Agricultural Science Curriculum
GENERAL CATALOG INFORMATION
- Agricultural Business Minor
- Agricultural Science (BS)
- Agricultural Studies Minor
- Equine Studies Minor
Agricultural Science majors have five principal components in their coursework:
- The
Liberal Studies Program, the
requirements of which all undergraduate students at Truman must fulfill; includes
Essential Skills, Modes of Inquiry, and Interconnecting Perspectives;
- The Agricultural Science core curriculum (27 hours), which includes coursework in all
major areas of agriculture. Specific required courses are:
: Introduction to Agricultural Systems (4 credits)
- AGSC 110
: Principles of Plant Agriculture (4 credits)- AGSC 212
: Principles of Soil Science (4 credits)- AGSC 260
: Agricultural Markets and Products (3 credits)- AGSC 315
: Principles of Animal Agriculture (4 credits)- AGSC 415
: Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture (WE, 3 credits)- AGSC 420
: Seminar in Agriculture (1 credit)- AGSC 490
: Practicum in Agriculture I (2 credits)- AGSC 491
: Practicum in Agriculture II (2 credits) - Required support (17-19 hours) which includes two tracks
- all Agricultural Science majors completing a science-based area of specialization
must take the following
- BIOL 107
- Inorganic (CHEM 120 and 121) and Organic (CHEM 320 or 329) Chemistry
- ECON 201
- all Agricultural Science majors completing an ag business area of specialization must complete
- BIOL 107
- CHEM 120
- ECON 201
- ECON 200 in substitution for CHEM 121
- substitute any of the following for Organic Chemistry: Any 200 level or above MATH; ECON 300, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 344, 345, 372, 402 or 403; STAT 375, 376 or 378; BSAD 352, 357 or 360
- all Agricultural Science majors completing a science-based area of specialization
must take the following
- A very flexible
Area of Specialization (15 hours) in
which students choose a set of courses to help them realize their career goals;
- Electives in Agricultural Science (15 hours), which can be chosen from the courses in the following table.
The table below lists all Agricultural Science courses. Clicking on the hyperlinks accesses a sample syllabus which includes information about the course and instructor. Course titles in BLUE are offered by multiple faculty and therefore have no syllabus presented. Course numbers highlighted in PINK are the core Agriculture courses, also listed above. Please note that syllabi shown here are for illustration only and are not meant to replace syllabi distributed to specific classes in specific semesters. Fa, Sp, and Su are abbreviations for Fall, Spring, and Summer, respectively, while odd and and even refer to years in which courses are offered (if not offered every year).
| AGSC 100 | Agriculture | Fa (even) | Apter | |
| AGSC 100 | Agriculture | Fa, Sp | Campbell | |
| AGSC 100 | Agriculture(writing enhanced) | Fa, Sp | Marshall | |
| AGSC 100 | Agriculture | Fa, Sp, Su | Wehner | |
| AGSC 108 | Introduction to Agricultural Systems | Fa | Apter | |
| AGSC 110 | Principles of Plant Agriculture | Sp | Campbell | |
| AGSC 121 | Livestock Management Techniques | Sp | Apter, Marshall, Wehner (team) | AGSC 122 | Introductory Meat Science | On demand | Wehner |
| AGSC 152 | Horsemanship I | Fa, Sp | Sorhus | |
| AGSC 153 | Horsemanship II | Fa, Sp | Sorhus | |
| AGSC 154 | Horsemanship III | Fa, Sp | Sorhus | |
| AGSC 160 | Agricultural Techniques | Fa (even) | Kuntz | |
| AGSC 193 | Introduction to Equine Science | Fa | Apter | |
| AGSC 212 | Principles of Soil Science | Fa | Campbell | |
| AGSC 218 | Introduction to Horticulture | Sp (even) | Apter | |
| AGSC 252 | Horse Training Techniques | Sp | Apter, Sorhus (team) | |
| AGSC 260 | Agricultural Markets and Products | Sp | Seipel | |
