Environmental Systems Concentration
The Environmental Systems is a degree track under the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. Students will be prepared through hands-on learning opportunities with practical application in the agriculture and natural sciences industries, developing skills in conservation, economics and marketing, soil science, entomology, organic agriculture, agriculture and energy, forestry, ecology and urban agriculture.
Learning to restore a balance between humanity and our changing environment will be among the biggest challenges of coming years. It will require an understanding of the interaction between ecology, sociology, economics, and other areas. Students in this option will understand our dependence and impacts on the natural world and how to ensure a sustainable future for us all.
Agriculture is one of the top-employing fields in the U.S. Students in Kentucky State University’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources will take advantage of the newly-renovated and state-of-the-art Atwood Research Facility, a 300-acre research and demonstration farm, a 14-acre aquaculture research facility, and a 300-acre environmental education and research facility.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 (Fall) | Hours | |
| AFE 115 Intro Ag, Food and the Environ | 3 | |
| AFE 120 | Principles of Agronomy | 4 |
| ENG 101 | English Comp I | 3 |
| KSU 118 | Intro. to University Learning | 3 |
| MAT 115 | College Algebra | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 117 | Global Perspect Ag/Food/Env | 3 |
| Select one of the following: ART130 or MUS 130 or THE 130 or ENG 211 | 3 | |
| BIO 111 | Principles of Biology | 4 |
| ENG 102 | English Comp II | 3 |
| KSU 186 | Navigate. the Tech. World | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Term 1 (Fall) | ||
| AFE 217 | Plant Sci. & Horti. Principles | 4 |
| CHE 101 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 110 | General Chem I Laboratory | 1 |
| ECO 201 | Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| COM 103 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Core Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 211 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| AQU 201 | Fisheries & the Educ. Consumer | 3 |
| MAT 200 | Intro to Stat Reasoning & Ana. | 4 |
| SOC 203 | Principles of Sociology | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Core Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Term 1 (Fall) | ||
| AFE 450 | Human Health/Environment | 3 |
| AFE 480 | Intro to Geog Inform Syst | 3 |
| BIO 316 | Ecology | 4 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 311 | Practicum I | 2 |
| AFE 340 | Environmental Sci/Agroecology | 3 |
| AFE 366 | Climate Change Studies | 3 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Term 1 (Fall) | ||
| AFE 334 | Soil Science | 3 |
| AFE 411 | Practicum II | 2 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Term 2 (Spring) | ||
| AFE 401 | AFE Seminar | 1 |
| AFE Free Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| Guided Elective | 3 | |
| BIO 417 | Ecological Field Meth | 4 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |