In accordance with Public Law Number 1 approved January 20, 1966, better known as the University Law, and Certification No. 13 of the Council of Higher Education, dated September 11, 1968, the College of Agricultural Sciences is the unit within the Mayagüez Campus where formal teaching, research, and extension in agriculture are integrated. The three functions are mutually complementary and are included under a central scheme of three-dimensional organization that includes the Faculty of Agriculture, the Agricultural Experiment Station, and the Agricultural Extension Service.
A management team, including the Dean and
Director of the
Formal
university teaching in the field of agriculture started in
At the undergraduate level, the Faculty
of Agriculture offers programs of studies leading to the Bachelor of
Agricultural Sciences in various options.
Students are trained in all areas related to the science and art of
modern agriculture, as well as in the knowledge and abilities to express
themselves. In addition, the student is
provided with opportunities for the development of an analytical, critical, and
reflective mind.
In order to accomplish these aims, the
Faculty of Agriculture offers eleven programs or options leading to the
Bachelor's degree:
(1) Agribusiness,
(2) Agricultural Economics,
(3) Agronomy-Crops,
(4) Agronomy-Soils,
(5) Animal Industry,
(6) Crop Protection,
(7) Education in Agricultural Extension,
(8) General Agriculture,
(9) Horticulture,
(10) Mechanical-Agricultural Technology, and
(11) Vocational Agriculture Education,
In addition, the Faculty offers a non-degree
program of study in Pre-Veterinary for those students who will be pursuing
studies in Veterinary Medicine.
The Faculty follows an interdisciplinary approach in its programs of study, which in addition to the various specialties in the agricultural sciences, encompass teaching in the natural sciences, social sciences, the humanities, and languages. The goal of formal teaching is to prepare the scientists and professionals needed in Puerto Rico for the development and progress of its agriculture and of its rural areas, and to provide them with the knowledge and competence essential to their field of specialization as well as with the indispensable background in sociohumanistics and the positive attitudes necessary to serve the country well. The first year of study is the same for all the options in the Faculty of Agriculture, with the exception of the Pre-Veterinary Program. From the second year on, the student takes the required courses and the professional electives of his or her fields of specialization. All the programs require the student to enroll at the end of the third year of study in a summer practicum under the supervision of a professor of the department.
The Faculty of Agriculture also offers graduate courses leading to the Master of Science Degree. The student is able to specialize in one of the following disciplines: (1) Agronomy-Crops, (2) Agronomy-Soils, (3) Horticulture, (4) Crop Protection, (5) Animal Industry, (6) Agricultural
Economics, and (7) Food Science and Technology. For information regarding these programs, the Graduate Studies Catalog of the Mayagüez Campus should be consulted.
The Agricultural Experiment Station was
originally established in 1910 as a private entity of the Sugar Producer's
Association of Puerto Rico. In 1914 it
was transferred to the Government of Puerto Rico. With the Jones Act of 1917 the Agency became
part of the Department of Agriculture and Labor, and it was given the name of
"Insular Experiment Station".
In 1933, and in
accordance with Joint Resolution No. 3 of the Legislature of Puerto Rico, the
Experiment Station was transferred to the
The role of the Agricultural Experiment
Station is to provide the scientific and technological base necessary for the
total development of the agricultural and rural sectors of
The Station has central offices and research
activities at the two main research centers, Mayagüez and Río Piedras. In addition to the main Research Centers, the
Agricultural Experiment Station has six substations with a total area of more
than 2,000 acres of land distributed in different geographical and ecological
zones of
The Agricultural
Extension Service was established in
The informal education role of
the Extension Service is developed through four main programs:
(1) Educational Programs in
Agriculture, Marketing and Natural Resources,
(2) Home Economics and Nutrition,
(3) Youth and 4-H Clubs, and the
(4) Community Resources
Development.
This
administrative unit of the
INTERNATIONAL
PROGRAMS IN AGRICULTURE
The Office of International Programs in
Agriculture adds a fourth dimension to the role of the
The programmatic and administrative
integration of formal agricultural teaching, research, and extension allows the
It
provides for the full participation of its professors, scientists, and
specialists in more than one role, in accordance with the needs, interests, and
values of the diverse clientele in agriculture and the rural sector served by the
The primary
mission of the
The formal
higher education program of
Instructional programs provide a strong foundation into the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, and economics, which support curricula in agricultural sciences and food sciences and technology. The faculty trained in the basic and applied sciences pertaining to agriculture and related areas consists of scholars whose contributions to instruction, research and cooperative extension are recognized well beyond the reaches of this university.
In order to accomplish these aims, the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences offers programs of options leading to the Bachelor’s Degree: 1) General Agriculture, 2) Agronomy-Crops, 3) Agronomy-Soils, 4) Horticulture, 5) Animal Industry, 6)Crop Protection, 7)Agribusiness, 8) Agricultural Education Teacher preparation, 9) Agricultural Extension Education, 10) Agricultural Economics, and 11) Mechanical Agricultural Technology. In addition the Faculty offers a non-degree program of study in Pre-Veterinary Sciences for those students who will be pursing studies in veterinary medicine.
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences also offers graduate courses and programs leading to the Master of Science Degree. Through that program and courses the students are able to specialize in the following discipline: 1) Agronomy-Crops, 2) Agronomy-Soils, 3) Animal Industry, 4) Agricultural Economics, 5) Agricultural Education, 6) Agricultural Extension Education, 7) Crop Protection, 8) Food Sciences and technology, 9) Horticulture. For more information regarding these programs, refer to the Graduate Studies Bulletin of Information.
The Co-op Program offers all qualified students majoring in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, Agronomy, Soil Sciences, Animal Industry, Crop Protection, Horticulture, Mechanical Technology in Agriculture and General Program in Agricultural Sciences, an opportunity to enhance their academic preparation, acquire valuable work experience, and explore career options. Through this program, students alternate terms of full-time study with term of full-time paid employment. The work experiences are supervised jointly by a
mentor in the cooperating institution (private business or government agency) and a Faculty member. A fundamental purpose of cooperative education is to give students the opportunity to learn under real-world conditions.
