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Bachelor of Science in Agriculture [B.Sc.(Agr.)]

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Crop, Horticulture and Turfgrass Sciences (CHAT)

Department of Plant Agriculture

Semester 1

AGR*1100 [0.50] Introduction to the Agrifood Systems
BIOL*1030 [0.50] Biology I
CHEM*1040 [0.50] General Chemistry I
ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics
MATH*1080 [0.50] Elements of Calculus I

Semester 2

AGR*1250 [0.50] Agrifood System Trends & Issues
BIOL*1040 [0.50] Biology II
CHEM*1050 [0.50] General Chemistry II
ENGL*1200 [0.50] Reading the Contemporary World
0.50 electives

Semester 3

AGR*2320 [0.50] Soils in Agroecosystems
AGR*2400 [0.50] Economics of the Canadian Food System
AGR*2470 [0.50] Introduction to Plant Agriculture
MBG*2000 [0.50] Introductory Genetics
0.50 electives or restricted electives

Semester 4

BIOC*2580 [0.50] Introductory Biochemistry
BOT*2100 [0.50] Life Strategies of Plants
STAT*2040 [0.50] Statistics I
One of:
BOT*2050 [0.50] Plant Ecology (in semester 5)
CROP*2110 [0.50] Crop Ecology
0.50 to 1.00 electives or restricted electives

Semester 5

BOT*2050 [0.50] Plant Ecology (if CROP*2110 is not taken in semester 4)
FOOD*3090 [0.50] Food Science and Human Nutrition
One of:
BOT*3310 [0.50] Plant Growth and Development (in semester 6)
PBIO*3110 [0.50] Crop Physiology
1.00 to 2.00 electives or restricted electives

Semester 6

BOT*3310 [0.50] Plant Growth and Development (if PBIO*3310 is not taken in semester 5)
EDRD*3400 [0.50] Sustainable Communities
1.50 to 2.00 electives or restricted electives

Semester 7 & 8

Students must choose either Option A or B in Semester 7 and 8

Option A:
Semester 7
One of:
PBIO*4100 [0.50] Soil Plant Relationships (in semester 8)
SOIL*4090 [0.50] Soil Management
SOIL*4130 [0.50] Soil and Nutrient Management
2.00 to 2.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 8
AGR*4500 [0.50] Agrifood Industry Problem-Solving
PBIO*4100 [0.50] Soil Plant Relationships (if 1 of SOIL*4090 or SOIL* 4130 is not taken in semester 7)
1.50 to 2.00 electives or restricted electives

Option B
Semester 7
AGR*4450 [1.00] Research Project I
One of:
PBIO*4100 [0.50] Soil Plant Relationships (in semester 8)
SOIL*4090 [0.50] Soil Management
SOIL*4130 [0.50] Soil and Nutrient Management
1.00 to 1.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 8
AGR*4460 [1.00] Research Project II
PBIO*4100 [0.50] Soil Plant Relationships (if 1 of SOIL*4090 or SOIL* 4130 is not taken in semester 7)
1.00 to 1.50 electives or restricted electives

Restricted Electives

  1. A minimum of 7.00 credits must be at the 3000 level or higher, of which 5.00 credits must be in agricultural science and of which 3.50 credits must be at the 4000 level. Those credits at the 3000 level or above selected to satisfy Item # 3 below will be applied to satisfy this minimum 7.00 credit requirement. Refer to the Program Counsellor for the list of agricultural science courses.

  2. A humanities or social science course (0.50 credits) at the 2000 level or above from the College of Arts or College of Social and Applied Human Sciences.

  3. Six courses (3.00 credits) from the courses listed below without regard to group.

Students who wish to concentrate in particular areas of plant agriculture should consider selecting one of the following course groups.

Crop Science
Choose three courses (1.50 credits) among the following:
CROP*3300 [0.50] Grain Crops
CROP*3310 [0.50] Protein and Oilseed Crops
CROP*3340 [0.50] Managed Grasslands
CROP*4220 [0.50] Cropping Systems
CROP*4240 [0.50] Weed Science
HORT*4380 [0.50] Tropical and Sub-Tropical Crops
OAGR*2050 [0.50] Gateway to Organic Agriculture
Choose three courses (1.50 credits) among the following:
AGR*2350 [0.50] Animal Production Systems and Industry
ENVB*3210 [0.50] Plant Pathology
ENVB*4100 [0.50] Applied Entomology
MBG*3100 [0.50] Plant Genetics
MBG*4160 [0.50] Plant Breeding
MET*2020 [0.50] Agrometeorology
NRS*3000 [0.50] Environmental Issues in Agriculture and Landscape Management
OAGR*4160 [0.50] Design of Organic Production Systems
PBIO*3750 [0.50] Plant Tissue Culture
PBIO*4100 [0.50] Soil Plant Relationships
PBIO*4750 [0.50] Genetic Engineering of Plants
SOIL*3080 [0.50] Soil and Water Conservation
Horticultural Science
Choose two courses (1.00 credits) among the following:
HORT*2450 [0.50] Introduction to Turfgrass Science
HORT*3010 [0.50] Annual, Perennial and Indoor Plants - Identification and Use
HORT*3280 [0.50] Greenhouse Production
HORT*3350 [0.50] Woody Plant Production and Culture
HORT*3510 [0.50] Vegetable Production
HORT*4420 [0.50] Fruit Crops
Choose two courses (1.00 credits) among the following:
BOT*3410 [0.50] Plant Anatomy
HORT*3230 [0.50] Plant Propagation
HORT*3260 [0.50] Woody Plants
HORT*4300 [0.50] Postharvest Physiology
MBG*3100 [0.50] Plant Genetics
MBG*4160 [0.50] Plant Breeding
PBIO*3750 [0.50] Plant Tissue Culture
PBIO*4100 [0.50] Soil Plant Relationships
PBIO*4750 [0.50] Genetic Engineering of Plants
Choose two courses (1.00 credits) among the following:
CROP*4240 [0.50] Weed Science
ENVB*3210 [0.50] Plant Pathology
ENVB*4100 [0.50] Applied Entomology
Turfgrass Science
AGR*3500 [0.50] Experiential Education
EDRD*2010 [0.50] Introduction to Landscape Management
ENVB*3030 [0.50] Pesticides and the Environment
ENVB*3160 [0.50] Management of Turfgrass Diseases
HORT*2450 [0.50] Introduction to Turfgrass Science
HORT*3050 [0.50] Management of Turfgrass Insect Pests and Weeds
HORT*4200 [0.50] Turf, the Environment and Society
HORT*4450 [0.50] Advanced Turfgrass Science
Choose one of:
CROP*4240 [0.50] Weed Science
ENVB*3210 [0.50] Plant Pathology
ENVB*4100 [0.50] Applied Entomology
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