Agriculture Courses (Ag)

100. Introduction to Agriculture . One semester hour.
Introduction to agriculture and its relationship to the sciences. Also explores careers
and opportunities in agriculture. Insights into the agriculture curriculum and course
content are also presented. Required of all agriculture majors.

300. Agricultural Communications Seminar. One semester hour.
Techniques of agricultural communication emphasizing principles involved in job
search. Techniques of interviewing, resume writing, letters of inquiry, etc. For agriculture
majors. Prerequisites: Nine hours of English and junior standing.

335. Wildlife Management. Three semester hours.
Introduction to wildlife management. Principal wild birds and animals of economic
importance to Texas farms. Methods and techniques of population manipulation.

336. Wildlife Management II . Three semester hours.
The material will provide a comprehensive coverage of wildlife and water, wild-life
and soils, wildlife and farmlands, wildlife and rangelands, forest management and
wildlife, wildlife in parks and refuges, urban wildlife, exotic wildlife, non-game and
endangered wildlife, economics of wildlife, conservation biology and wildlife management,
wildlife as a public trust. Field trips providing practical experience wildlife
management techniques are required.

392. Applied Ethics: U.S. and World Agriculture. Three semester hours.
This course examines major, contemporary issues in agriculture and food policy
with emphasis on the ethical aspects of each issue. Discussion focuses on assessing the
particular economic, cultural, geographic, political, religious, technological and scientific
principles with a moral and ethical framework. Course scope is approximately half
U.S. domestic issues and half international issues. Prerequisite: Junior standing.

400. Seminar. One semester hour.
Techniques involved in presenting scientific and technical oral reports. Oral presentations
required. Prerequisites: Spc 111 or 245 and senior standing.

405. Internship in Agri-Industries. Three to six semester hours.
This course provides the opportunity for students to gain on-the-job experience in
the preparation for careers in the rapidly growing agri-related areas of industry and
business. Assignments will be at an approved work situation under supervision of a
designated faculty member. Ten to twenty hours per week will be required.

489. Independent Study. One to four semester hours.
Individualized instruction/research at an advanced level in a specialized content
area under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated when the topic varies.
Prerequisite: Consent of department head.

495. Undergraduate Research in the Agricultural Sciences. Three semester hours.
Undergraduate research for those students pursuing a bachelors degree in the agricultural
sciences. May not be taken if an honors thesis is being completed. Prerequisites:
Junior status and a 2.7 cumulative grade point average with a 3.0 major grade
point average. Must have prior acceptance by a faculty member in the agricultural sciences.

497. Special Topics. One to four semester hours.
Organized class. May be repeated when topics vary.

 Note: For description of graduate courses see Graduate Catalog.