses for both undergraduate and graduate student, our teaching and research activities are introduced into the multidisciplinary issues and integral applications of modern agriculture in Taiwan.
Research Areas and Developments
Our research fields are emphasized on organic farming, plant tissue culture, molecular breeding to assist new cultivars selection, healthy and energy crops, crop physiology and biotechnology, soil conservation by phytoremediation. Our student will focus their professional developments on the real works of agricultural practice and management, which are including the R&D of agricultural technologies, the intelligent agriculture, the ecological conservation, the diagnostics of crop cultivation, the services of agronomic practices, and the marketing of agricultural products.
Careers Opportunities
At present, the career opportunities of our students are plenty. Students may take the advanced examination to get the technical license as agronomy. If qualified by the national examination, students graduated from our department can gain employments in government agencies. Graduates can also work in private companies and develop their own career. Some students may continue on their education for advanced degrees in graduate institutes of agronomy, horticulture, biotechnology, bio-statistics, plant protection, and agricultural extension and other academic institutes.
E-mail: agri@mail.ncyu.edu.tw