Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Second Semester
TMAG 4015 Agricultural Machinery I 3
BIOL 3770 General Microbiology 3
CISO ---- ***Elective Course in Social
Sciences 3
HORT 4009 Horticultural Crops 3
INPE 4010 Animal Feeding and
Nutrition 4
ELECTIVES **Electives 2
18
SUMMER SESSION
**** Summer Practicum 3
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester
HUMA ---- ***Elective Course in
Humanities 3
CFIT 4005 Physiological Principles of
Crop Production 3
ECAG 4019 Introduction to Farm
Management 3
***** ----Seminar 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 6
16
Second Semester
HUMA ---- ***Elective Course in
Humanities 3
***** ---- Seminar 1
ELECTIVES **Electives 12
16
Total credits required for program: 142
* Refer to the Academic Regulations section for
information on Advanced Placement.
** Minimum requirements of electives. The
General Agriculture Program requires a
minimum of 26 credits in elective courses.
At least 14 of these credits should be professional
electives chosen from among the course offerings
of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, with the
approval of the Dean of the Faculty. The twelve
remaining courses correspond to free electives.
***Elective courses in the Social Sciences and
Humanities will be chosen from among the
offerings of the corresponding department with
the approval of the Dean of Agriculture.
****Students may enroll in Summer Practice in any
Department of the Faculty of Agricultural
Sciences with the authorization of the
Department Director.
*****Students should enroll in seminars in the same
department in which they take their Summer
Practice.
DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURAL
ECONOMICS
AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY
The Department of Agricultural Economics and
Rural Sociology undergraduate education
program offers a Bachelor of Science in
Agriculture (B.S.A.) degree with options in
Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness.
Curricula in both programs is designed to
prepare graduates for positions in agriculture,
agribusiness, general business, the private and
government sectors. The development of
entrepreneurial skills is emphasized.
The Agricultural Economics option prepares
students in understanding and solving problems
in production, marketing, financing, distribution
of food products and resource management.
Applying economic concepts and problemsolving
techniques to economic and business
decisions is important. The program develops
student’s decision-making skills applicable to
daily events in the private sector, the
government and at the local and global economy
levels.
The B.S.A. degree in Agribusiness prepares
students for careers in the agribusiness and
general business which provides goods and
services for the production, processing and
marketing of foods and fibers. Agribusiness
students should develop skills and knowledge in
order to solve problems within and among
related industries. Students learn how to
integrate business management, economics, and
marketing principles with technical knowledge in
Agricultural Science to develop necessary
decision-making skills.
The American Agricultural Economics Student
Association is an affiliate of the American
Agricultural Economics Association.
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