The course of study in the University of Arkansas shall embrace agricultural chemistry, animal and plant anatomy and physiology, the application of science and the mechanic arts to practical agriculture in the field, veterinary arts, entomology, rural and household economy and horticulture, practical mechanic arts as taught in the workshops, the English language and literature, mathematics, civil engineering, philosophy, history, and bookkeeping, military tactics, and such other branches of study as the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas may prescribe.