Degree and Study Plan College: Department: Cohorts: Degree: Major: Agricultural & Marine Sciences Natural Resource Economics 2006 - 2007 Bachelor of Science Natural Resource Economics Summary of Credits: U University Requirements (UR) English Requirements Arabic Contemporary Omani Society Oman & Islamic Civilization or Islamic Culture University Electives (UE) See List A College Requirements (CR) 12 6 3 1 2 6 34 See list B College Electives (CE) 6 See list C Departmental Requirements (DR) See list D Departmental Electives See list E Major Requirements (AR) See list F Major Electives (AE) See list G 49 22 Specialization Requirements (SR) See list H Specialization Electives (SE) See list I Minor Requirements (IR) 3 See list J Minor Electives (IE) See list K TOTAL For reference contact: Dr. Houcine Boughanmi HoD: Dr. Houcine Boughanmi Dean’s Office: Dr. S. A. Prathapar Admission and Registration: 12 129 Ext. 1243 Date: Date: Date: NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS Study Plan: for Cohort 2006-2007 Sem. ONE FALL TWO SPRING Course Code Course Title Intensive English TOTAL ARAB1001 LANC2040 CAMS2000 CAMS2001 MATH1106 THREE FALL NREC2003 Cat. UR Arabic English for Agriculture I Intro. CAMS Computer Applications I Pre-Calculus University Elective 3 3 1 3 4 2 16 Oman & Islamic Civilization English for Agriculture II General Biology I Introduction to Natural Resource Economics University Elective University Elective 2 3 4 LANC2040 or LANC2042 /=LANC2141 UR UR CR 3 LANC2040 or LANC2140 /=CAMS2003 CR TOTAL =LANC2140 2 2 16 UR UR CR CR CR UE UE UE Contemporary Omani Society Seminar & Presentation Skills General Chemistry I Statistical Methods in Agriculture College Elective College Elective 1 2 4 3 3 3 16 SOCY1001 CAMS2001, LANC2041 /=CAMS3000 MATH1106 CAMS2001, LANC2041, MATH1106 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 UR CR CR CR CE CE FIVE FALL PHYS2101 MNGT1510 NREC3011 NREC3101 NREC3102 TOTAL General Physics I Introduction to Business Economics of Fisheries Management Marketing of Agri. & Fish. Products Agricultural and Food Policies 4 3 3 3 3 16 MATH1106 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 CR AR AR AR AR SIX SPRING ECON2221 NREC3010 NREC3220 NREC3300 NRECXXXX TOTAL Principles of Macroeconomics Production Economics Agribusiness Management Natural Resource & Environmental Econ. Major Elective 3 3 3 3 3 15 MNGT1510 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 Check pre-requisites AR AR AR AR AE SEVEN FALL CAMS3002 ECON3212 NREC4410 NREC4430 NRECXXXX TOTAL Computer Applications II Intermediate Microeconomics International Agricultural Trade Benefit Cost Analysis Major Elective 3 3 3 3 3 15 Defunct – Consult your advisor ECON1211, ECON2221 NREC2003 NREC2003 Check pre-requisites CR AR AR AE FOUR SPRING SOCI3320 CAMS4002 CHEM2101 CROP3001 Pre-req./Co-req.* 0 0 TOTAL HIST1010 LANC2041 BIOL2101 Cr. TOTAL AE EIGHT SPRING NREC4010 NREC4420 NREC4500 NRECXXXX NRECXXXX TOTAL Applied Econometrics Economic Development Extension Methods & Techniques Major Elective Major Elective 4 3 3 3 3 16 NREC2003, CROP3001 CROP3001, NREC2003 CAMS4002, CROP3001, NREC2003 Check pre-requisites Check pre-requisites AR AR AR AE AE SUMMER NREC 4800 TOTAL Natural Resource Economics Internship 3 3 After 80 Credits, CAMS4002 AR CAMS4001 Management & Business Skills 3 NREC4230 Agricultural Finance Special Problems in Natural Resource Economics Field Trip Major Elective Major Elective 3 NINE FALL NREC4900 NREC4600 NRECXXXX NRECXXXX TOTAL 3 1 3 3 16 BIOL2101, CHEM2101, CAMS4002, CROP3001, PHYS2101 CROP3001 Manual Registration, CAMS4002, CROP3001 Check pre-requisites Check pre-requisites CR AR AR AE AE AE NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS LIST B: College Requirements (34 Credits) Course Code BIOL2101 CAMS2000 CAMS2001 CAMS3002 Course Title General Biology I Introduction to Agricultural and Marine Science Computer Applications I Computer Applications II Cr. 4 1 3 3 CAMS4001 Managements and Business