Undergraduate Degree Programs

__Bachelor of Science in Agriculture [B.Sc.(Agr.)]
__Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech)
__Bachelor of Technology (Environmental Horticulture)
__Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science
__Engineering Diploma
__Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture [B.Sc.(Agr.)]
The Nova Scotia Agricultural College in association with Dalhousie University offers a four-year (40-course) program leading to a degree in Agricultural Science. NSAC students in the Agricultural Sciences who successfully complete the prescribed courses with a Cumulative Grade Average at or above the minimum required (60%), and who are in good standing, will be granted the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, B.Sc.(Agr.). Graduates of this program meet the formal educational requirements for Professional Agrologists in the provincial Institutes of Agrologists of the Atlantic Provinces.

Normally, students select a major during their first year at NSAC and continue in that field of study until they graduate.

Admission Requirements
Admission into the B.Sc.(Agr.) program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects, including:
• English
• Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or 70% in Academic Mathematics)*
• any two of the following science requirements: Chemistry*, Biology, Physics*, Geology, Oceanography, or Agriculture
• one elective.

* Nova Scotia students who have successfully completed five Grade 12 university preparatory credits, including English and Mathematics, are able to use NS Oceans 11 and/or NS Agriculture 11 to meet the above-noted science requirements.

* Applicants who are otherwise qualified but do not have the appropriate physics, chemistry and/or math courses may be admitted with the requirement that they take the relevant non-credit introductory studies course(s) in their first year prior to registering in the degree-level counterpart(s). The non-credit introductory studies courses are CHEM0050 Preparatory Chemistry, PHYS0050 Introductory Physics, and MATH0050 Functions.

*  ECON1000 Principles of Microeconomics can be taken in either semester and should be alternated with the choice of ENGL1000, ENGL1001, or ENGL1002.

**  Students planning to major in Agricultural Business or Agricultural Economics may wish to select ECON1001 Principles of Macroeconomics.

STAT2000               Introduction to Statistics
RESM4XXX*            Project-Seminar I (A)
RESM4XXX*            Project-Seminar II (A)
plus two Humanities/Social Sciences electives**, one of which must be at the 3000 level or higher.

*  RESM4XXX: Project-Seminar I and RESM4XXX: Project-Seminar II represent the Project-Seminar courses, including RESM4004. Students may take their Project-Seminar courses from any department, but the research topic must be approved by the head of the department responsible for the major in which they are registered.

**  Students majoring or minoring in Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business cannot take courses from the ECON designation to meet the Humanities/Social Science elective requirement.
NSAC subjects classified as Humanities/Social Science electives have the following prefixes: ARTS, CMMT, ECON (ECON1000 will not be counted towards the Humanities/Social Science electives), ENGL, EXTE, FREN, GEOG, HIST, PHIL, POLS, SOCI, SPAN, SPEC4009.

DE indicates that the course may be offered by Distance Education in addition to or instead of by traditional methods of delivery.

Students must complete 12 'A' (Agricultural) courses to be awarded the B.Sc.(Agr.); four 'A' courses are in the College Core (including first year). Courses with an 'A' designation focus on one or more aspects of the agri-food system – the production, management, processing, and marketing of crops and livestock and their products. Other courses may use agricultural examples, but are not designated 'A' because their main focus is not on the agri-food system.

The purpose of the project-seminar course sequence in the College Core is to give each student the opportunity to pursue independent research in the area of his/her interest. Each student will gain hands-on experience as well as experience in the preparation, design, and analysis of a project in written and oral formats.

Agricultural Business

Agricultural Business at NSAC will prepare students for this exciting and growing industry both here and around the world. In this program science and management practices converge to solve problems and capture opportunities in our natural world. In four years students will attain an applied education with a science foundation and leading business management skills. The food industry will change, but food will always be a priority.

In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

ECON1001              Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON2000              Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON2002              Production Economics (A)
ECON3000              Mathematical Economics
ECON3002              Agricultural and Food Policy (A)
ECON3003              Mathematical Programming (A)
ECON3006              Statistics for Economics and Business
MGMT2002              Marketing
MGMT2003              Financial Management (A)
MGMT2004              Financial Accounting
MGMT3000              Management Accounting
MGMT4000              Strategic Management
MGMT4001              Advanced Entrepreneurship (A)

 Electives must include two Humanities/Social Science courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level, and three 'A' courses. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.) Students majoring or minoring in Agricultural Business cannot take courses from the ECON designation to meet the Humanities/Social Science elective requirement.

