Program of Study
The Agribusiness Management program combines agriculture and business management skills. This degree is appropriate for students interested in preparing themselves for a wide variety of careers in agriculture, both in production agriculture and other related fields.
Agribusiness Management allows students to combine these management skills with agricultural skills they have gained through the Tech Prep Agriculture Program, practical experience, and/or other formal education in the field. It is also appropriate for individuals currently employed in an agribusiness setting who wish to move up to a management position.
The faculty has identified the following Learning Outcomes for all graduates:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the changing contemporary agribusiness environment in a free enterprise system.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the global nature of agribusiness.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the legal aspects of agribusiness.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the manager in resource management.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the role of marketing in agribusiness.
POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONS:
- Field Agronomist
- Farmer/Production Agriculturalist
- Crop Consultant
- Field Crop Scout
- Horticultural Assistant
- Agrichemical Sales Representative
- Fertilizer Sales Representative
- Seed Sales Representative
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED BUSINESS
TECHNICAL CONCENTRATION
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| AGR 1010 |
Introduction to Agribusiness |
3 |
| AGR 1030 |
Intermediate Agribusiness Management |
3 |
| AGR 2000 |
Agronomy and Soil Science |
3 |
| AGR 2150 |
Crop and Pest Management |
3 |
| Choose One: LAW 2420/FST 2520 |
Business Law/ Risk Management |
3 |
| MGT 1190 |
Management |
3 |
| MGT 2670 |
Business Ethics |
3 |
| MRT 1010 |
Marketing |
3 |
| MRT 1120 |
Personal Selling |
4 |
| Choose:MGT 2900 OR EBE 2980 & MGT 2980 |
Management Capstone OR Cooperative Education Seminar & Cooperative Work Experience |
1–4 |
| Choose One: AGR 2500/MGT 2560/MRT 1140 |
Precision Agriculture Technology/Small Business Development/Advertising |
3 |
Total Technical Credit Hours: 32–35
GENERAL EDUCATION AND RELATED COURSES
| Course |
Course Name |
Credit Hours |
| GEN 1000 |
First-Year Seminar |
1 |
| ACC 1100 |
Financial Accounting |
4 |
| Choose One: BIO 1070/BIO 1080 |
Environmental Science I/Environmental Science II |
3 |
| BIO 1095 |
Environmental Science Lab |
1 |
| Choose One: MTH 1110/CIT 1090 |
Business Math/Computer Fundamentals |
3 |
| ECO 2010 |
Macroeconomics |
3 |
| ECO 2020 |
Microeconomics |
3 |
| Choose One: ENG 1050/ENG 1020 |
College Composition I |
3/5 |
| ENG 1900 |
Technical Writing for Business and Industry |
3 |
| MTH 1310 |
Intermediate Algebra |
4 |
| SPE 2010 |
Effective Speaking |
3 |
Total General Education and Related Credit Hours: 34/36
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 66–71
See your advisor for appropriate course selection.
All students graduating from Terra State Community College with an Associate degree of any kind will be functionally proficient in common computer operations and applications. Please see your academic advisor or academic division office for further details.
To determine when courses are scheduled, see the program curriculum sheet which is available from the Enrollment Services office in Building A/Room 100, from the Business, Engineering Technologies and Workforce Development Division, Building E, Room 107.