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Agricultural Engineering Technology & Business
Our Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business (AETB) program prepares students for technical careers in agriculture, business, and land surveying. Our curriculum is characterized by a strong technical course base with business and finance-related courses added so that the graduate is uniquely qualified to work in industry/agriculture as a technical or business person. The program provides an educational opportunity for students interested in applying technical, business and management skills to problems in agricultural production, commodity-related and natural resource management. Our students have consistently had multiple job offers immediately after finishing their B.S. in AETB but some choose to continue in graduate/professional school in agribusiness, veterinary medicine, and other areas.
Employment for AETB graduates include: Food/Fiber Production (Farming), Agrochemical Industries, Agricultural Lending, Aquaculture, Banking, Cotton Ginning, Seed and Grain Processing, Crop Consulting, Agricultural Equipment Manufacturing and Sales, Farm Management, Engineering, Land Surveying, and Food Processing.
Flowcharts & Electives
Students may choose from four concentrations:
Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM)
Provides an enhanced background in resources conservation, hydrogeology, and water quality for students pursuing careers that require environmental training. This concentration is appropriate for students interested in developing skills to manage and solve problems in systems that impact our natural resources and the environment.
Precision Agriculture (PRAG)
Appropriate for students interested in developing skills in global positioning systems (GPS), geographical information systems (GIS), remote sensing, and digital mapping technologies. A few career paths for PRAG Technologists include: Precision Agriculture Specialist, Mapping/GIS Specialist, Crop Consulting and Equipment Test Engineer.
Enterprise Management (EMGT)
Appropriate for students interested in acquiring the skills to solve problems for a wide variety of systems, and to manage an agricultural or business enterprise. Students will get a broad foundation in the management of machine systems, electricity, soil and water conservation, precision agriculture, biorenewables and animal production systems.
Surveying and Geomatics (SGEO)
Provides students with the necessary prerequisites to begin a three-step process (academic training, supervised surveying experience, testing) to become a registered Land Surveyor in Mississippi. Employment opportunities for registered land surveyors in Mississippi are exceptional and include an extensive number of land surveying and engineering firms as well as local, state, and federal government agencies.
Curriculum
Freshman Year - Fall Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ABE 1073 | Tech Design I | 3 |
| MA 1713 | Calculus I | 3 |
| EN 1103 | English Composition I | 3 |
| ABE 1863 | Eng Tech in Ag | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Freshman Year - Spring Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| PH 1113 | Gen Physics I | 3 |
| ABE 1083 | Tech Design II | 3 |
| EN 1113 | English Composition II | 3 |
| CONCENTRATION | 3-4 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
Sophomore Year - Fall Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CO 1003 | Fund Public Speaking | 3 |
| AEC 2713 | Intro Food & Res Econ | 3 |
| CH 1043 | Survey of Chemistry I | 3 |
| PH 1123 | Gen Physics II | 3 |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Sophomore Year - Spring Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MA/ST 2113 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| ABE 2873 | Land Surveying | 3 |
| ACC 2013 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| CH 1053 | Survey of Chemistry II | 3 |
| CH 1051 | Exp Chemistry | 1 |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Junior Year - Fall Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science* | 3 | |
| AEC 3133 | Intro AgBus Mgt | 3 |
| ACC 2023 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BL 2413 | Legal Env of Bus | 3 |
| CONCENTRATION | 3-4 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15-16 | |
Junior Year - Spring Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Fine Arts* | 3 | |
| AIS 3203 | Prof Writing | 3 |
| MGT 3513 | Intro Human Res Mgt | 3 |
| ABE 3513 | GPS & GIS | 3 |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
Senior Year - Fall Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| ABE 4383 | Building Construction | 3 |
| ABE 4473 | Elec. Applications | 3 |
| ABE 4961 | Seminar | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours | 16 | |
Senior Year - Spring Semester
| Course | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ABE 4263 | Soil & Water Mgt | 3 |
| Math Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| Math Restricted Elective | 3 | |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| CONCENTRATION | 3 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 | |
*Choose from General Education core
For more information:
Dr. Joel O. Paz
Undergraduate Coordinator for AETB and Land Surveying Option of AETB
253 Agricultural and Biological Engineering
P 662.325.3282
jpaz@abe.msstate.edu