Student
eligibility
To be eligible for the Coop-program, students most meet the following minimum requirements.
-2.5 GPA
-completed 2 years of study
-certain courses are pre-requisites by some employers
Employment
participation
The coop organization commits, through a written agreement, to ensure student workplace learning and to evaluate the student’s work experience. While in coop work experience periods, students are considered as actual employees of the hiring organization. These include:
-student is considered an employee of the hiring organization and subject to policies and laws that relate to other employees.
-student receives compensation in the form of
wages for work performed.
-student is under the supervision of the employer and performs work assigned by it.
-Employers make hiring decisions.
The
Plan
-The work periods are integrated with the curriculum, do not occur previous to the initial school term or after the final school term has been completed.
-The student must be registered in the cooperative education course assigned and will receive six (6) credit hours in free electives for a minimum of two (2) work experiences, one of which must take place during a regular semester.
(Interdepartmental Program)
The great diversity of crop and animal
enterprises that characterize the island's agriculture requires professionals
well prepared for identification and solve the multiple and varied problem
which commonly affect agricultural enterprises, rural life, and economics and
social development.
The curriculum for the Agricultural Sciences General Program is primarily designed to prepare students for employment as agronomists or professional agriculturists. Students that graduate from this program may work in positions that require a broad general knowledge and skills in agricultural sciences.
In contrast with programs in Vocational Agricultural Education and Agricultural Extension, that has a general focus, the General Program in Agricultural Sciences offer greater opportunities for studying the technical aspects of agriculture. The student of the General Program, if interested, may also take electives in Agricultural Education or Extension Programs. A three-credit summer practice is required as part of the curriculum.
Students that graduate from this program may work in positions that require a broad general knowledge of agricultural sciences.
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
(Interdepartmental
Program)
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First year course in
English
3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General Chemistry 4
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production
Or
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science 4
PHED ----
Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science
Or
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production 4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second
year course in
English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary
Botany 4
CHEM 3061 Fundamentals
of Organic
Chemistry and
Biochemistry I 4
ECON 3021 Principles
of Economics I 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 3
17
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second
year course in English 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Elements
of Physics Laboratory 1
CHEM 3062 Fundamentals
of Organic
Chemistry and
Biochemistry II 4
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
BIOL 4015
General Zoology 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 3
18
First Semester
BIOL 3300 Genetics 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective
Course in Social
Sciences 3
CROP 4006 Tropical
Plant Pathology 3
AGRO 3005 General
Soils
3
ANIN 4005 Veterinary
Physiology 3
CROP 4008 Agricultural
Entomology 3
18
Second Semester
AGMT 4015 Agricultural
Machinery I 3
BIOL 3770 General
Microbiology 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective
Course in Social
Sciences 3
HORT 4009 Horticultural
Crops 3
ANIN 4010 Animal
Feeding and Nutrition 4
ELECTIVES **Electives
2
18
**** Summer Practicum 3
First Semester
HUMA ---- ***Elective
Course in
Humanities 3
PLSC 4005 Physiological
Principles of
Crop Production 3
AGEC 4019 Introduction
to Farm
Management 3
*****
----Seminar 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
16
Second Semester
HUMA ---- ***Elective
Course in
Humanities 3
*****
----Seminar 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 12
16
Total Credits required for program: 142
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for information on Advanced Placement.
** Minimum requirements of electives. The General Agriculture Program requires a minimum of 26 credits in elective courses.
At least 14 of these credits should be professional electives chosen among the course offerings of the Faculty of Agriculture, with the approval of the Dean of the Faculty. The twelve remaining courses correspond to free electives.
*** Elective courses in the Social Sciences and Humanities will be chosen from among the offerings of the corresponding department with the approval of the Dean of Agriculture.
**** Students may enroll in Summer Practice in any Department of the Faculty of Agriculture with the consent of the Department Director.
***** Students should enroll in seminars in the same department in which they take their Summer Practice.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY
The Department of Agricultural Economics and
Rural Sociology offer programs to obtain a degree in Bachelor of Agricultural
Sciences with majors in Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness. Students
majoring in Agricultural Economics must take courses in principles of
agricultural economics, farm management, marketing of agricultural products,
farm finance, economic theory and statistics.
Electives may be taken in related courses. Students desiring careers in
the Agribusiness option may take electives in business management.
The programs in agricultural economics prepare students for advanced training in agricultural economics and for careers in finance and credit, agribusiness and farm management, and public and private agencies that serve agriculture. The Department also offers a graduate program leading to the Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (see Graduate Bulletin of Information).
Department Sponsored Organizations
The Agricultural Economist Students’
Association, an affiliate of the American Agricultural Economics Association –
student section, was established in 1984.
SUMMARY OF CREDITS IN PROGRAM
General education courses 60
Faculty requirements 27
Departmental requirements 43
Free electives 12
Total 142
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First year course in
English 3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General
Chemistry 4
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production
or
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science 4
PHED ---- Basic
Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science
Or
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production
4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary
Botany 4
ECON 3021 Principles
of Economics I 3
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
MATH 3049 Mathematical
Analysis for
Management
Sciences 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 3
17
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Elements
of Physics
Laboratory 1
ECON 3022 Principles
of Economics II 3
AGEC 3005 Principles
of Agricultural
Economic Analysis 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 3
16
First Semester
ECON 3091 Micro-economic Theory 3
AGEC 4007 Marketing
of Agricultural
Products 3
AGRO 3005 General
Course in Soils 3
MSTA 3101 Applied
Statistics I 3
BIOL 4015 General
Zoology 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective course in Social
Sciences 3
18
Second Semester
ECON 3092 Macro-economic
Theory 3
AGEC 4028 Agricultural
Finance 3
AGMT 4015 Agricultural
Machinery I 3
PLSC 4005 Physiological
Principles in
Crop Production 3
MSTA 3102 Applied
Statistics II 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective course in Social
Sciences 3
18
AGEC 4005 Summer
Practicum 3
Or
AGEC 4997 Supervised Professional Occup.
