2008-09 Undergraduate Catalog
Majors
Agricultural operations management combines emerging technologies with business principles to improve the environment, agricultural production, technical sales and the constructed environment of facilities and operations.
Students gain technical experience in systems management, environmental quality, energy efficiency, construction management, machinery, GIS/GPS remote sensing, safety, irrigation, power systems, water control and food processing.
The curriculum supports students who plan to seek career opportunities in commercial business operations and management. In addition to hands-on applied skills, students also will take courses in economics, accounting, business, finance, sales and business management. Graduates become an integral part of the profitable operations of many types of businesses, such as grove management, commercial nurseries, building construction and materials, regulatory agencies and citrus processing.
The program offers state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, multimedia computer facilities and a construction laboratory.
The department also offers minors in precision agriculture and agricultural information technology and a combined-degree program.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Specialization: Construction and Process Management
Specialization: Environmental Systems Management
Specializations: Production Systems Management and Technical Sales Management
Production Systems Management
Technical Sales Management
This specialization focuses on management skills and decision making related to constructed environments. Students will learn how to maximize the efficiency of a variety of buildings and systems while minimizing the use of our natural resources.
This specialization prepares graduates for a career in environmental management for industry, regulatory agencies or consulting firms. This includes water and air quality, organic waste management, GIS and remote sensing, pesticide application and biological controls.
Note: Use summer terms to make up general education requirements or first- and second-year prerequisites for the major.
This specialization prepares students for managerial positions in agricultural and commercial businesses such as plant nurseries, precision agriculture, vegetables, citrus, aquaculture or livestock production.
Students may need additional credits to reach the total of 120 to graduate.
This specialization provides training for careers in technical sales, sales management, service, product planning, general management and parts and inventory control.
Students may need additional credits to reach the total of 120 to graduate.
| Agricultural Operations Management |
| College: Agricultural and Life Sciences |
| Degree: Bachelor of Science |
| Hours for Degree: 120 |
| Specializations: Construction and Process Management, Environmental Systems Management, Production Systems Management, Technical Sales Management, |
| Minor: Agricultural Information Technology, Precision Agriculture |
| Combined-Degree Program: Yes |
| Website: www.aom.ufl.edu |
Agricultural operations management combines emerging technologies with business principles to improve the environment, agricultural production, technical sales and the constructed environment of facilities and operations.
Students gain technical experience in systems management, environmental quality, energy efficiency, construction management, machinery, GIS/GPS remote sensing, safety, irrigation, power systems, water control and food processing.
The curriculum supports students who plan to seek career opportunities in commercial business operations and management. In addition to hands-on applied skills, students also will take courses in economics, accounting, business, finance, sales and business management. Graduates become an integral part of the profitable operations of many types of businesses, such as grove management, commercial nurseries, building construction and materials, regulatory agencies and citrus processing.
The program offers state-of-the-art laboratories and classrooms, multimedia computer facilities and a construction laboratory.
The department also offers minors in precision agriculture and agricultural information technology and a combined-degree program.
To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college and major requirements.
