2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog
Minors
Agricultural Information Technology
Hours: 15 credits
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Students learn basic skills to develop software applications in agriculture and natural resources. The visual programming tools include expert systems, database systems, multimedia, and statistical and optimization techniques to analyze and solve problems in the field. Students also explore the use of sensors in physical and biological systems and in networked computer control and data acquisition systems.
Students work in multidisciplinary teams that focus on the use and development of IT products for industry, research, teaching and extension.
Required Courses: 9 hours
| AEE 3070C Digital Media Production in Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| AOM 3432 Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources | 3 |
| AOM 4443 Agricultural Software Application Development | 3 |
Electives: 6 hours
| AOM 4433 Networking, Instrumentation and Control in Agriculture | 3 |
| AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| AOM 4510 Agricultural and Natural Resources Decision Support System Development | 3 |
| AOM 5431 GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| FOR 3434C Forest Resources Information Systems | 3 |