Agricultural Business and Technology Courses |
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| These courses
introduce
you to Agricultural Science and Technology. The courses include
agricultural
career development, leadership, communications, personal finance as
well
as information concerning soils, plants, animals, agricultural
construction,
and supervised occupational experience programs. |
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| 0710
Intro to World Agriculture Science 0711 Technology/Ag Science |
Grades 9-12 |
| ½
Credit each
semester |
Prerequisite:
None |
| Intro to World
Agriculture Science/Technology (1st semester) is designed to introduce
beginning
students to global agriculture. The course includes agricultural
career
development, leadership, communications, personal finance, and
mechanized
agriculture. |
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| Applied
Agricultural
Science/Technology (2nd semester) is designed to enhance the
agricultural
comprehension in agricultural science. The course includes soils,
plants,
animals, agricultural construction, food science, supervised
agricultural
experience programs, and leadership. |
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| 0715
Introduction to
Agricultural
Mechanics 0716 Ag Metal Fabrication |
Grades 11-12 |
| ½
Credit each
semester |
Prerequisite:
Ag Mech required for AgMetal |
| Introduction
to
Agricultural Mechanics (1st semester) is designed to familiarize the
student
with basic theory and specialized skills of agricultural
mechanics. Skills will be developed in the areas of tool
identification and safe use, carpentry, electricity, plumbing, masonry,
fence building, painting, metal working, and welding processes. |
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| Agricultural
Metal
Fabrication Technology (2nd semester) is a shop/laboratory-oriented
course
that includes the essential elements and the concepts and skills
related to agricultural metal fabrication technology. Basic
welding, sheet
metal, and manufacturing techniques are studied. |
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| 0718 Wildlife
and
Recreation
Management 0719 Equine Science |
Grades 10-12 |
| ½
Credit each
semester |
Prerequisite:
None |
| Wildlife and
Recreation Management (1st semester) is designed to examine the
importance
of wildlife and outdoor recreation with emphasis on using wildlife and
natural
resources. |
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| Equine Science (2nd semester) is a course designed to develop knowledge and skills pertaining to the selection, nutrition, reproduction, health, and management of horses. | |
| 0720
Intro to Horticulture Science 0721 Floral Design and Interior Landscape Development |
Grades
11-12 |
| 1/2 Credit each semester |
Prerequisite:
None |
| Intro to
Horticulture Science (1st semester) is a classroom/lab oriented course
designed to prepare students to learn skills related to greenhouse,
nursery crop production, landscaping, floral design, and fruit and nut
production. |
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| Floral
Design and Interior Landscape Development (2nd semester) is an
activity-based course which prepares the student to develop
competencies in live flower classification and identification,
geometric and specialized floral designs, tropical plans, and interior
landscaping. |
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| 0725 Plant
and Animal
Production 0726 Animal Science |
Grades 10-12 |
| ½
Credit each
semester |
Prerequisite:
None |
| Plant and
Animal
Production (1st semester) is a cluster course that includes principles
of
animal and plant production as it relates to farming and
ranching. The course teaches students the importance of
fundamentals of soil use and land management. |
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| Animal Science (2nd semester) is designed to develop knowledge and skills pertaining to the study of nutrition, reproduction, health, and management of domestic animals. This course is designed to examine the interrelatedness of human, scientific, and technological dimensions of crop production using the resources of land, soil, water, energy, and living organisms. Instruction is designed to expand one’s knowledge of the scientific and technological dimensions of resources necessary for crop production. | |