Skills 3 CAMS4002 CHEM2101 CROP3001 MATH1106 NREC2003 PHYS2101 Seminar and Presentation Skills General Chemistry I Statistical Methods in Agriculture Pre-calculus Math Introduction to Natural Resource Economics General Physics I 2 4 3 4 3 4 Pre-Requisite / Comments Equivalents Defunct - replaced with a departmental elective BIOL2101, CHEM2101, CAMS4002, CROP3001, PHYS2101 CAMS2001, LANC2041 CAMS3000 MATH1106 CAMS2001, LANC2041, MATH1106 CAMS3001 LANC2040 MATH1106 CAMS2003 Pre-Requisite Equivalents LIST C: College Electives (6 Credits) Course Code Course Title ANVS2001 Principles of Animal Science Cr. 3 ANVS2002 Introduction to Veterinary Technology 3 CROP2201 Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology 3 CROP2510 Introduction to Crop Production 3 FSHN2071 Principles of Food Science 3 FSHN2301 Introduction to Human Diet 3 MASF2001 MASF2002 Introduction to Fisheries Introduction to Marine Science 3 3 SWAE2001 Introduction to Agricultural Engineering 3 SWAE2002 Introduction to Agricultural Machinery 3 SWAE2201 Introduction to Soils and Water 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 or PHYS2107 MASF2003 MASF2003 NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS LIST F: Major Requirements (49 Credits) Course Code Course Title ECON2221 ECON3212 MNGT1510 NREC3010 NREC3011 NREC3101 NREC3102 NREC3220 NREC3300 NREC4010 NREC4230 NREC4410 NREC4420 NREC4500 NREC4800 NREC4900 Principles of Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics Introduction to Business Production Economics Economics of Fisheries Management Marketing of Agricultural and Fisheries Products Agricultural and Food Policies Agribusiness Management Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Applied Econometrics Agricultural Finance International Agricultural Trade Economic Development Extension Methods and Techniques Natural Resource Economics Internship Special Problems in Natural Resource Economics Cr. Pre-Requisite Equivalents 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 MNGT1510 NREC3103 ECON1211, ECON2221 NREC3104 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 CROP3001, NREC2003 CROP3001 NREC2003 CROP3001, NREC2003 CAMS4002, CROP3001, NREC2003 After 80 Credits, CAMS4002 Manual Registration; CAMS4002, CROP3001 Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite MNGT1510 ACCT1111 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 LANC2070 LIST G: Major Electives (22 Credits) * Course Code ACCT1111 ACCT2112 ANVS4001 ANVS4002 ANVS4006 BCOM2911 CROP4517 CROP4521 FSHN3075 MASF4040 MNGT2511 MRKT3611 NREC4430 NREC4600 POMG2711 POMG3712 SWAE3001 SWAE3305 SWAE3315 SOCI3120 STAT3334 STAT3338 Course Title Introductory Accounting I Introductory Accounting II Dairy and Beef Production Poultry Production Sheep and Goat Production Business Communications Nursery and Greenhouse Management Bee Keeping Food Sanitation and Quality Control Fisheries Management Fundamentals of Management Principles of Marketing Benefit Cost Analysis Field Trip Introduction to Management Science Operations Management GIS for Environmentalists Agro-climatology Water Quality Sociology of Development (Arabic) Introduction to Inference Statistical Methods Equivalents ACCT1100 MRKT2681 FSHN2071 or FSHN3073 MASF4042 MNGT1510, Co-requisite LANC2070 ECON1211, ECON2221 NREC2003 (MATH1062 or MATH1102), STAT1811, STAT2812* POMG2711 CAMS2001 PHYS2101 CHEM2101, SWAE2201 STAT2102 STAT3334 * Courses from any Department (preferably related to a Minor) of the College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences or another College (preferably the College of Commerce and Economics), may be selected with the approval of Academic Advisor, Head of Department and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies. No course will be approved without filling the substation form and getting all necessary approvals prior registering any course not listed in the above degree plan. NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS LIST J: Minor