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Agricultural Systems Technology

Curriculum in Agricultural Systems Technology

Administered by the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. A minor in agricultural systems technology is available; the requirements appear under Technology Systems Management, Courses and Programs.

Minor in agricultural systems technology

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering offers a minor in agricultural systems technology which may be earned by completing a minimum of 15 credits of technology systems management courses, which includes:

TSM 115	Solving Technology Problems	arr †
TSM 210	Fundamentals of Technology	arr †
9 credits from departmentally approved list		arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Students majoring in Agricultural Systems Technology choose between two options: Agricultural and Biosystems Management or Machine Systems.

Total Degree Requirement: 129 cr.

Only 65 cr. from a two-year institution may apply which may include up to 16 technical cr.; 9 P-NP cr. of free electives; 2.00 minimum GPA.

International Perspective: 3 cr.

U.S. Diversity: 3 cr.

Communications Proficiency:

6 cr. of English composition with a C or better and 3 cr. of speech fundamentals with a C or better.

Communication/Library

ENGL 150	Critical Thinking and Communication	arr †
ENGL 250	Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Composition	arr †
SP CM 212	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	arr †
or AGEDS 311	Presentation and Sales Strategies for Agricultural Audiences
LIB 160	Information Literacy	arr †
One of the following:		arr †
ENGL 302	Business Communication
ENGL 309	Report and Proposal Writing
ENGL 314	Technical Communication
COMST 214	Professional Communication
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Humanities and Social Sciences: 6 cr.

ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics and 3 cr. from approved Humanities list.

Ethics: 3 cr.

3 cr. from approved list.

Life Sciences:

BIOL 101	Introductory Biology	arr †
or BIOL 211	Principles of Biology I
Plus 3 credits from approved list		arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Mathematical Sciences:

STAT 104	Introduction to Statistics	arr †
One of the following:
MATH 142 & MATH 160 Trigonometry and Analytic Geometry and Survey of Calculus	arr †
or
MATH 165	Calculus I	arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Physical Sciences:

CHEM 163 & 163L College Chemistry and Laboratory in College Chemistry	arr †
PHYS 111	General Physics	arr †
PHYS 112	General Physics	arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Technical Core:

TSM 110	Introduction to Technology	arr †
TSM 111	Experiencing Technology	arr †
TSM 115	Solving Technology Problems	arr †
TSM 116	Introduction to Design in Technology	arr †
TSM 201	Preparing for Workplace Seminar	arr †
TSM 210	Fundamentals of Technology	arr †
TSM 270	Principles of Injury Prevention	arr †
TSM 310	Total Quality Improvement	arr †
TSM 363	Electric Power and Electronics for Agriculture and Industry	arr †
TSM 397	Internship in Technology	R
TSM 399	Work Experience in Technology	arr †
TSM 415	Technology Capstone I	arr †
TSM 416	Technology Capstone II	arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Business Core:

ACCT 284	Financial Accounting	arr †
One of the following:		arr †
ECON 230	Farm Business Management
ECON 336	Agricultural Selling
ECON 355	International Trade and Finance
MGMT 370	Management of Organizations
MGMT 414	International Management
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Electives

No more than 4 cr. of TSM 397 may count toward graduation.

Agricultural and Biosystems Management option:

TSM 322	Preservation of Grain Quality	arr †
TSM 322L	Preservation of Grain Quality	arr †
TSM 324	Soil and Water Conservation Management	arr †
TSM 327	Animal Production Systems	arr †
TSM 330	Agricultural Machinery and Power Management	arr †
TSM 333	Precision Farming Systems	arr †
TSM 325	Biorenewable Systems	arr †
15 credits from techincal electives approved list		arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Machine Systems option:

TSM 216	Advanced Technical Graphics, Interpretation, and CAD	arr †
TSM 240	Introduction to Manufacturing Processes	arr †
TSM 330	Agricultural Machinery and Power Management	arr †
TSM 333	Precision Farming Systems	arr †
TSM 335	Tractor Power	arr †
TSM 337	Fluid Power Systems Technology	arr †
TSM 370	Occupational Safety	arr †
TSM 443	Statics and Strength of Materials for Technology	arr †
TSM 465	Automation Systems	arr †
5 credits from technical electives approved list		arr †
Total Credits		0 †
† Arranged with instructor.

Electives: 3 cr.

No more than 4 cr. of ECON 397 may count toward graduation.