Agricultural Technology Management

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Agricultural technology management
Bachelor of science in agriculture
127 semester hours

Agricultural technology management emphasizes the application and integration of agricultural/biological sciences, agricultural engineered systems, and business to manage human and natural resources in the production and processing of food and agricultural products. It prepares men and women for technical management positions in food and agricultural industries that require an understanding of both technology and management. Agricultural technology management graduates are typically employed in technical sales, service, and management in agricultural production operations, agribusiness and food and feed processing industries, government agencies, and companies.

Courses are designed to apply physical science concepts and problem solving to food and agricultural systems. Supporting courses provide a foundation of mathematics, chemistry, business, and computer and communication skills. Technical electives are available to develop a degree program that meets personal career objectives.

The curriculum is administered by the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and leads to the bachelor of science degree in agriculture with a major in agricultural technology management.

Students must complete the university general education requirements specified by the College of Agriculture. See the College of Agriculture General Requirements section.

Engineering equipment fee
The engineering fee is in addition to the normal university fees. Beginning in fall 2001 students enrolling in ATM courses will be assessed $14 per credit hour plus any university-wide technology fee.

John Deere Dealership Management Program
John Deere Company and the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering have teamed to develop and offer a program that results in a degree in agricultural technology management with a business management emphasis. In addition to a formal education at K-State, students in this program receive mentoring from a John Deere professional and hands-on experiences in approved John Deere dealerships.

Agricultural technology management curriculum

General requirements		42
ENGL 100	Expository Writing I	3
ENGL 200	Expository Writing II	3
SPCH 105	Public Speaking IA	2
GENAG 101	Ag Orientation (freshmen only)	1
MATH 150	Plane Trigonometry	3
**MATH 205	General Calculus and Linear Algebra	3
CHM 210	Chemistry I	4
BIOL 198	Principles of Biology	4
PHYS 113	General Physics I	4
Communication electives (List 2)		6
Humanities and/or social sciences electives (List 3)		9
ATM / BAE courses		29
ATM 020	Assembly (every semester)
BAE 200	Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering Technology	2
ATM 160	Engineered Systems and Technology in Agriculture	3
ATM 450	Sensors and Controls of Agricultural and Biological Systems	3
BAE 350	Agricultural Machinery Systems	2
BAE 351	Agricultural Machinery Systems Lab	1
ATM 511	Agricultural Building Systems	3
ATM 558	Soil Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control	3
ATM/BAE	Electives (minimum of 12 hrs from List 4; 9 of the hours must be ATM or BAE courses)	12
Agricultural science courses		10
AGRON 305	Soils	4
Agricultural science electives		6
(minimum of 6 hrs. from List 6, 7, or 8; all 6 hrs. must be College of Agriculture courses)
Restricted electives		12
(Choose a minimum of 12 hours all from the same list; 6 of the 12 hours must be 400 level or higher; may use Lists 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8)
Business and management courses		18
ECON 110	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
ACCTG 231	Accounting for Business Operations	3
Statistics requirement		3
Choose one of the following courses:
STAT 320	Elements of Statistics
	or
STAT 340	Biometrics I
	or
STAT 350	Business and Economic Statistics I

Approved UGE course.

**MATH 220 with a grade of C or better may be substituted for MATH 150 and MATH 205. Remaining two math credit hours shall be used as technical or restricted electives.