Exp. for Coop
Students
First Semester
HUMA ---- ***Elective
Course in
Humanities 3
AGEC 4025 Seminar 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 12
16
Second Semester
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
AGEC 4019 Farm
Management and Accounting 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 12
18
Total credits required for program: 142
*Refer to the Academic
Regulations section for information on
Advanced Placement.
**Minimum requirements in electives. The Department of Agricultural Economics requires a minimum of 30 credits in elective courses. At least 12 should be in professional electives chosen from among Department offerings or from related areas. Also, 6 elective credits should be taken from offerings of other departments in the Faculty of Agriculture. In both cases, courses must be selected with the consent of the Director of Agricultural Economics. The remaining 12 credits are free electives.
***The elective courses in Social Sciences and Humanities will be selected with the consent of the Director of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
AGRI-BUSINESS CURRICULUM
SUMMARY OF CREDITS IN
PROGRAM
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General
Chemistry 4
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production
Or
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science 4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science
Or
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production 4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary Botany 4
ACCO 3005 Elementary
Accounting I 4
ECON 3021 Principles
of Economics I 3
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
MATH 3049 Mathematical
Analysis for
Management
Sciences 3
18
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second
year course in
English 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Laboratory
for Elements of
Physics 1
ECON 3022 Principles
of Economics II 3
ACCO 3006 Elementary
Accounting II 4
MSTA 3101 Applied Statistics I 3
17
First Semester
SOSC 3121 An Intro. to the Study of the
Social Sciences 3
AGEC 4007 Marketing
of Agricultural
Products 3
AGRO 3005 General
Soils 3
BIOL 4015 General
Zoology 3
ELECTIVES ****Electives
in Agricultural
Sciences 3
ELECTIVES **Professional
Electives 3
18
Second Semester
SOSC 3122 An Intro. to the Study of the
Social Sciences 3
AGEC 4028 Agricultural
Finance 3
AGMT 4015 Agricultural
Machinery I 3
PLSC 4005 Physiological
Principles of
Crop Production 3
ELECTIVES Free
Electives 3
ELECTIVES **Professional
Electives 3
18
SUMMER SESSION
AGEC 4005 Summer
Practicum 3
Or
AGEC 4997 Supervised Professional Occup.
Exp. for Coop Students
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester
GERH 4006 Introduction to
Organizations 3
AGEC 4025 Seminar 1
ELECTIVES ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
ELECTIVES ****Electives
in Agricultural
Sciences 3
ADMI 4001 Business
Law I 3
ELECTIVES **Professional
Electives in
Business Adm.
Faculty 3
16
Second Semester
ELECTIVES Free Electives 3
AGEC 4019 Farm
Management and Accounting 3
ELECTIVE ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
ELECTIVE Free
Electives 6
15
Total Credits required for program: 141
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for information on Advanced Placement.
** Minimum required credits in electives. A minimum of 9 credits as professional
electives, to be taken among the offerings of the Department of Agricultural
Economics and Rural Sociology, the Department of Economics of the
*** A minimum of 6 credits as electives in Humanities must be taken among the offerings of the Department of Humanities with the consent of the Director of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
**** A minimum of 6 credits must be taken as electives in agricultural sciences, among the offerings of the different departments of the Faculty of Agriculture, except the Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology and Agricultural Education Departments.
CARMEN I. ALAMO GONZALEZ, Assistant Researcher (Agricultural Economics) ,M.S., 1988,
MARIANO ANTONI PADILLA, Researcher (Agricultural Economics), M.A., 1981,
MYRNA COMAS PAGAN, Assistant
Specialist of Extension (Agricultural Economics), M.S., 1990,
VIVIAN CARRO FIGUEROA, Associate Researcher (Rural
Sociology), M.A., 1976,
MILDRED CORTES PEREZ, Assistant
Researcher (Agricultural Economics), M.A. 1995,
FLOR M. DELGADO
RESTITUTO DEYNES SOTO, Specialist of Extension (Agricultural Economics), M.S., 1975,
EDNA DROZ LUBE, Associate Researcher (Rural Sociology), 1962,
JORGE FERNANDEZ CORNEJO, Adjunct Professor (Agricultural Economics), 1990, Ph.D.,
GLADYS M. GONZALEZ, Professor, Ph.D., 1984,
JORGE A. GONZALEZ SOTO, Professor, Ph.D., 1986,
MADELINE MENDOZA MALDONADO, Associate Specialist of Extension (Agricultural. Economics), M.S., 1988, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.
LUIS R. MEJIA MAYMI, Assistant Specialist of
Extension (Agricultural Economics) M.S.,
1986, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.
JUAN ORTIZ LOPEZ, Associate Researcher (Agricultural Economics), M.S., 1984, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus.
ROOPCHAND RAMGOLAM, Professor, Ph.D., 1974,
JOSE L. TROCHE DUCOT, Associate Researcher, M.S., 1984,
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
AGEC 3005. PRINCIPLES OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC ANALYSIS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Introduction to the field of agricultural economics, with emphasis on the aspects of production. Includes study of the use of economic principles in agricultural production and of supply and demand, and elementary notions of policy making.
AGEC 3007. INTRODUCTION TO THE USE OF MICROCOMPUTERS IN THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one hour of practice per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department.
Basic concepts in the use and operation of microcomputers; software packages for word processing, data base management, and spread sheets. Information on software packages for agriculture.
AGEC 3015. AGRICULTURAL LAW. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Analysis of different aspects of law relevant in the agribusiness decision-making process.
AGEC 4005. SUMMER PRACTICUM IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. Three credit hours. Six weeks duration. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department and twelve credits in Agricultural Economics.
Practical scientific work and field experience, or its equivalent, in any of the various phases of agricultural economics.
AGEC 4006. INTRODUCTION TO CONSUMER ECONOMICS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
ECON 3021 or AGEC 3005.
An
examination of topics that illustrate the ways in which consumers make
decisions. Emphasis is given to the use
of economic principles with respect to use of credit, and the purchase of food,
housing, medical plans,
education, automobiles, insurance, recreation, and other consumption items.
AGEC 4007. MARKETING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECON 3021 or AGEC 3005.
A general comprehensive study of agricultural products marketing institutions, functions and problems, with emphasis on the Puerto Rican situation. Includes study of supply and demand, market structures, prices, and marketing costs at the various levels of the distribution process.
AGEC 4008. AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES. Two credit hours. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECON 3021.
Fundamental features of the cooperative movement, with emphasis on farmers cooperatives. Includes aspects of principles, organization, management, problems, limitation and accomplishments of agricultural cooperatives.
AGEC 4009. COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISES. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Study of economic and social principles of cooperativism and their implication for development. Discussion of the functioning of different types of cooperatives, including legal aspects.
AGEC 4015. INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCE ECONOMICS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECON 3021 or AGEC 3005.
Undergraduate Bulletin
of Information 2000-2001
Introduction to the application of
economic and political science concepts to problems in the use of natural
resources including water, land, forest, and marine resources. Emphasis is given to concepts of regional
growth, to the impact of urban development, and the process of public
decision-making in the area of natural resources.
AGEC 4016. INTRODUCTION TO FARM APPRAISAL. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Study of the factors that affect the value of farm land, principles and methods of farm appraisal, and preparation of appraisal reports.
AGEC 4017-4018. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. One to three credit hours. One to three work periods per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the Department Director.
Problems in any of the various phases of agricultural economics will be assigned or may be selected, subject to the approval of the professor in charge.
AGEC 4019. FARM MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ECON
3021 or AGEC 3005.
Use of economic principles and farm records in the organization and management of a farm business. Includes methods of keeping and analyzing farm records, farm inventory, income and net worth statements, receipts and expenses records, production records, income tax returns; use of economic principles and of records in budgeting; and analysis of aspects of the problems of risk and uncertainty in agriculture. Emphasis is placed on decision-making.
AGEC 4025. SEMINAR. One credit hour. One meeting per week. Prerequisites: Consent of the Director of the Department and twelve credits in Agricultural Economics.
Reports and discussions of problems, observation and recent research. Written and oral reports are required.
AGEC 4026. INTRODUCTION TO RURAL SOCIOLOGY. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Scientific study
of rural society, its population, structure and social processes. Emphasis is given to the rural area of
AGEC 4028. AGRICULTURAL FINANCE. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ECON 3021 or AGEC 3005.
Study of the methods and problems in financing the farm business, with emphasis on the aspects of credit. Includes study and analysis of credit requirements, institutions, types and effects.
AGEC 4029. AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGEC 4019.
Managerial concepts. Application of economic principles. Analytical techniques and decision making procedures in agribusiness. Planning, organization, financial analysis and control; human relations. Case studies, discussion, and work problems involving actual managerial situations.
AGEC 4997. SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR COOP STUDENTS. Three to six credit hours. A minimum of two practice periods is required, one of them in a semester. Prerequisites: Consent of the Director of the Department and to be a Coop program student.
Practical experience in agricultural economics and agribusiness management in cooperation with the private sector or government. To be jointly supervised by the academic department, the Coop program coordinator, and an official from the cooperating entity. A written report will be required upon completion of each work period.
The Agricultural
Education Department offers a program leading to the degree of Bachelor of
Science in Agriculture with majors in Agricultural Education or Extension
Education. These programs prepare students for teaching agriculture and
agricultural extension, and also for educational and public relations work
related to agriculture in federal and state agencies, business, commerce, and
industry. Employment in these positions
requires agricultural experience, preparation in basic sciences and technical
agriculture, and understanding of the principles and techniques of the
teaching-learning process, and the ability to work with people.
Graduates of this department may
qualify to teach vocational agriculture upon completion of the program of study
which includes supervised teaching (courses EDAG 4018-4019) and other courses
required for certification to teach in the school system of
PROGRAMS OF STUDY
SUMMARY OF CREDITS IN
PROGRAM
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First
year course in
English
3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General
Chemistry 4
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production
or
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science 4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science
or
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production 4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary
Botany 4
ECON 3021 Principles
of Economics I 3
BIOL 4015 General
Zoology 3
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
SOSC ---- ***Elective course in Social
Sciences 3
17
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second
year course in
English 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Elements
of Physics
Laboratory 1
AGRO 3005 General
Soils Course 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective
course in Social
Sciences 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 4
17
THIRD YEAR
First Semester
AGMT 4015 Agricultural Machinery I 3
CROP 4006 Tropical
Plant Pathology 3
ANIN 4005 Veterinary
Physiology 3
AGEC 4019 Introduction
to Farm
Business
Administration 3
AGED 4005 Methods
in Teaching
Vocational
Agriculture 3
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities
3
18
Second Semester
PLSC 4005 Physiological Principles of
Crop Production 3
AGED 4006 Curriculum
Development 3
AGED 4007 Organization
and
Administration in Vocational
Agriculture 3
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
18
First Semester
ANIN 4036 Farm Animal Diseases 3
AGED 4018 Teaching
Practice I 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 12
18
Second Semester
CROP 4008 Agricultural Entomology
3
AGED 4015 Youth
Organization and Programs 3
AGED 4017 Agricultural
Education Seminar 1
AGED 4019 Teaching
Practice II 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 8
18
Total Credits required for program: 142
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for information on Advanced Placement.
** Minimum requirements in electives: The Agricultural Education Program requires a minimum of 18 of these credits to be selected from the courses offered by the Agricultural Science Faculty or by the Division of Extension and the remaining 12 credits are free electives.
