An introduction to artistic and creative perception including aesthetic valuing through a series of projects in various media including tempera, pencil, flowers, tile, and a variety of papers. Students will research and study floral trends to understand and develop an appreciation for floral design within historical and cultural, formal and casual, ceremonial and traditional, including an understanding that floral designs are affected by society, culture, history, politics, and economic influence. 

This course will train students in: Floral Design, Marketing, Display, Preparation, Sales, Employability Skills, Floral Identification, Cut Flower Production, Floral Career Opportunities g1017 Program projects will be marketed on campus and in the community. Students will learn leadership an d record keeping through FFA and SAE projects. This course has a lab fee of $15.00 for extended projects. 

This course covers safety, tools, arc welding, metal inert gas welding, acetylene welding, brazing, acetylene cutting, plasma cutting, beginning CAD program skills to create introductory projects on a CNC plasma table, as well as blueprint design.  As students become proficient in their welding skills, they will construct projects which will be the culmination of these skills learned from their time in Agricultural Welding. This course is a prerequisite and must be passed to advance to the next course which is Advanced Welding.

This course is a continuation of Agricultural Welding. It is designed to meet the needs of those students who wish to continue to enhance their welding skills in multiple areas. This course covers safety, tools, arc welding, MIG welding, TIG welding, acetylene welding, brazing, acetylene cutting, plasma cutting, advancing their previous CAD program skills to create advanced projects on a CNC plasma table. Students will also work on constructing their own blueprints to build advanced projects. Students will display this knowledge building advanced projects in each of the areas covered in the beginning class to learn and demonstrate these skills. Can be taken a 2nd year with students involved in construction/fabrication projects. This course cannot be taken unless the prerequisite of Agricultural Welding has been passed. 

Using animal systems and Agriculture examples as the learning vehicle, the course emphasizes a management approach to animal production. Production Agriculture and good management tactics are fundamentals and relate to all the other sciences, economics, ecosystems, and are a large key to understanding our world and its sustainability.

A scientific approach to the livestock industry encompassing all aspects of modern meat and fiber production and recreation from livestock. This course builds on prior knowledge gained in Integrated Animal Science. Students will be assigned quarterly livestock projects for grow out. Class projects will be marketed on campus and in the community. Students will learn leadership and record keeping through FFA and SAE projects. 

Students will complete this class by taking a final at Modesto Junior College to earn articulation credits.

This course is designed for the study of agriculture business opportunities and economics for college-bound students with an interest in agriculture.  Through the course, the student will understand and apply basic economic principles as they relate to individual consumers, production agriculture, and agri-business management.  Life skills such as resumes, job applications, interview skills, and college and scholarship applications will be included.  The students will develop a “business” that will produce, package, determine prices, and market their products.  Students will keep accurate records of expenses, receipts, and profit/losses.   

Advanced Agricultural Business and Marketing is the second-year concentrator course for the Ag Business Pathway. This course provides a comprehensive framework to learn about the concepts of sales and marketing focused on Ag Industries. This includes an introduction to the four Ps—product, price, place, and promotion. Other essential topics, such as marketing research and target market identification, are also covered. Focus will be placed on “soft skills” which focuses on interpersonal skills needed for the workplace within the Ag Industry. Students will develop a supervised agriculture experience (SAE) business plan and implement it to gain leadership, record-keeping, and general industry experience. Students will use the SAE to integrate the skills they have learned from both Ag Business 1 and this course to market their product or plan to their peers, campus staff, and Ag industry partners. Further leadership skills will be taught through FFA participation.   

Agriculture Food Systems is designed to teach students science through food, the food industry, agriculture and technological advances. Students will learn about the production of food and agriculture products from planting to consumption. A hands on approach will be used as students learn about the following topics: the importance of soil, components of soil, basic plant identification, plant growth and nutrient requirements, pest control and prevention, water management, production practices and genetic engineering. Throughout the course, students will be graded on their participation in intra-curricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). 

Agriculture Food Systems is designed to teach students science through food, the food industry, agriculture and technological advances. Students will learn about the production of food and agriculture products from planting to consumption. A hands on approach will be used as students learn about the following topics: the importance of soil, components of soil, basic plant identification, plant growth and nutrient requirements, pest control and prevention, water management, production practices and genetic engineering. Throughout the course, students will be graded on their participation in intra-curricular FFA activities as well as the development and maintenance of a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE).