Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Studies with Integrated Ranch Management Option is a major within the School of Professional Studies. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.
Degree Requirements:
Student Learning Outcomes
Agricultural Studies graduates will be able to demonstrate:
- The application of basic scientific and economic principles to agricultural production, business, and resource management. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome II.)
- The application of production concepts appropriate to the Northern Great Plains region. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI.)
- Oral, written, and graphical communication skills. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome III.)
- An understanding of agricultural resource management in a broader global, socioeconomic context. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I and V.)
- 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: Integrated Ranch Management Option?
Students pursuing the integrated ranch management option of the bachelor’s in agricultural studies combine a strong foundation in agricultural production with the business and resource management techniques necessary to operate a successful ranching operation in mixed grass prairies of the Northern Great Plains.
Possible Career Paths
- Self-employed Rancher
- Ranch Manager
- Allied Ranching Industry
- Feed and Pharmaceutical Sales
- Range Planner
Requirements
THE FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED AS PART OF GENERAL EDUCATION
AGRICULTURAL STUDIES CORE CURRICULUM
One course from the following two courses (3 credits):
One course from the following two courses (3 credits):
One course from the following two courses (1 credit):
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):
One course from the following four courses (3 credits):
Integrated Ranch Management Option
Students pursuing the Integrated Ranch Management option combine a strong foundation in agricultural production with business and resource management techniques necessary to operate a successful ranching operation in the Northern Great Plains.
Students will be required to take GIS 380 – Applied Arc GIS as part of the Agricultural Studies core curriculum.
Choose course not taken in agricultural core curriculum (3 credits):
Two courses from the following four courses (6 credits):
Two courses from the following nine choices (5-6 credits):