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2019-2020 College Catalog

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2019-2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agribusiness Management, AAS

Campus: Muscatine Community College

The Agribusiness Management program is a comprehensive two-year retail agricultural and input/supply business management program.

Professional training - classroom and real world experiences.
Highly technical coursework based on industry standards.
Feed, Seed, Fertilizer, Fuel, Crop Protection, Grain, Operations and Management - these are emphasized and critical to retail agribusiness success.
Professional organizations for developing technical skills and leadership.
Agricultural leaders serve as advisory committee members to guide the program.
The human capital and technical sector of American agriculture.
- Develop Career Skills
- Sales and Human Relations
- Marketing and Management
- Merchandising and Marketing
- Precision Agriculture
- Animal Nutrition and Management
- Application of Plant Nutrients and Crop Protection Programs

Plan of Study

Term 1

AGA 881 - Grain Science 1.75 Credit(s)
AGB 103 - Agricultural Economics 1.50 Credit(s)
AGB 105 - Business Principles for Agriculture I 1.75 Credit(s)
AGB 108 - Human Relations I 1.50 Credit(s)
AGB 143 - Applied Agribusiness Accounting I 1.25 Credit(s)
AGB 191 - Agricultural Sales I 1.50 Credit(s)
AGC 941 - Employment Experience I 3.00 Credit(s)
AGS 315 - Principles of Animal Nutrition 3.00 Credit(s)
SPC 170 - Professional Communication 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ENG 105 - Composition I 3.00 Credit(s) OR
SPC 112 - Public Speaking 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 18.25 Credits

Term 2

AGA 210 - Corn and Soybean Production 3.00 Credit(s)
AGA 285 - Crop Protection 3.00 Credit(s)
AGB 112 - Human Relations II 1.75 Credit(s)
AGB 192 - Agricultural Sales II 1.75 Credit(s)
AGC 915 - Alpha Mu Sigma I 1.00 Credit(s)
AGC 942 - Employment Experience II 1.00 - 4.00 Credit(s)
MAT 104 - Applied Math Topics 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 16.50 Credits

Term 3-Summer

AGA 373 - Integrated Crop Management 2.00 Credit(s)
AGB 144 - Applied Agribusiness Accounting II 1.00 Credit(s)
AGC 103 - Ag Computer 3.00 Credit(s) OR
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3.00 Credit(s)
AGS 119 - Advanced Animal Science 2.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 8.00 Credits

Term 4

AGA 182 - Introduction to Soil Science 3.00 Credit(s)
AGA 901 - Seed Science 1.50 Credit(s) OR
AGS 554 - Beef Production 3.00 Credit(s) OR
AGB 106 - Business Principles for Agriculture II 1.75 Credit(s)
AGB 231 - Futures and Options 1.50 Credit(s)
AGB 280 - Business Law for Agriculture 1.50 Credit(s)
AGC 943 - Employment Experience III 3.00 Credit(s)
AGS 352 - Genetics 1.50 Credit(s)

Term Total: 13.75-15.25 Credits

Term 5

AGA 349 - Fertilizers 1.50 Credit(s)
AGA 390 - Introduction to Renewable Resources 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ENV 115 - Environmental Science 3.00 Credit(s)
AGB 193 - Agricultural Sales III 1.25 Credit(s)
AGB 357 - Agribusiness Marketing and Retailing 3.00 Credit(s)
AGC 916 - Alpha Mu Sigma II 1.00 Credit(s)
AGC 944 - Employment Experience IV 1.00 - 4.00 Credit(s) (3.00 Credits)
AGP 243 - Precision Agricultural Applications 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 15.75 Credits

Term 5 Optional Course

AGM 423 - Equipment & Diesel Performance 2.00 Credit(s)

AAS Total: 72.25-73.75 Credits