Specialization: Construction and Process Management
Specialization: Environmental Systems Management
Specializations: Production Systems Management and Technical Sales Management
Production Systems Management
Technical Sales Management
This specialization focuses on management skills and decision making related to constructed environments. Students will learn how to maximize the efficiency of a variety of buildings and systems while minimizing the use of our natural resources.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
-
Complete 1 of 3 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/2045L,
MAC 2233, PHY 2004/2004L
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete all additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| BSC 2007 Biological Sciences: Cells, Organisms and Genetics | 3 |
| BSC 2009L Laboratory in Biological Sciences | 1 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| AEB 3122 Financial Planning for Agribusiness (3) or ACG 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting (4) | 3-4 |
| Business law, ethics or human resources course (see adviser) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, D) | 3 |
| Technical elective | 2 |
| Total | 14-15 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S) | 3 |
| AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You or ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
| BSC 2008 Biological Sciences: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| PHY 2005 Applied Physics 2 | 3 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) (needed if ECO 2013 was taken) or elective | 3 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences or ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance | 3 |
| PKG 3001 Principles of Packaging | 3 |
| SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use or SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment | 3 |
| BCN 1582 International Sustainable Development | 3 |
| Agricultural science elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture | 3 |
| AOM 4932 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance 2 | 3 |
| AOM 4933 Professional Practices in Agricultural Operations Management | 1 |
| Technical electives (adviser approved) | 5 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law | 3 |
| AOM 4062 Principles of Food Engineering | 4 |
| AOM 4444C Electrical Power and Instrumentation for Agricultural Operations Management | 3 |
| AOM 4642 Environmental Systems for Agricultural Structures | 3 |
| Technical electives | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing (3) or MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing (4) | 3-4 |
| AOM 4314C Power and Machinery Management | 3 |
| AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems | 3 |
| Agricultural science elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Technical elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
This specialization prepares graduates for a career in environmental management for industry, regulatory agencies or consulting firms. This includes water and air quality, organic waste management, GIS and remote sensing, pesticide application and biological controls.
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
-
Complete 2 of 6 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/2045L,
MAC 2233, BSC 2010/2010L, BSC 2011/2011L, PHY 2004/2004L PHY 2005/2005L
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional critical-tracking courses, excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs
To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H,N) | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| PHY 2004 and 2004L Applied Physics 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-P) | 4 |
| AOM 2520 Global Sustainable Energy | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, D) | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| BSC 2010 and 2010L Integrated Principles of Biology 1 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B) | 4 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You or ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S) | 3 |
| Elective | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| PHY 2005 and 2005L Applied Physics 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| BSC 2011 and 2011L Integrated Principles of Biology 2 (3) and Laboratory (1) (GE-B) | 4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences or ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (GE-S) (needed if ECO 2013 was taken) or elective | 3 |
| Technical elective | 2 |
| Total | 16 |
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ALS 3153 Agricultural Ecology (3) or PCB 3034C Introduction to Ecology (4) or EES 4103 Applied Ecology (2) | 2-4 |
| SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida or AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management | 3 |
| AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues or SOS 4231C Soil, Water and Land Use | 3 |
| MCB 2000 and 200oL Microbiology (3) and Laboratory (1) | 4 |
| Total | 15-17 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture or AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems | 3 |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law (3) or AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law (3) | 3-3 |
| IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management or ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| SOS 4244 Wetlands | 3 |
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| GLY 2030C Environmental and Engineering Geology (3) or AOM 4062 Principles of Food Engineering (4) | 3-4 |
| Agricultural science elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Technical electives | 4 |
| Total | 16-17 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| AOM 4933 Professional Practices in Agricultural Operations Management | 1 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| Agricultural science elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Technical electives (adviser approved) | 7 |
| Total | 14-15 |
Critical Tracking and Recommended Semester Plan
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- 2.0 GPA required for all critical-tracking coursework for semesters 1-5
-
Complete 1 of 4 critical-tracking courses, excluding labs: CHM 2045/2045L,
MAC 1147 or MAC 2233, PHY 2004 or PHY 2020, and any physical science course
Semester 2:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete 1 additional critical-tracking course, excluding labs
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs
Complete all critical-tracking courses, including labs To remain on track, students must complete the appropriate critical-tracking courses, which appear in bold.
