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Mar 23, 2026
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2024-2026 Academic Catalog
Agricultural Studies - Integrated Ranch Management Option, B.S.
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Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Studies with Integrated Ranch Management Option is a major within the School of Professional Studies. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.
Degree Requirements:
- General Education
- Core Curriculum
- Option(s) Courses
- Electives
Career Options
Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Science Degree - Agricultural Studies: Integrated Ranch Management Option?
Students pursuing the integrated ranch management option of the bachelor’s in agricultural studies combine a strong foundation in agricultural production with the business and resource management techniques necessary to operate a successful ranching operation in mixed grass prairies of the Northern Great Plains.
Possible Career Paths
- Self-employed Rancher
- Ranch Manager
- Allied Ranching Industry
- Feed and Pharmaceutical Sales
- Range Planner
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The Following are Required as Part of General Education
Agricultural Studies Core Curriculum
One course from the following two courses (3 credits):
One course from the following two courses (3 credits):
One course from the following two courses (1 credit):
AGRI 491 and RNG 491 are capstone experience seminars that consist of an independent study with a public presentation and a professional paper requirement. One course from the following three courses (3 credits):
One course from the following four courses (3 credits):
Integrated Ranch Management Option
Students pursuing the Integrated Ranch Management option combine a strong foundation in agricultural production with business and resource management techniques necessary to operate a successful ranching operation in the Northern Great Plains. Students will be required to take GIS 380 - Applied Arc GIS as part of the Agricultural Studies core curriculum. Choose course not taken in agricultural core curriculum (3 credits):
Two courses from the following four courses (6 credits):
Two courses from the following nine choices (5-6 credits):
Elective B Select Two Courses (5-6 Credits)
Communication Elective (3 Credits)
Student Learning Outcomes
Agricultural Studies graduates will be able to demonstrate: - The application of basic scientific and economic principles to agricultural production, business, and resource management. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome II.)
- The application of production concepts appropriate to the Northern Great Plains region. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II and VI.)
- Oral, written, and graphical communication skills. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome III.)
- An understanding of agricultural resource management in a broader global, socioeconomic context. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I and V.)
- The application of leadership skills necessary for successful advocacy at local, state, regional, and national levels. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcome IV.)
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