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Bachelor of Science Degree - Agricultural Studies - Natural Resource Management Option

Overview

Degree Requirements:

  • General Education
  • Core Curriculum
  • Option(s) Courses
  • Electives

Student Learning Outcomes

Agricultural Studies graduates will be able to demonstrate:

  1. The application of basic scientific and economic principles to agricultural production, business, and resource management. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome II.) 
  2. The application of production concepts appropriate to the Northern Great Plains region. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI.)
  3. Oral, written, and graphical communication skills. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome III.)
  4. An understanding of agricultural resource management in a broader global, socioeconomic context. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I and V.)
  5. The application of leadership skills necessary for successful advocacy at local, state, regional, and national levels.  (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome IV.)

Career Options

Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree - Agricultural Studies: Natural Resource Management Option?

Students pursuing the natural resource management option of the bachelor’s in agricultural studies combine a strong science foundation with an understanding of agriculture and resource management to prepare for employment as a soil conservationist in government service at the local, state and federal levels and in the conservation and reclamation of arable lands.

Possible Career Paths

  • Government Service
  • Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
  • Soil Conservation District (SCD)
  • NGO Environmental Consulting (domestic and international)
  • Farming Industry
  • Agronomy Consulting
  • Land Reclamation
  • Environmental Consultant

Requirements

THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF GENERAL EDUCATION

ECON 201Principles Of Microeconomics

3
MATH 103College Algebra

4

AGRICULTURAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM

AGEC 241Introduction to Agricultural Economics

3
AGEC 342Introduction to Agricultural Management

3
AGRI 350Agricultural Data Analysis and Statistics

4
AGRI 391Junior Seminar

1
AGRI 394Undergraduate Research

1
H&CE 241Leadership and Presentation Techniques

3
PLSC 110World Food Crops

3
RNG 236Introduction to Range Management

4
SOIL 210Introduction to Soil Science

4

One course from the following two courses (3 credits):

ANSC 114Introduction to Animal Science

3
ANSC 123Feeds and Feeding

3

One course from the following two courses (3 credits):

BOTE 247Spreadsheet Applications

3
CSCI 200Database Software Applications

3

One course from the following two courses (1 credit):

AGRI 491Agricultural Seminar

1
RNG 491Range Seminar

1

AGRI 491 and RNG 491 are capstone experience seminars that consist of an independent study with a public presentation and a professional paper requirement.

One course from the following three courses (3 credits):

AGRI 280Technology in Agriculture

3
GIS 380Applied Arc GIS

3
GIS 381Geographic Information Systems for Business

3

One course from the following four courses (3 credits):

BOTE 210Business Communication

3
COMM 212Interpersonal Communication

3
COMM 216Intercultural Communication

3
COMM 317Organizational and Group Communication

3
Total Credit Hours:39

Natural Resource Management Option

Students pursuing the Natural Resource Management option combine a strong science foundation with an understanding of agriculture and resource management to prepare for employment as a soil conservationist in government service, such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS).

Students will be required to take GIS 380 – Applied Arc GIS as part of the Agricultural Studies core curriculum. Students will be required to take GEOL 105, GEOL 105L – Physical Geology and Lab as the General Education science elective. If not taken as a General Education class, it must be taken to fulfill the Natural Resource Management option requirements.

AGEC 422Resource Economics and Environmental Protection

3
BIOL 151General Biology II

3
BIOL 151LGeneral Biology II Lab

1
GIS 382Applied GPS

3
PLSC 225Principles of Crop Production

3
PLSC 323Principles Of Weed Science

3
RNG 350Range Plants and Communities

3
RNG 436Range and Pasture Management

3
RNG 458Rangeland Ecology

3
SOIL 321Soil Management and Conservation

3
SOIL 444Soil Genesis and Survey

4

Two pairs from the following three choices (9-10 credits):

BIOL 150General Biology I

3
BIOL 150LGeneral Biology I Lab

1
Or
CHEM 121General Chemistry I

4
CHEM 121LGeneral Chemistry Lab I

1
Or
CHEM 122General Chemistry II

4
CHEM 122LGeneral Chemistry Lab II

1

At least five to six credits from the following choices:

BIOL 250Wildlife Management

3
BIOL 254Introduction to Botany

4
BIOL 415Ecology

4
GEOL 311Process Geomorphology

4
GEOL 330Physical Geology of North Dakota

3
GIS 480GPS/GIS II

3
PLSC 235Field Scouting Techniques

2
PLSC 486Forages and Forage Systems

3
SOIL 322Soil Fertility and Fertilizers

3
SOIL 350Soil Health and Productivity

3
SOIL 455Soil Microbiology

3
Total Credit Hours:46-48

Total Credit Hours:85-87