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Agricultural Industries and Marketing B.S.College of Food, Agri & Natural Resource Sciences
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
This major prepares students for careers in agricultural industries. Industries related to modern agriculture include manufacturers and distributors of farm production inputs (such as equipment, structures, health products, seeds, fertilizers, and crop protection products); assemblers, processors, manufacturers, and distributors of products originating from farms (products such as meat, milk, eggs, wool, grains, fruits, vegetables, nursery crops, flowers, and turf); and finance and insurance industries providing agricultural credit. Agribusinesses such as these, as well as state, federal, and marketing agencies, need individuals who have a broad education in the scientific (and technical) aspects of agriculture, effective work and communication skills, and quantitative and qualitative skills to solve business problems.
The scientific knowledge and technical skills necessary to become an effective agribusiness professional are provided through requirements in the basic and agricultural sciences and are strengthened by selection of one of three areas of emphasis: crops and soils industries, food industries, or an individualized emphasis.
With 21 free standing elective credits, all AIM majors are encouraged to pursue a CFANS or other minor. Only 6 credits in the AIM major may also be counted towards a minor. For students interested in preparing for the Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) exam or the certified professional agronomist (CPAg) programs, a minor in agronomy is highly recommended.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students must complete at least 14 credits in their sub-plan emphasis plus an internship or a student project.
All major requirements must be taken A-F (unless only offered S-N), and students must earn a grade of at least C-.
Quantitative Foundations
Communication
WRIT 1301 - University Writing
(4.0 cr)
COMM 1101 - Introduction to Public Speaking
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 3257 - Technical and Professional Presentations
(3.0 cr)
COMM 3411 - Introduction to Small Group Communication
(3.0 cr)
WRIT 3562W - Technical and Professional Writing
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Business Management
APEC 1101 - Principles of Microeconomics
[SOCS, GP]
(4.0 cr)
APEC 1102 - Principles of Macroeconomics
(3.0 cr)
APEC 1251 - Principles of Accounting
(3.0 cr)
MKTG 3001 - Principles of Marketing
(3.0 cr)
APEC 3411 - Commodity Marketing
(3.0 cr)
or
APEC 4451W - Food Marketing Economics
[CIV, WI]
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Crops and Soils Industries
Students must complete at least 14 credits in their area of emphasis and an internship or a student project.
Science Foundations
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
Agriculture
AGRO 1103 - Crops, Environment, and Society
[ENV]
(4.0 cr)
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
AGRO 4660 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
AGRO 4096W - Professional Experience Program: Internships
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
or
AECM 4011 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4093 - Directed Studies for Advanced Students
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Crops and Soils Industries
CFAN 3001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
SOIL 3416 - Plant Nutrients in the Environment
(3.0 cr)
AGRO 4005 {Inactive}
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
PLSC 3005W - Introduction to Plant Physiology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
or
take the following course pair
PMB 3002 - Plant Biology: Function
(2.0 cr)
PMB 3005W - Plant Function Laboratory
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
AGRO 3203W - Environment, Global Food Production, and the Citizen
[GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4103 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4401 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4505 - Biology, Ecology, and Management of Invasive Plants
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4603 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4605 - Strategies for Agricultural Production and Management
(3.0 cr)
or
ESPM 3221 - Soil Conservation and Land-Use Management
(3.0 cr)
Food Industries
Students must complete at least 14 credits in the area of emphasis and an internship or a student project.
Food and Nutrition
FSCN 1102 - Food: Safety, Risks, and Technology
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
FSCN 1112 - Principles of Nutrition
[TS]
(3.0 cr)
FSCN 2021 - Introductory Microbiology
(4.0 cr)
or
VBS 2032 - General Microbiology With Laboratory
(5.0 cr)
Food Industries
FSCN 3102 - Introduction to Food Science
(3.0 cr)
FSCN 3731 - Food Service Operations Management Laboratory
(2.0 cr)
FSCN 3732 - Food Service Operations Management
(3.0 cr)
FSCN 4131 - Food Quality
(3.0 cr)
ANSC 1511 - Food Animal Products for Consumers
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 3612 - Life Cycle Nutrition
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 3615 {Inactive}
[GP]
(3.0 cr)
or
FSCN 4614W - Community Nutrition
[SOCS, DSJ, WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
MKTG 3011 - Marketing Research
(4.0 cr)
Individualized
At least 14 credits must be selected in consultation with an adviser and with approval of the AIM major committee. The courses comprising the individualized emphasis must have a definite theme. A collection of unrelated courses is unacceptable.
Science Foundations
CHEM 1015 - Introductory Chemistry: Lecture
[PHYS]
(3.0 cr)
CHEM 1017 - Introductory Chemistry: Laboratory
[PHYS]
(1.0 cr)
SOIL 2125 - Basic Soil Science
[PHYS, ENV]
(4.0 cr)
Individualized Emphasis Electives
14 credits from individual electives
Agriculture
AGRO 1103 - Crops, Environment, and Society
[ENV]
(4.0 cr)
AGRO 4660 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
AGRO 4096W - Professional Experience Program: Internships
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
or
AECM 4011 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
AGRO 4093 - Directed Studies for Advanced Students
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Orientation
APEC 1001 - Orientation to Applied Economics
(1.0 cr)
or
AFEE 1002 {Inactive}
(1.0 cr)
or
AGRO 1661W - Engaging Plant Science
[WI]
(2.0 cr)
Honors UHP
This is an honors sub-plan.
Students admitted to the University Honors Program (UHP) must fulfill UHP requirements, in addition to degree program requirements. Honors courses used to fulfill degree program requirements will also fulfill UHP requirements.
Current departmental honors course offerings are listed at: http://www.honors.umn.edu/academics/curriculum/dept_courses_current.html
Honors students complete an honors thesis project in the final year, most often in conjunction with an honors thesis course, or with an honors directed studies, or honors directed research course. Students select honors courses and plan for a thesis project in consultation with their UHP adviser and their departmental faculty adviser.
As part of their honors program, CFANS students complete CFAN 3100H; they must submit their project for this faculty-mentored honors experience to the honors committee for approval prior to registration.
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