THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMME
A. Undergraduate
Part I
Course Code |
Course title |
Harmattan L-T-P |
Rain
L-T-P |
Total Units |
MTH 105 |
Elementary Mathematics I |
3-1-0 |
- |
4 |
MTH 106 |
Elementary Mathematics II |
|
3-1-0 |
4 |
PHY 105 |
Physics for Biological Science I |
3-1-0 |
- |
4 |
PHY 106 |
Physics for Biological Science II |
- |
3-1-0 |
4 |
PHY 107 |
Experimental Physics IA |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
PHY 108 |
Experimental Physics IB |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
CHM 101 |
Introductory Chemistry I |
3-1-4 |
- |
5 |
CHM 102 |
Introductory Chemistry II |
- |
3-1-4 |
5 |
BOT 101 |
Introductory Botany |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
BOT 103 |
Experimental Botany |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
ZOO 101 |
Introductory Zoology |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
ZOO 103 |
Experimental Zoology |
|
0-0-3 |
1 |
Total Number of Units to be offered |
|
|
|
36 |
Part II
Course Code |
Course Title |
Harmattan L-T-P |
Rain
L-T-P |
Total Unit |
PSC 201 |
Agricultural Botany |
2-0-3 |
- |
3 |
PSC 202 |
Principles of Plant Science |
- |
2-0-3 |
3 |
AEC 201 |
Introduction to Agric. Economics I |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 202 |
Introduction to Agric. Economics II |
- |
2-3-0 |
3 |
ANS 201 |
Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals |
2-0-3 |
- |
3 |
ANS 202 |
Introduction to Agric. Genetics |
- |
2-0-3 |
3 |
ANS 204 |
Agricultural Chemistry II |
- |
2-0-3 |
3 |
ANS 208 |
Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife |
|
2-0-2 |
2 |
AXR 201 |
Introduction to Rural Sociology |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AXR 202 |
Organization of Village Communities |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
SOS 201 |
Agricultural Chemistry II |
- |
|
3 |
SOS 202 |
Introduction to Soil Science |
|
2-0-3 |
3 |
|
Total number of Units to be offered |
|
|
35 |
Part III
Course code |
Course Title |
Harmattan L-T-P |
Rain L-T-P |
Total Units |
PSC 301 |
Agronomy of Arable Crops and Agroclimatology |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
PSC 302 |
Agronomy of Permanent crops and Agroforestry |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
PSC 303 |
Introduction to Agricultural Entomology |
2-0-3 |
- |
3 |
PSC 304 |
Plant Pathology |
- |
2-0-3 |
3 |
AEC 301 |
Statistics and Biometry |
2-1-0 |
- |
2 |
AEC 302 |
Farm Management |
- |
2-0-0 |
2 |
AEC 303 |
Principles of Agric. Economics I |
2-0-0 |
- |
2 |
AEC 304 |
Principles of Agric. Economics II |
- |
2-0-0 |
2 |
AGE 352 |
Agricultural Engineering I |
2-0-3 |
- |
3 |
ANS 301 |
Non-Ruminant Animal Production |
2-0-0 |
- |
2 |
ANS 302 |
Ruminant Animal Production |
- |
2-0-0 |
2 |
SOS 301 |
Introductory Pedelogy and Soil Physics |
2-0-3 |
- |
3 |
SOS 302 |
Soil Chemistry and Microbiology |
- |
2-0-3 |
3 |
AXR 301 |
Extension Teaching and Learning Process and Methods |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
|
Total Number of Units to be offered |
|
|
36 |
Part IV
Course code |
Course Title |
Harmattan L-T-P |
Rain
L-T-P |
Total Units |
AEC 401 |
Farm Accounts and Budgeting |
1-0-3 |
- |
2 |
AEC 402 |
Farm Management |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
AEC 403 |
Fisheries Management |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
AEC 408 |
Report Writing in Agricultural Economics |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
AXR 401 |
On-farm Demonstration |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
AXR 402 |
Extension Records |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
AXR 403 |
Training and Visit Extension |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
AXR 404 |
Teaching in Secondary School |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
AXR 405 |
Workshop Practice |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
AXR 408 |
Report Writing in Agricultural Extension |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
ANS 401 |
Livestock Feed Production |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
ANS 402 |
Poultry Management Practices |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
ANS 403 |
Beef Cattle Management Practices |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
ANS 404 |
Sheep and Goats Management Practices |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
