Department of Agro-Industry

DEGREE CONFERRED

Bachelor of Science (Agro-Industry)

B.Sc. (Agro-Industry)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Assumption University confers the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agro-Industry upon students who meet all of the following requirements specified in the Graduate Program Standard Criteria B.E. 2548 and Assumption University Bylaw B.E. 2548 as follows:

Have completed the total number of credits (139 credits) of the curriculum
Have obtained a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00
Have participated in 16 sessions of the Professional Ethics Seminar
Have obtained library and financial clearance from the University
Have demonstrated good behavior and discipline

Assumption University confers the degree of Bachelor of Science Program in Agro- Industry and King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang confers the degree of Bachelor of Science Program in Industrial Microbiology upon students who meet all of the following requirements:

Have completed the total number of credits (154 credits) specified in the curriculum
Have obtained a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.00
Have participated in 16 sessions of the Professional Ethics Seminar
Have obtained library and financial clearance from the University
Have demonstrated good behavior and discipline

OBJECTIVES

To produce graduates who have the characteristics, knowledge and skills as follows:

Demonstrate moral responsibility to the society, the environment and their profession.
Understand the principles of basic science and how they are applied to the improvement of productivity and competitiveness of agro-products.
Understand the diversity of agro-commodity and the value chain of important commodities.
Understand the basic knowledge and procedure to create product innovation and design new process to improve safety and quality of agro products.
Able to apply their knowledge in the practice of their profession.
Able to work with people in the specialized field and other fields.
Able to communicate effectively in spoken and written forms.
Able to make appropriate use of technology in the practice of their profession.
Able to use information technology in searching for information, communication, and presentation of ideas effectively.

COURSES

Option 1

Option 1: Bachelor of Science Program in Agro-Industry

Total number of credits	139 Credits
A. General Education Courses	30 Credits
Language Courses	12 Credits
Social Science Courses	6 Credits
Humanities Courses	6 Credits
Science and Mathematics Courses	6 Credits
B. Specialized Courses	103 Credits
Core Courses	49 Credits
Major Required Courses	45 Credits
Major Elective Courses	9 Credits
C. Free Elective Courses	6 Credits

Option 2

Option 2: Bachelor of Science Program in Agro-Industry and Bachelor of Science Program in Industrial Microbiology

Total number of credits	154 Credits
A. General Education Courses	30 Credits
Language Courses	12 Credits
Social Science Courses	6 Credits
Humanities Courses	6 Credits
Science and Mathematics Courses	6 Credits
B. Specialized Courses	118 Credits
Core Courses	49 Credits
Major Required Courses	48 Credits
Major Elective Courses	21 Credits
C. Free Elective Courses	6 Credits

General Education Courses

Language

Language Courses 12 Credits

BG 1001	English I	3
BG 1002	English II	3
BG 2000	English III	3
BG 2001	English IV	3

Social Science

Social Science Courses 6 Credits

ECO 2200	Introduction to Economics	3
GE 2202	Ethics	3

Humanities

Humanities Courses 6 Credits

GE 1207	Fundamental Psychology	3
GE 2101	World Civilization	3

Science and Mathematics

Science and Mathematics Courses 6 Credits

SA 1201	Statistics I	3
SC 2151	Introduction to Microcomputer Application	3

Specialized Courses

Core

Core Courses 49 Credits

BS 1001	General Chemistry	3
BS 1002	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 1005	Principles of Biology	3
BS 1006	Biology Laboratory	1
BS 1009	Organic Chemistry	3
BS 1010	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 1103	Calculus for Bioscience	3
BS 1201	Physics for Bioscience	3
BS 1202	Physics Laboratory for Bioscience	1
BS 2006	Basic Biochemistry	3
BS 2008	Physical Chemistry	3
BS 2011	Introduction to Microbiology	3
BS 2014	Analytical Chemistry	3
BS 2015	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 2016	Basic Biochemistry Laboratory	1
BS 2017	Genetics	3
BS 2018	Engineering Drawing for Bioscience	1
BT 2011	Introduction to Biotechnology	3
BT 3015	Industrial Fermentation	3
BT 3016	Enzyme Technology	3
BT 3019	Principles of Research	3

