University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of Economics:

Agri-Business - Bachelor of Science

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by major:

MATH 102*, College Algebra - 3 hours

CHEM 145GS, Introductory Chemistry - 4 hours

ECON 270GS, Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics - 3 hours

ECON 271GS, Principles of Economics, Microeconomics - 3 hours

Take one of the following:

BIOL 103GS, General Biology - 4 hours

BIOL 104GS, General Botany - 4 hours

BIOL 107GS, General Zoology - 4 hours

*Students with sufficient mathematics preparation to enter above 102 and 103 would have required hours for the major reduced.

BS Science-related course requirements = 0

Major = 67

Minimum total hours required coursework = 112

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 13

Minimum total hours required for BS in Agribusiness = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Agri-Bus Major Core Requirements

Take all of the following:

ECON 335, Agricultural Marketing - 3 hours

ECON 350, Economics of the Agricultural Sector - 3 hours

ECON 398, Farm and Ranch Management - 3 hours

ECON 435, Agricultural Finance - 3 hours

BMIS 181, Business Computer Systems - 1 hour

BMIS 182, Business Computer Applications - 3 hours

BACC 250, Beginning Accounting I - 3 hours

BACC 251, Beginning Accounting II - 3 hours

BACC 311, Business Law - 3 hours

BFIN 308, Principles of Finance - 3 hours

BSAD 320, Business Communications - 3 hours

BMKT 300, Principles of Marketing - 3 hours

BMKT 331, Principles of Selling - 3 hours

BMGT 233, Business Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: MATH 120 or MATH 123)

BMGT 355, Organizational Behavior - 3 hours

BMGT 495, Administrative Strategy and Policy - 3 hours

BMGT 301, Principles of Management - 3 hours

B. Agri-Bus Major Technical Competency

Take 4 courses from:

BIOL 301, Introduction to Soils - 4 hours

BIOL 380, Agronomy - 3 hours

BIOL 405, Range and Wildlife Management - 3 hours
(Prereq: BIOL 104GS, BIOL 307 or BIOL 418 or BIOL 419)

BIOL 418, Plant Taxonomy - 3 hours

BIOL 419, Taxonomy of Grasses - 3 hours

BIOL 470, Insects and Man - 3 hours (Prereq: BIOL 107GS)

Take 1 course from:

GEOG 301, Geography of Soils - 3 hours

GEOG 320, Agricultural Geography - 3 hours

GEOG 400, Water Resources - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

MATH 120, Finite Mathematics - 3 hours

MATH 123, Applied Calculus I - 3 hours