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Academic Units
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (AGSC)
The Department of Agricultural Science is to provide a
stimulating education and prepare graduates for a productive career
in Agricultural technology, Natural resources management, and
Agribusiness who are capable of serving mainly Lebanon, the Middle
East and other regions of the world.
The Department offers also a graduate program leading to the
degree Master of Science in different majors. Graduate students are
trained to successfully contribute to the research, education, and
development of sustainable agricultural production and management in
the region.
Specialized graduate courses leading towards the M.Sc. degree
will be offered to students wishing to specialize in plant science,
plant protection, soils, irrigation, mechanization, and agricultural
economics.
The department will introduce new programs pertaining to the new
trends in agricultural production technology and agribusiness to
graduate students that are more field oriented and well prepared in
agricultural engineering and technology.
Graduate Programs
At the graduate level the department offers the MS degree, with
a thesis or non-thesis option, in six majors:
Training is available in these areas.
MS in
Agricultural Economics and Development
Core Courses for the MS Degree in Agricultural Economics and
Development
AGSC 301 Statistical Methods in Agriculture 2.3; 3 cr.
An investigation of the statistical techniques needed to design
experiments and analyze and interpret agricultural research data.
Prerequisites: STAT 210 and CMPS 209. Fall and spring.
AGSC 320 Project Planning and Management 3.0; 3 cr.
Project preparation, evaluation, and management. Alternate
years.
AGSC 374 Operations Research Principles and Application 3.0;
3 cr.
Introduction to different optimization techniques in operations
research and their relations to applied problems in different fields
of agriculture. Prerequisite: MATH 201.
AGSC 376 Resource and Environmental Economics 3.0; 3 cr.
Addresses and analyzes resource and environmental problems facing
today’s society, with an emphasis on providing the student with an
intensive introduction to the qualitative theory necessary for an
effective analysis of resource problems.
AGSC 395 Graduate Seminar in Agricultural Science 1.0; 1 cr.
AGSC 399 MS Thesis
MS in Irrigation
Core Courses for the MS Degree in Irrigation
AGSC 301 Statistical Methods in Agriculture 2.3; 3 cr.
An investigation of the statistical techniques needed to design
experiments and analyze and interpret agricultural research data.
Prerequisites: STAT 210 and CMPS 209. Fall and spring.
AGSC 310 Advanced Soil Physics 3.0; 3 cr.
Physical properties of soils in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid
regions; soil-water-plant-atmosphere relationships, plant water
extraction, and evapotranspiration; salt and water flow in soils,
soil heat flow, and modeling soil water extraction and evaporation.
AGSC 326 Surface Irrigation Engineering 3.0; 3 cr.
Principles of design, operation, and evaluation of surface
irrigation systems; irrigation field design and field measurement
techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
AGSC 328 Sprinkler and Micro-Irrigation Engineering 3.0; 3 cr.
Fundamentals of design, operation, evaluation, and selection of
pressurized irrigation systems; pipeline economics, pump hydraulics,
and pumping plant design considerations.
AGSC 395 Graduate Seminar in Agricultural Science 1.0; 1 cr.
AGSC 399 MS Thesis
All AGSC graduate courses are electives to all majors upon the
approval of the advisor.
AGSC 300 Graduate Tutorial 1-3 cr.
Special topics in land and water resources.
AGSC 302 Scientific Communication 1.2; 2 cr.
The course covers the techniques of developing manuscripts, posters,
and oral presentations.
AGSC 309 Drainage of Agricultural Lands 3.0; 3 cr.
Soil properties, porous media flow, hydraulic conductivity
measurement, soil leaching requirements, drainage investigations,
and surface and subsurface drainage system design.
AGSC 310 Advanced Soil Physics 3.0; 3 cr.
Physical properties of soils in arid, semi-arid, and sub-humid
regions; soil-water-plant-atmosphere relationships, plant water
extraction, and evapotranspiration; salt and water flow in soils,
soil heat flow, and modeling soil water extraction and evaporation.
AGSC 312 Fertilizer Technology and Use 3.0; 3 cr.
Fertilizers in agricultural development, current developments in
fertilizer technology, fertigation, and special problems associated
with fertilizer use and research methodology in soil fertility.
Prerequisite: AGSC 265.
AGSC 316 Ground Water Hydrology 3.0; 3 cr.
Occurrence, storage, distribution, and movement of ground water;
confined and unconfined aquifer properties, well-aquifer hydraulics
and relationships, and ground water basin management.
AGSC 317 Surface Water Hydrology 3.0; 3 cr.
Relevant statistical concepts and extreme event distributions,
rainfall frequency analysis, rainfall-runoff relationships, unit
hydrograph theory, overland flow routing, and stochastic processes
in hydrology.
AGSC 318 Soil Salinity and Management 3.0; 3 cr.
Diagnosis and properties of salt-affected soils; plant growth and
salinity; water quality for irrigation, drainage, reclamation, and
management of saline and sodic soils.
AGSC 320 Project Planning and Management 3.0; 3 cr.
Project preparation, evaluation, and management. Alternate years.
AGSC 321 Systems Analysis in Water Resources 3.0; 3 cr.
Basic concepts of formulation and modeling of simulation and
optimization techniques in water resources; planning and operation
of single and multi-reservoir systems; multi-basin river system
simulation and management.
AGSC 324 Methods of Soil and Plant Tissue Analysis 2.3; 3 cr.
Analytical techniques, operation of instruments in plant analysis
and in physical, chemical, and mineralogical analysis of soils.
AGSC 325 Farmer Cooperatives and Credit 3.0; 3 cr.
Focuses on the organization of farmers for higher income through
improved resource use and competitive position. Alternate years.
AGSC 326 Surface Irrigation Engineering 3.0; 3 cr.
Principles of design, operation, and evaluation of surface
irrigation systems; irrigation field design and field measurement
techniques. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
AGSC 328 Sprinkler and Micro-Irrigation Engineering 3.0; 3
cr.
Fundamentals of design, operation, evaluation, and selection of
pressurized irrigation systems; pipeline economics, pump hydraulics,
and pumping plant design considerations.
AGSC 367 Soils Conservation 3.0; 3 cr.
Mechanics and control of wind and water erosion of cultivated,
range, and forest land; emphasis on land degradation and
conservation problems of arid and semi-arid regions.
AGSC 370 Materials Handling and Processing 3.0; 3 cr.
Physical properties of agricultural materials; principles and
practices in the transporting, conveying, grading, and processing of
agricultural materials and products; storage and conditioning of
grain and forage; transport and storage of fruits and vegetables.
AGSC 372 Agricultural Machinery Management 3.0; 3 cr.
Selection, adoption, and economics of agricultural machinery;
machine, power, and labor performance; cost determination and
management decisions; matching implements and tractors.
AGSC 374 Operations Research Principles and Application 3.0;
3 cr.
Introduction to different optimization techniques in operations
research and their relations to applied problems in different fields
of agriculture. Prerequisite: MATH 201.
AGSC 375 Soil Mechanics in Tillage and Traction 3.0; 3 cr.
Static and dynamic properties of soils, mechanics of tillage tools,
design and analysis of tillage tools, design of traction and
transport devices, traction performance and evaluation, and
soil-machine systems. Prerequisite: AGSC 226.
AGSC 376 Resource and Environmental Economics 3.0; 3 cr.
Addresses and analyzes resource and environmental problems facing
today’s society, with an emphasis on providing the student with an
intensive introduction to the qualitative theory necessary for an
effective analysis of resource problems.
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