Agricultural Business and Management Course
Descriptions 
Uvalde Campus
ORIE 0100 - New Student Orientation - 1 sem. hr.
(1-0-0)
An introduction to college living: college life and the role of the school are considered and
discussed in terms of their academic, social, and future import.
Lectures are delivered on such useful topics as library usage, effective
studying, note-taking, term paper preparation, and student objectives.
Required of all freshmen. One
lecture hour per week. Students
transferring to SWTJC with 12 or more semester hours do not have to fulfill ORIE
0100 requirement
AGAH 1323 - Wildlife Conservation and Management
Study of the principles and practices used in the production and improvement of
North American wildlife resources. Three lecture and one lab hour per week.
Prerequisite: None. Lab Fee
- $16.25
AGCR 1307 - Range Management - 3 sem. hrs.
(2-4-0)
Study of the practical problems of managing native pastures and range lands.
Topics include range land ecology, stocking rates, rotation systems,
toxic plants, range reseeding, brush control, and ecological and physiological
responses of range vegetation to grazing. Two
lecture and four lab hours per week. Prerequisite:
None. Lab Fee- $24
AGMG 1303 - Computers in Agriculture - 3 sem.
hrs.
Examination of use of computers in agricultural applications.
Topics include programming languages, word processing, electronic
spreadsheets, and agricultural software. Two
lecture and two lab hours per week. Prerequisite:
None. Lab Fee- $24
AGMG 1318 - Introduction to Agricultural Economics
3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
Study of the fundamental economics principles and their application to the
problems of the industry of agriculture. Three
lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
AGMG 1371 - Wildlife Resources - 3 sem. hrs. (2-3-0)
An introduction to wildlife resources of the United States with specific
reference to Texas. The history of
game management, endangered species, and methods for maintenance and increase of
wildlife. Two lecture and three lab
hours per week. Prerequisite: None.
Lab˙Fee‑˙$24
AGMG 2312 - Marketing of Agricultural Products
Study of operations in the movement of agricultural commodities from producer to
consumer including the essential marketing functions of buying, selling,
transporting, storing, financing, standardizing, pricing, and risk bearing.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
AGRI 1231 - The Agricultural Industry 2 sem. hrs.
Overview of world agriculture, nature of the industry, resource conservation,
and the American agricultural system, including production, distribution, and
marketing. Two lecture hours per
week. Prerequisite: None
AGRI 1307 - Agronomy
- 3 sem. hrs. (2-3-0)
Classification, morphology and distribution of farm crops, their use,
production, and identification will be studied. Crop improvement, rotation, fertilization climate, soils,
along with control of weeds. Plant
disease and insects will be discussed. Two
lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite: None.
Lab Fee- $24
AGRI 1309 - Computers in Agriculture - 3 sem.
hrs.
Use of computers in agricultural applications.
Introduction to programming languages, word processing, electronic
spreadsheets, and agricultural software. Two
lecture and two lab hours per week. Prerequisite:
None. Lab Fee- $24
AGRI 1315 - Horticulture - 3 sem. hrs. (2-3-0)
Growth and development of horticultural plants, soils and soil media, plant
nutrition, plant propagation, pruning, integrated pest management, pesticide
safety, and orchard management. Two lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite: None . Lab
Fee- $24
AGRI 1325 - Marketing of Agricultural Products 3
sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
A general introductory course covering all the operations involved in the
movement of agricultural commodities from the farmer to the final consumer
including a detailed study of the essential marketing system.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
None
AGRI 1329 - Principles of Food Science
Biological and scientific aspects of modern industrial food supply systems.
Food classification, modern processing, and quality control with special
emphasis on meat processing. Two
lecture and two laboratory hours per week..
Lab Fee- $24
AGRI 1419 -
Introductory Animal Science - 4 sem. hrs.
An introductory survey course of scientific principle applications involving
genetic selection, reproduction, nutrition, health, meats and marketing
strategies and procedures for beef cattle, swine, horses, sheep and goats.
Emphasis will also include wool and mohair production and marketing .
Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite: None. Lab Fee-
$24
AGRI 2303 - Agricultural Construction I - 3 sem.
hrs (2-4-0)
Selection, use, and maintenance of hand and power tools,; arr and oxy-acetylene
welding; and construction materials and principles.
Two lecture and four laboratory hours per week..
Prerequisite: Lab Fee- $24,
Supply Fee - $24
AGRI 2304 - Agricultural Construction II - 3 sem.
hrs.
Selection, use, and maintenance of hand and power tools,; arr and oxy-acetylene
welding; and construction materials and principles.
Two lecture and four laboratory hours per week..
