AGR 101 CAREER CONCEPTS
IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Summer/Fall/Spring
Academic and
career goal setting and planning for agriculture and natural resource students,
discussion of issues in these fields and development of problem-solving and
communication skills. Resume building
and writing, transfer student applications, and job applications will be fully
covered. Students will have the
opportunity to develop an individual career plan.
Credit: 1 hour – One lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 102 COMPUTER APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
T Fall/Spring
In this course, students will be introduced to the use of and the role of computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources. This course will include gaining a basic understanding and application of micro-computers in agriculture and natural resources. Special emphasis will be paid to the time and money saving benefits of the computer, as well as its ability to increase efficiency of various jobs and tasks.
Credit: 3 hours - Two lecture and two lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 103 LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE
Fall/Spring
This course will focus on developing leadership awareness, evaluating current student beliefs about leadership, and develop an understanding of the skills necessary to be an effective leader. This course will include parliamentary procedure, lessons in business etiquette, professional development and agriculture promotion activities.
Credit: 1 hour - One lecture hour per week.
Prerequisite: None
AGR 111 INTRODUCTION TO
HORTICULTURE
Spring
An introduction to the principles and
practices in the development, production, and use of horticultural crops
(fruits, vegetables, greenhouse, turf, nursery, floral and landscape). Includes the
classification, structure, growth and development, and environmental influences
on horticultural plants; horticultural technology; and an introduction to the
horticultural industries.
Credit: 3 hours –
Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 112 INTRODUCTION TO
PLANT SCIENCE
T AG 903 Spring
The basic principles of plant growth, including human and
environmental influences and the theoretical and practical application of
agronomic principles to crop production. Includes the
historical and economic importance of crop plants for food, feed, and fiber;
origin, classification, and geographic distribution of field crops;
environmental factors and agronomic problems; crop plan breeding, growth,
development, and physiology; cropping systems and practices; seedbed
preparation, tillage, and crop establishment; pests and controls; and
harvesting, storing, and marketing practices.
Credit: 4 hours - Three lecture and two lab hours per
week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 113 INTRODUCTION TO
SOIL SCIENCE
T AG 904 Fall
An
introduction to the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils; the
origin, classification, and distribution of soils and their influence on people
and food production; the management and conservation of soils; and the
environmental impact of soil use.
Credit: 4 hours - Three lecture and two lab hours per
week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 115 INTRODUCTION TO
ANIMAL SCIENCE
T AG 902 Fall
The
application of the sciences of genetics, physiology, and nutrition to the
improvement of the animal industries and an introduction to management and
production practices. Includes animal
breeds, breeding and selection; anatomy physiology, and nutrition and growth;
environment, health, and sanitation; products and marketing; production
technology and economics; animal behavior; and current issues in animal
science.
Credit: 4 hours - Three lecture and one lab hour per
week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 116 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS OF FOOD FIBER AND NATURAL
RESOURCES
T AG 901 Spring
An
introduction to the principles of economics including production principles;
production costs, supply and revenue; profit maximization; consumption and
demand; price elasticity; market price determination; and completive versus
noncompetitive market models. These
principles are applied to agriculture and the role of agriculture in the United States
and world economies. Other topics
include a survey of the world food situation; natural, human and capital
resources; commodity product marketing; and agricultural problems and policies.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 117 CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
T Spring
Conservation
of Natural Resources is concerned with the study and conservation of our basic
natural resources: air, water, soil, plants, animals, and minerals. The relationship of man and natural resources
is emphasized.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 135 SPECIAL TOPICS IN AGRICULTURE SCIENCE
Fall
This course will provide students with a greater understanding of the animal industry. Topics may include or lie within the following categories: animal science, plan tan soil science, agriculture industry, agriculture education or natural resource management.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 145 INTRODUCTION TO AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT
T Spring
This course will cover the characteristics of our economic system and basic economic concepts. The course will serve as a survey of the farm and ranch, its organizational and management structure, and operation within the marketing system. Functional and institutional aspects of agricultural finance and government farm programs will also be covered.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 195 AGRI-BUSINESS
INTERNSHIP
Summer/Fall/Spring
This
course is designed to give the student practical work experience in a position
similar to one for which the program is designed. Each student is required to complete 150
hours at a worksite during the semester.
Credit: 2 hours - Ten lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Career Concepts in Agriculture and Natural
Resources-AGR 101 and Instructor's Approval
AGR 196 FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT INTERNSHIP
Summer/Fall/Spring
This
course is designed to give the student practical work experience in a position similar to one for
which the program is designed. Each
student is required to complete 150 hours at a worksite during the semester.
Credit: 2 hours - Ten lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Career Concepts in Agriculture and Natural
Resources-AGR 101 and Instructor's Approval
AGR 197 AGRICULTURE SCIENCE INTERNSHIP
Summer/Fall/Spring
This
course is designed to give the student practical work experience in a position similar to one for
which the program is designed. Each
student is required to complete 150 hours at a worksite during the semester.
Credit: 2 hours - Ten lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Career Concepts in Agriculture and Natural
Resources-AGR 101 and Instructor's Approval
AGR 211 APPLICATION OF
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
By
Request
Fundamental
processes of geographic information systems (GIS) with application to
agriculture, natural resources and environmental management file formats,
database management, spatial analysis, and manipulation of data. Georeferenced data from
mapping and monitoring.
Credit: 3 hours – Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Business Computer Systems-COM 111
AGR 225 INTRODUCTION TO
FORESTRY
T Fall
A fundamental study of forestry, including tree identification,
importance, measurement and production techniques.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 228 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Spring
A study of the balance of nature, habitat improvement, and control of
wildlife and their predators.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 230 APPLICATION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES
Fall
A study of the role of chemicals in agriculture, including germicides,
insecticides, seed treatments, and livestock chemicals.
Identification of weeds and insects, as well as their
prevention, control and eradication.
Credit: 2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): Must be 18 years of age
AGR 234 OUTDOOR RECREATION
AND PARK MANAGEMENT
Spring
Policy,
development and administration of outdoor recreation as encountered in forest,
park and wild lands are presented in this course. Principal topics in the course include
outdoor recreation, programs for outdoor recreation and policies for both
public and private administration.
Credit: 3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): None
AGR 235 TREE IDENTIFICATION LAB
T Fall
This course provides field and laboratory identification of native and exotic trees, shrubs and woody vines using leaf, twig, bark, and fruit characteristics.
Credit: 2 hours - Four lab hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 111-Intro to Biology, BIO 213-Botany, AGR 112-Intro to Plan Science, or taking one of these simultaneously with the lab.
