Agribusiness Engineer
Duration: 8 semesters
Modality: Face-to-face
Call: Annual
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Mexicali.
+52 (686) 523-00-88
+52 (686) 523-00-79
Faculty of Engineering and Business, San Quintín.
+52 (616) 165-39-39
Who graduates from the Engineering educational program in Agribusiness you can work in:
- Companies in the agricultural sector
- Public institutions linked to the agricultural sector
- Provision of professional services
- Preparation, implementation and evaluation of market projects in agribusiness
- Research in the agricultural area
- Agribusiness insurers
- Provision of financial services in agribusiness
- Legislation and regulations of agribusiness
- Technological innovation in agricultural processes
- Advice on public policies for the planning and development of agribusiness
- Digital platforms for the promotion and marketing of agricultural products
- Proposals for agricultural businesses that are more efficient in the use of wind, hydraulic, electrical and chemical energy
Train Agribusiness Engineers who work in the agricultural field at the local, state, regional, national and international level in professional activities in the public, private, social agricultural sector and as an independent professional in the search for the identification and use of opportunities in the sector. of agribusiness, for the benefit of the growth and sustainable development of society and decent work.
1
Provide technical knowledge to analyze production, distribution and marketing processes of agricultural products, with food safety, where trends are identified, problems are recognized and alternative solutions are proposed.
2
Provide tools for adequate linkage in the best use of resources and the design of marketing strategies in agribusiness.
3
Promote in students the application of technology and innovation of agricultural processes, products and forms of marketing in order to increase the profitability of agribusiness, with respect for the environment and sustainable development.
It must possess the following characteristics:
General knowledge in:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Statistics
Skills:
- Study habits
- Reading inside and outside the classroom
- Discipline
- Dedication
Attitudes and values:
- Honesty
- Responsibility
- Creativity
- Initiative
- Willingness to work as a team
- Respect for oneself, nature and society
- Affinity for outdoor activities, field work and collaboration
- Generate safe and healthy product options from sustainable agri-food systems that promote the generation of value and decent work that contribute to socioeconomic development in regional, national and international contexts with an ethical attitude and social commitment.
- Propose management models that satisfy the demand for products specific using efficient channels for the value chain that maximize the performance of agribusiness, with a high sense of social responsibility.
- Design business strategies that generate value in activities business around agri-food production to improve the profitability of agribusiness applying scientific knowledge and critical thinking with a high sense of responsibility and ethics professional.
- Apply the legal and regulatory framework of agribusiness with a broad knowledge to articulate and coordinate the laws and policies of the sector agri-food with a strategic vision that contributes to development regional, national and international.
- Develop extensive knowledge in relevant technology e innovative with an ethical, responsible and committed culture sustainable development, with the capacity to manage, develop, evaluate e implement investment projects that integrate production chains with value generation to improve marketing.
- In addition, you must demonstrate English proficiency at A2 level.
Curriculum
| Subject | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 6 | ✓ |
| Oral and Written Communication | 6 | ✓ |
| Mathematics | 6 | ✓ |
| Information technology | 6 | ✓ |
| Agrobiotechnological Principles | 8 | ✓ |
| Ethics and Social Responsibility | 5 | ✓ |
| Basic English | 6 | ✓ |
| Organic Chemistry | 6 | ✓ |
| Research Methodology | 6 | ✓ |
| Differential and Integral Calculus | 6 | ✓ |
| Cell Biology | 6 | ✓ |
| General Microbiology | 6 | ✓ |
| Agricultural Economy | 6 | ✓ |
| Technical English | 6 | ✓ |
| Micro and Macroeconomics | 6 | ✓ |
| Statistical Methods Applied in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Cost Management in the Agricultural Chain | 6 | ✓ |
| Introduction to Agricultural Production Systems | 6 | ✓ |
| Food Chemistry | 6 | ✓ |
| Sustainable Development and Environmental Impact | 6 | ✓ |
| International Business | 6 |
| Subject | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| Postharvest Engineering and Technology | 6 | ✓ |
| Legislation and Regulations in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Accounting in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Livestock Production Systems | 6 | ✓ |
| Administration in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Management Skills in Agricultural Business | 6 | ✓ |
| Agricultural Marketing | 6 | ✓ |
| Labor Legislation in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Agricultural Research Methodology | 6 | ✓ |
| Finance and Resource Management in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Processing and Conservation of Agricultural Products | 6 | ✓ |
| Sustainable Agritourism | 6 | ✓ |
| Agri-Food Innovation and Development | 6 | ✓ |
| Logistics and Value Chain in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Applied Audit in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Foreign Trade and Intellectual Property | 6 | ✓ |
| Certification and International and National Standards | 6 | |
| International Treaties | 6 | |
| Comprehensive Resource and Capacity Management | 6 | |
| Business Model | 6 | |
| Market Research | 6 |
| Subject | Credits | Mandatory |
|---|---|---|
| Strategic Planning in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Specific English for Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Project Engineering | 6 | ✓ |
| Operations Research | 6 | ✓ |
| Competitiveness in Agribusiness | 5 | ✓ |
| Risk Management in Agricultural Companies | 6 | ✓ |
| Formulation and Evaluation of Projects in Agribusiness | 6 | ✓ |
| Agribusiness Consulting | 6 | |
| Quality Management Systems | 6 | |
| Organic Agriculture | 6 | |
| Agroparks Design | 6 | |
| Design of Collection Centers | 6 | |
| Electronic Commerce | 6 | |
| Administration of Agricultural Systems | 6 | |
| Digital Agribusiness | 6 |
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