ANS 405 |
Rabbit Management Practices |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
ANS 406 |
Pig Management Practices |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
ANS 407 |
Processing of Animal Products |
0-0-6 |
- |
2 |
ANS 408 |
Report Writing in Animal Science |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
PSC 401 |
Processing and Storage of Plant Produce |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
PSC 402 |
Management of Tree Crops |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
PSC 403 |
Management of arable Crops |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
PSC 404 |
Plant Propagation |
- |
0-0-6 |
2 |
PSC 405 |
Greenhouse Operations |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
PSC 406 |
Nursery Practices and Vegetable Production |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
PSC 407 |
Field Plot Technique |
2-0-3 |
- |
3 |
PSC 408 |
Report Writing in Plant Science |
- |
0-0-1 |
1 |
SOS 401 |
Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
SOS 402 |
Land Use Planning (Pedology) |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
SOS 403 |
Soil and Water Management |
0-0-3 |
- |
1 |
SOS 408 |
Report Writing in Soil Science |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
AGE 401 |
Agricultural Surveying |
0-0-6 |
- |
2 |
AGE 402 |
Farm Mechanization Practices |
- |
0-0-6 |
2 |
AGE 408 |
Report Writing in Agricultural Engineering |
- |
0-0-3 |
1 |
AGR 400 |
Application of Computers to Agriculture |
0-1-3 |
0-0-3 |
3 |
|
Total Number of Units to be offered |
|
|
43 |
Part V
Course Code |
Course Title |
Harmattan L-T-P |
Rain
L-T-P |
Total Units |
AEC 501 |
Fundamentals of Econometrics |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 502 |
Agricultural Project Appraisal and evaluation |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
AEC 503 |
Mathematics for Agricultural Economics |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 504 |
Agricultural Marketing |
|
2-1-0 |
3 |
AEC 505 |
Agricultural Development and Policy |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 506 |
Land Economics |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
AEC 507 |
Agricultural Cooperation |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 508 |
Agribusiness Management |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
AEC 509 |
Agricultural Finance |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 510 |
Production Economics |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
AEC 511 |
Agricultural Economics Analysis I (Micro-economics) |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 512 |
Agricultural Economics Analysis II (Macro-economics) |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
AEC 513 |
Farm Management and Accounting |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 514 |
Research Methods in Agricultural Economics (Project) |
- |
0-1-6 |
3 |
AEC 515 |
Statistics for Agricultural Economics |
2-1-0 |
- |
3 |
AEC 516 |
Non-Parametric Statistics |
- |
2-1-0 |
3 |
|
Total No of units to be offered |
|
|
48 |
Postgraduate
1. Introduction
The Department of Agricultural Economics started offering Postgraduate Courses in the 1969/70 Academic year. To this end, it has developed a core of highly experienced personnel in the different special areas of the discipline.
2. Objective of the Programme
Graduate study in Agricultural Economics is intended to enable participants to qualify as professional workers in Agricultural Economics through intensive study of theory, analysis, and methodology in relation to the problems of economic organization and development of agriculture. Each student is required to choose a special field of concentration.
3. The Degrees to be Offered
In response to the changing needs, in terms of agricultural demand services of our constantly changing society; the Department offers two degrees – the M. Sc. and the Ph.D. Programmes. The time-period of each degree is as follows:
(i) A minimum of a three semesters for M. Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics based on course work plus thesis.
(ii) A minimum of 6 semesters for Ph.D. degree in Agricultural Economics based on course work with a Ph.D. thesis based on an intensive independent research after the Master’s degree.
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