*** The electives in Social Sciences and Humanities require authorization of the Director of the Agricultural Education Department.
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION CURRICULUM
SUMMARY OF
CREDITS IN PROGRAM
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General
Chemistry 4
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals of Crop
Production
or
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal Science 4
PHED ---- Basic Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal Science
or
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop Production 4
PHED ---- Basic
Course in Physical
Education
1
18
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary
Botany 4
ECON 3021 Principles
of Economics I 3
AGRO 3005 General
Soils Course 3
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
SOSC ---- ***Elective course in Social
Sciences 3
17
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in English 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Elements
of Physics Laboratory 1
BIOL 4015 General
Zoology 3
HORT 3005 Plant
Propagation 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective
course in Social
Sciences 3
16
First Semester
CROP 4006 Tropical
Plant Pathology 3
ANIN 4005 Veterinary
Physiology 3
EXAG 4005 Extension
Philosophy and
Objectives 3
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
18
Second Semester
PLSC 4005 Physiological Principles of Crop
Production 3
AGMT 4015 Agricultural
Machinery I 3
AGED 4015 Youth
Organization and Programs 3
EXAG 4006 Extension
Teaching Methods and
Techniques 3
AGRO 4037 Soil
Fertility and Fertilizers 3
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities
3
18
SUMMER SESSION
EXAG 4007 Summer Practice 3
First Semester
ANIN 4036 Farm
Animals Diseases 3
CROP 4008 Agricultural
Entomology 3
AGEC 4007 Marketing
of Farm Products 3
AGEC 4026 Introduction
to Rural Sociology 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
18
Second Semester
EXAG 4009 Extension
Education Seminar 1
HORT 4009 Horticultural
Crops 3
HORT 4008 Vegetable
Gardening 3
AGEC 4019 Introduction
to Farm Management 3
ELECTIVES **General
Electives 6
16
Total credits required for program: 142
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for information on Advanced Placement.
** Minimum requirements in electives: The Agricultural Extension Program requires a minimum of 18 credits in elective courses. At least 6 of these credits should be professional electives chosen among the course offerings of the Faculty of Agriculture, with the approval of the Director of the Department. The remaining 12 credits are free electives.
*** The electives in Social Sciences and Humanities require authorization of the Director of the Agricultural Education Department.
DAVID PADILLA VELEZ,
Associate Professor, Ph.D., 1993,
The
LUIS F. SILVA GUERRERO, Professor, Ph.D., 1988,
JOSE A. VILLAMIL FREYTES, Professor, Ph.D., 1978,
JUAN F. GONZALEZ, Instructor, MS, 1985,
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
AGED 3005. AGRICULTURAL ORIENTATION. One credit hour. One hour of lecture per week.
A survey of the
general goals, functions and policies of the main agricultural organizations
working in
AGED 3006. INTRODUCTORY INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGED 3005.
Study and discussion of world agriculture and food production issues including factors such as:
geographical characteristics, cultural issues, and political, social and economic problems. Special attention is given to agricultural production in developing countries and the tropics.
AGED 4005. METHODS IN TEACHING VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Junior standing.
This course is intended to help students develop a sound philosophy of all-day instruction in vocational agriculture. It emphasizes the preparation of annual teaching calendars, job analyzing, the learning process, methods and techniques of teaching, lesson planning and the evaluation of learning.
AGED 4006. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGED 4005.
Curriculum planning theory and practices. Problems and principles in curriculum development. Defining goals and objectives. Selecting appropriate curriculum designs, and planning curriculum implementation and evaluation.
AGED 4007. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION IN VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGED 4005.
The Vocational Education Act: general rules and regulations for the administration and functioning of Vocational Agriculture Department, and the qualification and duties of the teachers of vocational agriculture.
AGED 4008. SUPERVISED OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGED 4005.
Principles, practices and procedures to planning, programming, implementing and evaluating comprehensive supervised farming programs and supervised occupational experience programs. Emphasis will be given to purpose of farm and off farm occupational experience programs. Analysis of home farm and off farms employment experience opportunities and program planning and supervision.
AGED 4009. TEACHING YOUNG AND ADULT FARMERS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGED 4005.
Principles and practice of planning, organizing, promoting, implementing and evaluating young adult farmer courses. Emphasis will be given to the decision-making approach, selection of methods and techniques, lesson planning, class management and evaluation techniques.
AGED 4015. YOUTH ORGANIZATION AND PROGRAMS. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
History, philosophy, importance, objectives, and work programs of youth organization. Advisors,
function, and characteristics, planning programming, implementation, and evaluation of the organization work program, with emphasis in F.F.A., 4-H, and young farmers.
AGED 4016. AUDIOVISUAL MEDIA IN TEACHING VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week.
Philosophical and psychological implication of the use of audiovisual media in teaching. Location, selection, and evaluation of the audiovisual material for teaching purposes. Planning, designing and preparation of audiovisual material to teach vocational agriculture. Practice in the operation and management of audiovisual equipment and a media center.
AGED 4017. SEMINAR. One credit hour. One hour of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Nine credits in agricultural education or agricultural extension.
Discussion of problems related to the development of instructional programs in vocational agriculture; planning, organization, development, follow-up, evaluation, related legislation and trends.
AGED 4018-4019. TEACHING PRACTICE I AND II. Three credit hours per semester. One hour of lecture and six hours of laboratory work per week, each semester. Prerequisite: AGED 4005, AGED 4006. Co-requisite: AGED 4007.
Supervised observation of vocational agriculture teaching. Full time participatory experience of trainees in all phases of the work of vocational agriculture teachers.
AGED 4025. EVALUATION OF STUDENTS IN VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: AGED 4005.
Principles, criteria, procedures and techniques employed in the evaluation of the performance of students in Vocational Agriculture.
AGED 4026. SUPERVISION IN AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department.
