Note: Active immunization against tetanus (available through Student
Health Services) is a prerequisite for registration in any laboratory course
in agriculture and for any student employment on the University Farm.
Note: Cost to the student of extended field trips will vary each semester
depending upon itinerary. The student should ask the course instructor.
41. Agricultural Business Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: Math 4. Measures of central tendencies and dispersion, time
series analysis, index numbers, seasonal variation, data collection and
presentation, introduction to probability theory, and discrete and continuous
probability distributions.
80. Undergraduate Research (1·4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31 and permission of instructor. Directed study or research
on particular problems in the field of agricultural economics and business.
111. Farm Accounting (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Farm accounting systems, farm records, budgets,
income tax returns. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours) (Former Ag Ec 151)
112. Farm Management (4)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Basic economic principles relating to farm management;
organizing the farm, managing crop and livestock enterprises; farm business
administration. (2 lecture, 4 lab hours)
114. Advanced Farm Management (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 112. Economic principles and modern decision-making
techniques applied to farm management. (Former Ag Ec 174)
116. Farm and Ranch Appraisal (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 112. Basic principles of farm and ranch appraisal. Appraisal
procedure! case studies and field problems. relating to the valuation of
agricultural properties. (Former A Ec 185T section)
120. Agribusiness Management (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Management of businesses related to agriculture,
including, for example, farmer cooperatives, feed-seed-fertilizer suppliers,
food processors, equipment dealers, and marketing firms; application of
management principles and problem solving in agribusiness firms. (Former
Ag Ec 167)
125. Agricultural Labor-Management Relations (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Economic analysis of the farm labor market; labor
productivity, agricultural mechanization and farm employment; farm labor
laws and government regulations; agricultural labor relations, unionization,
and collective bargaining; farm personnel administration practices and supervisory
management principles (Former Ag Ec 165).
127. Agricultural Finance (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31, and Ag Ec 111 or Acct 4A. Analysis of farm financial
statements; legal instruments of financial transactions; institutional sources
of farm credit; time value of money and capital budgeting for agricultural
investment; cost of debt and equity capital; risk management strategies;
farm estate and tax planning. (Former Ag Ec 177).
128. Agricultural Law (3)
Prerequisite: B A 18. Legislative laws, administrative regulations and judicial
decisions affecting agriculture; nature and disposition of lawsuits; torts
covering trespass, negligence, liability for farm livestock and chemicals;
surface and mineral property rights; water law; farm labor law; taxation
of farm income and estates. (Former Ag Ec 185T section)
160. Agricultural Business Field Studies (2)
Business and economic functions performed by specialized agricultural agencies
with emphasis on physical operating patterns. Field trips to production,
marketing and finance firms. Workshops with agribusiness managers. (Field
trip fee, up to $75) (1 lecture, 2 lab hours)
161. Marketing of Agricultural Products (3)
rerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Basic marketing functions, policies, and problems
involved in handling agricultural products; economic concepts, business
decisions, and practical applications. (Former Ag Ec 172)
162. Commodity Marketing (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 161. Economics of future markets. Applications of speculating
and hedging strategies in trading agricultural commodities. Marketing major
California agricultural commodities, including marketing order case studies
and Problems' (Former Ag Ec 185T section)
163. Agricultural Export Marketing (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 161. World agricultural trade patterns and international
commodity agreements; relationships between domestic farm programs and foreign
trade policies; economic effects of tariff and nontariff barriers on agricultural
trade; overseas market research, product promotion, distribution channels,
sales agreements, financial transactions, shipping documents. (Former Ag
Ec 185T section)
166. Agricultural Sales and Communications (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Selling agricultural products, public relations
in agriculture, agricultural journalism, promotion and advertising of agricultural
products; written and oral presentations. (Former Ag Ec 175)
170. Agricultural Business Research (3)
Prerequisite: Econ 1A, Ag Ec 31, 41 and Upper Division Writing Skills requirement.
Primary research methods applied to agricultural business. Problem definition,
hypothesis formulation, research design, data collection, and results analysis
including measures of central tendency and variability. Mechanics of writing
research proposals and technical reports and making oral presentations.
171. Land and Water Economics (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31. Economic analysis of public policies governing land
use, water management, mineral exploitation and forest administration; review
of population pressures and resource conservation; examination of externalities,
property rights issues, resource use planning, environmental regulations,
and reclamation law.
179. Agricultural Policy (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31, Econ 1A. Analysis of public policies affecting the
economic position of U.S. and California agriculture; government programs
which influence agricultural production, commodity distribution, market
prices, and farm income; selected topics concerning American food and fiber
system; comparative foreign agricultural policies.
180. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31 and permission of instructor. Directed study or research
on particular problems in the field of agricultural economics and business.
185T. Current Topics in Agricultural Business (1-4; max total 6)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 31, junior standing. Agricultural economics, farm management,
agribusiness management, agricultural marketing, public policy, and international
agriculture. Topics may require lab hours.
Agricultural Education (Ag Ed)
80. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Open to freshmen and sophomores with permission of instructor. Exploratory
work on a suitable agricultural problem in agricultural education. Approved
for SP grading.
135. Introduction to Agricultural Education (3)
Survey of agricultural education in California, including qualifications
for teaching agriculture, structure and content of vocational agriculture
programs. Supervision of vocational youth organizations.
160T. Topics in Agriculture
(1-4; max total 6 per discipline if no topic repeated)
Prerequisites: junior standing and permission of instructor. Agricultural
education. Topics may require lab hours.
180. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Open to juniors or seniors with permission of instructor. Exploratory work
on a suitable agricultural problem in agricultural education.
187. Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Agricultural Education
(3)
Prerequisite: senior standing. A study of the California and federal plans
for vocational education as they pertain to agricultural education.
189. Adult and Continuation Education in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: senior standing. History, philosophy, organization, administration,
and development of teaching rural and urban adult education programs in
agricultural mechanics and agricultural sciences.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement Independent Study.
International Agriculture (Agri)
80. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4)
Open to freshmen and sophomores with permission of instructor. Exploratory
work on a suitable agricultural problem in international agriculture.
160T. Topics in Agriculture (1-4; max total 6 per discipline if no
topic repeated)
Prerequisite: junior standing, permission of instructor. International agriculture.
Topics may require lab hours.
161. International Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. Social, economic and technological
aspects of agricultural production and distribution in developing countries.
170. Seminar in international Agriculture (3)
Prerequisites: Ag Ec 31, Agri 161. Written and oral presentation of researched
topics on recent developments in international agriculture.
180. Undergraduate Research (1-3; max total 4)
Open to juniors or seniors with permission of instructor. Exploratory work
on a suitable agricultural problem in international agriculture.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
Agriculture (Agri)
200. Biometrics in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: Math 101 or Plant 99, permission of instructor. Advanced concepts
in the design of agricultural experiments. Emphasis is placed on the selection
of appropriate designs to meet the objectives of well-planned experiments.
Relative merits of various designs and topics in analysis, interpretation,
and regression are covered.
210T. Topics in Agricultural Economics (3; max total 15)
Prerequisite: upper division agricultural economics courses appropriate
to study topic; permission of instructor. Agricultural marketing, farm management
and production analysis, price, credit, and land economics study areas.
Topics may require lab hours.
211. Public Policy in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 100. Development of local, state, federal and international
agricultural policies. Evaluation of alternative policies of such factors
as production controls, land use, pesticides, foreign trade and governmental
courses of action influencing agriculture.
212. Farm Management Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 112. Modern decision-making techniques applied to farm
management. Production economic principles, budgeting analysis, present
value analysis, operations research, and risk management models are utilized
on farm case studies.
213. Agricultural Marketing Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 161. Marketing principles, problems and practices in
agriculture. Evaluation of marketing programs of farm organizations in both
domestic and in international trade.
214. Agricultural Management (3)
Prerequisite: Ag Ec 120. Case problem analysis and intern practicum of management
decisions coordinating production, processing, marketing and financing for
agricultural firms including strategies for cooperatives, use of futures
markets, resource planning and demand analysis of producing and marketing
an agricultural product.
219. Seminar in Agricultural Economics (1-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Written and oral reports in recent
literature and problems related to agricultural economics.
220. Research Communications in Agriculture (3)
Prerequisite: completion of university graduate writing skills requirement.
Emphasis on critical literature review, scientific writing, and oral presentation
of research results.
280. Seminar in Agriculture (1-3; max see below)
Maximum total credit 9 units in any given area or any combination of the
three areas. Prerequisite: permission of instructor; admission to teacher
preparation program; bachelor's degree in agriculture. Advanced problems
in agriculture; research and experimentation in a selected area: animal
science, plant science, or agricultural mechanics.
281. Problems in Agricultural Education (1-3; max total 3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Individual supervised research in agricultural
education; appropriate reports and evaluation required. Individual conferences.
290. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement Independent Study.
299. Thesis (2-4; max total 4)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Agriculture (Agri)
300. Topics In Agriculture (1-3)
Topics may require lab hours.