Requirements (3 Credits) Course Code NREC2003 Course Title Introduction to Natural Resource Economics Cr. 3 Pre-Requisite LANC2040 Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 CROP3001, NREC2003 CROP3001 NREC2003 CROP3001, NREC2003 CAMS4002, CROP3001, NREC2003 LIST K: Minor Electives (12 Credits) Course Code NREC3010 NREC3011 NREC3101 NREC3102 NREC3220 NREC3300 NREC4010 NREC4230 NREC4410 NREC4420 NREC4500 Course Title Production Economics Economics of Fisheries Management Marketing of Agricultural and Fisheries Products Agricultural and Food Policies Agribusiness Management Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Applied Econometrics Agricultural Finance International Agricultural Trade Economic Development Extension Methods and Techniques LIST J: MINOR REQUIREMENTS Within CAMS (15 credits): J1. Minor in Agricultural Engineering (15 credits) Course Code Course Title SWAE2201 Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Four courses from the following FSHN3102 Elements of Food Engineering SWAE3201 Power Units SWAE3203 Postharvest Technology SWAE3308 Instrumentation and Control Systems SWAE3402 Irrigation Principles SWAE4304 Modeling and Analysis of Biophysical Systems SWAE4402 Design and Management of Irrigation Systems Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 MATH1106, PHYS2101 MATH1106, PHYS2101, SWAE2001 MATH1106, PHYS2101, SWAE2001 MATH1106, PHYS2101 SWAE2002 or SWAE2201 MATH1106, PHYS2101 SWAE3402 J2. Minor in Animal Science (15 credits) Course Code Course Title ANVS2001 Principle of Animal Science One course from the following ANVS3002 Animal Health ANVS3003 Principles of Animal Diseases Three courses from the following ANVS3004 Anatomy and Histology ANVS3005 Fundamentals of Nutrition ANVS3006 Systemic Physiology ANVS3007 Animal Reproductive Physiology ANVS4001 Dairy and Beef Production ANVS4002 Poultry Production ANVS4004 Camel Physiology and Husbandry ANVS4006 Sheep and Goat Production ANVS4007 Animal Nutrition ANVS4008 Meat Science Cr. 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 3 3 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS2001, BIOL2101 ANVS3005 J3. Minor in Crop Sciences (15 credits) Course Code Course Title Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * CROP2510 Introduction to Crop Sciences Four courses from the following CROP2001 Genetics in Agriculture 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 3 BIOL2101 CROP2011 CROP2201 CROP3512 CROP3514 CROP3522 CROP3526 CROP4001 CROP4005 CROP4006 CROP4526 CROP4542 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 CROP2510 CROP2510 BIOL2101 BIOL2101 BIOL3101 CROP2510 BIOL2101 CROP3526 CROP3522 Ornamental Horticulture Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology Vegetable Production Fruit Production Plant Pathology General Entomology Crop Physiology Field Crop Production Weeds and their Control Economic Entomology Diseases of Economic Crops J4. Minor in Food Science (15 credits) Course Code Course Title FSHN2071 Principles of Food Science Four courses from the following FSHN3071 Food Chemistry I FSHN3072 Food Analysis FSHN3073 Food Microbiology I FSHN3075 Food Sanitation and Quality Control FSHN3076 Food Processing I FSHN4073 Food Microbiology II FSHN4171 Food Packaging Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 CHEM2091, FSHN2001 CHEM2091, FSHN2001 BIOL3441 FSHN2071 or FSHN3073 FSHN2071 BIOL4030 or FSHN3073 FSHN3102 or PHYS2102 J5. Minor in Human Nutrition & Dietetics (15 credits) Course Code Course Title FSHN2301 Introduction to Human Diet Four courses from the following FSHN3301 Principles of Human Nutrition FSHN4303 Life Cycle Nutrition FSHN3303 Nutrition Assessment and Planning FSHN3333 Micronutrients FSHN3444 Macronutrients FSHN4502 Nutritional Toxicology Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 FSHN2001 or FSHN2071 or FSHN2301 FSHN2301 FSHN2001, FSHN2301 FSHN2001, FSHN2301 FSHN2301 FSHN2301 or FSHN3071 J6. Minor in Marine Science and Fisheries (15 