UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Agriculture Systems Management

Bachelor of Science Degree. Agricultural Engineering Technology. Mechanized Systems Management Option. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Agricultural Engineering Technology Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman Year

MATH 149 or MATH 166 Precalculus or Calculus I - 4
PHYS 121 or PHYS 131 Algebra-Based Physics I or Calculus-Based Physics I - 5
AET 150 Applications in Agricultural Engineering - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing - 3
ET 185 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar I - 1
Total Semester Credits - 16

CHEM 111 General Chemistry I - 4
CHEM 116 General Chemistry Lab I - 1
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I - 3
GEN ED Goal 5, EC - 3
American Cult Div Elect (AC, Gen Ed) - 3
PE 108 - 1
Total Semester Credits - 15
Sophomore Year

GENG 121 Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting and Design - 3
AGEC 220 Agribusiness Computations - 3
ANSC 111, FDSC 110, PLSC 161, SOIL 120 - 3
ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing, and the Disciplines - 3
GEN ED Goal 2, SB - 3
Total Semester Credits - 15

GENG 215 Engineering Project Management - 2
GENG 201 Industrial Safety - 2
GEN ED Goal 1, CS - 3
Global Perspectives (GP, Gen Ed) - 3
ET 285 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar II - 1
GEN ED Goal 2, SB - 3
Total Semester Credits - 14
Junior
Year

AET 361 Agricultural Machinery Management - 3
AGEN 240 Structural Analysis and Design - 3
ET GROUP 2 (Statistics) - 3
ELECTIVE - 3
AGEC 205 Agricultural Business Accounting - 3
ET 385 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar III - 1
Total Semester Credits - 16

ET 251 Introduction to Measurement and Instrumentation - 3
AGEC 365 Agricultural Financial Management III - 3
ET 300 Level Elective (Group 4) - 3
AET 350 Applied Electricity - 3
GEN ED Goal 2, HF - 3
Total Semester Credits - 15
Senior
Year

AGEN 352 Introduction to Food and Process Engineering - 3
GEN ED Goal 2, HF - 3
AGEC 368 Prefessional Selling - 3
ELECTIVE - 3
ELECTIVE - 3
Total Semester Credits - 15

AET 355 Agricultural Water Management - 3
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Firm and Strategic Management - 3
ET Upper Level Elective (Group 5) - 3
ET 485 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar IV - 1
ET Elective (Group 6) - 3
ELECTIVE  (credits to achieve 120 total) - 1
Total Semester Credits - 14
Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 41-43 cr.
Core - 29 cr.
Option Requirements - 28-31 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 4-14 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.