Program: Agribusiness, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Agribusiness and Agriscience

The program leading to a major in Agribusiness is designed for students who are interested primarily in the non-farm phases of agriculture.

A major in Agribusiness requires a minimum of 43 semester hours of courses to include

21 hours in Agribusiness;
an additional six (6) hours from ABAS as indicated under the Agribusiness major requirements; and
a general core of ABAS 1000 , ABAS 1410 , ABAS 1610 , ABAS 2210 , ABAS 3010 , and ABAS 4100 . (ABAS 3010 not required for majors taking Secondary Education minor course (formerly YOED 4110 ) or participating in judging teams.)

A minor from another department is required.

Curriculum: Agribusiness

Curricular listing include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ABAS 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ABAS 1410 - Elements of Animal Science 3 credit hours
ABAS 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
ABAS 2130 - Introduction to Agribusiness 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 to 4 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Nat Sci)
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

Subtotal: 29-30 Hours

Sophomore

ABAS 2210 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 credit hours
ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 6 credit hours
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
Minor Requirements 6 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 34 Hours

Junior

ABAS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours
ABAS 3010 - Agri-Media Skills 3 credit hours *
Animal Science elective 3 credit hours
Agribusiness electives 6 credit hours
Upper-division electives 6 credit hours
Plant and Soil Science elective 3 credit hours
Minor requirements 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

ABAS 4100 - Microcomputer Applications in Agriculture 3 credit hours
ABAS 4150 - Agricultural Policy 3 credit hours OR
ABAS 4190 - International Agriculture 3 credit hours
Agribusiness electives 6 credit hours **
Minor requirements 6 credit hours
Upper-division electives 6 credit hours
Electives 2 to 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 26-27 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

NOTE:

*Students taking Secondary Education Minor course (formerly YOED 4110 ) or participating in judging teams may substitute ABAS 4480 or ABAS 4590 .
**Internship courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement.