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BSc Agriculture

Admissions Criteria:

To engage in the BSc Agriculture, you must satisfy the following specific subject requirements:

  • 2 CAPE subjects (Units I & II) or ‘A’ Level equivalent, and a pass in any science subject at CSEC level, OR
  • The Undergraduate Diploma in Agriculture, OR
  • The Certificate in Agriculture, OR
  • An approved Diploma or Associate Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.5

 

SOME MORE ABOUT THE COURSES:

The Department of Food Production (DFP) offers a three-year BSc Agriculture degree and majors in Agricultural Technology and Tropical Landscaping. The aim of these undergraduate programmes is to offer training of the highest standard in various disciplines of agriculture, agricultural technology and tropical landscaping, with a focus on the acquisition of sound knowledge, relevant competencies and appropriate skills to participating students.

CORE COURSES TO BE COMPLETED

LEVEL I

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGBU 1005

Introduction to Microeconomics

3

AGEX 1003

Development of Caribbean Agriculture

3

AGLS 1001

Anatomy and Physiology of Animals

3

AGRI 1012

Microbiology

3

AGSL 1001

Soils and the Environment

3

Total Credits

15

                                                                                                                                                                                               

LEVEL I

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGBU 1006 

Macroeconomic Fundamentals for Caribbean Agriculture

3

AGRI 1003   

Mathematics for Scientists

3

AGRI 1011   

Introduction to General Genetics 

3

AGRI 1013  

Introduction to Biochemistry        

3

AGRI 1016   

Plant Anatomy and Physiology     

3

AGRI 1102

Critical Thinking, Information, Literacy and Communication 

3

Total Credits

18

 

 

LEVEL I

Semester 3

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGRI 1100

Practical Techniques and Tools in Agriculture

4

 

LEVEL II

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGCP 2000 

Biosystems Engineering Principles

3

AGCP 2101

Principles of Sustainable Crop Production - Science and Practice     

3

AGLS 2101

Principles of Livestock Science and Production

3

AGRI 2003

Fundamentals of Applied Statistics

3

AGRI 2100

Current Issues in Agriculture

2

AGSL 2101

Principles of Soil Science

3

Total Credits

17

 

 

LEVEL II

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGCP 2007

Postharvest Technology

3

AGLS 2001

Animal Health and Management

3

AGLS 2102

Fundamentals of Animal Nutrition

3

AGRI 2001

Tropical Crop Protection

3

AGSL 2000

Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Technology

3

AGSL 2001

Soil and Water Management

3

Total Credits

18

 

LEVEL II

Semester 3

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGRI 2300

Internship

6

                                                                                   

LEVEL III

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGCP 3014

 Principles of Commodity Utilisation

3

AGRI 3012

Agricultural Biotechnology

3

AGRI 3124

Research Project    

3

 

Option course*                                                                       

                                               

3

 

Option course*           

3

Total Credits

15

 

            LEVEL III

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGCP 3012

Tropical Food Crops  

3

AGEX 3000

Technology Transfer in Agriculture

3

 

Option course*

3

 

Option course*

3

 

Option course*

3

 

* See list of options below. Availability based on registration figures.

 

OPTIONS

By introducing areas of focus students are afforded the opportunity to pursue courses in an area of interest. This will also enable them to seek employment in the focus area if they choose to do so or prepares them to pursue graduate research programmes. In the short-term, students are provided with three options in the Department of Food Production (Soil Science and Environment, Crop Science and Production and Livestock Science and Production). To fulfil the requirement for an option, students must accumulate at least 15 credits of courses as prescribed in the relevant sections.  It is not compulsory for students to choose any specific option as they can choose to pursue courses from the 3 options to accumulate the 15 credits.

 

 

1. SOIL SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT OPTION

The selection of courses for this option must include AGSL 3001 and AGSL 3005. 

 

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGSL 3005

West Indian Soils

3

AGSL 3010

Geophysical and Environmental Soil Sensing

4

ENRM 2000

Soil and Land Evaluation

3

                       

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGSL 3001

Irrigation and Drainage Technology

3

AGSL 3101

Agricultural and Environmental Soil Physics

3

AGSL 3102

Science of Composting and Compost Use 

3

ENRM 3001

Sustainable Watershed Management

3

                                                                       

2. CROP SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION OPTION

The selection of courses for this option must include AGCP 3011 and AGCP 3200. In addition the selection must include at least one course from AGCP 3102, AGCP 3103 and AGCP 3104 and one from AGCP 3107 and AGCP 3108.                                

 

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGCP 3011

Major Caribbean Export Crops

3

AGCP 3103

Commercial Floriculture

3

AGCP 3104

Plant Propagation and Nursery Management   

3

HORT 2002                        

  Tropical Landscaping Plant Identification          

3

                       

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGCP 3101

Sustainable Vegetable Production

3

AGCP 3102

Sustainable Fruit Crop Production

3

AGCP 3105

Ecophysiology of Tropical Field and Horticultural Crops

3

AGCP 3106

Organic Agriculture

3

AGCP 3107

Pest Diagnostics

3

AGCP 3108

Advanced Tropical Crop Protection

3

AGCP 3200

Crop Breeding

3

 

 

 

3. LIVESTOCK SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION

The selection of courses for this option must include AGLS 3008 and AGLS 3200. Only one of AGLS 3000 and AGLS 3004 should be included in this option.

 

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGLS 2004

Livestock Products Technology

3

AGLS 3000

Poultry Production

3

AGLS 3003

Ruminant Production Systems

3

AGLS 3008

Applied Animal Physiology

3

AGLS 3103

Tropical Forage Production and Utilization 3

3

 

 

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

AGLS 3004

Non-Ruminant Production Systems

3

AGLS 3102

Applied Animal Nutrition

 3

AGLS 3200

Animal Breeding

3

ENRM 2003

Wildlife Resources and Management

3

 

FOUNDATION COURSES

For the BSc Agriculture, students are required to enrol for two foundation courses

1 - FOUN 1101- Caribbean Civilisation 

2 - FOUN 1301- Law, Governance, Economy and Society 

                              OR 

    Choose one of the following languages: 

      CHIN 1007 - Chinese(Mandarin) Beginners I 

      FREN 1009 - French for Beginners I 

      JAPA 1007 - Japanese for Beginners I 

      SPAN 1007 - Spanish for Beginners I

 

 

 

 

[Updated: August 2023]

 

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