Any CIS course
AGEC 490	Computer Application in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness	2
*AGRON 655	GIS and Site Specific Agriculture	3
NE 385	Computational Techniques	2
CIS 101, 102, and 104 are recommended for students with limited proficiency in computer applications. Other computer technology courses may be selected with advisor consent.
List 2: Communications electives
*AGCOM 400	Agricultural Business Communications	3
AGCOM 410	Agricultural Student Magazine	2
ENGL 300	Expository Writing III	3
*ENGL 516	Written Communications for the Sciences	3
SPCH 311	Business and Professional Speaking	3
*SPCH 321	Public Speaking II	2
SPCH 325	Argumentation and Debate	3
SPCH 326	Small Group Discussion Methods	3
SPCH 726	Seminar in Persuasion	3
MC 400	News and Feature Writing	3
*MKTG 542	Professional Selling and Sales Management	3
EDSEC 706	Teaching Adults in Extension	3
*GENAG 450	Citizenship and Ethics in Agriculture	3
List 3: Humanities and/or social science electives
American ethnic studies—any course
Architecture, planning, and design—any course in history or appreciation of architecture or environmental design
Anthropology—any course
Art—course in appreciation and theory
Dance—any course
Economics—above ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics
English—any except courses in composition
Geography—any except GEOG 220 Environmental Geography I and GEOG 221 Environmental Geography II
History—any course
Family studies and human services—any course
Modern languages—any course
Music—any course in theory or appreciation of music
Philosophy—any course
Political science—any course
Psychology—any course
Sociology, anthropology, and social work—any course
Theatre—any course
Women's studies—any course
*PSYCH 560	Industrial Psychology	3
*DEN 275	Introduction to Personal and Professional Development	1
List 4: ATM electives
ATM 451	Water Resources and Hydrology	2
*ATM 460	Internship in Agricultural Technology Management	1-3
*ATM 500	Chemical Application Systems	3
ATM 540	Introduction to Food Engineering	3
ATM 541	Introduction to Food Engineering Laboratory Exercises	1
*ATM 571	Mechanisms for Power Transfer and Material Handling	3
ATM 651	Grain and Forage Handling Systems	3
*ATM 653	Water Management and Irrigation Systems	2
ATM 654	Water Management and Irrigation Systems Lab	1
ATM 661	Water and Waste in the Environment	3
Any College of Engineering course
List 5: Agribusiness and management electives
*ACCTG 241	Accounting for Investment and Financing	3
*AGEC 120	Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness	3
AGEC 525	Natural Resource and Environmental Economics	3
ECON 520	Intermediate Macroeconomics	3
ECON 530	Money and Banking	3
ECON 681	International Trade	3
*FINAN 450	Introduction to Finance	3
IMSE 501	Industrial Management	3
MANGT 390	Business Law I	3
*MANGT 420	Management Concepts	3
*MANGT 421	Introduction to Operations Management	3
*MKTG 400	Marketing	3
*MKTG 450	Consumer Behavior	3
GRSC 630	ManagementApplications in the Grain Processing Industries	3
*Any other agricultural economics course(s)
List 6: Biological, natural resource, and environmental sciences electives
ATM 451	Water Resources and Hydrology	2
*AGRON 220	Crop Science	4
AGRON 330	Weed Management	3
*AGRON 335	Environmental Quality	3
AGRON 375	Soil Fertility	3
AGRON 385	Soil Fertility Laboratory	2
AGRON 501	Range Management	3
*AGRON 520	Grain Production	3
AGRON 550	Forage Management and Utilization	3
AGRON 551	Forage Management and Utilization Laboratory	1
AGRON 630	Principles of Crop Improvement	3
*AGRON 635	Soil Conservation and Management	3
ASI 500	Genetics	3
BIOL 455	General Microbiology	4
BIOL 500	Plant Physiology	4
BIOL 529	Fundamentals of Ecology	3
BIOL 513	Physiological Adaptations of Animals	3
BIOL 612	Introductory Limnology	4
BIOL 303	Ecology of Environmental Problems	3
BIOL 330	Public Health Biology	3
CHEM 215	Environmental Science: A Chemistry Perspective	3
ENTOM 250	Insects and People	3
ENTOM 300	Economic Entomology	3
GEOG 220	Environmental Geography I	4
GEOL 305	Earth Resources	3
GEOL 506	Geology and Environment	3
HORT 201	Introductory Horticultural Science	4
PLPTH 300	Microbes, Plants, and the Human Perspective	3
PLPTH 500	Principles of Plant Pathology	3
GENAG 582	NRES Capstone	3
Horticulture, forestry, and recreation resources courses with consent of advisor.
List 7: Animal sciences electives
ASI 102	Principles of Animal Science	3
ASI 300	Principles of Livestock Feeding	3
ASI 315	Livestock and Meat Evaluation	3
ASI 318	Fundamentals of Nutrition	3
ASI 320	Principles of Feeding	3
	(cannot take 300 and 320)
ASI 400	Farm Animal Reproduction	4
ASI 422	Livestock Sales Management	1
ASI 450	Principles of Livestock Selection	2
ASI 470	Form and Function in Livestock	2
ASI 510	Animal Breeding Principles	3
ASI 512	Bovine Reproductive Technologies	2
ASI 515	Beef Science	3
ASI 521	Horse Science	3
ASI 524	Sheep Science	3
ASI 533	Anatomy and Physiology	4
ASI 534	Introduction to Pharmacology of Farm Animals	2
ASI 535	Swine Science	3
ASI 620	Livestock Production and Management	2
ASI 655	Behavior of Domestic Animals	3
AGRON 501	Range Management	3
AGRON 550	Forage Management and Utilization	3
AGRON 551	Forage Management and Utilization Laboratory	1
BIOCH 265	Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry	5
ENTOM 305	Livestock Entomology	2
ENTOM 306	Livestock Entomology Laboratory	1
List 8: Food and feed processing electives
ASI 302	Introduction to Food Science	3
ASI 305	Fundamentals of Food Processing	3
ASI 350	Meat Science	3
ASI 361	Conversion of Food Animals to Carcasses	2
ASI 370	Principles of Meat Evaluation	2
ASI 395	Meat Grading, Specifications, and Evaluation	2
ASI 405	Fundamentals of Milk Processing	3
ASI 430	Food Products Evaluation	3
ASI 605	Fresh Meat Operations	2
ASI 606	Inst. Anal. Food and Agricultural Products	2
ASI 607	Food Microbiology	4
ASI 608	Dairy Food Processing and Technology	3
ASI 610	Processed Meat Operations	2
ASI 694	Food Plant Management	2
ASI 695	Quality Assurance of Food Products	3
GRSC 100	Principles of Milling	3
GRSC 110	Flow Sheets	2
GRSC 500	Milling Science	4
GRSC 510	Feed Technology I	4
GRSC 602	Cereal Science	3
GRSC 610	Electricity and its Control for the Grain Process Industry	3
GRSC 651	Food and Feed Production Protection	4
GRSC 655	Cereal Food Plant Design and Construction	3
*Recommended for students in the John Deere Dealership Management Program (advisor approval needed for other courses).
Denotes UGE courses

