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Applied Science Agricultural Systems Course List Courses with an asterisk * are offered online in addition to on campus
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| Production - 12 Hours | |||||||
| Must include coursework in at least two of the following programs: agronomy, animal science, horticulture, mechanized systems management. | |||||||
| *AGRI 115 - Biotechnology: Food, Health, and the Environment | Dr. Amitava Mitra | ||||||
| *AGRO 131 - Plant Science | Dr. Don Lee | ||||||
| AGRO 132 - Plant Science Laboratory | Dr. Steve Mason | ||||||
| AGRO 204 - Resource-Efficient Crop Management | Dr. Steve Mason | ||||||
| AGRO 240 - Forage Crop and Range Management | Dr. Garald Horst | ||||||
| AGRO 269 - Principles of Soil Management | Dr. Dan Walters | ||||||
| AGRO 366 - Soil Nutrient Relationships | Dr. Martha Mamo | ||||||
| *AGRO 411 - Crop Genetic Engineering | Dr. Deana Namuth | ||||||
| *AGRO 412 - Crop and Weed Genetics | Dr. Deana Namuth | ||||||
| AGRO 405 - Crop Management Strategies | Dr. Steve Mason | ||||||
| *AGRO 424 (HORT 424) - Plant Nutrition and Nutrient Management | Dr. Ellen Paparozzi | ||||||
| AGRO 431 - Site-Specific Crop Management | Dr. Rick Waldren | ||||||
| AGRO 436 - Agroecosystems Analysis | Dr. Chuck Francis | ||||||
| *AGRO 438 - Production of Specialty Grain Crops | Dr. Steve Mason | ||||||
| AGRO 445 (ASCI 445) - Livestock Management on Range and Pasture | Dr. Walter Schacht | ||||||
| ASCI 100 - Fundamentals of Animal Biology and Industry | Dr. Bryan Reiling | ||||||
| ASCI 240 - Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals | Dr. Dennis Brink | ||||||
| ASCI 250 - Animal Management | Dr. Dennis Brink | ||||||
| ASCI 300B - Principles of Intercollegiate Livestock and Meats Evaluation and Judging | Matt Ellicott | ||||||
| ASCI 300E - Principles of Horse Evaluation and Judging | Libby Lugar | ||||||
| ASCI 320 - Animal Nutrition and Feeding | Dr. Phillip Miller | ||||||
| ASCI 330 - Animal Breeding | Dr. Merlyn Nielsen | ||||||
| ASCI 341 - Physiology and Management of Reproduction | Dr. Brett White | ||||||
| ASCI 342 - Equine Reproduction | Dr. Kathy Anderson | ||||||
| ASCI 360 - Advanced Equitation | Libby Lugar | ||||||
| ASCI 450 - Horse Management | Dr. Kathy Anderson | ||||||
| ASCI 454 - Swine Management | Dr. Duane Reese | ||||||
| ASCI 455 - Beef Cow-Calf Management | Dr. Rick Rasby | ||||||
| ASCI 457 - Beef Feedlot Management | Dr. Galen Erickson | ||||||
| ASCI 485 - Animal Systems Analysis | Dr. Jess Miner | ||||||
| ENTO 109 - Beekeeping | Dr. Marion Ellis | ||||||
| HORT 130 - Introduction to Horticulture Science | Dr. Jay Fitzgerald | ||||||
| HORT 221 - Plant Propagation | Dr. Bill Gustafson | ||||||
| HORT 325 - Greenhouse Practices and Management | Stacy Adams | ||||||
| HORT 327 - Turfgrass Science and Management | Dr. Garald Horst | ||||||
| HORT 350 - Basic Fruit Production | Dr. Paul Read | ||||||
| HORT 355 - Perennial, Pot, and Bedding Plant Production Lab | Dr. Ellen Paparozzi | ||||||
| HORT 362 - Nursery Crop Production Management | Dr. Ellen Paparozzi | ||||||
| MSYM 232 - Equipment Principles | Dwight Easterly | ||||||
| MSYM 245 - Electrical Service Systems | Dr. Jack Schinstock | ||||||
| MSYM 312 - Engine Power Systems | Dr. Jack Schinstock | ||||||
| MSYM 354 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Management | Dr. Dean Eisenhauer | ||||||
