Agricultural Economics - Specialty (BS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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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 Bachelor of Science with a major in agricultural economics.

By combining agricultural economics with another degree, minor, or pre-professional program, students can develop a program that fits their interests and career goals. Students have combined agricultural economics with political science, computer science, nutrition, journalism, statistics, animal science, agronomy, grain science, accounting, and business.

Kansas State University Core: 34-36 Credit Hours

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

General Education: K-State Core

Programs

The curriculum for this major assumes students enter college prepared to take Calculus.

Agricultural Economics: 18 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 500 - Production Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 501 - Data Analysis and Optimization Credits: 3
AGEC 505 - Agricultural Market Structures Credits: 3

Agricultural Economics Electives: 21 credit hours

Include at least 6 credit hours 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 308 - Farm and Ranch Management Credits: 3
AGEC 318 - Food and Agribusiness Management Credits: 3
AGEC 411 - Agricultural Policy Credits: 3
AGEC 420 - Commodity Futures Credits: 3
AGEC 470 - Cooperative Management Credits: 3
AGEC 513 - Agricultural Finance 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 560 - Data Analytics for Agricultural Economics Credits: 3
AGEC 570 - Food Manufacturing, Distribution, and Retailing Economics Credits: 3
Choose at least two courses (6 credit hours) at the AGEC 598 level or above.
AGEC 598 - Farm Management Strategies 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
ECON 631 - Principles of Transportation Credits: 3
Cannot take more than 3 credit hours from the courses listed below:
AGEC 751 - Risk Management Fellows Seminar Credits: 1
AGEC 460 - International Food and Agribusiness Study Tour Credits: 0-6
GENAG 515 - Honors/Scholars Project Credits: 0-1

Agricultural and Food Science Technology Electives: 6 credit hours

See department list for courses.

https://www.ag.k-state.edu/academics/student-handbook/departcourselists.html

Communication: 3 credit hours

Communication elective is required to be at the 300-level or above.

Courses in this block cannot be used to meet K-State Core requirements.

COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking Credits: 3
COMM 321 - Advanced Public Speaking Credits: 3
COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3
COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
COMM 326 - Group Communication Credits: 3
COMM 535 - Communication and Leadership Credits: 3
ENGL 417 - Written Communication for the Workplace Credits: 3
ENGL 516 - Written Communication for the Sciences Credits: 3
Any Modern Language course at the 300 level or above.

Economics/Business: 12 credit hours

ACCTG 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCTG 241 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 510 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3

Math and Statistics: 3 credit hours

The courses with a KSC designation are required if not met through University Core Requirements.

Statistics
STAT 250 - Business and Economic Statistics I Credits: 3
Math: Select 1 course
MATH 205 - General Calculus Credits: 3
KSC-030
MATH 220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus I Credits: 4

Specialty: 15 credit hours

A Specialty may be defined in generally any focus area. Typically, all 15 credit hours are from the same department/field, however, it can be possible to use credits from multiple-closely aligned fields; students should work with their advisor in defining their Specialty and courses. A Specialty will consist of 15 total credit hours with a minimum of 3 hours 300 level or above, and 6 hours 500 level or above. (Minors, Certificates, Modern Languages, and Accounting are exempt from the course level requirement). Specialty areas may include but are not limited to political science, computer science, nutrition, journalism, statistics, animal science, agronomy, grain science, accounting, finance, business, leadership, various modern languages, pre-veterinary medicine, pre-law, natural resources and environmental sciences, and agricultural communications.

Finance Overlay: 3 credit hours

Students must take at least one of the courses below. Course can fulfil other curriculum requirements.

AGEC 513 - Agricultural Finance Credits: 3
OR
FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3

Unrestricted electives as needed to meet 120 credit hours

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

Unless the requirement block specifies otherwise, courses in the K-State Core can be used to meet one additional degree requirement, with the exception of a degree requirement that is specified as an overlay. K-State Core classes cannot be used to meet requirements for unrestricted electives. Courses outside the K-State Core can only be used to meet one degree requirement, unless the degree requirement is specified as an overlay.