ATM 160. Engineered Systems and Technology in Agriculture. (3) I. An introductory course designed for non-engineering majors. This course introduces engineering principles and problem solving associated with energy resources and power systems for agriculture, machinery systems, natural resources and environmental management, and food and fiber processing and storage. Three hours rec. a week. Not open to seniors. Pr.: MATH 100.

ATM 450. Sensors and Controls for Agricultural and Biological Systems. (3). II. Applications of instrumentation. Sensors used in agricultural machines and processes for measurement of voltage, force, torque, pressure, displacement, velocity, acceleration, flow, temperature, humidity, etc. Analog and digital signal conditioning and processing. Feedback controls concept. Computer interface. Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week. Pr.: PHYS 113 or PHYS 115, ATM 160 or MATH 100.

ATM 451. Water Resources and Hydrology. (2). I. Study of water sources and movement above, on, and beneath the earth's surface. Application and analysis of water as a resource within agricultural, urban, and native systems. Two hours lec. a week. Not available to students with credit for BAE 551 or CE 551. Pr.: ATM 160 or PHYS 113 or PHYS 115; CIS 103.

ATM 460. Internship in Agricultural Technology Management. (1-3) I. Intern programs in agricultural technology management. One hour of credit for each four weeks of supervised and evaluated off-campus work experience with cooperating employers. A maximum of 3 hours may be applied to a B.S. in agricultural technology management. Pr.: Junior standing.

