AOM_BS - Agricultural Operations Management

About this Program

• College: Agricultural and Life Sciences
• Degree: Bachelor of Science
• Credits for Degree: 120

To graduate with this major, students must complete all university, college, and major requirements.

Students in the Agricultural Operations Management (AOM) program gain technical experience in systems management, environmental quality, energy efficiency, agricultural machinery, GIS/GPS remote sensing, computer programs, irrigation, power systems, water control, and precision agriculture. Through interdisciplinary, holistic training in agricultural, natural systems, and business management, AOM students can identify systems problems, formulate potential solutions, evaluate the impact of alternatives, and then implement a best solution.

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 take courses in economics, accounting, business, finance, sales, and business management.

AOM graduates have an abundance of job opportunities. The program provides a solid foundation for managing technical assets, infrastructure, money, and personnel. Graduates can become an integral part of profitable operations of many types of businesses such as production agriculture (e.g., crop management), commercial nurseries, building construction and materials, cattle operations, food processing, and regulatory agencies.

A major strength of the AOM program is its small class sizes. Students benefit from engaging discussions in a welcoming environment, interacting with and getting to know professors, and connecting with classmates through hands-on labs, projects, activities, and club functions.

The Agricultural Operations Management program is housed in Frazier-Rogers Hall with laboratories, classrooms, and a student computing lab, and features an additional off-site construction laboratory near Museum Road and Hull Road.

The program features electives in these focused areas of concentration:

• Sustainable Land, Energy, and Water
• Agribusiness Management
• Animal Production Management
• Horticulture and Crop Management
• Smart Agricultural Management
• Agri-food Systems Management