credits) Course Code Course Title a. Marine Sciences MASF 2002 Introduction to Marine Sciences MASF3020 Oceanography MASF 3026 Marine Biology Two courses from the following MASF3100 Marine Tourism MASF4020 Marine Ecology MASF4100 Marine Natural Products MASF4110 Marine Ecosystem Modeling MASF4200 Satellite Oceanography b. Fisheries Science MASF2001 Introduction to Fisheries Sciences MASF3040 Ichthyology MASF4042 Fisheries Biology Two courses from the following MASF3033 Coastal Navigation MASF3082 Seafood Quality MASF3090 Fishing Gear & Vessel Technology MASF4040 Fisheries Management I MASF4064 Advanced Aquaculture MASF4080 Pop Dynamics & Stock NREC3011 Economics of Fisheries Management Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * 3 3 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 MASF2001, MASF2002 MASF2001, MASF2002 3 3 3 3 3 MASF2001, MASF2020 MASF3022 CHEM2101, MASF3026 MASF4020 MASF3001, PHYS2101 3 3 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 MASF2001 MASF3040 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 MASF2001, PHYS2101 MASF2001 MASF4042 MASF3062 MASF4042 NREC2003 J7. Minor in Natural Resource Economics (15 credits) Course Code Course Title CAMS2003 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics Four courses from the following: NREC3010 Production Economics NREC3011 Economics of Fisheries Management NREC3101 Marketing of Agricultural and Fisheries Products NREC3102 Agricultural and Food Policies NREC3220 Agribusiness Management NREC3300 Natural Resources and Environmental Economics NREC4010 Applied Econometrics NREC4230 Agricultural Finance NREC4410 International Agricultural Trade NREC4420 Economic Development NREC4500 Extension Methods and Techniques Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * LANC2040 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 NREC2003 CROP3001, NREC2003 CROP3001 NREC2003 CROP3001, NREC2003 CAMS4002, CROP3001, NREC2003 J8. Minor in Soil Science (15 credits) Course Code Course Title SWAE2201 Introduction to Soil and Water Four courses from the following SWAE3302 Environmental Soil Chemistry SWAE3304 Soil and Water Conservation SWAE3311 Environmental Soil Physics SWAE3411 Environmental Soil Microbiology SWAE4401 Water and Nutrients in Soil-Plant Environments SWAE4404 Soil Genesis and Classification SWAE4412 Management of Salt-Affected Soils Cr. 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 3 CHEM2101, SWAE2201 PHYS2101, (SWAE2001 or SWAE2201) PHYS2101, (SWAE2001 or SWAE2201) BIOL2101 SWAE2201 ERSC2101 or SWAE2201 SWAE2201 3 3 3 3 3 3 J9. Minor in Water Technology (15 credits) Code Title Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-req. * SWAE2201 Introduction to Soil and Water Four courses from the following SWAE3303 Elements of Hydrology SWAE3315 Water Quality SWAE3402 Irrigation Principles SWAE4305 Water Control and Supply 3 BIOL2101 or CHEM2101 or PHYS2101 3 3 3 3 CHEM2101, PHYS2101 CHEM2101, SWAE2201 SWAE2201 SWAE2201, SWAE3310 SWAE4325 SWAE4400 SWAE4415 3 3 3 CHEM2101, MATH2107, SWAE3315 SWAE3303 MATH2107 Water Treatment Ground Water Hydrology Water Resources Management and Legislation Minors outside CAMS (19 credits): Minors from the College of Science J10. Biology (19 credits) Course Code BIOL2101 BIOLXXXX Course Title General Biology I Any 2000/3000/4000 level courses in Biology (excluding University Electives) Cr. 4 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * 15 Check Pre-requisites Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * J11. Biotechnology (19 credits) Course Code Course Title BIOL2101 General Biology I 4 BIOL2102 General Biology II BIOL3201 Molecular Biology I BIOL3441 Introductory Microbiology BIOL4045 Fundamentals of Biotechnology One Course from the following BIOL4030 Bacteriology BIOL4034 Biochemistry BIOL4432 Genetics BIOL4500 Cell Biology 4 3 3 3 BIOL2101 BIOL2101 BIOL2101 BIOL3201 3 3 3 3 BIOL3441 BIOL2101, CHEM3321 or CHEM3327 BIOL3201 BIOL4034 J12. Chemistry (19 credits) Course Code Course