A minimum of six courses including:
MGMT2002              Marketing
MGMT2003              Financial Management (A)
and any four additional courses approved by the Business and Social Sciences Department Head. Students may not select courses which are required for their major or the College core.
Students should see the academic advisor in the department offering the minor for selection of appropriate courses. Final approval of the head of the department offering the minor is required.

Agricultural Economics

Agricultural Economics at NSAC will help students develop professional decision-making skills. These skills apply to real-world issues facing people in Canada and internationally. In a practical, “real-world” approach, students not only develop an understanding of the issues but also learn to choose among the possible solutions. Meeting NSAC's high academic standards positions graduates for success in the job market and in graduate studies.
In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

ECON1001               Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON2000               Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON2001               Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON2003               Agricultural Futures and Options (A)
ECON2004               Issues in Environmental Economics (A)
ECON3000               Mathematical Economics
ECON3002               Agricultural and Food Policy (A)
ECON3003               Mathematical Programming (A)
ECON3004               Agricultural Markets and Prices (A)
ECON3006               Statistics for Economics and Business
ECON4004               Trade (A)
MGMT2002              Marketing
MGMT2003              Financial Management (A)
MGMT2004              Financial Accounting

Electives must include two Humanities/Social Science courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level, and one 'A' course. (See Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations.) Students majoring or minoring in Agricultural Economics cannot take courses from the ECON designation to meet the Humanities/Social Science elective requirement.

A minimum of six courses including:
ECON1001               Principles of Macroeconomics*
and any five additional courses approved by the Business and Social Sciences Department Head.

Students may not select courses which are required for their major or the College core.
Students should see the academic advisor in the department offering the minor for selection of appropriate courses. Final approval of the head of the department offering the minor is required.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Agricultural Economics

*  Students who successfully complete ECON1001 Principles of Macroeconomics in their first year as an elective may be able to select ECON2001 Intermediate Macroeconomics in Semester III.

Animal Science

Whether a student wants to work in agriculture, go on to training in veterinary medicine or continue on to advanced research in animal nutrition, physiology, genetics or behaviour studies, this major features both in-depth study of animal biology and enough freedom to focus on anything from Business to Genetics and Molecular Biology at NSAC.
In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

ANSC2005              Animal Agriculture (A)
ANSC3000              Animal Breeding (A)
BIOL2006                Mammalian Physiology
BIOL3008                Growth, Reproduction, and Lactation (A)
CHEM2000              Organic Chemistry I
CHEM3001              Biochemical Pathways
GENE2000              Genetics
NUTR3000              Animal Nutrition
NUTR3001              Applied Animal Nutrition (A)
PHYS1002               Physics I or
PHYS1000               Physics for Life Sciences I

Electives must include two Humanities/Social Science courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level, four 3000- or 4000-level Animal Science courses, and four 'A' courses. (See list of electives following syllabus, or Appendix I for a complete list of courses and their designations.)

Any six courses approved by the Animal Science Department Program Advisor. The content of the minor will be decided on a student-by-student basis. Students cannot select courses which are required for their major or the College core.
Students should see the academic advisor in the department offering the minor for selection of appropriate courses. Final approval of the head of the department offering the minor is required.

Recommended Syllabus for a Major in Animal Science

*  PHYS – Students must complete the combination of PHYS1000 or PHYS1002 and STAT2000 in Semesters III & IV. If PHYS1000/ PHYS1002 is done in Semester III, then STAT2000 will be done in Semester IV. If STAT2000 is done in Semester III, then PHYS1002 will be done in Semester IV.

