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2019-2020 College Catalog

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2019-2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Agriculture Systems Technology, 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

AGB 108 - Human Relations I 1.50 Credit(s)
AGB 191 - Agricultural Sales I 1.50 Credit(s)
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers 3.00 Credit(s)
ELE 101 - Industrial Safety 1.00 Credit(s)
ELE 216 - DC Circuit Analysis 3.00 Credit(s)
MAT 705 - Industrial Math and Measurement I 2.00 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: 15.00 Credits

Term 2

AGB 112 - Human Relations II 1.75 Credit(s)
AGB 192 - Agricultural Sales II 1.75 Credit(s)
AGC 918 - Seminar I 1.00 Credit(s)
ATR 105 - Industrial Robotics 3.00 Credit(s)
EGT 117 - Fluid Power Fundamentals 2.00 Credit(s)
ELE 217 - AC Circuit Analysis 3.00 Credit(s)
ELT 312 - Solid State Devices and Systems 3.00 Credit(s)
MAT 706 - Industrial Math and Measurement II 2.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 17.50 Credits

Term 3-Summer

AGC 941 - Employment Experience I 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 3.00 Credits

Term 4

AGA 182 - Introduction to Soil Science 3.00 Credit(s)
AGB 103 - Agricultural Economics 1.50 Credit(s)
AGB 180 - Agribusiness Ethics 1.50 Credit(s)
AGB 190 - Customer Relations in Agriculture 1.50 Credit(s)
ELE 225 - Electrical Motor Control and Power Distribution 3.00 Credit(s)
ELT 309 - Digital Circuits 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 13.50 Credits

Term 5

AGA 210 - Corn and Soybean Production 3.00 Credit(s)
AGA 390 - Introduction to Renewable Resources 3.00 Credit(s) OR
ENV 115 - Environmental Science 3.00 Credit(s)
AGC 919 - Seminar II 1.00 Credit(s)
AGP 243 - Precision Agricultural Applications 3.00 Credit(s)
ELT 123 - Programmable Logic Controllers 3.00 Credit(s)
IND 143 - Motors and Drives 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 16.00 Credits

Term 5 Optional Course

AGM 157 - Machinery Management 3.00 Credit(s)

AAS Total: 65.00 Credits