Minor in Precision Agriculture & Land Management Systems (Non-Teaching)
https://agriculture.montana.edu/precisionag/index.html
Precision agriculture and land management systems (PALMS) is a unique program at Montana State University designed to address instruction in data intensive agricultural sciences. The program is designed to serve those that see their future in the development of precision land management technologies, those that will provide land management services to farm, ranch and land management enterprises as well as those end users that will consume these products in their future enterprises. This minor is designed to serve science and engineering students.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Graduates will be able to efficiently apply and manage precision technologies to farm, ranch, and/or natural resource settings.
- Graduates will be able to evaluate social, economic, and environmental benefits of applying data intensive systems to land management systems.
- Graduates will be able to adapt future technologies to land management systems whether that be for management of farm, ranch or natural resources.
- Graduates will be aware of what future technologies are developing and how they will affect decision making processes in the future.
| Background (Required): | ||
| CSCI 107 | Joy and Beauty of Computing | 3 |
| ENSC 245IN | Soils | 3 |
| AGSC 356 | Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Management | 3 |
| AGTE 252 | Concepts in Precision Agriculture | 3 |
| Precision Management Technologies (3 of 4 Required): | 9 | |
| Sensing in Agriculture | ||
| Internet of Things in Precision Agriculture | ||
| Data Analysis and Management for Digital Agriculture | ||
| Precision Technology in Livestock Production Systems | ||
| Supporting Topics (Select two): | 6 | |
| Livestock in Sustain Systems | ||
| Field Crop Production | ||
| Natural Resource Ecology | ||
| Circuits, Devices and Motors | ||
| Remote and Autonomous Aircraft Systems | ||
| GPS Fund/App in Mapping | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |