Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Digital & Precision Agriculture, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Digital & Precision Agriculture concentration
Students in the Digital & Precision Agriculture concentration learn the application of technology in agriculture and the larger system of production agriculture, including machinery, agronomy, and business management. Students will gain an understanding of 1) the application of advanced technology used in agriculture with an emphasis on geospatial information systems and machinery technology; 2) the functional workings and management of agricultural machinery; 3) crop and soil science and their interactions with advanced technologies; 4) numerical and scientific processes to drive agricultural management decisions; and 5) business operations and management with a focus on the agricultural industry. Graduates of the Digital & Precision Agriculture 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, Digital & Precision Agriculture 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 | ||
| Introduction to Crop Sciences | ||
| Introductory Soils | ||
| ETMA Electives | ||
| Required | ||
| Agricultural Machinery and Technology | ||
| Agricultural Machine Systems Management | ||
| Fluid Power Systems | ||
| Elec Computer Ctrl Sys | ||
| Heavy Equipment Powertrains | ||
| Precision Agric Technology | ||
| Select an additional 4 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 | ||
| Metallurgy & Welding Processes | ||
| Wiring, Motors and Control Sys | ||
| Undergrad Research or Thesis | ||
| Land and Water Mgt Systems | ||
| Grain Drying & Storage Systems | ||
| UG Honors Research or Thesis | ||
| Managing Industrial and Agricultural Safety Risks | ||
| Grain Bioprocessing Coproducts | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the list below with a minimum of 12 hours at the advanced level. | ||
| One of: | ||
| Environmental Economics | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | ||
| Food and Agribusiness Mgt | ||
| Farm Management | ||
| Commodity Price Analysis | ||
| Commodity Futures and Options | ||
| Advanced Farm Management | ||
| Global Agribusiness Management | ||
| One set of: | ||
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | ||
or GGIS 380 | Geographic Information Systems II | |
OR | ||
| Introduction to Remote Sensing | ||
or GGIS 478 | Techniques of Remote Sensing | |
OR | ||
| GIS in Natural Resource Mgmt and Advanced GIS for Environmental Management | ||
| One of: | ||
| Soil Nutrient Cycling | ||
| Pedology | ||
| Soil and Water Conservation | ||
| Environmental Microbiology | ||
| Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | ||
| One of: | ||
| Introduction to Plant Protection | ||
| Applied Entomology | ||
| One of: | ||
| Integrated Pest Management | ||
| Principles of Crop Production | ||
| Crop Growth and Management | ||
| Weed Mgt in Agronomic Crops | ||
| Mgmt of Field Crop Insects | ||
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Digital & Precision Agriculture concentration
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 General and 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 | General Education course (choose a Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science course with Cultural Studies designation) | 4 |
| 17 | 15 | ||
| 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 | NRES 201 | 4 |
| ETMA 103 | 2 | ETMA 262 | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 | ETMA 363 | 2 |
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| 15 | 17 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 422 or 421 | 3 | ETMA 421 or 422 | 3 |
| CPSC 112 | 4 | ETMA 339 | 3 |
| ETMA Elective | 4 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Business Elective | 3 |
| General Education course (choose a Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science course with Cultural Studies designation) | 3 | ||
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 430 | 2 | ETMA 439 | 4 |
| ETMA 435 | 3 | ETMA 464 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | ETMA 467 | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 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: Digital & Precision Agriculture concentration in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering.
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