2012-13 Undergraduate Catalog - Missouri Valley College

AGRI-BUSINESS MAJOR
Mission:
The mission of the Agri-Business Program is to use personal
instruction and real world experience to provide students with the
skills necessary to succeed in a wide range of agriculture and
natural resource based careers.
Learning Outcomes:
Recognize the unique attributes of food, fiber, and fuel
production and marketing.
Apply economic principles to understand the similarities
and differences in local, regional, national, and
international markets for agricultural goods.
Demonstrate proficiency in written and oral
communication
Understand and analyze the impact of government
policies on resource allocation and distribution.
Utilize quantitative methods to analyze natural resource
based industries.
Complete a research project; select and implement
design, and collect and interpret data.
Demonstrate proficiency in economics, finance,
business law, management, marketing, and quantitative
analysis.
Major requirements: AC 210, AC 220, AG 1XX, AG 363, AG
373, AG 383, AG 393, BA 212, BA 232, BA 282, BA 302, BA
312, BA 322, BA 324, BA 442, CS 150, EC 206, EC 216, EC
355, EC 455, PH 307 and eight hours from the following: BI
210, BI 310, BI 323, BI 332, BI 403. (Total 70 hours)
AG 100. Introduction to Agri-business – 3 hours. Study of the
economic, social and political forces and trends that impact on
U.S. and global agribusinesses. Overview of the global
production, consumption, trade, and investment patterns in
agriculture food sector. Survey of the management strategies
and decision making approaches used by industry leaders in the
global food chain. Inspect the unique aspects of managing
enterprises in the agriculture food sector. Fall. Spring.
AG 149/249/349/449. Special Topics in Agri-Business – 3
hours. Selected studies in the area of Agri-business.
AG 363. Agricultural Pricing – 3 hours. Factors affecting
agricultural commodity prices and related products, analysis of
price trends, and seasonal variation, government influence,
methods of forecasting supply, demand and price; and the
importance of these on retail prices. Fall even years.
AG 373. Agricultural Marketing – 3 hours. Composition of the
agricultural marketing complex, government regulation, channels
of distribution and credit, wholesale and retail sales, international
markets. Prerequisite: BA 232. Spring even years.
AG 383. Agricultural Management – 3 hours. Application of
management principles to agricultural organizations, labor
relations, organizational structure, decision theory, other specific
studies in an agri-business context. Emphasis on case studies.
Prerequisite: BA 212. Fall off years.
AG 393. Agricultural Policy – 3 hours. Analyzing current and
past government and organizational policies affecting agriculture.
Agricultural policies and their effects upon producers, consumers
factor supplier’s domestic and international markets are
examined. Prerequisites: EC 206, EC 216. Spring odd years.
AG 376/476. Independent Study – 1-3 hours. Reading or
research at a greater depth than is permitted in a normal class.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, division chair and chief
academic officer.
AG 401. Internship in Agri-business – 1-9 hours. Internship
under supervision of college personnel and cooperating facility.
All internships must be approved and finalized in the semester
prior to then they begin. Prerequisite: Permission of division
chair and chief academic officer. Arranged.
ANTHROPOLOGY
AY 100. General Anthropology – 3 hours. General survey
course overview of Anthropology and the four fields of which it is
comprised: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology,
Physical/Biological Anthropology, and Linguistics. The course will
emphasize the underlying concepts and principles of
Anthropology. Sites and cultures from around the world will be
examined.
AY 102. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – 3 hours.
This is an introductory course that highlights the history, methods,
and theories of cultural anthropology utilizing cultural studies from
around the world. Topics that will be discussed include language,
kinship, gender, ethnicity, economics, politics, religion, culture
contact, and social change. Spring.
AY 103. Introduction to Physical/Biological Anthropology – 4
hours. Physical or biological anthropology studies the physical
and biological aspects of humans. Topics to be studied include
biological evolution, genetic, human variation, primatology,
forensic science, and early hominid studies. A lab section is
included as part of this course. Spring.
AY 105. World Cultures – 3 hours. The major goal of this
course is to develop an understanding and appreciation of cultural
diversity through an ethnographic survey of world cultures. Fall.
AY 315. Technical Writing for the Sciences – 3 hours. An
intensive writing course designed to instruct students in writing for
the sciences. The course is primarily aimed at those students in
the physical sciences who plan to continue further on in higher
education and who are interested in improving their writing skills.
The course focus will be on styles and forms of writing associated
with the sciences. The course will provide instruction in finding
guidelines for writing papers according to specific fields and
journals, and practice in effective writing strategies following said
guidelines. Emphasis will be placed upon information gathering
and the writing of correct, clear, and properly formatted
documents including, but not limited to the following: proposals,
abstracts, oral and written reports in the sciences. WI Fall odd
years.
ART MAJOR
Art Mission: The mission of the Art program is to provide
aspiring artists, designers, and art teachers with professional
training and to maintain an experiential environment that fosters
creativity, analytical thinking, and historical analysis of visual
imagery through the educational process. Its goals are consistent
with those promoted by Missouri Valley College.
Learning Outcomes Graphic Design
Art Production: Materials and equipment (including electronic
media and technology) used in two-dimensional and threedimensional
art making.
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