From the classroom to the stadium
Whether it’s the PGA Tour or the Super Bowl, playing surfaces shape the way the game is played. Our students, faculty and alumni manage every detail — from water management and drainage to weed and disease control, field safety and soil health — ensuring some of the world’s most famous courses, fields and stadiums meet championship standards. How to begin a career like this? Step one: Select the turfgrass management track option within Auburn's crop and soil sciences major.
Students in the turfgrass management option in the Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences are putting their hands on the latest technology in our field.
Technology used in our industry:
- Artificial intelligence
- Camera-guided cultivators and sprayers
- Drones
- GPS
- Autonomously driven tractors
- Internet of things (integrated technologies)
- Machine learning algorythms
- Remote sensors to measure plant and soil health
- Robots
Your future
No matter what coursework you choose or what inspires you in our department, there is a bright future for graduates with a Bachelor of Science degree in crop and soil sciences. Here are just some of the careers our alumni have entered with a degree from our department:
- Sports field managers for the Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals, Atlanta United, Texas A&M University and Auburn University
- Golf course superintendents at the Country Club of Birmingham, Dothan Country Club, Kiva Dunes Resort and Saugahatchee Country Club
- University professors at the University fo Florida, Texas A&M, Mississippi State and Auburn.
- Intellectual property lawyers for major agricultural companies
- Research scientists with companies like Envu
- Consultants with Greenpoint Ag and other major firms
- Environmental project managers at Walt Disney World