Major Required

Major Required Courses 45/48 Credits

AI 3201	Biological Material and Biodegradation	3
AI 3202	Introduction to Agro-Industry	2
AI 3203	Instrumentation and Control in Agro-Industrial Process	3
AI 3204	Processing of Agricultural Products I	3
AI 3205	Biochemical Engineering	3
AI 3206	Agro-Industry Management and Marketing	3
AI 3207	Unit Operation of Agro-Industry I	3
AI 3208	Standards and Regulations of Agricultural products	2
AI 3209	Microbial Physiology	3
AI 4208	Processing of Agricultural Products II	3
AI 4209	Unit Operation for Agro-Industry II	3
AI 4211	Fermentation Process	3
AI 4213	Agro-Industrial Quality Control	3
AI 4218	Agro-Industrial Product Development	3
AI 4290	Special Project	3
AI 4291	Field Trip	1
AI 4292	Seminar	1
AI 4294	Internship (300 Hours)	Non-credit
*AI 4295	Special Project	6

*Remark: Students in Option 2 has to enroll AI 4295 Special Project (6 credits) instead of AI 4290 Special Project (3 credits)

Major Elective

Major Elective Courses 9/21 Credits

AI 4212	Tissue Culture Techniques and Application	3
AI 4215	Agro-Industry Preservation and Packaging	3
AI 4216	Fiber Technology	3
AI 4217	Essential Oil Technology	3
AI 4219	Sugar Technology	3
AI 4220	Post Harvest Technology	3
AI 4221	Alcoholic Beverage Technology	3
AI 4222	Water and Waste Management	3
AI 4223	Waste and By-product Utilization	3
AI 4226	Plant Breeding Technology	3
AI 4232	Secondary Metabolites of Plant Cells	3
AI 4233	Pulp and Paper Technology	3
AI 4234	Wood Technology	3
AI 4235	Rubber Technology	3
AI 4236	Feed Manufacturing Technology	3
AI 4237	Leather Product Technology	3
AI 4238	Mushroom Cultivation Technology	3
AI 4239	Selected Topic	3
AI 4240	Bioinformatics	3
AI 4241	Bacteriology	3
AI 4242	Mycology	3
AI 4243	Algology	3
BS 4001	Ecology, Conservation and Environmentalism	3
BT 3018	Genetic Engineering	3
FT 3103	Food Microbiology	3
FT 3108	Food Chemistry I	3
FT 3109	Food Chemistry II	3
FT 4115	Fruit and Vegetable Technology	3
FT 4117	Dairy Technology	3
FT 4121	Meat Poultry and Fishery Technology	3
FT 4123	Food Sanitation	3
FT 4124	Lipid Technology	3
FT 4126	Food Packaging	3
FT 4127	Cereal Technology	3
FT 4132	Color and Flavor Technology	3

Free Elective Course 6 Credits

Students can take free elective courses of 6 credits from any course offered in Assumption University upon completion of the prerequisites (if any).

STUDY PLAN

ONE DEGREE PROGRAM in AGRO-INDUSTRY

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1001	English I	3
BS 1001	General Chemistry	3
BS 1002	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 1005	Principles of Biology	3
BS 1006	Biology Laboratory	1
BS 1103	Calculus for Bioscience	3
BS 1201	Physics for Bioscience	3
BS 1202	Physics Laboratory for Bioscience	1
GE 2101	World Civilization	3
	Total	21

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1002	English II	3
SA 1201	Statistics I	3
BS 1009	Organic Chemistry	3
BS 1010	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
GE 1207	Fundamental Psychology	3
SC 2151	Introduction to Microcomputer Application	3
	One Free Elective Course	3
	Total	19

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 2000	English III	3
ECO 2200	Introduction to Economics	3
BS 2014	Analytical Chemistry	3
BS 2015	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 2006	Basic Biochemistry	3
BS 2016	Basic Biochemistry Laboratory	1
BS 2018	Engineering Drawing for Bioscience	1
	One Free Elective Course	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3202	Introduction to Agro-Industry	2
BG 2001	English IV	3
BS 2011	Introduction to Microbiology	3
BS 2017	Genetics	3
BT 2011	Introduction to Biotechnology	3
BS 2008	Physical Chemistry	3
GE 2202	Ethics	3
	Total	20