Lab Fee- $24, SupplyFee - $24
AGRI 2317 - Introduction to Agricultural
Economics - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
The field of agricultural economics and its relationship to other sciences.
The characteristics of our economic system and basic economic concepts.
Survey of the farm and ranch firm and its organization and management;
structure and operation of the marketing system; functional and institutional
aspects of agricultural finance; government policies and programs related to
agriculture. Three lecture hours
per week. Prerequisite: THEA
Computation. Co‑requisite:
THEA Reading
AGRI 2330 - Wildlife Conservation and Management
An introduction to the wildlife resources of the United States with special
reference to Texas. The ecology and
management of wildlife populations including native, exotic, and endangered
species. Three lecture and one
laboratory hours per week. Prerequisite:
None. Lab Fees $16.25
BUSI 1301 - Business Principles -
3 sem. hrs.
A basic course in the fundamentals of business.
The course is intended to give an overview of business and to develop an
intelligent understanding of the realistic problems and practices of business.
It includes a study of business organizations and operations, business
function, and various areas of business. Three
lecture hours per week. Co‑requisite:
THEA Reading
BUSG 2309 - Small Business Management - 3 sem. hrs.
A course on how to start and operate a small business.
Topics include facts about a small business, essential management skills,
how to prepare a business plan, financial needs, marketing strategies, and legal
issues. Three lecture hours per
week. Capstone course that
consolidates the student's learning experience. Prerequisites:
None
ACCT 2401 - Principles of
Accounting I - Financial
ACCT 2402 - Principles of Accounting II -
Managerial
Emphasis on managerial uses of accounting data.
Accounting procedures and practices applicable to partnership and
corporation; stocks and bonds; departmental
- branch and manufacturing accounting; managerial uses of accounting data; cost
systems; budgeting; statement analysis and interpretation flow of funds and
cash; and tax considerations. Three
lecture and three laboratory hours per week.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2401.
Lab Fee- $24
ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 sem.
hrs. (3- 0-0)
History, development, and application of macroeconomic and microeconomic
theory underlying the production, distribution, and exchange of goods and
services including the utilization of resources, analysis of value and prices,
national income analysis, fiscal policies, monetary and banking theory and
policy,, distribution of income, labor problems, international economics, and
economic systems. Attention given
to the application of economic principles to economic problems.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite:
THEA Computation. Co‑requisite: THEA Reading
ECON 2302 - Principles of Microeconomics - 3 sem.
hrs.
History, development, and application of macroeconomic and microeconomic theory
underlying the production, distribution, and exchange of goods and services
including the utilization of resources, analysis of value and prices, national
income analysis, fiscal policies, monetary and banking theory and policy,,
distribution of income, labor problems, international economics, and economic
systems. Attention given to the
application of economic principles to economic problems.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: THEA Computation.
Co‑requisite: THEA Reading
ENGL 1301 - Composition I - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
This course is devoted to the study of written English as a means of effective
communication. Emphasis is given to
the structure of the sentence, the paragraph, and the essay.
Three lecture hours per week. Co‑requisite:
THEA Reading and Writing
HALT 2314 - Plant Propagation - 3 sem. hrs.
(2-3-0)
A study of the sexual and asexual propagation of plants used in horticulture.
Topics include propagation of seeds, cuttings, grafting, budding,
layering, division, separation, and tissue culture; and environmental factors of
propagation. Two lecture and three
lab hours per week. Prerequisite:
None. Lab Fee - $24
HRPO 2301 - Human Resources Management
Behavioral and legal approaches to the management of human resources in
organizations. Three lecture hours
per week. Prerequisite:
None
MATH 1325 - Mathematics for Business and Social
Sciences II - 3 sem. hrs. (3-0-0)
A continuation of MATH 1324 covering the derivative and its applications,
exponential and logarithmic functions, integration and its applications,
differential equations, functions of several variables, partial derivatives and
double integral, all with business applications.
Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisite: MATH 1324
SPCH 1321 - Business and Professional Speaking
A course designed to meet the needs of people in business and
professional fields, emphasizing such things as the correct procedures for
employment interviews and the ability to make an effective sales presentation.
Also small group communications are introduced. Three lecture hours per
week. Co‑requisite: THEA Writing and Reading
WLDG 2453 - Advanced Pipe Welding - 4 sem. hrs.
Advanced topics involving welding of pipe using the shielded metal arc
welding (SMAW) process. Topics
include electrode selection, equipment setup, and safe shop practices.
Emphasis on weld positions 5G and 6G using various electrodes.
Three lecture and three lab hours per week.
Prerequisite: WLDG 1435 - Introduction to Pipe Welding.
Lab Fee - $24, Supply Fee - $24