Animal Science Electives:
NSAC courses designated as Animal Science electives for the major, or courses for the minor, include the following:

ANSC2002              The Horse: Its Biology and Use (A)
ANSC2003              Companion Animal Behaviour
ANSC2004              Organic Livestock Production (A) DE
ANSC2005              Animal Agriculture (A)
ANSC2006              Equine Health, Genetics and Reproduction
ANSC2007              Beef Production and Management
ANSC3000              Animal Breeding (A)
ANSC3001              Animal Health (A)
ANSC3002              Domestic Animal Behaviour (A)
ANSC3003              Eggs and Dairy Products (A)
ANSC3004              Meat Science (A)
ANSC3005              Animal Welfare (A)
ANSC3006              Companion Animal Biology
ANSC4003              Avian Production Systems (A)
ANSC4004              Ecology of Milk Production in Ruminants (A)
ANSC4005              Swine Science and Pork Production (A)
ANSC4006              The Science of Modern Sheep Farming (A)
AQUA2000              Introduction to Aquaculture (A)
AQUA3000              Fish Health (A)
AQUA4000              Finfish Production
AQUA4001              Shellfish Production
BIOL2006                Mammalian Physiology
BIOL3004                Environmental Physiology (A)
BIOL3005                Physiology of Aquatic Animals (A)
BIOL3006                Aquatic Ecology
BIOL3008                Growth, Reproduction and Lactation (A)
BIOL 4000               Avian Biology (A)
BIOL4001                Animal Cell Culture
GENE3001               Population and Quantitative Genetics
GENE4000               Molecular Applications to Animal Production (A)
NUTR3000               Animal Nutrition (A)
NUTR3001               Applied Animal Nutrition (A)
NUTR3002               Fish Nutrition (A)
NUTR4000               Ruminant Digestive Physiology and Metabolism
SPEC4000               Special Topics in Animal Science or Aquaculture

Aquaculture is the growing of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants to enhance both our society and aquatic ecosystems. Globally, aquaculture is expanding fast; by 2030 over half of our seafood will be farmed. A major in Aquaculture is the gateway to a diversity of rewarding careers such as food production, seafood marketing, water resource management, conservation, and management of wild fish stocks.
In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

ANSC3000              Animal Breeding (A)
AQUA2000              Introduction to Aquaculture (A)
AQUA3000              Fish Health (A)
AQUA4000              Finfish Production or
AQUA4001              Shellfish Production
BIOL3005                Physiology of Aquatic Animals (A)
BIOL3006                Aquatic Ecology
CHEM2000               Organic Chemistry I
CHEM3001               Biochemical Pathways
ENGN2004               Aquacultural Environment (A)
ENGN3013               Aquacultural Engineering (A)
GENE2000               Genetics
MGMT2003              Financial Management (A)
MICR2000                Microbiology
NUTR3000               Animal Nutrition (A) or
NUTR3002               Fish Nutrition (A)
PHYS1000               Physics for Life Sciences I or
PHYS1002               Physics I

and one of:
MGMT1000              Small Business Entrepreneurship
MGMT2002              Marketing
MGMT2004              Financial Accounting

Electives must include two Humanities/Social Science courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level (see Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations).

Six courses to be chosen from the following, in consultation with the Aquaculture Advisor:
AQUA2000              Intro to Aquaculture
AQUA3000              Fish Health
AQUA4000              Finfish Production
AQUA4001              Shellfish Production
BIOL3005                Physiology of Aquatic Animals
BIOL3006                Aquatic Ecology
ENGN2004               Aquaculture Environment
ENGN3013               Aquacultural Engineering
NUTR3002               Fish Nutrition

Students may count a maximum of three courses from their major towards this minor.

*  PHYS – Students must complete the combination of PHYS1000 or PHYS1002 and STAT2000 in Semesters III & IV. If PHYS1000/ PHYS1002 is done in Semester III, then STAT2000 will be done in Semester IV. If STAT2000 is done in Semester III, then PHYS1002 will be done in Semester IV.

**  Students must complete either NUTR3000 or NUTR3002.

Bio-Environmental Systems Management

The Bio-Environmental Systems Management major provides graduates with a background in the management of technology associated with environmental and biological systems applied to land, water, building, and machinery. This program was developed in response to growing global challenges to develop and manage technologically advanced sustainable food and fibre production systems for the new environmentally conscious millennium.
In addition to the B.Sc.(Agr.) core, students must take the following courses to meet the requirements of this program:

