Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
Students in the Agricultural Production & Processing concentration learn the technology, machinery, and management of the agricultural production system. Students will gain knowledge and skills in topics including:
- the agricultural industry from an operational and management perspective;
- agricultural machinery, grain storage systems, and bioprocessing systems;
- numerical and scientific processes to drive management decisions; and
- the science and management of the complete food production system.
Graduates of the Agricultural Production & Processing concentration are prepared for careers in industry with both small and large companies, agricultural retailers and service providers, production farming operations, government and environmental agencies, or for entrance into graduate or professional school.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems, Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Writing and Research and Public Speaking (or equivalent (see college Composition I requirement)) | ||
| Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | ||
| Advanced Composition | 3-4 | |
| Select from the list below | ||
| Communicating Agriculture | ||
| Ethical Dilemmas of Business | ||
| Principles Bus Comm | ||
| Principles Tech Comm | ||
| Ethics and Engineering | ||
| Environmental Writing | ||
| Humanity in the Food Web | ||
| Leadership Communications | ||
| Env and Plant Ecosystems | ||
| Plants, Pathogens, and People | ||
| Cultural Studies | 9 | |
| Select one course from Western culture, one from non-Western culture, and one from U.S. minority culture from campus approved lists. | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| MATH 234 | Calculus for Business I (or equivalent) | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning II | 3 or 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods and Data Analytics I | ||
| Intro to Applied Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Data Science Discovery | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology | ||
| CHEM 102 & CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
| PHYS 101 | College Physics: Mech & Heat | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II | ||
| OR | ||
| College Physics: E&M & Modern | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| or ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | |
| Social and behavioral sciences. Select from campus approved list. | 3 or 4 | |
| ACES Prescribed | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| ETMA Required | ||
| CS 105 | Intro Computing: Non-Tech | 3 |
| ETMA 100 | Technical Systems in Agr | 3 |
| ETMA 339 | Optimization in Engineering Technology and Management | 3 |
| ETMA 421 | Industrial and Agricultural Safety-Injury Prevention | 3 |
| or ETMA 422 | Industrial and Agricultural Occupational Illness Prevention | |
| ETMA 430 | Project Management | 2 |
| ETMA 439 | Capstone Experience | 4 |
| Business electives | 6 | |
| A total of 6 hours from the Business Electives list which do not satisfy any other requirements. | ||
| ACCY 200 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| ACCY 201 | Accounting and Accountancy I | 3 |
| ACCY 202 | Accounting and Accountancy II | 3 |
| ACCY 211 | ||
| ACCY 212 | ||
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ACE 240 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| ACE 310 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| ACE 345 | Finan Decision Indiv Sm Bus | 3 |
| ACE 346 | Tax Policy and Finan Planning | 3 |
| ACE 432 | Advanced Farm Management | 3 or 4 |
| ACE 435 | Global Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AGCM 270 | Ag Sales and Persuasive Communication | 3 |
| BADM 300 | The Legal Environment of Bus | 3 |
| BADM 310 | Mgmt and Organizational Beh | 3 |
| BADM 311 | Leading Individuals and Teams | 3 |
| BADM 312 | Designing and Managing Orgs | 3 |
| BADM 313 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BADM 314 | Leading Negotiations | 3 |
| BADM 320 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BADM 322 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| BADM 323 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BADM 326 | Pricing Strategy | 3 |
| FIN 221 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 230 | Introduction to Insurance | 3 |
| LER 290 | Introduction to Employment Law | 3 |
| LEAD 140 | Harnessing Your Interpersonal Intelligence | 2 |
| LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | 3 |
| LEAD 380 | ||
| LEAD 440 | Interpersonal Intelligence for Professional Success | 2 |
| SE 361 | Emotional Intelligence Skills | 3 |
| SE 400 | Engineering Law | 3 or 4 |
| TE 230 | Design Thinking/Need-Finding | 3 |
| TE 250 | From Idea to Enterprise | 2 |
| TE 333 | Creativity, Innovation, Vision | 4 |
| TE 360 | Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| TE 450 | Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, & Intellectual Property | 3 |
| Introductory Related Courses | ||
| Select 2 courses from the list for your concentration. | 6-8 | |
| ETMA Electives | ||
