AFE 445: Agriculture and Energy. Examine agriculture's role as a producer and consumer of energy in context of the broader food system and economy. Explore potential to improve agricultural energy efficiency and produce energy on farms using solar, wind, hydro, bio-power, and biofuel technologies. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
AFE 450: Human Health and Environment. This course is intended for those interested in theoretical and hands-on-training with a biomedical approach to the field of human health and the environment. Students taking this multidisciplinary course will have a holistic understanding of how the physical, chemical and biological factors of the environment impact human health. Prerequisites: BIO 111, CHE 101, and CHEM 110 or consent of instructor. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
AFE 455: Food Safety and Microbiology. This course in intended for those with theoretical and practical interest in the field of food sciences, especially those interested in a wide range of subjects and hands-on/practical approaches in microbial food processes, general food safety, public health and epidemiology. Various aspects of food production, maintenance, supply chains, potential contaminations, introduction to food borne toxins and outbreaks of food borne infections, safe food handling and preparation techniques will be introduced to the students. Prerequisites: BIO 111, CHE 101, and CHE 110 or consent of instructor. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
AFE 465: Food Systems. This course explores relationships among environment, food supply chains, security, quality, diet, and consumer health, with particular emphasis on system components after the farm gate. Discuss existing barriers to healthy and sustainable food consumption; and personal behaviors and public policies with potential to overcome these barriers. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
AFE 485: Special Topics in AFE. This course requires intensive examination of an Agriculture, Food, and Environmental (AFE) science topic chosen by a faculty member in Agriculture, Food, and Environment. This course will require intensive reading and discussion, as well as writing. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
AFE 489: Remote Sensing of the Environment. The course introduces fundamental principles of remote sensing applications for recording electromagnetic energy from the earth's surface for studying vegetation, soil, water, and urban infrastructure. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
AFE 112: VET Clinical I. This class is designed to provide the student with some basic skills and hands-on experience in the field of Veterinary Technology. It will include lecture and applied time in an actual clinic. This course is designed to provide the student with basic skills needed to be a veterinary technician. CREDIT: TWO SMESTER HOURS.
AFE 305: Introduction to Animal Disease and Management. This course in intended for those with theoretical and practical interest in the field of animal diseases and management techniques, especially those interested in learning about the most frequently encountered veterinary diseases caused by viral, bacterial, protozoa, helmet, and fungal agents and their management, including various treatments and therapies. Students in the Vet-Tech option will be introduced to various aspects of veterinary disease prevention, vaccinations, scientific principles involved in most commonly employed diagnostic techniques, their working knowledge, various effective treatment strategies with drugs, their administration and safe handling of animals. Prerequisite: BIO 302 or consent of instructor. CREDIT: THREE SEMESTER HOURS.
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