Theories, principles and practice pertaining to supervision in agricultural extension and vocational agriculture; factors that influence needs, philosophies, and types of supervision at the local, regional, state and national levels; training, responsibilities, personal traits and duties of the supervisor.
AGEX 4005. EXTENSION PHILOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
This course is designed to familiarize students with the organization, philosophy, and objectives of the Agricultural Extension Service.
AGEX 4006. TEACHING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN EXTENSION. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
This course covers the various educational methods used by the extension service. The students will participate in the major activities of the extension work in the district in cooperation with the local agent of the Puerto Rico Agricultural Extension Service.
AGEX 4007. SUMMER PRACTICUM IN EXTENSION. Three credit hours. Six weeks duration.
The student is required to report to an agricultural extension work under the guidance of an Agricultural Extension agent. A plan of the work to be observed and practiced, and where it is to be carried out, must be approved by the student's counselor. Evaluation will be done by the counselor, in close coordination with the County Agent and the District Supervisor, whenever possible.
AGEX 4008. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN EXTENSION. One to three credit hours. One to three research periods per week. Prerequisite: AGEX 4005.
The student selects and studies an area of extension of his interest, and reports the findings.
AGEX 4009. SEMINAR IN EXTENSION EDUCATION. One credit hour. One hour of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
AGEX 4005.
Discussions of problems related to program planning development, rural development, farm home development, or other phases of extension work. Areas to be discussed are selected at the beginning of the course.
AGEX 4015. INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATION. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Principles and practices in communications; skills and knowledge for person to person, group, and mass communication; panel and group discussions. Practical exercises.
AGEX 4016. GROUP DYNAMICS AND LEADERSHIP. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Discussion of the research and theory in the study of small groups with emphasis on motivational forces involved, and the leadership function in the attainment of the group goals.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS
ENGINEERING
The program of Mechanical Technology in Agriculture, administered by the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department for students of agriculture emphasizes the practical application of engineering principles to the problems encountered in modern farming. In pursuing this objective, all of the major divisions of the agricultural engineering field are considered: farm power and machinery, soils and water management, farm structures and environmental control, rural electrification, and agricultural products processing.
The first year of the
Mechanical Technology in Agriculture Curriculum is the same as that prescribed
in most of the other undergraduate curriculums in the
Most of the agricultural activities in
PROGRAM OF STUDY
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First year course in
English
3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General
Chemistry 4
BIOL 3435 Elementary
Botany 4
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
BIOL 4015 General
Zoology 3
PHED ---- Physical Education Elective 1
17
SECOND YEAR
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
ECON 3021 Principles of Economics I 3
MATH 3049 Mathematical Analysis for
Management
Sciences 3
GEEG 3011 Engineering Graphics I 2
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production 4
ELECTIVES **Elective 3
18
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in
English 3
COMP 3057 Computer
Fundamentals 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Elements
of Physics
Laboratory 1
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science 4
AGRO 3005 General
Soils 3
17
First Semester
AGEC 4019 Introduction to
Farm
Management 3
AGMT 4009 Agricultural
Power 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective
course in Social
Sciences 3
PLSC 4005 Physiological
Principles of
Crop Production 3
CIEG 4005 Agricultural
Surveying 3
AGEC 4007 Marketing
of Agricultural
Products 3
18
Second Semester
AGMT 4015 Agricultural Machinery I 3
AGMT 4005 Farm
Electrification 3
SOSC ---- ***Elective
course in Social
Sciences 3
AGMT 4028 Farm
Service Buildings 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
18
AGMT 4008 Summer Field Practice 3
Or
AGMT 4990 Supervised Professional Occup.
Exp. for Coop
Students
First Semester
AGMT 4029 Agricultural Products
Processing 3
AGMT 4035 Soil
and Water Management 4
AGMT 4036 Seminar
in Mechanized
Agriculture 1
HUMA ---- ***Elective course in
Humanities 3
PHED ---- Physical Education Elective 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
18
Second Semester
AGEC 4028 Agricultural Finance 3
AGMT 4037 Seminar
in Mechanized
Agriculture 1
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 9
16
Total credits required for this program: 143
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for information on Advanced Placement.
** The Program in Mechanical Technology in Agriculture requires a minimum of 24 credits in elective courses. In these 24 credits are included twelve credits in Professional electives selected from the offerings of the Department of Agricultural Engineering and related areas and with the authorization of the Director of the Agricultural Engineering Department. The other twelve credits are free electives.
*** The electives in Social Sciences and Humanities require authorization of the Director of the Agricultural Engineering Department.
RAFAEL DAVILA, Extension
Specialist, Ph.D., 1984,
CARMEN GONZALEZ, Extension
Assistant Specialist, M.S.C., 1985,
ERIC HARMSEN, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., 1989, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
CAROL HARPER, Associate
Professor, Ph.D., 1991,
JAVIER HUERTAS, Assistant
Researcher, M.S. Ch.E., 1996,
HECTOR O. LOPEZ, Extension Assistant
Specialist, M.E.M., 1998,
FRANCISCO MONROIG, Instructor, M.S., 1998,
LUIS R. PEREZ ALEGRIA, Professor, Ph.D., 1987,
FERNANDO PEREZ MUÑOZ, Associate
Professor, Ph.D., 1996,
EDWIN RIOS VILLANUEVA, Instructor,
M.S. 2000.
FELIX R. RIVERA NEGRON, Associate Researcher, M.S.C., 1976,
YOOSEF
SHAHABASI, Professor, Ph.D., 1979,
COURSES OF INSTRUCTION
AGEG 4045. FIELD PRACTICE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Six weeks of practice during summer. Prerequisite: Fourth year student.
Field experience in agricultural engineering during the summer session at the end of the fourth year of studies. The course will be offered in cooperation with governmental agencies or private industry. A written report is required.
AGEG 4046. SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: AGRO 3005, CIEG 4005 and GEEG 4015.
