Agribusiness (BS) - Agricultural Sales Option

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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Students will complete course work in science, math, and communication, plus courses in agribusiness and agricultural economics. To give a better understanding of agribusiness and the broad range the field covers, students will choose from four degree options: agribusiness, food industry economics, international agribusiness, and agricultural sales.

This program of study provides fundamental agribusiness content with course work in agricultural economics, agribusiness, and business courses that will prepare graduates for the industry and its related issues.

Agricultural Economics (33 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 315 - Contemporary Issues in Global Food and Agricultural Systems Credits: 3
AGEC 318 - Food and Agribusiness Management Credits: 3
AGEC 500 - Production Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 501 - Data Analysis and Optimization Credits: 3
AGEC 505 - Agricultural Market Structures Credits: 3
AGEC 515 - Food and Agribusiness Marketing 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

Agricultural Economics Electives (9 credit hours)

Include at least one numbered 598 or above.
No more than 3 combined total credits from AGEC 460 , AGEC 751 and GENAG 515 can be used toward Ag Econ Electives.

AGEC 411 - 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 513 - Agricultural Finance 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 560 - Data Analytics for Agricultural Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 598 - Farm 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)
GENAG 515 - Honors/Scholars Project Credits: 0-1
ECON 631 - Principles of Transportation Credits: 3

Agricultural and Food Science Technology Electives (6 credit hours)

AGRON 220 - Crop Science Credits: 4
OR
HORT 201 - Principles of Horticultural Science Credits: 4
AGRON 305 - Soils Credits: 3
AGRON 306 - Soils Laboratory Credits: 1
AGRON 330 - Weed Science Credits: 3
ASI 102 - Principles of Animal Science Credits: 3
ASI 105 - Animal Sciences and Industry Credits: 1
ASI 106 - Dairy and Poultry Science Credits: 1
ASI 218 - Fundamentals of Nutrition Credits: 3
ASI 220 - Principles of Feeding Credits: 3
ATM 160 - Engineered Systems and Technology in Agriculture Credits: 3
FDSCI 202 - Introduction to Food Science Credits: 3
FDSCI 305 - Fundamentals of Food Processing Credits: 3
GRSC 101 - Fundamentals of Grain Processing 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: 3

Select from English (above 200), Communication studies (above 300), a Modern Language, OR

AGCOM 222 - Agricultural Business Communications Credits: 3
Communication Elective Credits: 3

Select from the following:

COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking Credits: 3
COMM 321 - Advanced Public Speaking Credits: 3
COMM 322 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
COMM 526 - Persuasion Credits: 3
COMM 535 - Communication and Leadership Credits: 3

Economics/Business (27 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
MANGT 220 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
SALES 542 - Fundamentals of Professional Selling Credits: 3
SALES 555 - Sales Technology Credits: 3
SALES 560 - Sales Force Leadership Credits: 3
MKTG 400 - Introduction to Marketing Credits: 3

Mathematics/Statistics (6 credit hours)

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
CHM 111 - General Chemistry Laboratory Credits: 1
PHYS 113 - General Physics I Credits: 4

Social Sciences (6 credit hours)

PSYCH 110 - General Psychology Credits: 3
Social Science Electives
Select one from the following (3 credits):
- HDFS 250 , AMETH, ANTH, GWSS, GEOG, HIST, POLSC, PSYCH, SOCIO

Humanities (3 credit hours)

Select 3 credits:

ARCH 299 , ART, DANCE, ENGL, HIST, MUSIC, PHILO, THTRE, any courses in Modern Languages

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