BS in Agribusiness
Murfreesboro, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 1,178 / per credit *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
As the demands placed on the world's food supply continue to build, so does the importance of managing the farms and supply lines that help meet those demands. Dairy or meat, crop or herd, barn or warehouse—MTSU's farm labs, fully operational dairy facility, and multiple agri-industry partnerships provide a hands-on, experiential learning environment that is hard to beat.
Admissions
Curriculum
Curriculum: Agribusiness
Curricular listing includes General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman
- AGRI 1000 - Orientation in Agriculture 1 credit hour
- ANSC 1410 - Introduction to Animal Science 3 credit hours
- PLSO 1610 - Elements of Plant Science 3 credit hours
- AGBS 2130 - Introduction to Agribusiness 3 credit hours
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Mathematics 3 credit hours (MATH 1710 recommended)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- BIOL 1030 - Exploring Life 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- BIOL 1031 - Exploring Life Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
Subtotal: 29 Hours
Sophomore
- AGBS 3130 - Principles of Agricultural Economics 3 credit hours
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- PSCI 1030 - Topics in Physical Science 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- PSCI 1031 - Topics in Physical Science Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
- MATH 1530 - Applied Statistics 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- ECON 2410 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- INFS 2200 - Introduction to Microcomputing 3 credit hours or
- INFS 3100 - Principles of Management Information Systems 3 credit hours or
- CSCI 1150 - Computer Orientation 3 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 31 Hours
Junior
- ACTG 3000 - Survey of Accounting for General Business 3 credit hours
or
- ACTG 2110 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credit hours and
- ACTG 2120 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credit hours
- AGBS 4140 - Economics of Agribusiness Management 3 credit hours
- AGRI, ANSC, FERM, PLSO, POUL electives 6 credit hours
- Agribusiness electives 6 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
- Cognate courses 9 credit hours
Subtotal: 30-33 Hours
Senior
- AGBS 4150 - Agricultural Policy 3 credit hours or
- AGBS 4190 - International Agriculture 3 credit hours
- Upper-division course* 3 credit hours
- *Student should take 3 hours, upper-division elective during the semester AGBS 4150 or 4190 is not being taken.
- AGBS 4130 - Agricultural Price Analysis and Price Management 3 credit hours
- AGBS 4145 - Agricultural Finance 3 credit hours
- Agribusiness elective 3 credit hours
- Upper-division electives 12 credit hours
- AGRI, ANSC, FERM, PLSO, POUL elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 30 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The pursuit of an Agribusiness Bachelor of Science prepares students for work in an industry that has never been more important to the local, national, and global economies. Examples include
- Agricultural-related lawyer
- Agricultural policy analyst
- Crop producer
- Farm appraiser
- Farm manager
- Financier
- Grain and livestock buyer
- Grain merchandiser
- International marketer
- Logistics manager
- Market analyst
- Marketing head
- Quality controller
- Sales representative
- Teacher
Employers of MTSU alumni include
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Aviagen
- BWI Inc.
- Cal-Maine Foods
- Crop Production Services
- Dechra Veterinary Products
- Farm Credit Services Mid-America
- Heritage Farms Dairy
- Hubbard
- Jack Daniels Distillery
- Koch Foods
- MWI Veterinary Supply
- Pilgrim's Pride
- Shenandoah Mills
- Tennessee Farmers Coop
- Tennessee Department of Agriculture
- Tennessee Farm Bureau
- Tennessee Pork Producers
- Tennessee Poultry Association
- Tyson Foods
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