| AGSC 301 | Special Problems in Ag Science | Fa, Sp, Su | All | |
| AGSC 303 | Food and Agricultural Marketing | Fa (even) | Seipel | |
| AGSC 306 | Special Topics in Sheep Production | On demand | Marshall | |
| AGSC 306 | Special Topics in Beef Cattle Science | Fa (even) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 306 | Special Topics in Livestock Evaluation | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 310 | Forage Crops | Fa (even) | Campbell | |
| AGSC 311 | Plant Nutrition | On demand | ||
| AGSC 313 | Plant Propagation | On demand | ||
| AGSC 315 | Principles of Animal Agriculture | Sp | Marshall | |
| AGSC 318 | Landscape Materials and Landscaping | On demand | Apter | |
| AGSC 320 | Anat & Phys of Domestic Animals | Sp (odd) | Guffey | |
| AGSC 321 | Animal Nutrition | Fa | Wehner | |
| AGSC 322 | Animal Health | Sp (even) | Guffey | |
| JINS 325 | Rural America | Fa | Seipel | |
| AGSC 327 | Genetics of Animal, Plant Improvement | Sp (even) | Campbell, Marshall (team) | |
| AGSC 332 | Principles of Vegetable Production | On demand | ||
| AGSC 340 | Futures and Options Markets | Fa (odd) | Seipel | |
| AGSC 342 | Agricultural Entrepreneurship | Sp (odd) | Seipel | |
| JINS 343 | The Horse in Art, Science, and History | Sp (even) | Apter | |
| AGSC 352 | Animal Reproduction | Fa | Apter | |
| AGSC 353 | Equine Reproduction Practicum | Sp | Apter | |
| AGSC 354 | Bovine Reproduction Practicum | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 355 | Ovine Reproduction Practicum | On demand | Marshall | |
| AGSC 375 | Equine Exercise Physiology | Sp (odd) | Apter | |
| AGSC 391 | Internship for Agriculture | Fa, Sp, Su | All | |
| AGSC 392 | Internship Analysis and Evaluation | Fa, Sp, Su | All | |
| AGSC 410 | Soil Conservation and Management | On demand | ||
| AGSC 414 | Agricultural Policy | Sp (even) | Seipel | |
| AGSC 415 | Ethical Issues in Sustainable Agriculture | Fa | Seipel | |
| AGSC 416 | Advanced Topics: Crop Protection | On demand | Campbell | |
| AGSC 416 | Advanced Topics: Grain Crops | On demand | Campbell | |
| AGSC 418 | Temperate Fruit and Nut Culture | On demand | ||
| AGSC 420 | Seminar in Agriculture | Fa | Seipel, Marshall (rotates) | |
| AGSC 422 | Grazing Animal Ecology | Sp (odd) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 423 | Physiology of Lactation | Fa (odd) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 427 | Swine Management Science | On demand | Wehner | |
| AGSC 429 | Domestic Animal Behavior | Sp (even) | Wehner | |
| AGSC 441 | Agricultural Research | On demand | All | |
| AGSC 442 | Agricultural Research | On demand | All | |
| AGSC 443 | Agricultural Research | On demand | All | |
| AGSC 490 | Practicum in Agriculture I | Fa | Seipel | |
| AGSC 491 | Practicum in Agriculture II | Sp | Seipel |
CURRICULUM WORKSHEETS FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE MAJORS
These links lead to detailed, printable worksheets that advisors and students can use to track course work requirements and courses completed; to view and print them requires the Adobe Acrobat reader program which is available free from www.adobe.com.
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2006 Freshmen
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2005 Freshmen
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2004 Freshmen
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2003 Freshmen
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2002 Freshmen
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2001 Freshmen
- Agricultural Science Worksheet for 2000 Freshmen
- Word document (type-able)
- .pdf document (printable)
- Course rotation document (printable form of information in above table)