Agricultural Sciences (AGRI)
AGRI 002, LEADERSHIP, 0 Credits
Provides students with basic personal and interpersonal leadership skills that can be used within and outside of a work setting. Through practice, the leadership experience helps students explore motivation, decision-making, time management, power, team building, conflict, ethics, dealing with change, communication skills, and diversity issues.
AGRI 199, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-3 Credits
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
AGRI 299, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
Targeted courses that focus on specific topics in agriculture and natural resources. Topics may vary from term to term and from year to year. May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
AGRI 399, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
AGRI 402, INDEPENDENT STUDIES, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
AGRI 407, SEMINAR, 1-16 Credits
This course is repeatable for 16 credits.
Available via Ecampus
AGRI 420, INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION, 3 Credits
History of organic farming, advantages and disadvantages, review of long-term studies comparing organic and conventional production systems, a review of the federal organic production guidelines, methods and applications for organic production facilities, crop nutrition, compost and manure utilization, organic amendments, organic field crop production, organic gardening, organic livestock production, weed and pest control in organic systems, and marketing of organic produce.
Prerequisite: CROP 200 with D- or better or SOIL 205 with D- or better or SOIL 205H with D- or better or CSS 205 with D- or better or CSS 305 with D- or better or BI 204 with D- or better or BI 213 with D- or better or BI 213H with D- or better
Available via Ecampus
AGRI 438, EXPLORING WORLD AGRICULTURE, 2 Credits
Global practices of food production are highly diverse. However, there are also many common global issues related to agriculture, food, and natural resources. Speakers with international backgrounds and experiences will present material, as well as student teams who will research a topic of personal interest. In addition, opportunities for global study, internship, and research will be explored.
AGRI 499, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.
AGRI 506, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE CAPSTONE, 3 Credits
Recommended: AGRI 520, CROP/SOIL 530, ANS 550
Available via Ecampus
AGRI 520, INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTION, 3 Credits
History of organic farming, advantages and disadvantages, review of long-term studies comparing organic and conventional production systems, a review of the federal organic production guidelines, methods and applications for organic production facilities, crop nutrition, compost and manure utilization, organic amendments, organic field crop production, organic gardening, organic livestock production, weed and pest control in organic systems, and marketing of organic produce.
Recommended: CROP 200 or SOIL 205 or BI 204 or BI 213
Available via Ecampus
AGRI 599, SPECIAL TOPICS, 1-4 Credits
Targeted courses that focus on specific topics in agricultural science. Topics may vary from term to term and from year to year. May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
This course is repeatable for 8 credits.