| MSYM 431 - Site-Specific Crop Management | Dr. Viacheslav I. Adamchuk | ||||||
| MSYM 452 - Irrigation Systems Management | Dr. Dean Eisenhauer | ||||||
| NRES 310 - Introduction to Forest Management | Dr. Tala Awada | ||||||
| TLMT 227 - Introduction to Turfgrass Management | Dr. Bob Shearman | ||||||
| TLMT 228 - Introduction to Landscape Management | Dr. Kim Todd | ||||||
| Commodity Protection - 5 - 6 Hours | |||||||
| Select from: | |||||||
| AGRO 220 - Principles of Weed Science | Dr. John Lindquist | ||||||
| ASCI 370 - Animal Welfare | Dr. Duane Reese | ||||||
| *ASCI 411 - HACCP and Food Safety | Dr. Dennis Burson | ||||||
| *ENTO 115 - Insect Biology | Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss | ||||||
| ENTO 116 - Insect Identification | Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss | ||||||
| ENTO 308 - Management of Field Crop Insects | Dr. Gary Brewer | ||||||
| *ENTO 403 - Horticultural Insects | Dr. Tom Weissling | ||||||
| *ENTO 409 - Insect Control by Host-Plant Resistance | Dr. John Foster | ||||||
| FDST 372 - Food Safety and Sanitation | Dr. Georgia Jones | ||||||
| FDST 403 - Quality Assurance and HACCP | Dr. Vicki Schlegel | ||||||
| *FDST 405 - Food Microbiology | Dr. Robert Hutkins | ||||||
| FDST 406 - Food Microbiology Laboratory | Dr. Robert Hutkins | ||||||
| FDST 425 - Food Toxicology | Dr. Stephen Taylor | ||||||
| MSYM 364 - Agricultural Products Processing and Handling | Dr. David Jones | ||||||
| NRES 348 - Wildlife Damage Management | Dr. Scott Hyngstrom | ||||||
| *PLPT - Biological Invaders | Dr. Tom Powers | ||||||
| PLPT 369 - Introduction to Plant Pathology | Dr. Jim Partridge | ||||||
| VBMS 303 - Principles and Prevention of Livestock Diseases | Dr. Clayton Kelling | ||||||
| VBMS 441 - Pathogenic Microbiology | Dr. Rodney Moxley | ||||||
| Utilization - 6 Hours | |||||||
| Select from: | |||||||
| *AGRO 437 - Animal, Food, and Industrial Uses of Grain | Dr. Steve Mason | ||||||
| *AGRO 438 - Producing Grain for Animal, Food, and Industrial Uses | Dr. Steve Mason | ||||||
| ASCI 200 - Animal and Carcass Evaluation | Dr. Bryan Reiling | ||||||
| *ASCI 210 - Animal Products | Dr. Steven Jones | ||||||
| ASCI 211 - Meat Technology Laboratory | Dr. Steven Jones | ||||||
| ASCI 300A - Principles of Intercollegiate Livestock Meats Evaluation and Judging - Principles of Meat Evaluation, Grading and Judging | Dr. Steven Jones | ||||||
| ASCI 300B - Principles of Intercollegiate Livestock Meats Evaluation and Judging - Principles of Livestock Evaluation and Judging | Matt Ellicott | ||||||
| ASCI 300D - Principles of Intercollegiate Livestock Meats Evaluation and Judging - Principles of Meat Animal Evaluation | Dr. Bryan Reiling | ||||||
| *ASCI 310 - Fresh Meats | Dr. Chris Calkins | ||||||
| ASCI 410 - Processed Meats | Dr. Roger Mandigo | ||||||
| ENSC 220 - Introduction to Energy Systems | Dr. David Jones | ||||||
| ENSC 230 - Energy and the Environment: Economics and Policy | Dr. Richard Perrin | ||||||
| *FDST 131 - Science of Food | Dr. John Rupnow | ||||||
| FDST 412 - Cereal Technology | Dr. Randy Wehling | ||||||
| FDST 429 - Dairy Products Technology | Dr. Robert Hutkins | ||||||
| *FDST 455 - Microbiology of Fermented Foods | Dr. Robert Hutkins | ||||||
| HORT 170 - Residential Landscape Design | Greg Simmons | ||||||
| HORT 200 - Landscape and Environmental Appreciation | Dr. Richard Sutton | ||||||