| A total of 20 hours from the list for your concentration with a minimum of 11 hours at the advanced level. | 20 | |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the list for your concentration, which do not satisfy any other requirements, with a minimum of 12 hours at the advanced level. | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| ETMAS majors will need 40 hours of upper-level courses (300- and 400-level) to satisfy the campus minimum requirement of 40 hours of advanced coursework. | ||
Concentration Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Related Courses | ||
| Select two courses from this list: | ||
| Intro Sustainable Food Systems | ||
| Intro to Animal Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Crop Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Horticulture | ||
| The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | ||
| Foundations of Leadership | ||
MFST 101 | ||
| Introductory Soils | ||
| ETMA Electives | ||
| Required: | ||
| Agricultural Machinery and Technology | ||
| Select an additional 18 hours from the below list for a total of 20 hours with a minimum of 11 hours at the advanced level | ||
| Basics of CAD | ||
| Basics of Project Management | ||
| Materials and Construction Sys | ||
| Metallurgy & Welding Processes | ||
| Wiring, Motors and Control Sys | ||
| Agricultural Machine Systems Management | ||
| Undergrad Research or Thesis | ||
| Land and Water Mgt Systems | ||
| Fluid Power Systems | ||
| Residential Housing Design | ||
| Environ Control & HVAC Systems | ||
| Grain Drying & Storage Systems | ||
| UG Honors Research or Thesis | ||
| Managing Industrial and Agricultural Safety Risks | ||
| Elec Computer Ctrl Sys | ||
| Heavy Equipment Powertrains | ||
| Precision Agric Technology | ||
| Grain Bioprocessing Coproducts | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the lists below with a minimum of 12 hours at the advanced level | ||
| Select two from the Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Law category | ||
| Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Law | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | ||
| Food and Agribusiness Mgt | ||
| Farm Management | ||
| Food Law | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Commodity Price Analysis | ||
| Commodity Futures and Options | ||
| Food Marketing | ||
| Agri-food Strategic Management | ||
| Advanced Farm Management | ||
| Global Agribusiness Management | ||
| Pick four classes from no more than two of these categories: | ||
| Animal Production & Processing | ||
ANSC 219 | ||
| Animal Nutrition | ||
| Food Animal Production, Management, and Evaluation | ||
| Meat Selection and Grading | ||
| Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Beef Production | ||
| Sheep and Goat Production | ||
| Pork Production | ||
| Poultry Science | ||
| Pet Food & Feed Manufacturing | ||
| Food Production & Processing | ||
| Science of Food Preparation | ||
| Raw Materials for Processing | ||
| Strategic Operations Management | ||
| Food Processing Engineering | ||
| Principles of Food Technology | ||
| Package Engineering | ||
| Food & Industrial Microbiology | ||
| Applied Food Microbiology | ||
| Horticultural Production & Processing | ||
| Local Food Systems | ||
| Greenhouse Mgmt and Production | ||
| Vegetable Crop Production | ||
| Small Fruit Production | ||
| Postharvest Handling Hort Crop | ||
| Urban Food Production | ||
| Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | ||
| Crop Production & Processing | ||
| Introduction to Plant Protection | ||
| Applied Entomology | ||
| Integrated Pest Management | ||
| Principles of Crop Production | ||
| Forage Crops & Pasture Ecology | ||
| Bioenergy Crops | ||
| Crop Growth and Management | ||
| Weed Mgt in Agronomic Crops | ||
| Mgmt of Field Crop Insects | ||
| Soil and Water Conservation | ||
| Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | ||
| Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | ||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. For more information, see the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 100 | 3 | CHEM 102 | 3 |
| ACES 101 | 2 | CHEM 103 | 1 |
| RHET 105 or CMN 101 | 4 | CMN 101 or RHET 105 | 3 |
| ACE 100 | 4 | MATH 234 | 4 |
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | ETMA Elective | 3 |
| 17 | 14 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| CHEM 104 | 3 | PHYS 101 | 5 |
| CHEM 105 | 1 | ACE 262, CPSC 241, ECON 202, or STAT 107 | 3 |
| CS 105 | 3 | ETMA Elective | 3 |
| ETMA 103 | 2 | ETMA Elective | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 | Introductory related course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 422 or 421 | 3 | ETMA 421 or 422 | 3 |
| ETMA Elective | 3 | ETMA 339 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Introductory Related Course | 3 | Business Elective | 3 |
| General Education course (choose a Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science course with Cultural Studies designation) | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 430 | 2 | ETMA 439 | 4 |
| ETMA Elective | 3 | ETMA Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours 126 | |||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing concentration in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering.
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