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The colleges of Agricultural and Life Sciences and Engineering offer the agricultural and biological engineering curriculum cooperatively.

Students in this major receive basic training in engineering and agriculture to solve the specialized engineering problems of agricultural production and processing systems and the management and conservation of agricultural land and water resources.

Since engineering problems in agriculture relate to biological production and processing of biological products, training in agriculture, and biology courses are required.

Students will register in the College of Engineering and will receive the Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Agricultural and Biological Engineering). Refer to that college for the curriculum.

Precision Agriculture Minor

A minor in precision agriculture is a multidisciplinary study. You will use satellite imagery, aerial photography, field sensors and the Global Positioning System to acquire information about field conditions. This information is organized and analyzed using a digital mapping system called Geographical Information System. Once analyzed, this can assist in making effective management decisions (see Agricultural and Biological Engineering).

Completion of the precision agriculture minor requires a total of 15 credit hours from the following categories:

A. Precision Agriculture: (Six credits required.) It is recommended that AOM4455 be taken first.

AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems

3

AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture

3

 

B. Remote Sensing: (Three credit hours required from this category.)

AOM 5431 GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture

3

SUR 4380 Remote Sensing

3

SUR 5385 Remote Sensing Applications

3

SUR 3331 Photogrammetry

3

 

C. Geographic Information Systems: (Three credit hours required from this category.)

SUR 3393 Geographic Information Systems

3

URP 4273 Survey of Planning Information Systems

3

EES 4027 Spatial Analysis Using Geographic Information systems

3

FOR 3434 Forest Resources Information Systems

3

SUR 5365 Digital Mapping

3

GEO 3151 Foundations of Geographic Information Systems -

3

LAA 4381C Environmental Methods and GIS

3

 

D. Crop Management & Field Techniques (Three credit hours required from this category.)

AGR 3005 Principles of Crop Science

3

AGR 4214c Applied Field Crop Production

3

FRC 3212 Introduction to Citrus Culture and Production

3

PMA 3010 Fundamentals of Pest Management -

3

PLP 3103C Control of Plant Diseases

3

PLS 4601C Weed Science

3

SOS 4231 Soils and Land Use

3

AGR 4231C Forage Science and Range Management

3

PLS 4613 Aquatic Weed Control

3

FAS 4305 Introduction to Fishery Science

3

FNR 4623 Integrated Natural Resource Management

3

FNR 3410 Natural Resource Sampling

3

SOS 4715 Environmental Pedology

3

SUR 3520 Measurement Science

3

ENV 4042 Environmental Data Analysis

3

GEO 3162 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis for Geographers

3

SOS 3023 Soil Judging

3

STA 4222 Sample Survey Design

3

WIS 4945 Wildlife Techniques

3

 
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