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 course STAT 703  is 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 course STAT 703  is not permitted in the M.S. degree program of study.