Agriculture

Overview:

The College of Agriculture and Forestry at United Methodist University provides professional and technical education in agriculture sciences and forest management, offering degrees in specialized fields like agronomy, animal science, and forestry.

Programs Offered:

  1. Bachelor of Science Agriculture (BSc) 
    • Duration: 4 years
    • Credit Hours: 136
    • Cost per Credit Hour: USD $15
    • Overview: Offer diverse paths in science and business, focusing on food, land, and natural resources

 

    

 

 

All the courses available in Level 100 are compulsory for all students

FRESHMAN YEAR Semester (I)

 

FRESHMAN YEAR Semester (I)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course No.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

ENG        101

Freshman English

3

 

 

 

 

2

CHEM     101

General Chemistry/ Lab

4

 

 

 

 

3

ROTC      101

Military Science

1

 

 

 

 

4

MATH     107

College Algebra/Pre- Calculus Math

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI       101

Introduction to Agriculture

3

 

 

 

 

6

TIR          101

Introduction to Religion

3

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

17

 

 

 

 

        FRESHMAN YEAR  Semester (II)

 

 

Course No.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

AGRI      102

Introduction to Forestry

3

 

 

 

 

2

ENG        102

Freshman English II

3

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI      104

Farm Layout and Equipment

3

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI      108

Climate and Society

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI       106

Introduction to Plant Science

3

 

 

 

 

6

CHEM     102

Inorganic Chemistry

4

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

19

 

 

 

 

All the courses available in Level 200 are compulsory for all students

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR  Semester (I)

 

 

 

Course No.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

PHYS     201   

General Physics  

3

 

 

 

 

2

CSC      201

Computer Science

3

 

 

 

    

3

AGRI    205

Crop Science

3

 

 

               

       

4

AGRI    207

Introduction to Soil Science 

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI    209

Introduction to Animal Science

3

 

 

 

 

6

AGRI    211     

Introduction to Environmental  Science

3

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

SOPHOMORE YEAR Semester (II)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course No.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

AGRI   202

Ruminants Production

3

 

 

 

 

2

AGRI  204

Cash Crop

3

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI   206  

Rice Production

3

 

 

 

 

4

BOTA   208  

General Botany

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI   210

Practicum1 (Crops Production Protocols)

3

 

 

 

 

6

AGRI   212

Aqua-Culture

3

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

18

 

 

                 

All the courses available in Level 300 are compulsory for all students

 Junior Year Semester (I)

Course no.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

AGRI  300

Agricultural Extension

3

 

 

 

 

2

AGRI  301

Agricultural Engineering

3

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI 303 

Agricultural Statistics

3

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI  305

Agricultural Economics

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI  307

Principles of  Animal Production

3

 

 

 

 

6

AGRI 309

 Principles of Crop Production

3

 

 

 

 

Total

 

18

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Year Semester (II)

 

Course no

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

AGRI  302

Principles of Agricultural Marketing

3

 

 

 

 

2

AGRI  304

Animal Production and farm Practice

3

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI  306

Soil Fertility and Fertilizer

3

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI  308

Entomology

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI  310

Crop Physiology

3

 

 

 

 

6

AGRI 312

Internship

3

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

18

 

 

 

 

 All the courses available in Level 400 are compulsory for all students

Senior Year Semester (I)

      Course no.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

AGRI 400

Plant Pathology

3

 

 

 

 

2

AGRI 401

Plant Genetics & Breeding

3

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI  403

 Research Methods

3

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI 405

Introduction to Horticulture

3

 

 

 

 

5

AGRI 407

Farm Management and Enterprise

3

 

 

 

 

6 AGRI 409

Practicum 2

1

 

 

 

 

Total

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 Senior Year Semester (II)

 

Course no.

Course title/ description

Credit hrs.

Sec.

Letter Grade

GPA

Semester

1

AGRI  402

Post-Harvest Technology 

3

 

 

 

 

2

AGRI  404

Animal Genetics and Breeding

3

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI  406

Food Security And Sustainable Development

3

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI 408

Senior Research Project/ (Thesis)

3

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

12

 

 

 

 

PROGRAM TOTAL CREDITS =  136

 NOTE: All students majoring in Agriculture must complete the required credit hours which will offer a 4-year program that lead to the award of a B.Sc. degree in Crop Science. All courses in the first and second years are core and are designed to provide students with foundations in General Sciences and Agriculture, and further consolidate their understanding of the subject. For a student to graduate with a B.Sc. degree in Agriculture, he/she must have completed 136 credits including all University, School and Departmental required courses, and passed. The list of courses, their descriptions, codes and credit weight are provided above.