Sustainable Agriculture

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Smith Hall, Room 109
269-471-6006
Fax: 269-471-3009
agriculture@andrews.edu
www.andrews.edu/agriculture/

Faculty
Katherine Koudele, Chair
Garth B. Woodruff

Emeritus
Thomas N. Chittick
Stanley H. Beikmann

Adjunct Faculty
Jessica Balsis
Stanley H. Beikmann
Dayle Birney
Jolene Birney
Holly D. Shaffer

Mission

The mission of the Department of Sustainable Agriculture at Andrews University is to transform our students as they are educated to:

• Seek Knowledge
  • Learn current, sustainable, practices and procedures in their chosen area of agriculture based on a strong scientific foundation and hands-on experience
• Affirm Faith
  • Realize our sacred, Christian obligation as the caretakers of this planet to preserve and improve it
• Change the World
  • Put the knowledge and experience gained into practice to improve:
    • the production and quality of life of animals and the humans who interact with them
    • the quality of the soil and water in agriculture areas
    • the beauty of living spaces with plants
    • food security for those in need now and for all of us in the future

Programs

Bachelor of Science. The BS degree prepares students for management-level employement in their chosen field. Students may select a minor to complement their intended career.

Associate of Science. The two-year AS degree programs provide students with adequate skills and working knowledge to apply for entry-level positions in their area of specialization.

Certificate. The Horticulture Certificate is designed to be a supplemental credential to equip those who desire to achieve the goals of improving the health of themselves and others through healthy food production and/or beautiful landscape development and maintenance with the knowledge they need. The classroom knowledge is put into practice in laboratories associated with classes as well as in an on-campus internship in the University’s gardens, orchards, and greenhouses.

Programs

• Agriculture AS

• Animal Science BS
• Sustainable Horticulture BS

• Horticulture Certificate

• Agriculture Minor

• Pre-Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine

Courses

• AGRI 118 - Soil Science
• AGRI 137 - Practicum in______
• AGRI 175 - First Year Seminar
• AGRI 206 - Farm Machinery
• AGRI 235 - Sustainable Agriculture Techniques
• AGRI 240 - Fundamentals of Irrigation
• AGRI 270 - Management of Agriculture Enterprises
• AGRI 285 - Undergraduate Research
• AGRI 304 - Forage Crop Production
• AGRI 308 - Principles of Weed Control
• AGRI 330 - Economic Botany
• AGRI 335 - Research Methods
• AGRI 345 - Topics in __________
• AGRI 390 - Agriculture Study Tour
• AGRI 394 - Internship & Career Preparation
• AGRI 395 - Internship in ___________
• AGRI 415 - Senior Seminar
• AGRI 440 - Topics in __________
• AGRI 450 - Environmental Leadership
• AGRI 467 - Concepts of International Agriculture
• AGRI 468 - International Agricultural Implementation
• AGRI 497 - Capstone In _______________
• AGRI 498 - International Internship in___________________
• AGRI 499 - Project in ___________
• AGRI 540 - Topics in:

• ANSI 114 - Introduction to Animal Science
• ANSI 125 - Animal Handling Methods
• ANSI 150 - Companion Animal Care
• ANSI 250 - Dairy Facilities
• ANSI 278 - Dairy Health and Disease
• ANSI 305 - Animal Nutrition
• ANSI 325 - Domestic Animal Behavior
• ANSI 340 - Production/Management of ___________
• ANSI 379 - Small Animal Health and Disease
• ANSI 389 - Livestock Health and Disease
• ANSI 420 - Canine Gross Anatomy
• ANSI 425 - Issues in Animal Agriculture, Research and Medicine
• ANSI 430 - Lactation Physiology
• ANSI 435 - Animal Genetics
• ANSI 440 - Animal Reproduction
• ANSI 445 - Physiology of Domestic Animals
• ANSI 450 - Equine Exercise Anatomy & Physiology
• ANSI 455 - Equine Health and Disease
• ANSI 540 - Topics in_______

• HORT 150 - iGrow
• HORT 205 - Plant Science
• HORT 226 - Plant Systematics & ID
• HORT 227 - Woody Plant Identification II
• HORT 228 - Herbaceous Plant Identification
• HORT 236 - Landscape Drafting and Graphics
• HORT 250 - History of Landscape Architecture
• HORT 315 - Landscape Structures and Materials
• HORT 320 - Propagation of Horticultural Plants
• HORT 337 - Fundamentals of Landscape Design
• HORT 340 - Land Surveying
• HORT 360 - Arboriculture
• HORT 365 - Urban Landscape Design
• HORT 369 - Greenhouse Environment and Production
• HORT 375 - Landscape Estimating
• HORT 378 - Integrated Insect/Disease Management
• HORT 429 - Computer Landscape Design
• HORT 441 - Advanced Landscape Graphics
• HORT 442 - Advanced Site Design
• HORT 540 - Topics in:

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