Agribusiness Economics (12 credit hours)

• AGEC 880 - Agribusiness Industry Structures Credits: 3
• ECON 720 - Microeconomic Theory Credits: 3
• FINAN 815 - Foundations of Finance Credits: 3

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  and select one course from:

   

• AGEC 805 - Agricultural Marketing Credits: 3
• AGEC 810 - Price, Income and Trade Policies in Agriculture Credits: 3
• AGEC 823 - Production Economics II Credits: 3
• AGEC 825 - Natural Resource Policy Credits: 3
• AGEC 840 - International Markets and Agricultural Trade Credits: 3
• ECON 805 - Macroeconomic Theory I Credits: 3

Quantitative Methods (9 credit hours)

• AGEC 712 - Optimization Techniques for Agricultural Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 730 - Applied Econometrics Credits: 3
• STAT 706 - Basic Elements of Statistical Theory Credits: 3

Ag Economics, Finance, Marketing, Management (3 credit hours)

Select one course from:

• AGEC 700 or higher level course not used for other requirements (3)

• FINAN 820 - Advanced International Financial Management Credits: 3
• MKTG 810 - Marketing Concepts and Research Credits: 3
• MKTG 842 - Advanced Marketing Research Credits: 3
• MKTG 844 - Advanced International Marketing Credits: 3
• MKTG 860 - Advanced International Business Credits: 3
• MANGT 810 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
• MANGT 820 - Managing Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
• MANGT 825 - Advanced Business Law Credits: 3

Thesis Research (6 credit hours)

• AGEC 899 - Agricultural Economics Master’s Research Credits: 1-18

Total hours required for graduation (30)

Note

The following courses developed for the Masters of Agribusiness are not allowed on a student’s program of study: AGEC 700, AGEC 701, AGEC 713, AGEC 720, AGEC 730, AGEC 760, AGEC 761, and AGEC 770. 

Statistics courses STAT 702 and STAT 703 are not permitted in the M.S. degree program of study.

Agribusiness Economics (9 credit hours)

• AGEC 880 - Agribusiness Industry Structures Credits: 3
• ECON 720 - Microeconomic Theory Credits: 3

•  

  and select one course from:

   

• FINAN 815 - Foundations of Finance Credits: 3
• ECON 805 - Macroeconomic Theory I Credits: 3
• AGEC 810 - Price, Income and Trade Policies in Agriculture Credits: 3
• AGEC 825 - Natural Resource Policy Credits: 3
• AGEC 840 - International Markets and Agricultural Trade Credits: 3
• AGEC 890 - Advanced Food and Agribusiness Management Credits: 3
• AGEC 805 - Agricultural Marketing Credits: 3
• AGEC 823 - Production Economics II Credits: 3

Quantitative Methods (9 credit hours)

• AGEC 712 - Optimization Techniques for Agricultural Economics Credits: 3
• ECON 730 - Applied Econometrics Credits: 3
• STAT 706 - Basic Elements of Statistical Theory Credits: 3

Business Core (9 credit hours)

• FINAN 815 - Foundations of Finance Credits: 3
• MKTG 810 - Marketing Concepts and Research Credits: 3
• MANGT 820 - Managing Organizational Behavior Credits: 3

Ag Economics, Finance, Marketing, Management (3 credit hours)

Select one course from:

• AGEC 700 or higher level course not used for other requirements (3)

• FINAN 820 - Advanced International Financial Management Credits: 3
• MKTG 842 - Advanced Marketing Research Credits: 3
• MKTG 844 - Advanced International Marketing Credits: 3
• MKTG 860 - Advanced International Business Credits: 3
• MANGT 810 - Operations and Supply Chain Management Credits: 3
• MANGT 825 - Advanced Business Law Credits: 3
• MANGT 840 - Advanced Entrepreneurship Credits: 3

Total hours required for graduation (36)

Note:

* The student is required to demonstrate evidence of scholarly effort by completing a creative component consisting of a written paper and an oral defense. The written paper will be on a topic provided by the student’s advisory committee relating to the student’s field of study. The report shall demonstrate a student’s understanding of the economic concepts critical to the problem. A critique of literature related to the topic should be included in the written report. The student should provide a qualitative analysis (graphical) of the problem. The qualitative analysis may propose testable hypotheses. Finally, the student should present a quantitative framework for further analysis. Quantitative analysis is not necessarily required, though it is encouraged.

The following courses developed for the Masters of Agribusiness are not allowed on a student’s program of study: AGEC 700, AGEC 701, AGEC 713, AGEC 720, AGEC 730, AGEC 760, AGEC 761, and AGEC 770. 

Statistics courses STAT 702 and STAT 703 are not permitted in the M.S. degree program of study.