Faculty of Agriculture

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

BS Agriculture

EXIM Bank Agricultural University Bangladesh (EBAUB) is a newly establish but a promising university with a focus to evolve as the premier research based university in Bangladesh as well as in the region. EBAUB has introduced four years BS Agriculture program to facilitate students to obtain a BS Agriculture Degree in twelve terms within an extent of four academic years under the Faculty of Agriculture. The Faculty produces highly qualified graduates with modern and universal knowledge, morality, ethics and flexibility in response to the changing world, do relevant research in building up body of knowledge and to provide guidelines in alleviating social problems, disseminate knowledge information, offer training and consultancy services, and take part in academic activities.

The graduates from the Faculty of Agriculture attains total 55 courses from 18 different departments. Among all 18 departments 11 are from the Faculty of Agriculture and 7 are supporting departments. However, the curricula of this Faculty is designed to include multidisciplinary courses including Agricultural Sciences.

Total Department	18
Department of the Faculty	11
Supporting Department	7
Total Course	55
Total Credit hrs	240

Curriculum Lay out for Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Introductory term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AGR 101	Fundamentals of Agronomy	3+1.5
CBT 110	Plant Taxonomy and Economic Botany	3+1.5
CSE 111	Fundamentals of Computer Science	3+1.5
ENG 110	English	3
Total credit (Theory 12+Practical 4.5)		16.5

Second term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AEC 135	Agricultural Economics	3 +0
ANS 132	Introductory Animal Science	3+1.5
BCH 141	Biochemistry I	3+1.5
HRT 140	Fundamentals of Horticulture	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 12+Practical 4.5)		16.5

Third term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AGR 175	Fundamentals of Cereal Crop Production	3+1.5
AER 165	Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development	3+1.5
SSC 165	Introductory Soil Science	3+1.5
AGE 180	Farm Mechanics	3+1.5
FIS 165	Introduction To Fish Culture	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 15+Practical 7.5)		22.5

Fourth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AGR 205	Weed Science	3+1.5
ENT 215	Fundamentals of Entomology	3+1.5
GPB 203	Cytology	3+1.5
PLP 212	Fundamentals of Plant Pathology	3+1.5
SSC 225	Soil Physics and Chemistry	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 15+Practical 7.5)		22.5

Fifth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
CBT 255	Plant Anatomy and Embryology	3+1.5
HRT 255	Vegetable and Spices Production	3+1.5
ENT 250	Insect Taxonomy and Systematics	3+1.5
GPB 235	Elementary Genetics, Evolution and Biodiversity	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 12+Practical 6)		18.0

Sixth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AER 265	Rural Sociology and Education Psychology	3+1.5
ENT 265	Insect Physiology	3+1.5
BCH 265	Biochemistry II	3+1.5
HRT 280	Fruits and Plantation Crop Production	3+1.5
STT 270	Basic Statistics	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 15+Practical 7.5)		22.5

Seventh term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
GPB 310	Introductory Cytogenetics	3+1.5
AER 301	Management of Agricultural Extension Organizations	3+1.5
AFE 301	Fundamentals of Agroforestry and Environment	3+1.5
AGR 325	Seed Science and Technology	3+1.5
PLP 315	Principles of Plant Pathology	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 15+Practical 7.5)		22.5

Eighth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
GPB 355	Principles of Plant Breeding	3+1.5
AFE 351	Silviculture Woodlot and Homestead Agroforestry	3+1.5
PLP 340	Diseases of Field Crops	3+1.5
SSC 355	Soil Fertility and Management	3+1.5
CBT 350	Plant Physiology	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 15+Practical 7.5)		22.5

Ninth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AEC 365	Agricultural Marketing and Finance	3 +0
HRT 370	Floriculture and Landscape Horticulture	3+1.5
AGR 375	Production of Pulses, Oilseed and Industrial Crops	3+1.5
ENT 370	Economic Entomology	3+1.5
SSC 365	Soil Microbiology	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 15+Practical 6)		21

Tenth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
HRT 415	Propagation and Nursery Management	3+1.5
CSE 405	Information and Communication Technology	3+1.5
SSC 401	Soil Survey, Classification and Conservation	3+1.5
BTL 401	Introductory Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 12+Practical 6)		18
Eleventh term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AER 425	Communication and Technology Transfer	3+1.5
SSC 440	Agricultural and Agro Industrial Chemistry	3+1.5
PLP 440	Diseases of Horticultural and Plantation Crops	3+1.5
ENT 440	Insect Ecology and Pest Management	3+1.5
Total credit (Theory 12+Practical 6)		18

Twelfth term		Credit Hours (Theory + Practical)
AGR 475	Irrigation and Farm Management	3+1.5
PLP 480	Post-harvest Pathology	3+1.5
CBT 465	Plant Ecology	3+1.5
GPB 465	BreedingMethods for Self and Cross Pollinated Crops	3+1.5
AER 475	Report Writing and Presentation	0+1.5
Total credit (Theory 12+Practical 7.5)		19.5

*Report writing and presentation course included as practical

** Total credit 240 (theory 162cr and practical 78cr)