Program: Agricultural Economics (B.S.) - Farm Management Option - Kansas State University

Mar 05, 2025

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

The agricultural economics program balances the theoretical and practical applications of agricultural economics to give students the best grasp on emerging issues facing professionals in food and agriculture today. Students earn a BS in agriculture with a major in agricultural economics.

The Farm Management Option teaches how to apply agricultural economics to the management of the farm, ranch, or commercial feedlot. This program includes course work in livestock and crop production, agricultural technology, and agricultural economics.

Agricultural Economics (27 credit hours)

AGEC 105 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Orientation Credits: 1
AGEC 115 - Decision Tools for Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 2
AGEC 120 - Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
or
AGEC 121 - Honors Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Credits: 3
AGEC 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
AGEC 315 - Contemporary Issues in Global Food and Agricultural Systems Credits: 3
AGEC 500 - Production Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 501 - Data Analysis and Optimization Credits: 3
AGEC 505 - Agricultural Market Structures Credits: 3
AGEC 513 - Agricultural Finance Credits: 3
AGEC 598 - Farm Management Strategies Credits: 3

Agricultural Economics Electives (15 credit hours)

Include at least one numbered 600 or above.
No more than 3 combined total creadits from AGEC 460, AGEC 751 and GENAG 515 can be used toward Ag Econ Electives.

AGEC 410 - Agricultural Policy Credits: 3
AGEC 420 - Commodity Futures Credits: 3
AGEC 460 - International Food and Agribusiness Study Tour Credits: 0-6 (Limit 3 credit hours)
AGEC 470 - Cooperative Management Credits: 3
AGEC 515 - Food and Agribusiness Marketing Credits: 3
AGEC 516 - Agricultural Law and Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 520 - Market Fundamentals and Futures/Options Trading Credits: 3
AGEC 525 - Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 535 - Agricultural Sales Credits: 3
AGEC 570 - Food Manufacturing, Distribution, and Retailing Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 599 - Food and Agribusiness Management Strategies Credits: 3
AGEC 605 - Price Analysis and Forecasting Credits: 3
AGEC 610 - Current Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Issues Credits: 3
AGEC 615 - Global Agricultural and Economic Development Credits: 3
AGEC 623 - International Agricultural Trade Credits: 3
AGEC 632 - Agribusiness Logistics Credits: 3
AGEC 680 - Risk Management Credits: 3
AGEC 710 - Comparative Food and Agriculture Systems Credits: 3
AGEC 712 - Optimization Techniques for Agricultural Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 751 - Risk Management Fellows Seminar Credits: 1 (Limit 3 credit hours)
ECON 631 - Principles of Transportation Credits: 3
GENAG 515 - Honors/Scholars Project Credits: 0-1

Agriculture (15 credit hours)

AGRON 220 - Crop Science Credits: 4
AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: 4
ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science Credits: 3
ASI 105 - Animal Sciences and Industry Credits: 1
or
ASI 106 - Dairy and Poultry Science Credits: 1
ATM 160 - Engineered Systems and Technology in Agriculture Credits: 3

Agricultural and Food Science Technology Electives (9 credit hours)

AGRON 330 - Weed Science Credits: 3
AGRON 375 - Soil Fertility Credits: 3
AGRON 501 - Range Management Credits: 3
ASI 318 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credits: 3
ASI 320 - Principles of Feeding Credits: 3
ASI 400 - Farm Animal Reproduction Credits: 3
ASI 515 - Beef Science Credits: 3
ASI 535 - Swine Science Credits: 3
ATM 511 - Agricultural Building Systems Credits: 3
ATM 545 - Processing and Storage of Grains Credits: 3
ATM 653 - Water Management and Irrigation Systems Credits: 2
ATM 654 - Water Management and Irrigation Systems Lab Credits: 1
ATM 661 - Watershed Assessment and Management Credits: 3
BAE 350 - Off Road Machinery Systems Credits: 2
BAE 351 - Machinery Systems Lab Credits: 1
ENTOM 300 - Economic Entomology Credits: 3
PLPTH 500 - Principles of Plant Pathology Credits: 3
See department list for other courses.

Communication (14 credit hours)

COMM 105 - Public Speaking IA Credits: 2
ENGL 100 - Expository Writing I Credits: 3
ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II Credits: 3
Communication Elective Credits: 6
Select from: English (above 200), Communication studies (above 300), a modern language, or
AGCOM 400 - Agricultural Business Communications Credits: 3

Economics/Business (12 credit hours)

ACCTG 231 - Accounting for Business Operations Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Accounting for Investing and Financing Credits: 3
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 510 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3

Mathematics/Statistics (6-9 credit hours)

MATH 100 - College Algebra Credits: 3
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra Credits: 3
STAT 350 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3

Natural Sciences (8 credit hours)

Select a combination of 2 courses for a total of 8 credit hours.

BIOL 198 - Principles of Biology Credits: 4
CHM 110 - General Chemistry Credits: 3
and
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4

Social Sciences/Humanities (9 credit hours)

HDFS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles Credits: 3
or
- Social Science Elective Credits: 3
  [Select from American Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology]
PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3
or
SOCIO 211 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
ARCH 301 - Appreciation of Architecture Credits: 3
or
Humanities Elective Credits: 3
[Select from Art, Dance, English (above 210), History, Modern Languages, Music, Philosophy, Theatre]

Unrestricted electives as needed to meet 127 credit hours

Total credit hours required for graduation: (127)

Must satisfy K-State 8 general education requirements.