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Title

Agricultural Systems Management

Degree Level

Bachelor of Science

Minor Code

Advisor's Name

Dennis R. Buckmaster

Advisor's Phone

(765) 496-9512

Advisor's Email

dbuckmas@purdue.edu

Information

Agricultural systems management, a Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering program of study, prepares individuals to organize and manage technology-based businesses, with emphasis on planning and directing an industry or business project with responsibility for results. Agricultural systems management students develop skills in communication, business management, computers, and agricultural sciences in addition to technical courses. National and international job opportunities include manufacturing and processing operations, technical services and diagnostics, building and equipment systems, materials handling and process flow, product application and sales, product evaluation and education, and production agriculture.

Credit Hours

131

Description

Freshman Year

First Semester

(0.5) AGR 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)

(0.5) AGR 11100 (Introduction to Agricultural and Biological Engineering Academic Programs)

(3) ASM 10400 (Introduction to Agricultural Systems)

(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry)

(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)

(3) MA 22000 (Introduction to Calculus)

(3) Humanities selective

Total Credits: 17

Second Semester

(3) ASM 10500 (Agricultural Systems Computations and Communications)

(3) CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)

(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)

(4) Biological sciences selective

(3) The nature of physics or general physics elective

Total Credits: 16

Sophomore Year

Third Semester

(3) AGEC 20300 (Introductory Microeconomics for Food and Agribusiness)

(3) ASM 21100 (Technical Graphic Communications)

(1) ASM 22100 (Career Opportunities Seminar)

(3) ASM 22200 (Crop Production Equipment)

(3) Agricultural selective

(4) Biological sciences selective

Total Credits: 17

Fourth Semester

(3) AGEC 22000 (Marketing Farm Products)

(3) AGRY 25500 (Soil Science)

(3) ASM 24500 (Materials Handling and Processing)

(1) ASM 35000 (Safety in Agriculture)

(2) Mathematics or sciences selective*

(3) Statistics selective

Total Credits: 15

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

(3) ASM 33600 (Environmental Systems Management)

(3) ASM 34500 (Power Units and Power Trains)

(3) Accounting for farm business planning or introductory accounting elective

(3) Communication selective

(3) Human relations in organizations or applied leadership elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 18

Sixth Semester

(3) AGEC 33100 (Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business)

(3) ASM 33300 (Facilities Planning and Management)

(2) Agricultural selective

(3) Farm organization or management methods for agricultural business elective

(3) International understanding elective

(3) Social science selective

Total Credits: 17

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

(3) ASM 42000 (Electric Power and Controls)

(1) ASM 42100 (Senior Seminar)

(3) Agricultural law or legal background for business elective

(3) Agricultural selective

(3) Social science or humanities selective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Eighth Semester

(3) ASM 49500 (Agricultural Systems Management)

(3) Agricultural selective

(3) Agricultural systems management selective (40000+ level)

(3) Humanities selective

(3) Social science or humanities selective (30000+ level)

Total Credits: 15

Additional Information

*One credit is required if a four-credit physics elective is completed in second semester.

Department

ABE

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