TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

B.S. (Agri Business Management)

Agricultural College and Research Institute Coimbatore 641 003

BS AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT (BSAM)

SCOPE Agribusiness is a sunrise industry Human Resource for Meeting the Marketing challenges Strengthen Industry-Institution Linkages To Meet the stakeholders requirements

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Sales Manager in super and hyper markets Agribusiness Credit Officer Commodity Trade & Technical analysis Marketing & Advertising Farm /Plantation Management Procurement personnel Marketing of financial products and Services Agribusiness credit manager Human resources Manager Supply chain Manager Marketing research and analyst Logistics Manager

LEARNING SYSTEM Lectures & Group Discussions Case studies Individual and group projects Internship opportunities Industry Visits e learning Outsourcing

COURSES AND CREDIT DISTRIBUTION Particulars Core courses Economics General Agri-science studies University Courses Agribusiness Work Experience Professional electives Total No of Courses 19 04 12 10 3 6 54 Credits 42 9 34 22 10 18 135

CORE COURSES
S.NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 CODE ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM ABM COURSE TITLE Basic Business Economics Macro Economics for Business Management International agriculture Principles of Management Production and Operations Management Agro food Marketing Input Marketing Management Business Research Methods Introduction to Business Law Financial and Management Accounting Human Resource Management Introduction to Organizational Behaviour International Trade and Export Management Principles of Banking and Insurance Rural Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes Project Analysis and Business Consultancy e-Business CREDIT HOURS 2+1 1+1 2+0 1+0 2+1 2+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 2+1 1+1 1+1 2+1 1+1 2+1 2+1 1+1

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ABM ABM

Seminar in Agribusiness Management Advanced Seminar in Agribusiness Management Total Credits

0+1 0+1 25+17=42

ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS SKILLS SL.No. 1. 1. 1. 1. CODE AEC AEC AEC AEC COURSE TITLE Farm Business Management Commodity Trading and Technical analysis Natural Resource Economics Intellectual Property Rights Total Credits CREDIT HOURS 2+1 2+1 1+1 1+0 6+3=9

GENERAL AGRI. SCIENCE STUDIES SL.No. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. CODE AGR PBG SAC HOR TAU AGM FOR FMP SWC SST ENS STA COURSE TITLE Orientation of Agricultural systems GM Crops and Foods Manures, Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals Commercial Horticulture Principles and Applications of Plant Protection Principles and Applications of Microbiology Forest Products and Commercial Utilization Farm Machinery and Food Processing Equipments Advances in Soil and Water Management Technologies Commercial Seed Production Environment Management Statistical Packages for Agri Business Management Total Credits 21+13=34 CREDIT HOURS 1+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 1+1 2+1

UNIVERSITY COURSES SL.No. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. CODE TAU COURSE TITLE Applied Physical Sciences Programming Languages Applied Agro Informatics Electronics and Instrumentation Technology Applied Mathematics Applied Statistics Soft Skills English Speaking and Writing Skills [off class mode] Languages [off class mode] 1. 1. PED NCC / NSS Physical Education Total Credits PROFESSIONAL ELECTIVES Inter disciplinary courses having concept orientation Example: Input Marketing, Supply chain management etc of 7 courses per concept. 18 0+1 0+1 10+12=22 CREDIT HOURS 2+1 0+2 2+1 2+1 2+1 2+1 0+1 0+2

COM 101 Introduction to Computer Technology & PIT PIT TAU TAU LAN LAN

AGRI BUSINESS WORK EXPERIENCE SL.No. CODE 1. 1. 1. COURSE TITLE Credit Hours 0+8 0+1 0+1 0+10 ABM Agri Business Internship [2 Months] ABM Agri Business Project Work [2 Semesters] ABM Industry and Educational Tour [2 Programmes of 14 days each] Total Credits