The University of Tennessee - Martin

Courses

Agricultural Economics (AGEC)

AGEC 465/665 - Agricultural Finance (3) Analysis of capital requirements and investments of farm and agribusiness firms. Evaluation of credit needs and repayment capacity. Leverage, liquidity, and risk management. Sources and uses of credit. Agribusiness financial record keeping and interpretation of financial statements. Prereq: AGEC 110.

AGEC 471/671 - Agricultural Management (3) Principles and procedures for determining most profitable farm organization and system of operation. Nature of managerial processes. Records and their uses and budgeting procedures. Operations of firms selling farm supplies and merchandising agricultural products. Application of microeconomic theory to the problems or resource allocation, enterprise selection, and scale of operation of agricultural firms. Prereq: AGEC 110.

AGEC 735 - Seminar in International Agricultural Trade (3) Theory and practice in international trade in agricultural and food products with emphasis on real world problems. Trade policy, trade law, customs practices, exchange rates and their impact on trade in U.S. and world agriculture. Developing real world export marketing plans including research, pricing, distribution systems, financing, and pro forma invoicing. Discussions of major global trade issues.

AGEC 745 - Agricultural Production Economics (3) Resource allocation, production selection, scale of operation of agricultural firms including risk and uncertainty associated with agricultural production. Prereq: MATH 160 and ECON 202 or instructor's approval.

AGEC 750 - Agricultural Risk Analysis and Decision Making (3) Application of current risk management techniques to issues specific to the U.S. agribusiness
system. Elements include: production risk; crop insurance; diversification; contract production; intregration of systems; market risk; futures and options; minimum price contracts; personal risk; estate planning; organizational concerns; interest rate risk; policy risk.

AGEC 751  Strategic Management Issues in Agriculture  (3) Application of current strategic management techniques to agribusiness problems.  Emphasis on viewing management from a broad organizational perspective through an integrated approach.  The ability to assimilate and analyze information from all aspects of the organization (i.e. management, marketing, information systems, production, finance, accounting, etc.) to analyze complex problems, develop plans and propose recommendations on a top management perspective.

Agricultural Engineering Technology (AGET)

AGET 650 - Agriculture Structures (3) Functional planning of agricultural structures and utilities. Material of construction and construction methods. Environmental control. Two one hour lectures and one two-hour lab. Prereq: MATH 210.

AGET 710 - Safety and Ergonomic Sciences in Agriculture (3) Designing, fitting, adjusting equipment and tools to suit individuals so that agricultural tasks can be done safely, efficiently, productively, and without discomfort, pain, injury, and disability; includes comfort and well-being.

AGET 760 - Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning & System Design (3)
Application of agronomic sciences and engineering technology for developing Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plans (CNMPs) for livestock production. Elements include: environmental law and regulatory policy; watershed planning considerations; animal waste characteristics; role of soils; role of plants; geologic and ground water concerns; facilities location; waste treatment systems design; land application of wastes; and agricultural waste management system design.

AGET 782 - Advanced Precision Technologies for Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (3) Principles and application of technologies supporting farming and natural resource data management and planning. Topics include internet information access, positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, yield monitoring and mapping, variable rate technologies, data sampling, automated guidance, GIS, data layering, and software packages for management.

AGET 784 - Agricultural Systems Science (3) Analysis and optimization of systems for agricultural production and processes; simulations by mathematical models of discrete and continuous biological and biochemical systems, single server queuing, mathematical programming, and search techniques for agricultural processes.

AGET 785 - Decision and Information Systems in Agriculture (3) Computerized decision systems for agriculture, expert systems, decision support systems, simulations, subjective probability and utility theory, and types of applications in agriculture. Impact of technology on the agricultural organization including topics of problem agricultural organization and complexity, database management, operation systems, data communications, and privacy.

Agriculture (AGRI)

AGRI 732 - International Travel Study (3) International travel course to study topics in agriculture or natural resources. Requires travel to another country, oral and written reports.

AGRI 741 - Statistical Methods in Agriculture (3) Statistical techniques used in design and analysis of experiments in agriculture and natural resources management. T-tests, analysis of variance, mean separation, regression and correlation, experimental design and analysis, interpretation of research results, analysis and interpretation of survey information. Prereq: Math 210 or equivalent or instructor's approval.

AGRI 77- Topics in Agriculture and Natural Resources Mngt: [Selected Area] (1-6) Topics in selected areas of agriculture and natural resources with emphasis on technological innovation and sustainability. For graduate students in the Master of Science in Agricultural Operations Management program. The subject matter area is indicated by the third digit: 0 for Agriculture, 1 for Agricultural Economics, 2 for Agricultural Engineering Technology, 3 for Animal Science, 4 for Natural Resources Management, 5 for Plant & Soil Science. Must be requested in advance of registration. May repeat enrollment up to six credit hours. Prereq: Graduate coordinator and instructor's approval.

AGRI 791 - Research/Internship in Agricultural Operations Management (1-3) This will be either: 1) a major research project associated with agriculture, agricultural engineering technology, agricultural economics, or natural resources management; or 2) a supervised work experience in agriculture, agricultural engineering technology, agricultural economics, or natural resources management for a minimum of three months (requires weekly reporting from student and a final report from the immediate supervisor). Review of literature, data collection methodology, and data presentation. May repeat enrollment. No more than three semester hours credit will be counted toward requirements for the MSANR degree. P/N only.

AGRI 792 - Research/Internship in Agricultural Operations Management (3) A final comprehensive oral and written report (after research/internship is complete) based on research or supervised work experience completed in AGRI 791. Formal written report includes: review of literature, data collection methodology, data presentation, data analysis, and conclusions/recommendations. Oral presentation suitable for presentation at a professional society meeting. Prereq: AGRI 791 and consent of the graduate coordinator. May repeat enrollment. No more than two semester hours credit will be counted toward requirements for the MSANR degree. P/N only.

Plant Science (PLSC)

PLSC 675 Grazing Management Techniques (3) Principles of forage crop growth, pasture soil characteristics, livestock grazing behavior, and pasture utilization through grazing. Methods of designing intensive pasture utilization systems. For graduate credit students are required to complete a capstone grazing system design utilizing concepts developed in the course.

Information Systems (INFS)*

INFS 761 - Information Systems (3) An advanced seminar in information systems and their applications to all functional areas of business.

Management (MGT)*

MGT 730 - Operations Management (3) Introduction to major problems and decision processes of operations management. Major aspects covered: operations design; resource allocation and activity planning and systems control.

MGT 740 - Management of Innovation and Technology (3) Contemporary issues in development, introduction, justification, acquisition, and maintenance of creativity, innovation, and technology in small and large organizations.

Natural Resources Management (NRM)

NRM 730 Advanced Natural Resources Economics (3) Economic principles associated with natural resource use and preservation.  Emphasis on economic analysis and policy decision making tools for natural resources and non-market goods.  Valuation techniques such as benefit cost analysis, willingness to pay, willingness to accept, hedonic pricing, travel cost models, intertemporal substitution and issues related to economic and social efficiency will be discussed.

Soil Science (SOIL)

SOIL 630 Wetland Science (3) An introduction to the conservation and management of wetland environments. Emphasis will be placed on the role of wetlands in maintaining water quality and strategies for multiple use management of wetland resources. Studetns will become familiar with basic and applied concepts in hydrology, soils, and vegetation of both constructed and natural wetlands. Three one-hour lectures and two Saturday field trips. Prereq: CHEM 111 or 121, BIOL 120 or 140, or consent of the instructor. It is the assumption of the instructor that a student has a basic understanding of biological chemistry, for example the processes of photshynthesis and respiration.