Texas A and M University - Aggieland Yearbook (College Station, TX)

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SCHOOL OF ASRfCULTURE Aggies can prepare themselves for a career in farming, ranching and other businesses associated with agriculture through a variety of programs offered by the School of Agriculture. In addition, systematic training is given in the sciences of chemistry, physics, mathematics and biology, all of which are fundamental in the study of scientific agriculture. Departments offering baccalaureate degree programs are Agricultural Economics and Sociology, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Sciences, Entomology, Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Poultry Science, Range and Forestry, and Wildlife Management. Interdepartment baccalaureate degree programs include Agricultural Journalism, Animal Science, Food Technology, Plant and Soil Science. Service departments within the School are Biochemistry and Nutrition, Genetics, and Plant Physiology and Path¬ ology. Combined with these programs is a wide choice of elective curricula which provides excellent opportunities for the student to satisfy his individual interests and needs, as well as to qualify him for a bachelor of science degree. 19

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SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Twenty-four curricula are available in the School of Arts and Sciences at Texas A AA, leading to B.A. or B.S. degrees. Liberal Arts, which includes the Departments of Eco¬ nomics, English, History and Government, Journalism, Mathematics, Modern Languages, and Preparatory Law, is designed for students whose abilities, interests, and aims are better served by a broad general education than by more specialized technological and scientific studies. In all curricula, the first two years are devoted to fundamen¬ tal subjects, with more specialized study following. Business Administration majors may specialize in Ac¬ counting, Building Products Marketing, Finance, General Business, Insurance, Marketing, or Personnel Administra¬ tion. In this course of study, specialization comes at the beginning of the sophomore year. A Bachelor of Business Administration degree follows completion of the chosen curriculum. The Department of Education and Psychology offers teacher education programs, as does the Department of Health and Physical Education. To prepare for teaching, a student may choose to major either in Education or one of the arts or sciences, provided that he takes a minimum of 36 hours in his specialized field. Bachelor of Science degrees are available in Botany, Chemistry, Entomology, Meteorology, Microbiology, Phys¬ ics, Preparatory Medicine, Preparatory Dentistry, and Zo¬ ology. These curricula are planned so the student who discovers a change of interests after beginning in agri¬ culture or engineering can change with a minimum loss of credit-hours. Left: These students are working in the chem¬ istry lab. Chemistry being one of several fas¬ cinating sciences offered in the school. Above: To all the B.A. students this building is a home away from home. Most of the Business Administration majors know Francis Hall by heart. Even at night you can hear them wan¬ dering through the halls seeking the elusive grade points. Right: Russian is one of the most interesting languages offered in the Modern Languages Department and is fast becoming one of the most popular languages on campus. Here Dr. Skrivanek is explaining the fun¬ damentals of this fascinating language to one of his first-year Russian classes. r •