Dean's Office, Ontario Agricultural College

The minor in Agriculture is intended to enhance the understanding of ways to grow food sustainably through the science of agriculture. Through a combination of core courses and restricted electives, students will learn the science of agriculture in various paths. Students in a non-science major should consult with the Academic Advisor for the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture about their science background.

Minor Requirements (Honours)

This minor is not open to students registered in the degree: Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

The requirement for this minor is a minimum of 4.00 credits; 1.00 credit from a required course and 3.00 credits of restricted electives. Students in the Bachelor of Arts and Sciences are required to take an additional 1.00 credits of restricted electives listed below to meet the requirements of 5.00 credits for a Science Minor.

Students must obtain the necessary prerequisites and seek academic advising from the B.Sc.(Agr.) Academic Advisor early in their program. 

Required

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*1110	Introduction to the Agri-Food Systems	1.00

Restricted Electives

3.00 credits from the following lists, without regard to group: 

Plant Systems 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*2050	Agroecology	0.50
AGR*2470	Introduction to Plant Agriculture	0.50
AGR*4020	Digital Plant Agriculture	0.50
BIOL*1050	Biology of Plants & Animals in Managed Ecosystems	0.50
CROP*3300	Grain Crops	0.50
CROP*3310	Protein and Oilseed Crops	0.50
CROP*3340	Managed Grasslands	0.50
CROP*4220	Cropping Systems	0.50
ENVS*3300	Introduction to Controlled Environment Systems	0.50
HORT*2450	Introduction to Turfgrass Science	0.50
HORT*3150	Principles and Applications of Plant Propagation	0.50
HORT*3270	Medicinal Plants	0.50
HORT*3280	Greenhouse Production	0.50
HORT*3510	Vegetable Production	0.50
HORT*4300	Postharvest Physiology	0.50
HORT*4380	Tropical and Sub-Tropical Crops	0.50
HORT*4420	Fruit Crops	0.50
PBIO*3110	Crop Physiology	0.50
PBIO*3750	Plant Tissue Culture	0.50

Crop Protection  

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CROP*4240	Weed Science
ENVS*2040	Plant Health and the Environment	0.50
ENVS*3020	Pesticides and the Environment	0.50
ENVS*3040	Natural Chemicals in the Environment	0.50
ENVS*3090	Insect Diversity and Biology	0.50
ENVS*3140	Management of Turfgrass Diseases	0.50
ENVS*3210	Plant Pathology	0.50
ENVS*4100	Integrated Management of Invasive Insect Pests	0.50
ENVS*4180	Insecticide Biological Activity and Resistance	0.50
ENVS*4190	Biological Activity of Herbicides	0.50
ENVS*4260	Field Entomology	0.50
PBIO*4070	Biological and Cultural Control of Plant Diseases	0.50

Animal Systems

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*1350	Animal Production Systems and Industry: Dairy, Poultry and Egg	0.50
AGR*2350	Animal Production Systems and Industry: Beef, Swine and Others	0.50
ANSC*2210	Principles of Animal Care and Welfare	0.50
ANSC*2340	Structure of Farm Animals	0.50
ANSC*3080	Agricultural Animal Physiology	0.50
BIOL*1050	Biology of Plants & Animals in Managed Ecosystems	0.50
MBG*2400	Fundamentals of Plant and Animal Genetics	0.50
MBG*3060	Quantitative Genetics	0.50

Climate and Water

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ENVS*2030	Meteorology and Climatology	0.50
ENVS*3010	Climate Change Biology	0.50
ENVS*3050	Microclimatology	0.50
ENVS*3190	Environmental Water Chemistry	0.50
ENVS*3340	Environmental Data Analysis	0.50
ENVS*4030	Ecohydrology	0.50

Soil and Land

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*2320	Soils in Agroecosystems	0.50
ENVS*3060	Groundwater	0.50
ENVS*3080	Soil and Water Conservation	0.50
ENVS*3180	Sedimentary Environments	0.50
ENVS*3310	Soil Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function	0.50
ENVS*4090	Soil Management	0.50
ENVS*4160	Soil and Nutrient Management	0.50
ENVS*4320	Laboratory and Field Methods in Soil Biodiversity	0.50
ENVS*4360	Glacial Environments	0.50
ENVS*4390	Soil Variability and Land Evaluation	0.50

Agriculture Economics and Policy

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
FARE*1400	Economics of the Agri-Food System	1.00
FARE*2410	Agri-food Markets and Policy	0.50
FARE*2700	Natural Resource Economics and Policy	0.50
FARE*3000	International Food Sector and Policy Analysis	0.50
FARE*3250	Food Security, Nutrition and International Development	0.50
FARE*4000	Agricultural and Food Policy	0.50
FARE*4210	World Agriculture, Food Security and Economic Development	0.50
FARE*4290	Land Economics and Policy	0.50
FARE*4310	Resource Economics and Policy	0.50

International & Sustainable Agriculture 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*2500	Field Course in International Agriculture	0.50
FARE*3250	Food Security, Nutrition and International Development	0.50
FARE*4210	World Agriculture, Food Security and Economic Development	0.50
OAGR*2070	Introduction to Organic Agriculture	0.50

Agricultural Business Management  

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
FARE*3030	The Firm and Markets	0.50
FARE*3170	Cost-Benefit Analysis	0.50
FARE*3310	Operations Management	0.50
FARE*3320	Supply and Value Chain Management	0.50
FARE*4220	Advanced Agribusiness Management	0.50
FARE*4240	Futures and Options Markets	0.50
FARE*4330	Advanced Operations Management In the Agri-Food Sector	0.50
FARE*4360	Marketing Research	0.50
FARE*4370	Food & Agri Marketing Management	0.50
FARE*4550	Independent Studies I	0.50

Students may also count the following courses towards the minor: 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
AGR*4600	Agriculture and Food Issues Problem Solving	1.00
IAEF*3500	Experiential Education	0.50
IAEF*3510	Interdisciplinary Flexible Internship	0.50