The Agronomy program, which students enter into after completing University 1, will provide an integrated and comprehensive study of the factors and processes associated with the science of crop production and the management and use of land and water resources. The program emphasizes land management and the sustainability of agronomic and horticultural crop systems.
| Courses |
Credit Hours |
| Second Year |
| BOTN 2010 |
Plant Structure and Function 1 | 3 |
CHEM 2770 (MBIO 2770)
|
Elements of Biochemistry 1 | 3 |
| PLNT 2500 |
Crop Production | 3 |
PLNT 2520
|
Genetics | 3 |
SOIL 3600
|
Soils and Landscapes in Our Environment | 3 |
ABIZ 1000
|
Introduction to Agribusiness Management | 3 |
AGRI 2030
|
Technical Communications | 3 |
| Restricted Elective -
Philosophy - Group 5
and free elective(s) | 9 |
| Total credit hours | 30 |
| Third Year |
STAT 1000
|
Basic Statistical Analysis 1 | 3 |
| ANSC 2500 |
Animal Production | 3 |
| PLNT 3500 |
Plant Physiology | 3 |
| PLNT 4590 |
Physiology of Crop Plants |
3 |
| ABIZ 2510 |
Introduction to Agricultural and Food Marketing | 3 |
AGEC 2370 (BOTN 2370 or
ZOOL 2370) |
Principles of Ecology | 3 |
| Restricted and/or Free Electives | 12 |
| Total credit hours | 30 |
| Fourth Year |
| PLNT 3510 | Cropping Systems | 3 |
| SOIL 4510 | Soil and Water Management | 3 |
| SOIL 4520 | Soil Fertility | 3 |
| Restricted and/or Free Electives | 21 |
| Total credit hours | 30 |
| Restricted Electives |
Group 1
Two courses (six credit hours) from the following: |
| PLNT 3540 | Weed Science |
3 |
| PLNT 4270 | Plant Disease Control | 3 |
| ENTM 3170 |
Crop Protection Entomology |
3 |
Group 2
One course (three credit hours) from the following: |
| ANSC 4410 / PLNT 4410 | Grassland Agriculture: Plant, Animal and Environment |
3 |
| PLNT 2510 | Fundamentals of Horticulture |
3 |
| PLNT 3520 | Principles of Plant Improvement |
3 |
Group 3
One course (three credit hours) from the following: |
| SOIL 3060 | Introduction to Agrometeorology |
3 |
| SOIL 4060 | Physical Properties of Soils |
3 |
| SOIL 4400 |
Soil Ecology |
3 |
| SOIL 4130 | Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy |
3 |
Group 4
One course (three credit hours) from the following: |
| BIOE 2090 | Machinery for Agricultural Production |
4 |
| BIOE 4500 | Water Management |
3 |
| BIOE 4520 |
Crop Preservation and Handling |
3 |
| GEOG 2250 |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
Group 5
Three credit hours from the following: |
| PHIL 1290 | Critical Thinking |
3 |
| PHIL 2740 | Ethics and Biomedicine |
3 |
| PHIL 2750 | Ethics and the Environment |
3 |
| PHIL 2830 | Business Ethics |
3 |
|
Free Electives |
24 |
