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• AGRI 1131 - The Agricultural Industry

  Overview of world agriculture, nature of the industry, resource conservation, and the American agricultural system, including production, distribution, and marketing. Special emphasis will be placed on Central Texas agriculture industry. Semester Hours 1 (1 lec/1 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 1309 - Computers in Agriculture

  Use of computers in agricultural applications. Introduction to programming languages, word processing, electronic spreadsheets, and agricultural software. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec/1 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 1329 - Principles of Food Science

  Biological and scientific aspects of modern industrial food supply systems. Food classification, modern processing, and quality control. Semester Hours 3 (2 lec/2 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 1407 - Agronomy

  Principles and practices in the development, production, and management of field crops including plant breeding, plant diseases, soils, insect control, and weed control. Semester Hours 4 (3 lec/3 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 1415 - Horticulture

  Structure, growth, and development of horticultural plants from a practical and scientific approach. Environmental effects, basic principles of propagation, greenhouse and outdoor production, nutrition, pruning, chemical control of growth, pest control and landscaping. view syllabus

• AGRI 1419 - Introductory Animal Science

  Scientific animal agriculture. Importance of livestock and meat industries. Selection, reproduction, nutrition, management, and marketing of beef cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and horses. Semester Hours 4 (3 lec/3 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 2301 - Agricultural Power Units

  Fundamentals of internal combustion engine operation to include gasoline fueled engines. This course covers theory of operation, disassembly, inspection, assembly, and tuning of small gasoline fueled engines. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the universal principle of induction, efficiency, compression, emission, control; exhaust, camshafts, and tuning that are common to all internal combustion engines. Semester Hours 3 (2 lec/2 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 2304 - Introductory Metal and Welding

  The importance of cold metal work to include: soldering, pipe fitting, tool sharpening, hardware nomenclature, arc and oxyacetylene welding. Semester Hours 3 (2 lec/4 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 2317 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics

  Fundamental economic principles and their applications to the problems of the agricultural industry. Semesters Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus

• AGRI 2321 - Livestock Evaluation I

  Selection, evaluation and classification of livestock and livestock products. Semester Hours 3 (2 lec/4 lab) view syllabus

• AGRI 2330 - Wildlife Conservation and Management

  Principles and practices used in the production and improvement of wildlife resources. Aesthetic, ecological, and recreational uses of public and private lands. Semester Hours 3 (3 lec) view syllabus