Agricultural hydrology; analysis and design of erosion and flood control structures; terraces, waterways, dams, reservoirs, spillways, and drop inlets; land leveling and smoothing.
AGEG 4047. AGRICULTURAL POWER ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: GEEG 4011 and MEEG 4045.
Application of mechanics and thermodynamics to problems of energy conversion and transmission in agricultural production and processing; correlation of principles of design, engine characteristics, and basic configuration of tractive and stationary power units.
AGEG 4048. AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURES DESIGN. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: GEEG 3011, GEEG 4012 and ANIN 3005.
Functional and structural design of farm buildings; materials, cost estimates, and specifications.
AGEG 4049. SEMINAR IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. One credit hour. One hour of seminar per week. Prerequisite: AGEG 4045.
Oral reports and general discussion of the experiences and observations gathered during the summer field practice. Revision and discussion of current research and developments in Agricultural Engineering.
AGEG 4056. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: GEEG 4012, GEEG 4015, and PLSC 3005.
Design and functional, mechanical, and economic analysis of selected machines and combination of machines used in agricultural production and processing.
AGEG 4057. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELEG 4005 and ANIN 3005.
Electrical and electronic fundamentals applied to agricultural production and rural living; selection, installation, and operation of electrical equipment for agricultural applications.
AGEG 4058. AGRICULTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ANIN 3005, MEEG 4045, and ELEG 4075.
Thermodynamic principles related to agricultural engineering processes and operations; properties of air and air-vapor mixtures; refrigeration; solar radiation; environmental requirements for plants, animals, and agricultural products.
AGEG 4059. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY SYSTEMS ANALYSIS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: GEEG 3025 and PLSC 3005.
Analysis of current agricultural machinery systems; adaptation and planning for sequential operations; machinery for unique and alternate production and harvesting systems; operational management.
AGEG 4065. AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: AGRO 3005, CIEG 4005 and GEEG 4015.
Soil-water-plant relationships, consumptive use, application efficiencies; salinity problems, pumps and pumping. Principles of design, construction, operation, and maintenance of agricultural drainage and irrigation systems.
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AGEG 4066. AGRICULTURAL PROCESS ENGINEERING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour
laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELEG 4075 and MEEG 4045.
Engineering elements in agricultural products processing and materials handling; thermodynamics and mass transfer principles applied to agricultural processes.
AGEG 4990. SELECTED TOPICS. One to three credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per week.
Selected topics in Agricultural Engineering. Topics will vary according to the needs and interests of the students and the faculty.
AGEG 4996. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING PROJECTS. Two to four credit hours.
Supervised projects in areas of agricultural engineering. A written report is required.
AGMT 4005. FARM ELECTRIFICATION. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHCS 3172, or PHCS 3152, or PHCS 3091.
Application of electrical energy to agricultural production and rural living. Fundamentals of selection, installation, operation, and maintenance of electrical farm equipment; safety rules and regulations.
AGMT 4006. WOOD SHOP PRACTICES. Two credit hours. One hour of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Selection, care and use of hand power tools, shop skills including farm carpentry pipe fitting, cold metal work, tool fitting and painting, and farm shop safety.
AGMT 4007. METALWORKING AND WELDING. Two credit hours. One hour of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
Shop skills including hot
metal work, soldering and sheet metal work, electric arc welding, and
oxyacetylene welding and cutting; organization and management of the farm shop.
AGMT 4008. SUMMER FIELD PRACTICE. Three credit hours. Six weeks duration. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department.
Practical field experience in
agricultural engineering activities, covering a minimum of six weeks during the
Summer Session at the end of the student's Junior year. The course will be administered in
cooperation with appropriate government agencies and organizations of private
industry. A satisfactory written report
will be required.
AGMT 4009. AGRICULTURAL POWER. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHCS 3171, or PHCS 3151, or PHCS 3091.
Sources, measurement, transmission, and economic application of mechanical power on the farm; principles of construction and operation of various types of farm power units, with particular emphasis on internal combustion engines; classification, selection, operation, and maintenance of farm tractors.
AGMT 4015. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY I. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHCS 3171, or PHCS 3151, or PHCS 3091.
Principles of construction and operation, maintenance procedures, power relationships, and economic utilization of the main tillage, planting, cultivating, and other related agricultural machinery.
AGMT 4017. SAFETY IN AGRICULTURE. Two credit hours. Two hours of lecture per week.
Principles of
personnel and property protection as applied to agricultural operations and use
of agricultural machinery, with emphasis on the development of a philosophy of
safety as a basis for effective accident prevention; a critical review and
analysis of agricultural accidents in
AGMT 4018. COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN AGRICULTURE. Two credit hours. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: MATH 3172.
Introductory course to computer technology and programming using BASIC language, with emphasis on applications to agriculture.
AGMT 4019. FARM DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: AGRO 3005.
Principles of irrigation and drainage of farm lands. Drainage systems, sources of water supply, water quality. Irrigation distribution systems: through gravity, sprinkler or trickle.
AGMT 4025. AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY II. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: AGMT 4009 and AGMT 4015.
Further study of agricultural machinery, covering fertilizing, pest control, harvesting, feed processing, and other agricultural machines, including those recently developed; principles of construction and operation, power relationships, maintenance procedures, and economic utilization.
AGMT 4026. DAIRY MECHANICS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ANIN 3005 and (PHCS 3171, or PHCS 3151, or PHCS 3091).
Construction, installation, operation, and management of mechanical equipment used in dairy enterprises.
AGMT 4028. FARM SERVICE BUILDINGS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ANIN 3005 and GEEG 3011 and (PHCS 3091 or PHCS 3151 or PHCS 3171).
Functional requirements and planning; materials of construction; construction
principles and procedures, with particular reference to the major types of farm
service building.
AGMT 4029. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PROCESSING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHCS 3091 or PHCS 3151 or PHCS 3171.
Unit operations, equipment, techniques, and processes used in handling and preparing farm products for marketing, utilization, or storage.
