Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
4021. ADVANCED AUDITING. 3 cr. Auditing procedures and practices
with special emphasis on the CPA examination. Prerequisite:
Minimum grade of “C” in 4020 or permission of department head.
4030. ACCOUNTING THEORY. 3 cr. Accounting principles and
procedures and the theoretical framework on which they rest;
selected specialized topics; emphasis on publications of the
AICPA and AAA. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in 3011 or
permission of department head.
4031. ADVANCED INCOME TAX. 3 cr. Income tax applicable to
partnerships and corporations; various other taxes; research
of tax problems. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in 3030 or
permission of department head. Sp
4032. GOVERNMENTAL AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING. 3 cr.
Accounting, reporting, and auditing as related to governmental
and other not-for-profit organizations. Prerequisites: Minimum
grade of “C” in 3010; credit or enrollment in 3011. F
4033. INFORMATION SECURITY ASSURANCE. 3 cr. Understanding
the IT auditing process and how it supports enterprise-wide risk
management and data security. Prerequisites: Minimum grade of
“C” in 3008 or CINS 3050.
AGRICULTURE
(AGRI)
For Undergraduates Only
1001. PLANT SCIENCE. 4 cr. Principles of agronomic plant production,
improvement, maintenance, harvest, storage, marketing and
utilization. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.
1003. PLANT SCIENCE. 4 cr. Principles of horticulture plant
production, improvement, maintenance, harvest, storage,
marketing and utilization. Three hours lecture and two hours
laboratory.
1010. AGRICULTURAL CAREERS. 1 cr. An introduction to academic
and employment opportunities in agriculture careers.
1015. AGRICULTURAL SAFETY. 1 cr. Recognition and applied
solutions as related to farm machinery, livestock, chemicals, and
other related agricultural hazards. Emphasis will be placed on
both the ethics and liabilities associated with farm safety.
3001. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. 3 cr. Planning, conducting,
and interpreting agricultural experiments. Topics include central
tendency measures and dispersion, hypothesis, hypothesis
testing, and statistical inferences as applied to agricultural data.
Prerequisite: MATH 1011, 1016.
3010. AGRICULTURAL LECTURES. 1 cr. Lectures to be presented by
professional agriculturists. Students will present oral and written
interpretations of current topics relating to agriculture.
4001. ANIMAL AND PLANT IMPROVEMENT. 3 cr. Application of the
scientific methods, principles, and techniques of mating and
selection systems to improve economically important traits in
animal and plant populations.
4005. IRRIGATION PRACTICUM. 3 cr. Principles and techniques in
irrigation system design.
4011-4012-4013. INTERNSHIP IN AGRICULTURE. 3 cr. each.
Supervised work experience with industry in the use of materials
and equipment related to the student’s major field of interest. Six
(6) hours maximum towards B.S. Degree. Prerequisite: Approval
of department head.
4029. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT. 4 cr. Principles of insect
pest management, identification, and control/management
systems. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: AGRI 1001 or 1003. (Formerly AGRI 4025, 4026).
4030. WEED SCIENCE AND ECOLOGY. 4 cr. Principles of weed
science, weed identification, spread, reproduction, and control/
management systems. Three hours lecture and two hours
laboratory. Prerequisite: AGRI 1001 or 1003. (Formerly AGRI
4027, 4028).
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS 165
4196. AGRICULTURE. 3 cr. Student participation in research projects
in the area of agriculture. Two to three hours per week per credit
hour. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing in agriculture and
approval of department head. (formerly AGRI 495A)
4197. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. 3 cr. Student participation in
research projects in the area of agricultural economics. Two to
three hours per week per credit hour. Prerequisites: Junior or
senior standing in agriculture and approval of department head.
(formerly AGRI 495B)
4198. ANIMAL SCIENCE. 3 cr. Student participation in research projects
in the area of animal science. Two to three hours per week per
credit hour. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing in agriculture
and approval of department head. (formerly AGRI 495C)
For Undergraduates and Graduates
4006. PLANT PATHOLOGY. 4 cr. A study of signs, symptoms, and
syndromes as they relate to the causal agents and control of
plant diseases. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1020, 1021, BIOL 2014. Field trip fee
required. (Formerly AGRI 4003, 4004).
4035. PRINCIPLES OF GIS. 3 cr. Introduction to techniques for
analyzing, displaying, and managing geographic data topics
including: structure of geographic data bases, principles of
digital cartography, basic spatial statistics, and analysis of spatial
relationships using GIS. Prerequisite: Junior, senior, or graduate
standing (Same as GEOS 4035).
4092. SOIL SCIENCE. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Individualized work on
special problems. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
(formerly AGRI 491A)
4093. PLANT SCIENCE. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Individualized work
on special problems. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
(formerly AGRI 491B)
4094. ANIMAL SCIENCE. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Individualized work
on special problems. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
(formerly AGRI 491C)
4096. AGRICULTURE BUSINESS. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr.
Individualized work on special problems. Prerequisite: Approval of
department head. (formerly AGRI 491D)
4097. EQUINE SCIENCE. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Individualized work
on special problems. Prerequisite: Approval of department head.
(formerly AGRI 491E)
4098. AGRICULTURE BIOMETRICS. 1-6 cr. Maximum, 6 cr.
Individualized work on special problems. Prerequisite: Approval of
department head. (formerly AGRI 491F)
AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS
(AGRB)
1001. FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRIBUSINESS ANALYSIS. 3 cr.
This course introduces students to the fundamental tools of
quantitative analysis in agribusiness. Topics include time value
of money, economic indices, enterprise budgeting, farm records
and accounts, loan structures, macroeconomic indicators,
spreadsheet and database techniques, and other quantitative
methods used in agriculture. Sp
2001. INTRODUCTORY AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS. 3 cr.
Identification of resources used in agriculture. Basic concepts,
principles and applications of agricultural economics to the
farm operation. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory.
(Formerly AGEC 201)
2003. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING. 3 cr. The principles and
methods of marketing agricultural products and the institutions
performing the various functions in the marketing of various
commodities. Current trends and developments in the agricultural
marketing process. (Formerly AGEC 203)