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This program is designed to allow women and men the opportunity for specialization in beef cattle management. Students in the beef management program have the opportunity to get hands-on training at the nationally known MSU purebred herds. Students also study at the MSU Beef Cattle Research & Teaching Center where new and innovative research and extension programs are conducted.

Many students return to the home farm; however, requests are received for young people who are capable, industrious and have the practical experience and specialized training provided through this program. These requests are for positions of responsibility as herd managers, assistant herd managers and in other livestock related job areas.

In this rapidly changing era, agriculture requires aggressive young people who have specialized training in modern scientific farming. The demands for success are limited only by a person's desires or imagination.

If a course is not offered every semester, that is noted in the course description column (F=offered Fall Semester, S=offered Spring Semester, SU=offered Summer Semester).

Suggested Course Work

Dept. Course # Course Description Credits
 Fall of First Year
 ABM 130 Farm Management I (F) 3
 ANS 024 Feedlot Clerkship (F) 2
 AT 045 Agricultural Communications (F) 2
 AT 071 Technical Mathematics (F) 2
  Electives 4
total credits 13
 Spring of First Year
 ABM 100 Decision-making in the Agri-Food System (F,S) 3
 ANS 023 Beef Cow Calf Clerkship (S) 2
 ANS 059 Principles of Livestock Feeding (S) 2
 ANS 069 Reproduction of Livestock (S) 2
 ANS 110 Introductory Animal Agriculture (F,S) 4
 ANS 222 Introductory Beef Cattle Management (S) 3
  Elective 2
total credits 18
 Summer of First Year
 AT 099 Placement Training (S) 6 (var.)
total credits 6 (var.)
TOTAL CREDITS FOR AGTECH CERTIFICATE 35