Precision Agriculture Minor

Agriculture
(615) 898-2523
Song Cui, program coordinator
Song.Cui@mtsu.edu

The Precision Agriculture minor is designed for students who seek knowledge about fundamental concepts and application of modern technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Remote Sensing, and other information systems in agricultural production. This 18-hour minor requires at least 3 upper-division hours be completed at MTSU.

Note: Courses applied in the minor cannot also count as major requirements.

Required Courses (9 hours)

PLSO 3340 - Fundamentals of Soil Science 3 credit hours
PLSO 3700 - Fundamentals of Precision Agriculture 3 credit hours
AERO 4775 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Research and Applications 3 credit hours

Agriculture Electives (6 hours)

Choose two:

AGBS 3230 - Fundamentals of Agricultural Producer Risk Management 3 credit hours
AGRI 2010 - World Food and Society 3 credit hours
AGRI 3400 - Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture 3 credit hours
PLSO 3330 - Field Crop Production 3 credit hours
PLSO 3350 - Soil Fertility and Fertilizer 3 credit hours
PLSO 4000 - Agroecosystems Remote Sensing Using UAS 3 credit hours
PLSO 4620 - Greenhouse Management 3 credit hours
PLSO 4680 - Internship in Plant and Soil Science 3 to 6 credit hours
NOTE: Approved upper-division elective courses in AGRI, PLSO, AGBS, or ANSC may also be used to meet this required area of the minor.

Geography Elective (3-4 hours)

Choose one:

PGEO 4490 - Remote Sensing 4 credit hours
PGEO 4530 - Geographic Information Systems 3 credit hours