Nov 26, 2024

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-17 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agribusiness, B.S.

School of Agribusiness and Agriscience
615-898-2418
Justin Gardner, program coordinator
Justin.Gardner@mtsu.edu

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

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Agribusiness, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are required for this major:

BIOL 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
PSCI 1030/1031 (Nat Sci)
ECON 2410 (Soc/Beh Sci)
MATH 1710 recommended

Major Requirements (43 hours)

Agribusiness Core (13 hours)

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 2210 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 credit hours
ABAS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours

Remaining Major Courses (30 hours)

ABAS 2130 - Introduction to Agribusiness 3 credit hours
ABAS 4130 - Agricultural Price Analysis and Price Management 3 credit hours
ABAS 4140 - Economics of Agribusiness Management 3 credit hours
ABAS 4145 - Agricultural Finance 3 credit hours
Agribusiness electives 9 credit hours
Animal Science elective 3 credit hours
Plant and Soil Science elective 3 credit hours
ABAS 4190 - International Agriculture 3 credit hours OR
ABAS 4150 - Agricultural Policy 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (18-21 hours)

ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
OR
ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours AND
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing 3 credit hours OR
INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours OR
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours

Choose three, two from the same rubric:

BIA, PGEO, ECON, FIN, MATH, MKT, MGMT, AERO, EST 9 credit hours

Electives (15-18 hours)

Total hours in program: 120

Curriculum: Agribusiness

Curricular listing includes 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
ABAS 2210 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 credit hours
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 credit hours (MATH 1710 recommended)
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 Hours

Sophomore

ABAS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 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)
MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing 3 credit hours OR
INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours OR
CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 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: 31 Hours

Junior

ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
OR
ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours AND
ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
ABAS 4140 - Economics of Agribusiness Management 3 credit hours
Animal Science elective 3 credit hours
Agribusiness electives 6 credit hours
Plant and Soil Science elective 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours
Cognate courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30-33 Hours

Senior

ABAS 4150 - Agricultural Policy 3 credit hours OR
ABAS 4190 - International Agriculture 3 credit hours
ABAS 4130 - Agricultural Price Analysis and Price Management 3 credit hours
ABAS 4145 - Agricultural Finance 3 credit hours
Agribusiness elective 3 credit hours
Upper-division electives 12 credit hours
Elective 3 credit hours (if needed)
Cognate course 3 credit hours