Agribusiness Management Technology
The Agribusiness Management Technology option is a program designed to provide students with training in a variety of agriculture related areas. Agribusiness Management Technology is concerned with the economic interrelationships affecting individuals, firms and service agencies that are affected by the agriculture sector of the economy. The program is designed for students desiring to enter the broad range of jobs related to the management of agricultural enterprises and the marketing and sales of agriculture supplies and products. The program involves both technical and academic courses, with provisions for related activities along with on-the-job training (internships). Students will apply business and economic principles, along with problem solving and decision making skills, to farming enterprises and related industries.

Emphasis is placed on plant, animal, and soil sciences, along with training in management techniques in production, marketing, and sales. The program relies upon computer agricultural business simulations.

Program Requirements
The Associate of Applied Science degree is awarded upon successful completion of 64 semester credit hours of coursework. Students completing the following 32 semester credit hours are eligible to receive a certificate in Agricultural Business and Management.

Suggested Course Sequence
FIRST YEAR
APPLIED PRINCIPALS OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION
APPLIED PRINCIPALS OF PLANT PRODUCTION
FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS
SURVEY OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY
APPLIED AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
APPLIED SOILS-CONSERVATION USE
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES

SECOND YEAR
HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS ELECTIVE
PRINCIPALS OF AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
ORAL COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE
PRINCIPALS OF AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE
APPLIED ANIMAL NUTRITION

COMPLETION AWARD
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE ONE YEAR 34 SH
ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE 66 SH