303437 v.2 Farm Management Major

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Introduction
The farm management major provides business management education in a whole farm and agribusiness systems framework as it relates to commercial farming. Technical units including livestock and crop production are a major focus. It aims to develop the individual talents and personalities of the students and equip them for a leadership role in the agricultural industry and the community in general, through the learning program that develops skills in communication, information literacy and teamwork. It also provides the graduate with the skills to assume managerial responsibilities of commercial framing operation, or to enter farm consulting practices, agricultural extension. Those intending to become teachers, this major provides an initial qualification prior to undertaking teaching studies.

Course Structure				Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
303220	v.2		Agribusiness Systems 101	4.25	25.0
303227	v.2		Communications 101	2.0	12.5
303292	v.2		Plant and Soil Resources 101	5.0	25.0
303294	v.2		Food and Fibre Production 101	5.0	25.0
303390	v.2		Information Literacy 101	3.0	12.5
					100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
303297	v.2		Animal Science 102	5.0	25.0
303298	v.2		Farm Business Systems 102	5.0	25.0
303299	v.2		Agribusiness Economics and Policy 102	5.0	25.0
303301	v.2		Plant and Soil Systems 102	5.5	25.0
					100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
303319	v.2		Agricultural Production Systems 201	5.0	25.0
303324	v.2		Food and Agribusiness Marketing 201	5.0	25.0
303325	v.2		Farm Business Systems Analysis 201	5.0	25.0
303399	v.2		Farm Accounting and Finance 201	5.0	25.0
					100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
303251	v.2		Agribusiness Tax and Law 202	5.0	25.0
303330	v.2		Farm Business Systems Modification 202	5.0	25.0
303338	v.2		Agribusiness Finance 202	5.0	25.0
303340	v.2	#	Advanced Animal Science 202	5.0	25.0
			OR
303333	v.2	#	Crop Protection 202	5.0	25.0
					100.0
Year 3 Semester 1
303277	v.2		Corporate Business Management 301	5.0	25.0
303345	v.2	#	Intensive Animal Production 301	5.0	25.0
			OR
303368	v.2	#	Sustainable Agronomic Systems 301	5.0	25.0
308078	v.1		Agribusiness Marketing Research 301	7.0	25.0
308079	v.1		Operations Research for Agribusiness 301	7.0	25.0
					100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
303364	v.2	#	Grazing Animal Production Systems 302	5.5	25.0
			OR
303365	v.3	#	Advanced Cropping Systems 302	5.0	25.0
303366	v.2	#	International Agribusiness Marketing 302	5.0	25.0
303369	v.2		Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems 302	5.0	25.0
305615	v.1		Farm Business Planning (Capstone) 302	5.0	25.0
					100.0
#	Students may select an elective instead of this unit with the approval of the Course Coordinator.