ATM 500. Chemical Application Systems. (3) I. Operational characteristics of chemical application systems and components used in the agricultural and turf industries. Includes hydraulic principles, pumps, valves, nozzles, drift, homeowner and research plot procedures and technology, calibration principles, aerial technology, commercial agriculture and turf technology, applicator laws and regulations, and safe handling and storage of crop protection products. Two hours lec. and two hours lab a week. Pr.: ATM 160 or PHYS 113, and CHEM 110 and 111 or CHEM 210.

ATM 511. Agricultural Building Systems. (3) II. Concepts and fundamentals related to agricultural building systems including structural materials, beam and column strength, environmental control for plants and animals, farmstead layouts, crop storage, and livestock and plant production facilities. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: ATM 160 or PHYS 113 or 115.

ATM 515. Problems in Agricultural Technology Management. (Var.) I, II, S. Problems in the application of technical principles to agricultural technology management. Pr.: Approval of instructor.

ATM 540. Introduction to Food Engineering. (3 ) I. Material and energy balances with application to food processing. Fluid flow and heat transfer in food processing. Thermodynamic properties and laws. Conc. enrollment in ATM 541 is urged. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: PHYS 113 or 115, BIOCH 120 or CHM 190, MATH 210 or 205.

ATM 541. Introduction to Food Engineering Laboratory Exercises. (1) I. Laboratory experiments supplementing ATM 540. Three hours lab a week. Pr. or conc.: ATM 540.

ATM 558. Soil Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control. (3) II. Planning and analysis of production systems with respect to regulatory, environmental, and resource management. Water and wind erosion; estimating soil loss; estimating runoff rate and volume; laying out and checking terraces, waterways and farm ponds; agricultural surveying; and conservation planning. Two hours rec. and three hours lab a week. Pr.: AGRON 305.

ATM 571. Mechanisms for Power Transfer and Material Handling. (3) II. Selection, operation, and performance analysis of electric motors, mechanical mechanisms (belt drives, chain drives, gear drives, conveyors), and fluid power components and systems used to transfer power in agricultural and materials handling systems. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: BAE 350.

ATM 651. Grain and Forage Handling Systems. (3) I. Principles of grain and forage conditioning and storage. Structures and equipment for quality preservation. Two hours rec. and three hours lab a week. Pr.: ATM 160 or PHYS 113 or 115 and senior standing.

ATM 653. Water Management and Irrigation Systems. (2) II. Management of water in crop production systems, crop water use, and irrigation scheduling. Fundamentals of water flow in pipe networks, pumping plants, and irrigation systems. Two hours rec.a week. Pr.: ATM 160 or PHYS 113, CIS 102 and CIS 104 or AGRON 455, AGRON 305, and junior standing or higher.

ATM 654. Water Management and Irrigation Systems Lab. (1) II. Laboratory and hands-on activities on soil water balance characteristics, crop water use, water flow in pipe networks, pump hydraulics, sprinkler nozzles, drip irrigation systems, water filtration systems, and chemigation systems. Three hour lab each week. Pr.: Must be taken conc. with ATM 653; and junior standing or higher.

ATM 661. Water and Waste in the Environment. (3). I. Principles and practices surrounding: water sources and quality; wastewater microbiology; animal, food processing plant, and domestic waste handling, treatment, and utilization; surface and groundwater contamination, protection, and treatment. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: CHM 110 or 210 and BIOL 198.

ATM 703. Topics in Agricultural Technology Management. (Var.). On sufficient demand. A course reserved for the study of current topics in agricultural systems and technology. Topics announced when offered. May be repeated to a maximum of nine credit hours. Pr.: Six credit hours of ATM courses.

Topics within Agriculture:
	General Requirements		Agricultural Education		Entomology
	University General Education		Agricultural Technology Management		Food Science and Industry
	Program Choices		Agronomy		Grain Science and Industry
	General Agriculture		Animal Sciences and Industry		Horticulture, Forestry, and Recreation Resources
	Agricultural Economics		Communications		Plant Pathology