Agriculture, Agribusiness Management Concentration, B.S.AG.

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(Leading to the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Degree)

Agribusiness Management provides training in economics and business management principles related to production, distribution, and consumption of agricultural goods and services. Graduates enter careers in government agencies, commodity trading, communications, public relations, finance, marketing, sales, and agribusiness management.

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

AGR 1020 - Connections to Agriculture Credit: 1.
AGRN 1100 - Plant Science Credit: 3.
ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credit: 3.
Natural Science Credit: 4.
MATH 1130 - College Algebra Credit: 3. or
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credit: 3. or
MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics Credit: 3. or
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credit: 3. or
MATH 1910 - Calculus I Credit: 4.

Total: 14

Second Semester

ANS 1200 - Introductory Animal Science Credit: 3.
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credit: 3. or
PC 2500 - Communicating in the Professions Credit: 3.
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credit: 3.
Natural Science Credit: 4.
Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 16

Sophomore Year

First Semester

AGBE 2100 - Economics of Agriculture Credit: 3.
AGET 2110 - Agricultural Engineering Technology Credit: 2. and
AGET 2115 - Agricultural Engineering Technology Laboratory Credit: 1.
or
AGET 3110 - Natural Resource Systems Credit: 2. and
AGET 3115 - Natural Resource Systems Laboratory Credit: 1.
ACCT 2110 - Principles of Accounting I Credit: 3.
ECON 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit: 3.
Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 15

Second Semester

ACCT 2120 - Principles of Accounting II Credit: 3.
AGRN 2000 - Soil and the Environment Credit: 3.
ECON 2020 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit: 3.
ENGL 2130 - Topics in American Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2235 - Topics in British Literature Credit: 3. or
ENGL 2330 - Topics in World Literature Credit: 3.
LAW 2810 - Business Legal Environment and Ethics Credit: 3.

Total: 15

Junior Year

First Semester

AGBE 3100 - Agricultural Marketing Credit: 3.
AGBE 3220 - Data Acquisition and Computer Analysis in Agribusiness Credit: 3.
AGBE 3400 - Agricultural Finance Credit: 3.
HIST 2010 - Early United States History Credit: 3.
MKT 3400 - Principles of Marketing Credit: 3.

Total: 15

Second Semester

AGBE 3430 - Introduction to Agribusiness Management Credit: 3.
AGBE 3950 - Agribusiness Internship Credit: 3.
Upper Division Agriculture Elective Credit: 3.¹
HIST 2020 - Modern United States History Credit: 3.
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credit: 3.

Total: 15

Senior Year

First Semester

AGBE 4110 - Agricultural Futures Marketing and Options Credit: 3.
AGBE 4120 (5120) - Natural Resource Economics Credit: 3.
Upper Division Agriculture Elective Credit: 6.¹
Elective Credit: 1.
Upper Division Business or Economics Elective Credit: 3.

Total: 16

Second Semester

AGBE 4030 - Agribusiness Management Credit: 3.
AGBE 4130 - Agricultural Policy Credit: 3.
AGBE 4200 (5200) - Agribusiness Statistics Credit: 3. or
AGBE 4300 - Entrepreneurship in the Agricultural Business Credit: 3.
AGR 2022 - Professionalism in Agriculture and Human Ecology Credit: 1.
AGR 3000 - (WSL2) Leadership and Service Credit: 3. or
AGR 3200 - Study Abroad Exploration Credit: 1-6.
AGR 4500 - Senior Seminar Credit: 1.

Total: 14

Note:

A student would be able to qualify for consideration into the MBA program at Tennessee Tech by completing the following courses as Business/Economics electives: MKT 3400 , BMGT 3510 , FIN 3210 , DS 3620 , LAW 2810 and ECON 3610 .)


¹	No more than one course from any Agriculture discipline. (AGBE, AGED, AGET, AGHE, AGHT, AGRN and ANS)

²	From University approved list.