AFE 322: Livestock Anatomy & Physiology Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock is designed for students entering livestock or veterinary careers. This course emphasizes Cattle, small ruminants, swine, and horses, poultry if time allows. Information to be covered will include the physical structures their functions and also brief mention to pathology and applied science. The course will take a systematic approach by teaching anatomy of each organs system in common species with the normal physiology of that system.
AFE 334: Soil Science. The course will explore interactions between soil, agriculture, and the environment. Topics include soil organic matter, soil contamination, water management and quality, soil classification, nutrient management, and soil remediation. After taking the course, students soon realize that soil science concepts, learned in class, will reward them on the job market. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AFE 340: Environmental Science & Agroecology. This course is intended for those with theoretical and practical interest in environmental issues and is designed to provide a wide range of subjects and practical work experience using standard methods, concepts and equipment in environmental science. Prerequisites: AFE 211 and AFE 217 with grade of C or better. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AFE 366: Climate Change Studies. The course provides the fundamentals of Earth's climate system, and mechanisms of climate change as well as the methods that scientists use to investigate climate variability or change. It focuses on the Earth's natural climate changes over the past and the role that humans have had in changing climates. Students will investigate the relationships between human activity and climate change and the consequences when human and natural factors interact. Students will use a Climate Change laboratory manual to explore weather related data, learn and investigate climate models and predictions. Students will explore possible technological solutions to these vast and increasingly important problems. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AFE 401: AFE Seminar. This course aims at familiarizing students in the field of scientific communication, especially in scientific presentations of their research experience/findings in the various specialized course offerings at the College of Agriculture, Communities, and the Environment. In addition to being trained in scientific writings, students will present their research results from AFE 411 in this class. Students may get an opportunity to present their research findings at professional meetings of various societies, depending on the opportunity presented. Prerequisites: AFE 411 and Sr. standing. Credit: 1 semester hour.
AFE 404: Nutrition and Metabolism. Nutrition and Metabolism instructs students on fundamentals of basic nutrition and metabolic activity. Students will cover the metabolic pathways of carbohydrates, lipids, protein, amino acids, and vitamin/minerals and how they are all interconnected. In addition, this class will explore the nature of metabolic diseases and how nutrition plays a significant role. Prerequisites: CHEM 101 or consent of instructor. Credit: Semester hours.
AFE 405: Research and Extension in Nutrition. This course will provide substantial opportunities for students to learn about research education and Extension activities in the area of Nutritional Science. Students will encounter several topics in the area of nutrition and will have several opportunities for hands-on learning. Credit: 3 semester hours.
AFE 407: Agroforestry Local and Global Perspectives. Students will examine and have an understanding of how different agroforestry systems function with landscapes across multiple scales (plot, watershed, landscape) and how these systems contribute to achieving multiple benefits (environmental, social, economic, etc.). Credit: 3 semester hours.