Academic Programs Catalog

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Institute of Agricultural Technology

Programs
Agricultural Industries

The Agricultural Industries program provides students with in-depth agricultural industry expertise paired with essential business knowledge. Students can apply this knowledge to their own operations or for launching a career in various agricultural sectors. Through both on-campus learning and hands-on experiences, courses provide a background in crop and soil sciences along with agribusiness management. Upon completion of the program, students are often recruited by agricultural businesses within their chosen focus areas or are prepared to lead their own successful organizations. Some common career paths include crop production management; agricultural retail management; agricultural sales (such as seed, fertilizer, chemicals or feed); and crop and agricultural processing or manufacturing.

Requirements for Agricultural Industries

The student must complete 42 credits from the following:
1. All of the following courses (15 to 18 credits):
AFRE 100 Economics and Management for the Bioeconomy 3
AT 145 Agricultural Communications 2
AT 293 Professional Internship in Agricultural Technology 3 to 6
CROP 101 Introduction to Crop Science 3
CROP 101L Introduction to Crop Science Laboratory 1
CROP 192 Professional Development Seminar I 1
CROP 292 Career Leadership in Agriculture 2
2. One of the following courses (2 or 3 credits):
SOIL 203 World of Soils 2
SOIL 210 Fundamentals of Soil Science 3
3. Complete one of the following concentrations. The concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.
    Agronomy
    1. All of the following courses (10 credits):
CROP  110 Computer Applications in Agronomy    2
CROP  126 Introduction to Weed Management    2
CROP  135 Crop Scouting and Investigation     3
CROP  212 Advanced Crop Production   2
CROP  226L  Weed Science Laboratory    1
     2. Complete 4 credits from the following:
         CROP  151 Seed and Grain Quality    2
         CROP  201 Forage Crops    3
         ENT  111 Basics of Applied Entomology    2
         PLP  105 Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology    1
         PLP  105L  Fundamentals of Applied Plant Pathology Lab    1
     3. Complete a minimum of 7 to 11 elective credits in the college as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology.
     Ag Business
     1. All of the following courses (12 credits):
         AFRE  130 Foundations of Agribusiness Management   3
         AFRE  203 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision-Making    3
         AFRE  222 Sales for the Bioeconomy   3
         AFRE  232 Commodity Marketing    3
     2. Complete 3 credits from the following:
         AFRE  206 World Food, Population and Poverty    3
         AFRE  240 Product Marketing for the Bioeconomy    3
     3. Complete a minimum of 6 to 10 elective credits in the college as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology.
    Ag Education
     1. All of the following courses (8 credits):
         CEP  240 Introduction to Exceptional Learners    3
         CSUS  200 Introduction to Sustainability    3
         CSUS  222A  Seminar in Instructional Theory I -Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education 3
         CSUS  222B  Seminar in Instructional Theory II - Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Education 3
     2. Complete 6 credits from the following:
          ANS  110 Introductory Animal Agriculture    3
         FOR  202 Introduction to Forestry    3
          HRT  203 Introduction to Horticulture    3
          TE  150 Reflections on Learning    3
     3. Complete a minimum of 6 to 10 elective credits in the college as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology.
     Food Processing and Safety
     1. All of the following courses (16 credits):
        AE  153 Engine and Equipment Technology    2
         FSC  113 Basic Commodity Overview of Food Processing and Technology 3
         FSC  114 Food Processing and Technology Facilities Management 3
         FSC  125 Food Processing and Technology Unit Operations    2
         FSC  211 Principles of Food Science    3
         PKG  101 Principles of Packaging    3
     2. Complete 3 credits from the following:
         AE  151 Fabrication Technology    2
         AFRE  203 Data Analysis for Managerial Decision-Making    3
         AFRE  222 Sales for the Bioeconomy    3
         AFRE  240 Product Marketing for the Bioeconomy  3
         FSC  222 Professional Development and Career Planning in Food Science    1
         HNF  150 Introduction to Human Nutrition    3
     3. Complete a minimum of 2 to 6 elective credits in the college as approved by the program coordinator in the Institute of Agricultural Technology.