Agriculture Management
Program Description
This program provides a broad agriculture knowledge-base for students. Graduates may secure employment in the areas of production agriculture and agribusiness. Instructional areas include crop production, animal production, finance, management, sales, and marketing. This agriculture degree is offered online. Students may gain relevant hands-on experience with agribusinesses within their locality or beyond.
AGS 226, AGS 270, AGS 319, AGS 331, or AGC 403.
Contacts
Brett Oetken, Instructor, Ext. 1273, Room C111, brett.oetken@witcc.eduGreg Strong, BS, BA, Division Chair Ext. 1480 Room B109 greg.strong@witcc.edu
Required Classes
| SDV 108 | The College Experience | 1 |
| AGS 242 | Animal Health | 3 |
| AGA 114 | Principles of Agronomy | 3 |
| AGA 154 | Fundamentals of Soil Science | 3 |
| AGS 113 | Survey of the Animal Industry | 3 |
| AGB XXX | Agriculture Elective | 3 |
| AGB 235 | Introduction to Agriculture Markets | 3 |
| AGB 470 | Farm Records, Accounts, Analysis | 3 |
| AGB 336 | Agricultural Selling | 3 |
| ENG 105 | Composition I | 3 |
| MAT 772 | Applied Math | 3 |
| AGC 936 | Occupational Experience | 3 |
| AGB 330 | Farm Business Management | 3 |
| AGB 437 | Commodity Marketing | 3 |
| AGP 329 | Introduction to GPS | 3 |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology OR | 3 |
| PSY 111 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| CSC 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| AGA 158 | Soil Fertility | 3 |
| AGH 284 | Pesticide Application Certification | 3 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics OR | 3 |
| ECN 130 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| AGB XXX | Agriculture Electives | 7 |
All students must attend the summer Program Orientation, or must meet/contact their Agriculture Management program advisor prior to taking their first course.
All part-time students must meet with an Agriculture Management program advisor to develop a sequential Plan of Study prior to taking their first course. (failure to do so may result in the student taking longer to complete the program)
Students must take their program core courses in sequence, and during the same semester as is reflected on the published Plan of Study.
The AGC-936 Occupational Experience course can only be taken after the first year of the program is completed, and only during the preceding summer semester between the first and second year of the program.
TOTAL CREDITS: 65.00
4647 Stone Avenue
Sioux City, Iowa 51106
800.352.4649
712.274.6400
info@witcc.edu