AGMT 4035. SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT. Four credit hours. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: AGRO 3005 and CIEG 4005.
Soil-water plant relationships: principles and practice of irrigation and drainage of farm lands; land improvement by means of mechanical procedures, or structures for soil and water management and conservation.
AGMT 4036-4037. SEMINAR IN MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE. One credit hour per semester. One meeting per week each semester. Prerequisite: AGMT 4008 or consent of the Director of the Department.
Oral reports and discussion concerning experiences and observations gathered during the summer field practice. During the second semester, emphasis will be on a review and
discussion of current developments, in the field of agricultural engineering.
AGMT 4038. AGRICULTURAL HYDROLOGY. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: PHCS 3171, or PHCS 3151, or PHCS 3091.
The hydrologic cycle, including weather elements and climate, precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, and run-off as related to soil and water management and control.
AGMT 4039. AGRICULTURAL WASTE MANAGEMENT. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: AGRO 3005.
Characteristics of agricultural wastes; environmental impact, biological processes; pollution problems and controls; agricultural wastes management systems; legal and economic aspects.
AGMT 4990. SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR COOP STUDENTS. Three to six credit hours. A minimum of two practice periods is required, one of them in a semester. Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the Department and to be a Coop program student.
Practical experience in Mechanical Technology in Agriculture in cooperation with the private sector or government. To be jointly supervised by the academic department, the Coop program coordinator, and an official from the cooperating entity. Written reports will be required upon completion of each work period.
AGMT
4991. SPECIAL PROBLEMS. One to three credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per week.
Problems
pertaining to the applied and technical aspects of Agricultural Engineering
related to the agriculture of
AGMT 4992. SPECIAL PROBLEMS. One to three credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per week.
Problems
pertaining to the applied and technical aspects of Agricultural Engineering
related to the agriculture of
ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE COURSES
AGEG 5990. SELECTED TOPICS. One to three credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per week.
Undergraduate Bulletin
of Information 2000-2001
Selected topics in Agricultural
Engineering. Topics will vary according
to the needs and interest of the students and the faculty.
AGMT 5005. EQUIPMENT FOR APPLICATION OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.
A detailed study of modern techniques and equipment for the application of chemicals for pest control and other uses in agriculture.
AGMT 5006. PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT FOR POWER FARMING. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisites: AGMT 4009 and AGMT 4015.
General principles of agricultural mechanization, with particular reference to the economic and managerial aspects of the application of power and machinery to modern farming; farm work simplification in agricultural systems.
AGMT 5007. ADVANCED SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: AGMT 4035.
Advanced topics and special problems in the field of soil and water management and control, with particular reference to drainage, irrigation, and watershed management.
AGMT 5015. DRIP IRRIGATION: PRINCIPLES AND MANAGEMENT. Three credit hours. Two hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: AGRO 3005 or consent of the Director of the Department.
Principles of drip irrigation, system and components, soil and water relations, tensiometer principle and installation, chemigation, clogging and filtration, system layouts, automation, problem shooting, and field evaluation.
AGMT 5017. AGROCLIMATOLOGY. Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: fifth year student, or graduate, and consent of the Director of the Department.
Climatology related to environmental conservation and sustainable agricultural production in precipitation, evaporation, evapotranspiration, photosynthesis, crop production, irrigation and drainage, crop protection, agronomy, animal science, agricultural technology, and remote data acquisition systems.
AGMT 5991. SELECTED TOPICS. One to three credit hours. One to three hours of lecture per week.
Selected topics in Agricultural Engineering. Topics will vary according to the needs and interests of the students and the faculty.
AGMT 5995. PROBLEMS IN MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE. One to three credit hours. One to three research periods per week.
Problems
pertaining to the applied and less technical aspects of Agricultural
Engineering as related to the agriculture of
The Agronomy and Soils Department offers academic programs leading
to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture with the majors in Agronomy
and Soil Sciences. The Department is the
academic and administrative unit of the
The first two years of studies are the same for all students in the Agronomy and Soil Sciences programs. Starting in the third year, students begin taking professional electives of their major. The Agronomy major requires 15 credits of professional electives, while the Soil Sciences major only requires 6 credits. Both majors require a three credits summer practicum. The Department also offers a study program leading to the degree of Master in Science with majors in Agronomy and Soils Sciences (see Graduate Studies Bulletin of Information).
FIRST YEAR
First Semester
Number Course Credits
*ENGL 3--- First
year course in
English 3
*SPAN 3101 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3171 Pre-Calculus I 3
CHEM 3001 General
Chemistry 4
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production
or
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals of Animal Science 4
PHED ---- Basic
Course in Physical
Education 1
18
Second Semester
*ENGL 3--- First year course in
English 3
*SPAN 3102 Basic Course in Spanish 3
*MATH 3172 Pre-Calculus II 3
CHEM 3002 General
Chemistry 4
ANIN 3005 Fundamentals
of Animal
Science
or
PLSC 3005 Fundamentals
of Crop
Production 4
PHED ---- Basic
Course in Physical
Education 1
18
First Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in English 3
BIOL 3435 Elementary
Botany 4
CHEM 3061 Fundamentals
of Organic
Chemistry and
Biochemistry I 4
AGRO 3005 General
Soils 3
ECON 3021 Principles
of Economics I 3
17
Second Semester
ENGL 3--- Second year course in English 3
PHCS 3091 Elements
of Physics 3
PHCS 3092 Elements
of Physics Laboratory 1
CHEM 3062 Fundamentals
of Organic
Chemistry and
Biochemistry II 4
BIOL 4015 General
Zoology 3
AGED 3005 Agricultural
Orientation 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 3
18
First Semester
BIOL 3300 Genetics 3
HUMA ---- ***Elective
course in
Humanities 3
PLSC 4005 Physiological
Principles of Crop
Production 3
AGRO 4037 Soil Fertility and Fertilizers 3
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
18