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AG (Agriculture, Vocational & Technical) Vocational Agriculture courses are designed to prepare for occupational entry into skilled or semi-professional fields of agriculture. Technical Agriculture courses are designed to prepare for occupational entry into the technical fields of agriculture. |
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AG 100A, B—LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE 1, 2 Units Lecture and supervised activities relating to student participation in agricultural competitions, judging contests, livestock exhibitions, recruitment programs, award and scholarship applications, and youth activity planning.
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AG 115—INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL 1 Unit EDUCATION AND CAREERS Introduction to educational and agricultural employment opportunities. Includes portfolio and educational plan development and curriculum requirements that pertain to educational goals as they relate to agriculture majors. Assists students in setting goals and developing skills necessary for life-long success in obtaining, maintaining, and advancing in agriculture careers. Current events that impact agriculture and society will be discussed.
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AG 120—INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE EDUCATION 2 Units Overview of agricultural education and agricultural education programs including goals and purposes, kinds of classes, types of programs, and qualifications essential to successful agriculture teaching.
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AG 130—AGRICULTURE EDUCATION 2 Units EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE Prerequisite: Minimum completion of 12 units in agriculture course work. To increase the awareness of opportunities for prospective agriculture teachers through observation, participation in the field and through analysis of field experiences. Students will be expected to complete 20 hours of observation/field activities. The off-campus activities shall be supervised by the course instructor and shall take place in an approved agriculture department.
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AG 249—AGRICULTURE INTERNSHIP 4 Units Placement as an employee with selected agribusiness firms dealing with the production, manufacturing, retailing, retail and wholesale production, growers, mechanics, sales and services of agriculture products in public and private agencies. The experience must be related to the student’s major. The student will be under the joint supervision of the employer and a faculty member; 300 paid hours or 240 unpaid hours of related internship per semester.
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AG 280—AGRICULTURAL COMPUTATIONS 3 Units Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of MATH 20 or equivalent or qualification by MJC assessment process. Practical problems in production agriculture, agriculture mechanics, agriculture business, and natural resources. Includes problems in algebra, geometry, money and interest, equipment calibration, metrics and graphics.
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AG 285—AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS 3 Units Formerly listed as AG 285 - Communications in Agriculture. Methods of gathering and organizing data and writing reports. Communicating data.
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AG 300—AGRICULTURAL FIELD PRACTICES 1 Unit Practice in basic in-season farm operations including the use of common farm machinery and equipment, soil tillage, cultivation, harvest and irrigation; farmstead maintenance including the use of minor equipment such as sprayers, burners and chemical applicators; livestock and dairy operations including care, feeding and handling. Recommended for students with inadequate agricultural experience for satisfactory progress toward occupational objectives, but open to all students.
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AG 305—SUPERVISION IN AGRICULTURE 2 Units Formerly listed as AGEC 305. Training agriculture managers, superintendents and crew leaders in the principles of supervision, maintaining effective relationships, handling personnel problems, instructing new personnel on job performance, and analyzing job efficiency.
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AG 349 A,B,C,D—WORK EXPERIENCE 1, 2, 3 and 4 Units AGRICULTURE—SUPERVISED PRACTICE Co-requisite: Enrollment in a minimum of 7 units, which may include Cooperative Vocational Work Experience. Designed for agriculture majors who wish to combine classroom experience with an expansion of skills or knowledge acquired at a site of employment on a paid or volunteer basis. Work must directly relate to the student’s area of study.
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AG 376—BASIC SCIENCE AND 3 Units LABORATORY TECHNIQUES Essential laboratory techniques and basic science principles and information designed to qualify students for service in agriculture at technical levels.
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AG 390,A,B,C,D—AGRICULTURAL 1⁄2,1,2,3,4 Units SKILLS TRAINING Emphasis on developing or upgrading skills of agricultural employees.
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AG 810—AGRICULTURE SCIENCE FIELD DAY Participation in MJC’s Agricultural Science Field Day includes evaluation of agricultural products and livestock, troubleshooting agricultural equipment and demonstration of various agriculturally-related skills.
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AG 820A-D—AGRICULTURAL SKILLS AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Non-credit participation in any of MJC’s agricultural skills and leadership development activities including: agricultural product preparation, sales or marketing, agricultural product exhibition, poultry processing, agricultural field day organization and other agricultural leadership activities.
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