| HORT 261 - Floral Design I | Dr. David Lambe | ||||||
| HORT 262 - Floral Design II | Dr. David Lambe | ||||||
| HORT 266 - Introduction to Lancscape Design | Dr. Richard Sutton | ||||||
| HORT 467 - Planting Design | Kim Todd | ||||||
| HORT 469 - Senior Landscape Design | Kim Todd | ||||||
| Economics and Management - 12 Hours
Must include: 9 hours in agricultural economics Select from: all AECN except 141 and 388; MSYM 462; NRES 423 Distance offerings: *AECN 265, *AECN 346, *AECN 357, *ECON 212 | |||||||
| Natural Resource Systems - 10 Hours Select from: | |||||||
| AGRO 242 - North American Wildland Plants | Kay Kottas | ||||||
| AGRO 340 - Range Management and Improvement | Dr. Walter Schacht | ||||||
| *AGRO 361 - Soils, Environment, and Water Quality | Dr. Steven Comfort | ||||||
| AGRO 440 - Great Plains Ecosystem | Dr. James Stubbendieck | ||||||
| AGRO 442 - Wildland Plants | Dr. James Stubbendieck | ||||||
| AGRO 444 - Vegetation Analysis | Dr. James Stubbendieck | ||||||
| AGRO 445 (ASCI 445) - Livestock Management on Range and Pasture | Dr. Walter Schacht | ||||||
| AGRO 475 - Water Quality Strategy | Dr. Roy Spalding | ||||||
| AGRO 477 - Great Plains Field Pedology | Dr. Mark Kuzila | ||||||
| BIOS 207 - Ecology and Evolution | Dr. Chad Brassil | ||||||
| ENTO 300 - Toxins in the Environment | Dr. Blair Siegfried | ||||||
| HORT 212 (NRES 212) - Landscape Plants I | Dr. Richard Sutton | ||||||
| HORT 213 (NRES 213) - Landscape Plants II | Steven Rodie | ||||||
| HORT 427 (AGRO 427) - Turfgrass Management | Dr. Bob Shearman | ||||||
| MSYM 354 - Soil Conservation and Water Management | Dr. Dean Eisenhauer | ||||||
| *NRES 108 - Earth's Natural Resources | Dr. Dave Gosselin | ||||||
| NRES 208 - Applied Climate Science | Dr. Ken Hubbard | ||||||
| NRES 211 - Introduction to Conservation Biology | Dennis Ferraro | ||||||
| NRES 220 - Principles of Ecology | Dr. Dave Wedin | ||||||
| NRES 311 - Wildlife Ecology and Management | Dr. Tala Awada | ||||||
| NRES 408 (AGRO/GEOG/HORT 408; BIOS 457) - Microclimate: The Biological Environment | Dr. Betty Walter-Shea | ||||||
| NRES 323 - Natural Resources Policy | Dr. Karina Schoengold | ||||||
| NRES 350 - Wildlife Management Techniques | Dr. Larkin Powell | ||||||
| *NRES 422 - Earth's Changing Systems | Dr. Dave Gosselin | ||||||
| NRES 424 - Forest Ecology | Dr. Tala Awada | ||||||
| SOIL 153 (AGRO 153) - Soil Resources | Dr. Martha Mamo | ||||||
| WATS 354 - Soil Conservation and Watershed Management | Dr. Dean Eisenhauer | ||||||
| Leadership and Entrepreneurship - 6 Hours Select from: | |||||||
| ENTR 121 - Entrepreneurial Management | Ronda Smith | ||||||
| ENTR 321 - Business Plan Development | TBA | ||||||
| ENTR 421 - Entrepreneurship and Venture Management | Dr. Kathleen Thornton Dr. Terry Sebora | ||||||
| ALEC 102 - Interpersonal Skills for Leadership | Dr. Gina Matkin | ||||||
| ALEC 202 - Leadership Development in Small Groups and Teams | Kelly Phipps | ||||||
| ALEC 302 - Dynamics of Effective Leadership in Small Organizations | Dr. Jay Barbuto | ||||||
| *ALEC 410 (NRES 413) - Environmental Leadership | Dr. Gina Matkin | ||||||
| *ALEC 477 - Leadership and Motivation | Dr. Jay Barbuto | ||||||
| HORT 288 - Horticultural Entrepreneurship | Dr. David Lambe | ||||||
| Free Electives - 21-23 credit hours | |||||||
If you have questions about the degree program, contact Dr. Steve Danielson, Program Director at sdanielson1@unl.edu or (402) 472-8693