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3201	Biological Material and Biodegradation	3
AI 3204	Processing of Agricultural Product I	3
AI 3209	Microbial Physiology	3
BT 3015	Industrial Fermentation	3
	One Major Elective Course	3
	One Major Elective Course	3
	Total	18

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3203	Instrumentation and Control in Agro-Industrial Process	3
AI 3205	Biochemical Engineering	3
AI 3207	Unit Operation of Agro-Industry I	3
AI 3208	Standards and Regulations of Agricultural Products	2
AI 4208	Processing of Agricultural Product II	3
BT 3016	Enzyme Technology	3
	Total	17

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3206	Agro-Industry Management and Marketing	3
AI 4209	Unit Operation for Agro-Industry II	3
AI 4211	Fermentation Process	3
AI 4213	Agro-Industrial Quality Control	3
AI 4294	Internship	Non-credit (300 Hours)
BT 3019	Principles of Research	3
	Total	15

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 4218	Agro-Industrial Product Development	3
AI 4290	Special Project	3
AI 4291	Field Trip	1
AI 4292	Seminar	1
	One Major Elective Course	3
	Total	11

STUDY PLAN

DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAM in AGRO-INDUSTRY & INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1001	English I	3
ECO 2200	Introduction to Economics	3
BS 1001	General Chemistry	3
BS 1002	General Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 1005	Principles of Biology	3
BS 1006	Biology Laboratory	1
BS 1103	Calculus for Bioscience	3
GE 1207	Fundamental Psychology	3
	Total	20

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
BG 1002	English II	3
SA 1201	Statistics I	3
BS 1009	Organic Chemistry	3
BS 1010	Organic Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 1201	Physics for Bioscience	3
BS 1202	Physics Laboratory for Bioscience	1
BS 2011	Introduction to Microbiology	3
BS 2017	Genetics	3
	Total	20

Summer Session

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3202	Introduction to Agro-Industry	2
SC 2151	Introduction to Microcomputer Application	3
	Total	5

SECOND YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3203	Instrumentation and Control in Agro-Industrial Process	3
AI 4243	Algology	3
BG 2000	English III	3
BS 2014	Analytical Chemistry	3
BS 2015	Analytical Chemistry Laboratory	1
BS 2006	Basic Biochemistry	3
BS 2016	Basic Biochemistry Laboratory	1
GE 2101	World Civilization	3
	Total	20

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3204	Processing of Agricultural Product I	3
AI 3205	Biochemical Engineering	3
AI 3209	Microbial Physiology	3
BG 2001	English IV	3
BT 2011	Introduction to Biotechnology	3
BS 2008	Physical Chemistry	3
GE 2202	Ethics	3
	Total	21

Summer Session

Code	Subjects	Credits
BS 2018	Engineering Drawing for Bioscience	1
BS 4001	Ecology, Conservation and Environmentalism	3
	Total	4

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 3201	Biological Material and Biodegradation	3
AI 3206	Agro-Industry Management and Marketing	3
AI 3207	Unit Operation of Agro- Industry I	3
AI 3208	Standards and Regulations of Agricultural Products	2
AI 4208	Processing of Agricultural Product II	3
BT 3015	Industrial Fermentation	3
BT 3018	Genetic Engineering	3
	Total	20

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 4213	Agro-Industrial Quality Control	3
AI 4222	Water and Waste Management	3
AI 4240	Bioinformatics	3
AI 4241	Bacteriology	3
AI 4242	Mycology	3
BT 3019	Principles of Research	3
	Total	18

Summer Session

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 4294	Internship	Non- credit (300 hours)

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 4209	Unit Operation for Agro- Industry II	3
AI 4211	Fermentation Process	3
AI 4218	Agro-Industrial Product Development	3
AI 4292	Seminar	1
BT 3016	Enzyme Technology	3
	Two Free Elective Courses	6
	Total	19

Second Semester

Code	Subjects	Credits
AI 4295	Special Project	6
AI 4291	Field Trip	1
	Total	7