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Undergraduate course Level 1 Courses Course Course Core Courses Code Pre-requisite Units An Introduction to Soil and Environmental Science SL103 12 Plant Biology CR102 12 Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry I CH102 6 Introduction to Agricultural Economics AGEC111 12 Agricultural Practice I AGPR102 6 Communication and Computer Writing Skills for Agriculture CSAG101 12 Organic Chemistry I CH103 6 Introduction to Statistics for Agriculture AGEC/AS/CR110 12 Agricultural Practice II AGPR103 6 Introduction to Microbiology AS/CR105 12 Ecology and Environment AES101 12 Optional Courses (at least TWO) Principles of Animal Science AS103 12 Introduction to Entomology CR107 12 Principles of Genetics 8 12
Level 2 Courses Course Course Core Courses Code Pre-requisite Units Soil Chemistry SL211 SL102/CH102/ CH103 12 Environmental Soil Biology and Biochemistry AES203 SL103/AS/CR105 12 Principles of Crop Production CR203 CR102 12 Soil Physics SL213 SL103 12 Pedology SL214 SL102/SL211 12 Statistical Methods and Experimental Designs AS/CR210 AGEC/AS/CR110 12 Optional Courses (at least FOUR) Introduction to Horticulture CR212 CR102 12 Forage, Fodder and Soil Improving Crops CR216 CR102 12 Farm Business Planning and Management AGEC220 AGEC111 12 Agribusiness Management I AGEC215 AGEC111 12 Sustainable Use of Natural Resources SL203 SL103 12 Crop Ecology and Physiology CR215 CR102 12 Olericulture CR217 CR212 12 Geology GL206 12 Environmental Monitoring: Principles and Methods AES201 SL211/AES203 12
Level 3 Courses Course Course Core Courses Code Pre-requisite Units Research Project SL360 AGEC/AS/CR110 24 Soil Fertility SL313 SL103/CR203 12 Soil and Water Management AGEN301 SL103/CR203 12 Special Topics in Soil Science SL316 SL211/213/214/313 12 Land Resources Inventory and Evaluation SL314 SL214/SL203 12 Optional Courses (at least FOUR) Agricultural Mechanization and Crop Storage AGEN308 SL103/CR203 12 Natural Resource Economics I AGEC313 AGEC111 12 Crop Production CR303 CR203 12 Fruit and Plantation Crop Production CR314 CR212 12 Cost Benefit Analysis AGEC219 AGEC111 12 Floriculture CR338 CR212/CR215 12 Postharvest Physiology and Processing of Horticultural Crops CR339 CR212/CR215 12 Introduction to Weed Science CR218 CR102 12 Natural Resource Economics II AGEC323 AGEC313 12
Note: A student must take all the prescribed core courses and the prescribed minimal optional courses.
Applied Environmental Science
Level 1 Courses Course Course Core Courses Code Pre-requisite Units An introduction to Soil and Environmental Science SL103 12 Plant Biology CR102 12 Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry I CH102 6 Communication and Computing Skills CSAG101 12 Applied Environmental Science Practice 1 AEPR101 6 Introduction to Agricultural Economics AGEC111 12 Organic Chemistry I CH103 6 Introduction to statistics AGEC/AS/CR110 12 Introduction to Microbiology AS/CR105 12 Principles of Genetics CR108 12 Applied Environmental Science Practice II AEPR102 6 Ecology and Environment AES101 12 Optional Courses (at least ONE) Introduction to Entomology CR107 12 Principles of Animal Science AS103 12
AEPR101 and AEPR102 are independent studies, under supervision of a staff member, carried out during the first and second vacations of Level 1. Candidates are required to make an oral presentation and submit a written report on their study during the course of the subsequent semester following the vacation.
Level 2 Courses Course Course Core Courses Code Pre-requisite Units
Soil Chemistry SL211 SL103/CH102, CH103 12 Environmental Soil Biology and Biochemistry AES203 SL103/AS/CR105 12 Environmental Management AES205 12 Soil Physics SL213 SL103 12 Pesticides in the Environment AES204 12 Optional Courses (at least ONE) Forage, Fodder and Soil Improving Crops CR216 CR102 12 Geology GL206 12
Level 3 Courses
Course Course Core Courses Code Pre-requisite Units Research Project AES360 24 Geographical Information Systems AES208 12 Land Resource, Inventory & Evaluation SL314 SL203/SL214 12 Special Topics in Environmental Sciences AES301 12 Waste Management and Pollution Control AES302 SL103 12 Environmental Monitoring: Applications AES303 AES201 12 Soil and Water Management AGEN301 SL103/CR102 12 Optional Courses (at least TWO) Natural Resources Economics I AGEC313 AGEC111 12 Range Animal Management & Ecology AS222 12 Environmental Policy and Legislation AES305 SL203 12 Ecology and Management of Wildlife AS317 12 Natural Resources Economics II AGEC323 AGEC313 12
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