Agricultural Economics (MS)

Location(s): Manhattan Campus

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Offered through the Department of Agricultural Economics , the M.S. in Agricultural Economics can be earned in either a thesis or no-thesis option.

Course Requirements

The thesis option includes a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit including 24 hours of course work and a Master’s thesis for which 6 semester credit hours are given. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in research, analysis, or to continue towards a Ph.D. program. The course requirements are:

Electives

For thesis option: 9 credit hours; for coursework only option: 21 credit hours

AGEC Elective (700 level or higher) Credits: 3 (Thesis option) or 12 (Coursework only option)
General Elective (700 level or higher) Credits: 3

AGEC 713 - Agribusiness Financial Management Credits: 3
OR
AGEC 720 - Agribusiness Risk Management Credits: 3
OR
AGEC 730 - Applied Agribusiness Logistics Credits: 3
General Elective (700 level or higher) Credits: 3

Courses for general electives must be approved by the student’s major professor.

Thesis Option Course: 6 credit hours

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

Coursework Only Option

The student is required to demonstrate evidence of scholarly effort by completing a creative component consisting of a written paper and an oral defense.

A culminating experience is required for this option. The graduate student works with the major professor and the supervisory committee to determine the parameters of the culminating experience.

Total Hours Required for Master’s: 30-36

Thesis Option: 30 credit hours

Non-thesis Course work only option: 36 credit hours

Note

The following courses developed for the Masters of Agribusiness program are not allowed on a student’s program of study: AGEC 700 , AGEC 701 , AGEC 710 , AGEC 740 , AGEC 760 , AGEC 761 , AGEC 770 , and AGEC 890 .

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