BS AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS -- 2000-01 Catalog
Agribusiness Department
Agriculture Bldg. (10), Room 210
(805) 756-5000
(805) 756-5040 (FAX)

60 units upper division | 2.0 GPA | GWR | USCP
* = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

AGB 101 Introduction to Agribusiness

4

AGB 202 Sales, Communication, Leadership

4

AGB 212 Agricultural Economics

4

AGB 213 Agricultural Economic Analysis

4

AGB 301 Food and Fiber Marketing

4

AGB 310 Agribusiness Credit and Finance

4

AGB 312 Agricultural Policy

4

AGB 401 Managing Cultural Diversity in Agricultural Labor Relations (USCP)

4

AGB 460 Research Methodology in Agribusiness

2

AGB 461 Senior Project

2

Concentration courses (see below)

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BUS 207 Business Law

4

BUS 212 Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

4

CHEM 110 World of Chemistry/Essentials (B1a) *

4

Life science elective with lab (B1b*)

4

1 ECON 222 Macroeconomics (D3)*

4

2 MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra or
MATH 221 Calculus for Business & Econ. (B2)*


4

STAT 221 Probability/Statistical Inference (B2)*

5

ASCI 231 or PM 145 or DSCI 230

3/4

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

FRSC 131/230/231 or CRSC 131/230 or
VGSC 230 or EHS 121


4

Agricultural science electives

16/17

16/17 units in Agriculture with course prefixes other than AGB, AGED, REC, MSC. No more than 4 units from courses with AG prefix (AG 371, AG 301, and AG 210 do not satisfy units in this area). No more than 4 units from Enterprise Projects and Special Problems. At least 3 of theses units should be selected from 300-400 classes

 

 

 

 

 

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1 AGB majors: AGB 212 is prerequisite for ECON 222, not ECON 221.
2 MATH 116 and MATH 117 will substitute for MATH 118 and are taught at a slower pace for those who need more review. MATH 117 will satisfy GE area B2 .

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

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72 GE units required; 21 of these units are specified in Support.
* Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

Area A Communication (minimum 11 units)

Take one course from A1, A2, A3.
A1 Expository Writing
A2 Critical Thinking
A3 Speech
If less than 11 units, take one course from:
A4 Argumentative Writing

 

Area B Science and Mathematics (no additional units required)

17 GE units are specified in Support.
B1a Physical Sciences *see Support
B1b Life Sciences *see Support
B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics *see Support

Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Take one course from each Area C category:
C1a Literature
C1b Philosophy
C2 Fine/Performing Arts
C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)
If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (minimum 11 units)

4 GE units are specified in Support.
No more than one course in any Area D category.
Take one course from D1a and one course from D1b
D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211
D1b POLS 110 or LS 212
Take two courses from D2, D4a, D4b
D2 History (300-400 level)
D3 Economics *see Support
D4a Social Institutions
D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units)

No more than one course in any Area E category.
Take one course from E1 or E2
E1 PSY 201/PSY 202
E2 Self Development

 

Area F Technology (minimum 2 units)

F1 Computer Literacy (AG 250 recommended)

 

Additional GE Courses

 

Additional units to complete 72-unit and/or Area requirements. No more than one additional course from Areas A, B, D, E.

 


ELECTIVES


14  8

      Units reduced effective Winter 2004

186  180

CONCENTRATIONS or
INDIVIDUALIZED COURSE OF STUDY (select one)

Agribusiness Finance and Appraisal

AGB 322 Principles of Farm Management

4

AGB 324 Agric. Property Management and Sales

4

AGB 326 Farm Appraisal

4

AGB 331 Farm Accounting

4

AGB 410 Management Practices/Agric. Lending

4

ECON 337 Money, Banking, and Credit

4

Adviser approved electives: AGB/BUS (300-400 level) or foreign language (any level)

4

 

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Agribusiness Marketing Concentration

 

AGB 318 Global Agricultural Marketing/Trade

4

AGB 323 Agribusiness Managerial Accounting

4

AGB 405 Agribus. Marketing Research Methods

4

AGB 406 Agribusiness Marketing Planning

4

AGB 421 Agribusiness Operations Analysis or
AGB 433 Agricultural Price Analysis


4

AGB 450 Agribusiness Strategy Formulation

4

Adviser approved electives: AGB/BUS (300-400 level) or foreign language (any level)

4

 

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Agribusiness Policy Concentration

 

AGB 307 World Food Economy

4

AGB 315 Land Economics

4

AGB 323 Agribusiness Managerial Accounting

4

AGB 412 Advanced Agricultural Policy

4

AGB 421 Agribusiness Operations Analysis or
AGB 435 Linear Programming in Agriculture


4

AGB 433 Agricultural Price Analysis

4

Adviser approved electives: AGB/BUS (300-400 level) or foreign language (any level)

4

 

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Farm and Ranch Management

 

AGB 321 Farm Records

4

AGB 322 Principles of Farm Management

4

AGB 331 Farm Accounting

4

AGB 433 Agricultural Price Analysis

4

AGB 435 Linear Programming in Agriculture

4

AGB 456/457/458 Crop/Livestock/Dairy Management Problems

4

Adviser approved electives: AGB/BUS (300-400 level) or foreign language (any level)

4

 

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International Agribusiness Management

BUS 302 International and Cross Cultural Mgt

4

AGB 307 World Food Economy

4

AGB 318 Global Agricultural Mktg and Trade

4

AGB 323 Agribusiness Managerial Accounting

4

AGB 422 Logistics in Global Agribusiness or
BUS 433 International Business Finance


4

AGB 451 Strategy and Cases in International Agribusiness

4

Area study concentration elective
To be selected from approved courses in anthropology, history, humanities, and foreign languages


4

 

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Individualized Course of Study

 

Adviser and department head pre-approval of courses is required

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