ENGN1003               Properties and Mechanics of Materials
ENGN2000               Environmental Impacts and Resource Management (A)
ENGN2001               Agricultural Machinery
ENGN2002               Introduction to Systems Analysis
ENGN2003               Food Processing Systems (A)
ENGN2006               Surveying
ENGN3001               Engineering Measurements and Controls (A)
ENGN3003               Technology for Precision Agriculture
ENGN3007               Structures and Their Environment (A)
ENGN3009               Materials Handling and Processing (A)
ENGN3010               Soil and Water (A)
ENGN4000               Water and Water Quality Management (A)
ENGN4002               Management of Mechanized Agricultural
Systems (A)
MGMT2003              Financial Management (A)
MGMT2004              Financial Accounting
PHYS1000               Physics for Life Sciences I or
PHYS1002               Physics I

Electives must include two Humanities/Social Science courses, one of which must be at the 3000 or 4000 level. CMMT3000 Communication Theory and Skills and EXTE3001 Leadership Development and the Social Action Process are recommended. (See list of recommended electives following syllabus, or Appendix I for a complete list of courses and their designations.)

*  PHYS – Students must complete the combination of PHYS1000 or PHYS1002 and STAT2000 in Semesters III & IV. If PHYS1000/ PHYS1002 is done in Semester III then STAT2000 will be done in Semester IV. If STAT2000 is done in Semester III, then PHYS1000/1002 will be done in Semester IV.

1 strongly recommend MGMT2000 Human Resource Management
2 strongly recommend ENGN2004 Aquacultural Environment

CHEM2000               Organic Chemistry I
CSCI1000                Computer Methods
ECON2000               Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON3001               Environmental Economics
ECON3002               Agricultural and Food Policy (A)
ECON4003               Resource Economics
ENGN2004               Aquacultural Environment
ENGN3013               Aquacultural Engineering (A)
ENGN4001               Water Quality Issues (A)
MATH4000              Agricultural Modelling
MGMT2000              Human Resource Management
MGMT2002              Marketing
MGMT4000              Strategic Management
SPEC4012               Directed Studies in Agricultural Engineering (A)
STAT3000               Intro to Planned Studies: Surveys and Experiments

Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science

This program results in the awarding of an Engineering Technology Diploma after successful completion of Year 2, and a Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science after successful completion of Year 4.
Under the auspices of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), graduates of the degree program are qualified to apply for direct admission into the Bachelor of Education program in Technology Education offered by Acadia University. Any student planning to continue studies towards a teaching certificate should, in consultation with the Academic Advisor, ensure that the program of study includes six courses from a second teachable subject area such as Biology, Chemistry, Economics, or Mathematics.

Admission Requirements
Admission into the Bachelor of Technology in Applied Science program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects:

• English
• Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or 70% in Academic Mathematics)*
• Physics*
• two electives.

      *  Applicants who are otherwise qualified but do not have the appropriate physics and/or math courses may be admitted with the requirement that they take the relevant non-credit introductory studies course(s) in their first year prior to registering in the degree-level counterpart(s). The non-credit introductory studies courses are PHYS0050 Introductory Physics and MATH0050 Functions.

Note: Courses in Technology Education, Chemistry and Biology would be an asset.

Students must complete the following courses to meet the requirements of the program:
CSCI1000                Computer Methods
ECON1000               Principles of Microeconomics (A)
ENGL1000               Composition
ENGN1001               Design and Graphics
ENGN1003               Properties and Mechanics of Materials
ENGN1004               Wood Construction Technology I
ENGN1005               Metal Construction Technology I
ENGN2001               Agricultural Machinery
ENGN2006               Surveying
ENGN2007               Fluid Power Technology
ENGN2008               Digital Electronics and Computer Interfacing
ENGN3001               Engineering Measurements and Controls
ENGN3009               Materials Handling and Processing
ENGN3018               Technology Modules
ENGN3019               Communications Technology
ENVS2000               Environmental Studies I
ENVS2001               Environmental Studies II
MATH1000              Introductory Calculus I
MATH1001              Introductory Calculus II
PHYS1000               Physics for the Life Sciences I or
PHYS1002               Physics 1
RESM4000               Project Seminar I
RESM4001               Project Seminar II
                                18 Electives (including 1 English, 1 Social Studies, and 5 Technology; see lists following syllabus)

The Engineering Technology Diploma is conferred upon successful completion of Year 2.

The following lists contain courses qualifying as electives in the designated study areas required of the program. Many of these courses have prerequisites; it is the student's responsibility to ensure that any prerequisite requirements for taking any of the courses listed are met.