Recommended semester plan
| Semester 1 | Credits |
| MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry | 4 |
| BSC 2007 Biological Sciences: Cells, Organisms and Genetics (GE-B) | 3 |
| BSC 2009L Laboratory in Biological Sciences (GE-B) | 1 |
| Composition (GE-C, WR) | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, N) | 3 |
| Total | 14 |
| Semester 2 | Credits |
| CHM 2045 and CHM 2045L General Chemistry 1 and Laboratory (GE-P) | 4 |
| ACG 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting (4) or AEB 3122 Financial Planning for Agribusiness (3) | 3-4 |
| BSC 2008 Biological Sciences: Evolution, Ecology and Behavior | 3 |
| Humanities (GE-H, D) | 3 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 16-17 |
| Semester 3 | Credits |
| PHY 2004 Applied Physics 1 (GE-P) or PHY 2020 Introduction to Principles of Physics | 3 |
| STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics 1 (GE-M) | 3 |
| PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S) | 3 |
| AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You or ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics (GE-S) | 3 |
| Business law, ethics or human resources course (see adviser) | 2-4 |
| Total | 14-16 |
| Semester 4 | Credits |
| Physical science course (GE-P) | 3 |
| ECO 2023 Principles of Microeconomics (3) (GE-S) (needed if ECO 2013 was taken) or elective | 3-4 |
| AEE 3033C Research and Business Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences or ENC 2210 Technical Writing | 3 |
| AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication or SPC 2600 Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
Note: Use summer terms to make up general education requirements or first- and second-year prerequisites for the major.
This specialization prepares students for managerial positions in agricultural and commercial businesses such as plant nurseries, precision agriculture, vegetables, citrus, aquaculture or livestock production.
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| AOM 3220 Agricultural Construction and Maintenance | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida | 3 |
| IPM 3022 Fundamentals of Pest Management or ENY 3005 and 3005L Principles of Entomology (2) and Laboratory (1) | 3 |
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| Agricultural science elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| AOM 4314C Power and Machinery Management | 3 |
| AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| SOS 3022 Introduction to Soils in the Environment | 3 |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| AOM 4444C Electrical Power and Instrumentation for Agricultural Operations Management | 3 |
| AOM 4642 Environmental Systems for Agricultural Structures | 3 |
| AOM 4933 Professional Practices in Agricultural Operations Management | 1 |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law (3) or AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law (3) | 3-3 |
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing (3) or MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing (4) | 3-4 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 16-18 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture | 3 |
| AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems | 3 |
| AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues or AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management | 3 |
| Agricultural science elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Technical elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Students may need additional credits to reach the total of 120 to graduate.
This specialization provides training for careers in technical sales, sales management, service, product planning, general management and parts and inventory control.
| Semester 5 | Credits |
| ADV 3008 Principles of Advertising | 3 |
| AOM 3333 Pesticide Application Techniques | 3 |
| AOM 3734 Irrigation Principles and Practices in Florida or AOM 4643 Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues or AOM 3732 Agricultural Water Management | 3-4 |
| AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (3) or MAN 3025 Principles of Management (4) | 3-4 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 6 | Credits |
| AOM 4314C Power and Machinery Management | 3 |
| AOM 4434 Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| AEB 4085 Agricultural Risk Management and the Law (3) or FOS 4731 Government Regulations and the Food Industry (2) or AEB 4123 Agricultural and Natural Resource Law (3) | 2-3 |
| ALS 3133 Agricultural and Environmental Quality | 3 |
| AOM 4455 Agricultural Operations and Systems | 3 |
| AOM 4933 Professional Practices in Agricultural Operations Management | 1 |
| Total | 15-16 |
| Semester 7 | Credits |
| AOM 4444C Electrical Power and Instrumentation for Agricultural Operations Management | 3 |
| AEB 3341 Selling Strategically | 3 |
| AOM 4642 Environmental Systems for Agricultural Structures | 3 |
| Agricultural science elective | 3 |
| Technical elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| Semester 8 | Credits |
| AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing (3) or MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing (4) | 3-4 |
| PKG 3001 Principles of Packaging or AOM 4062 Principles of Food Engineering | 3 |
| AOM 3073 Safety in Agriculture | 3 |
| Agricultural science elective (adviser approved) | 3 |
| Technical elective (adviser approved) | 2 |
| Total | 14-15 |
Students may need additional credits to reach the total of 120 to graduate.