Dec 21, 2024

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog

2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agribusiness, B.S.

Agriculture
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 courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

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

Major Requirements (43 hours)

Agribusiness Core (13 hours)

AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
AGRI 2210 - Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 credit hours
AGBS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours

Remaining Major Courses (30 hours)

AGBS 2130 - Introduction to Agribusiness 3 credit hours
AGBS 4130 - Agricultural Price Analysis and Price Management 3 credit hours
AGBS 4140 - Economics of Agribusiness Management 3 credit hours
AGBS 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
AGBS 4190 - International Agriculture 3 credit hours OR
AGBS 4150 - Agricultural Policy 3 credit hours

Supporting Courses (29-32 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
BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours AND
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours AND
PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)

Choose three, two from the same rubric:

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

Electives

To make 120 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

AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
AGBS 2130 - Introduction to Agribusiness 3 credit hours
AGRI 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) AND
BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Sophomore

AGBS 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
AGBS 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

AGBS 4150 - Agricultural Policy 3 credit hours OR
AGBS 4190 - International Agriculture 3 credit hours OR
Upper-division course* 3 credit hours
*Student should take 3 hour, upper-division elective during the semester AGBS 4150 or 4190 is not being taken.
AGBS 4130 - Agricultural Price Analysis and Price Management 3 credit hours
AGBS 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