Technology Electives
ENGN2000               Env. Impacts and Resource Management (A)
ENGN2002               Introduction to Systems Analysis
ENGN2004               Aquacultural Environment (A)
ENGN2009               Metal Construction Technology II
ENGN2010               Wood Construction Technology II
ENGN3003               Technology for Precision Agriculture
ENGN3007               Structures and their Environment
ENGN3010               Soil and Water (A)
ENGN3013               Aquacultural Engineering (A)
ENGN3016               Engineering Economy
ENGN4000               Water and Water Quality Management (A)
*  Over the four years of the program, a total of at least five courses must be chosen from the above technology electives. Two will have been completed during Year 2 and cannot be double-counted in Years 3 & 4.

Social Studies Electives
CMMT3000              Communication Theory and Skills**
ECON1001               Principles of Macroeconomics
EXTE3000                Extension Education in the Rural Community
EXTE3001                Leadership Dev. and the Social Action Process
GEOG1000              Introductory Human Geography
GEOG3000              Rural Geography**
HIST1000 Introduction to Canadian History I: 1000–1867
HIST1001 Introduction to Canadian History II: 1867–present
HIST3000 Rural History**
PHIL3000                 Environmental and Agricultural Ethics
POLS1000               Introduction to Political Science
POLS1001               Structure and Function of Government
SOCI1000                Introductory Sociology
SOCI1001                Introductory Sociology II
SOCI3000                Rural Sociology

      **  Students intending to get their B.Ed. (Technology Education) degree must take one of these electives to meet provincial teacher licensing requirements.

English Electives
ENGL1001               The Novel
ENGL1002               Nature in English and American Literature
ENGL3000               Literature of Atlantic Canada

Engineering Diploma

The Engineering Diploma program is the first two years of Dalhousie's Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.). It is a 22-course Associated Universities program given in conjunction with Dalhousie University's Faculty of Engineering. Students who successfully complete this program at NSAC receive an Engineering Diploma.

As Dalhousie University and the Associated Universities (AUs) form a unified system of engineering education, all diploma graduates from the AUs are guaranteed admission to Dalhousie. Students at the AUs will normally apply to disciplines at Dalhousie at the end of their first year in engineering since some discipline-specific courses are required in Year 2. They will be granted placeholder status on the basis of their averages and the availability of seats in the discipline. These placeholders will be assured continuance if the standards for promotion are met by the student at the AU in Year 2. Placeholders are valid for one year, although holders may reapply. Those who elect the Biosystems (Agricultural) or Environmental Engineering disciplines at Dalhousie University, which are sponsored jointly by Dalhousie and NSAC, may elect to complete them as co-op programs.

Students are free to apply for transfer to Dalhousie before completion of the engineering diploma, subject to Dalhousie's course transfer regulations – this is an important consideration for those requiring discipline-specific courses not offered at a particular AU. This B.Eng. program leads to recognition by the provincial Associations of Professional Engineers.

Admission Requirements
Admission into the Engineering program requires high school graduation with an average of at least 60% in five Grade 12 university preparatory subjects:

• English
• Pre-Calculus Mathematics (or 70% in Academic Mathematics)*
• Chemistry*
• Physics*
• one elective     

*  Applicants who are otherwise qualified but do not have the appropriate physics, chemistry, and/or math courses may be admitted with the requirement that they take the relevant non-credit introductory studies course(s) in their first year prior to registering in the degree-level counterpart(s). The non-credit introductory studies courses are CHEM0050 Preparatory Chemistry, PHYS0050 Introductory Physics, and MATH0050 Functions.
Graduation Requirements
The academic requirements for the Engineering Diploma are successful completion of:

• all courses specified in the syllabus of courses
• at least 22 one-semester courses
• at least 11 courses at NSAC, including 6 of the last 10 required courses.

The minimum level of academic achievement to graduate is a cumulative average of 60%.

      *  May substitute another elective; check requirements of specific options to complete a degree at NSAC.
**  PHYS1000 Physics for Life Sciences I or PHYS1002 Physics             

***  Any Humanities or Economics (ECON) course will fit the requirement of Humanities or Social Science Elective (see Appendix I for a list of courses and their designations).