Title CHEM2101 General Chemistry I Any 2000/3000/4000 level courses in Chemistry (excluding University Electives) CHEMXXXX Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * 4 MATH1106 15 Check Pre-requisites Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * J13. Computer Science (19 credits) Course Code Course Title COMP2101 Introduction to Computer Science Five Courses from the Following COMP2103 Introduction to OOP COMP3314 Data Structures COMP3518 Computer Org. & Assembly Lang. COMP3316 Digital Logic & Switching Circuits COMP4414 Database Management COMP4471 Computational Methods I 3 3 3 3 3 3 COMP2101 COMP2103 COMP3314, MATH3316 MATH3340 COMP3314 COMP2101, MATH2108, MATH2202 COMP4511 COMP4513 COMP4517 3 3 3 COMP3314, MATH2202 COMP3314, STAT2102 COMP3314 Introduction to Computer Graphics Artificial Intelligence Design and Analysis of Algorithms 4 J14. Earth Science (19 credits) Course Code Course Title ERSC2101 Introduction to Geology I Five Courses from the Following ERSC2011 Palaeontology I ERSC2102 Introduction to Geology II ERSC3001 Mineralogy I ERSC3021 Structural Geology I ERSC3041 Stratigraphy ERSC3210 Palaeontology II ERSC3301 Mineralogy II ERSC4011 Igneous Petrology ERSC4012 Metamorphic Petrology ERSC4013 Sedimentary Petrography ERSC4031 Geochemistry ERSC4041 Introduction to Geophysics ERSC4051 Hydrogeology ERSC4321 Structural Geology II ERSC5021 Marine Geology Cr. 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * ERSC2101 ERSC2101 ERSC2102 ERSC2102 ERSC2011 ERSC2011 ERSC3001 ERSC3301 ERSC4011 ERSC3001, ERSC3301 CHEM2101, CHEM2201, ERSC2102 ERSC2101, PETR3246, PHYS2101 CHEM3341, ERSC2101, PETR3246 ERSC3021 ERSC2102 J15. Mathematics (19 credits) Course Code Course Title Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * MATH1106 Pre-calculus Five Courses from the Following MATH2107 Calculus I MATH2108 Calculus II MATH2202 Linear Algebra I* MATH3109 Calculus III* MATH3171 Linear Algebra & Mult. Cal. for Eng.* MATH3207 Math for Teachers I (Algebra) MATH3210 Math for Teachers II (Geometry) MATH3302 Ordinary Differential Equations MATH3360 Discrete Mathematics for CSs 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3 MATH1106 MATH2107 MATH1106 MATH2108 MATH2108 MATH2107 MATH2107 MATH2108 MATH2350 MATH3573 MATH3744 3 3 MATH3340, MATH3350, MATH3357 MATH3109, MATH3302 ∗ Graph Theory Introduction to Mathematical Modeling 4 Students who pass MATH3171 cannot take MATH2202 or MATH3110 and vice versa. J16. Physics (19 credits) Course Code PHYS2101 or PHYS2107 PHYSXXXX Course Title Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * General Physics I or Physics for Engineering 4 MATH1106 Any 2000/3000/4000 level courses in Physics (excluding University Electives) 15 Check Pre-requisites J17. Statistics (19 credits) Course Code Course Title STAT1001 Introduction to Statistics Five Courses from the Following STAT2102 Introduction to Probability STAT3334 Introduction to Inference STAT3335 Sampling Techniques STAT3338 Statistical Methods STAT3336 Computational Techniques in Statistics STAT4432 Regression Analysis STAT4433 Design and Analysis of Experiments STAT4434 Nonparametric Statistics Cr. Pre-Requisite / Co-Req. * 4 English 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 STAT1001, MATH2108* STAT2102 STAT3334 STAT3334 COMP2216, STAT2102 STAT3334 STAT3338 STAT3334 J18. Minor from College of Commerce (15 credits) Only Natural Resource Economics students are entitled for this minor. NREC students must successfully complete 5 from the following 7 courses Code ACCT1111 ACCT2112 BCOM2911 MNGT2511 MRKT3611 POMG2711 POMG3712 Title Introductory Accounting I Introductory Accounting II Business Communications Fundamentals of Management Principles of Marketing Introduction to Management Science Operations Management Cr. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 Pre-Requisite / Co-req. * MNGT1510 ACCT1111 LANC2070 MNGT1510, LANC2070* ECON1211, ECON2221 (MATH1062 or MATH1102), STAT1811, STAT2812* POMG2711