B.S. AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Agricultural Engineering Bldg. (08), Room 101
(805) 756-2378
(805) 756-2626 (FAX)

Courses are displayed by Major, Support, General Education and Breadth, and Electives. 60 units must be 300-400 level.

Units

MAJOR COURSES

ASM 141 Agricultural Machinery Safety

3

ASM 142 Agricultural Power and Machinery Management

4

ASM 203 Agricultural Systems Analysis

3

ASM 324 Principles of Agricultural Electrification

4

ASM 325 Agricultural Energy Systems

3

AE 340 Irrigation Water Management

4

ASM 402 Agricultural Materials

3

ASM 425 Computer Controls for Agriculture

3

ASM 432 Agricultural Buildings

4

ASM 463 Undergraduate Seminar

1

1 Senior Project 461, 462

2,3

Adviser approved electives
May be selected from the following emphasis areas: plant production, livestock production, food processing, environment information management, water/irrigation, agricultural waste management, process and manufacturing, or teaching agriculture

19

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

* = Courses satisfy General Education and Breadth requirements.

AE 128 Careers in Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering

2

AE 129 Laboratory Skills and Safety

1

AE 133 Engineering Design Graphics

3

AE 321 Agricultural Safety

3

ACTG 211 Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors

4

AG 250 Computer Application in Agriculture (F1)*

3

AGB 212 Agricultural Economics

3

AGB 301 Agricultural Marketing

3

AGB 310 Agricultural Credit and Finance

3

AGB 401 Managing Diversity in Agribusiness Labor Relations (USCP)

4

BIO 220 Physiology and Biological Adaptation or BACT 221 General Bacteriology (B1b, E2)

 
4

CHEM 121 General Chemistry (B1a)*

4

CHEM 122 General Chemistry (B1a)*

4

MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B2)*

4

MATH 119 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry

3

PHYS 104 Introduction to Physics (B1a)*

4

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

Units selected by the student and approved in advance by the Agribusiness Department Minor Coordinator


10

Animal or plant production course

3

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GENERAL EDUCATION AND BREADTH

 

For selection of GEB electives, see current Catalog or Class Schedule.
At least 9 units must be 300-400 level.

Area A:

14

ENGL 114 (A1)

 

ENGL 125/PHIL 125/SPC 125 (A2)

 

SPC 201/SPC 202 (A3)

 

ENGL 215/ENGL 218 (A4)

 

Area B:

0

A minimum of 18 units is required; 18 of the units are in Support

Physical science (B1a)* see Support Courses

Life science (B1b)* see Support Courses

Mathematics (B2)* see Support Courses

Area C:

18

PHIL 230 or PHIL 231 (C1)

Critical reading electives (C1) (C1)

Fine and performing arts elective (C2)

Literature, philosophy, arts elective (300–400) (C3)

Arts and humanities elective (Area C)

Area D:

18

HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 (D1)

POLS 210 (D1)

HIST 315 (D2)

ECON 201/ECON 211/ECON 222 (D3)

 

Social institutions elective (100-200) (D4a)

 

Social institutions elective (300-400) (D4b)

 

Area E:

3

A minimum of 5 units is required; 2 of the units are in Support

PSY 201/PSY 202 (E1)

 

(E2)* see Support Courses

Area F

0

A minimum of 2 units is required; 2 of the units are in Support

(F1)* see Support Courses

Total GEB

A minimum of 76 units is required; 23 of the units are in Support

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ELECTIVES

 

9

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1 Senior project may be taken in emphasis areas.

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08/18/97