Skip to search Skip to main content
Back To Career Clusters
COURSE CODE: 8074

Cybersecurity in Food & Agriculture

SCED Code: 18204
Virginia Extended Description: I
Suggested Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
Duration: 36 Weeks
Hours: 140
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: None
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: FFA

Students continue to focus on threats and security practices in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR) industries. They will specifically address cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities associated with precision agriculture (PA) and smart farming. Students will research future trends in cybersecurity and the use of artificial intelligence (AI), along with cybersecurity concerns related to agricultural production, processing, marketing, distribution, business management, and financing. Additionally, they will explore careers related to cybersecurity in various AFNR industries. Contextual instruction and student participation in co-curricular career and technical student organization (CTSO) activities will develop leadership, interpersonal, and career skills. High-quality work-based learning (HQWBL) will provide experiential learning opportunities related to students' career goals and/or interests, integrated with instruction, and performed in partnership with local businesses and organizations.

Notes

Competencies within this course ensure compliance with the National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act (Public Law 116-7). Through this legislation, students are provided opportunities for leadership, personal growth, and career success through agricultural education.
View Curriculum
Download Cartridge File

Use this to download a zipped Common Cartridge file containing your course and resources. If your PC asks you to select an app to open the file, simply click away from the app selection window. You do not need to unzip or open the file.

You will import the file into your learning management system. For further instructions on importing your course, see the FAQ section of our website for step-by-step instructions.

Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Industry Credentials (Only apply to 36-week courses)

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Agribusiness Systems
  • Economists
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
  • Farm Labor Contractors
  • Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
  • Farm and Home Management Educators
Environmental Service Systems
  • Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
  • Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators
Power, Structural, & Technical Systems
  • Agricultural Engineers

Pathway Occupation
Administrative Support
  • Computer Occupations, All Other
  • Data Entry Keyers
  • Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Management Analysts
  • Training and Development Managers
Business Information Management
  • Budget Analysts
  • Chief Executives
  • Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Data Entry Keyers
  • Desktop Publishers
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
  • Management Analysts
  • Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
  • Marketing Managers
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Technical Writers
  • Word Processors and Typists
General Management
  • Management Analysts
Human Resources Management
  • Compliance Officers
Operations Management
  • Administrative Services Managers
  • General and Operations Managers
  • Management Analysts

Pathway Occupation
Teaching/Training
  • Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
  • Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Pathway Occupation
National Security
  • Military Enlisted Tactical Operations and Air/Weapons Specialists and Crew Members, All Other
  • Military Officer Special and Tactical Operations Leaders, All Other
  • Special Forces
Public Management & Administration
  • Postmasters and Mail Superintendents
  • Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
  • Social and Community Service Managers
  • Emergency Management Directors
  • Managers, All Other
  • Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
  • Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
Regulation
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers
Revenue & Taxation
  • Compliance Officers
  • Financial and Investment Analysts
  • Financial Managers

Pathway Occupation
Health Informatics
  • Computer Programmers

Pathway Occupation
Information Support & Services
  • Communications Equipment Operators, All Other
  • Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Customer Service Representatives
  • Data Entry Keyers
  • Database Administrators
  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Technical Writers
  • Word Processors and Typists
Network Systems
  • Computer Occupations, All Other
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Sound Engineering Technicians
  • Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
Programming & Software Development
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Web Developers
Web & Digital Communications
  • Computer User Support Specialists
  • Graphic Designers
  • Project Management Specialists
  • Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Web Developers

Pathway Occupation
Legal Services
  • Lawyers
  • Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
  • Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
  • Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates
  • Paralegals and Legal Assistants
  • Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers
  • Legal Support Workers, All Other
  • Law Teachers, Postsecondary

Pathway Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development
  • Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other
  • Production Workers, All Other
Quality Assurance
  • Calibration Technologists and Technicians
  • Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other

Pathway Occupation
Engineering & Technology
  • Computer Hardware Engineers
  • Computer Programmers

Pathway Occupation
Logistics Planning & Management Services
  • Chief Executives
  • Administrative Services Managers
  • Facilities Managers
  • Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
  • Managers, All Other
  • Logisticians
Print or Download

Have Questions?

Whether it's about the site, curriculum, or services we provide, we want you to know we're here to help and answer any questions you might have. Reach out to our team!

FAQ
Contact Us
Let's find what you're looking for
Popular Links
Curricula Marketing Workplace Readiness Skills Manufacturing Training and Workshops