Agriculture Economics Option
Students who select this option must complete the required core courses in the area of concentration in agricultural science and 24 semester hours of requirements and electives in agriculture and economics. Requirements and electives are listed below.
General Education Requirements
The following specific general education courses must be completed:
AGR 204 — World Food |
3 |
AGR 261 — Information Acquisition and Analysis |
3 |
BIOL 150 — Introduction to Plant Science |
3 |
CHEM 101 — Survey of Chemistry |
4 |
MATH 131 — Mathematical Reasoning and Problem Solving, or |
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MATH 135 — Mathematics for Technical Students (or higher) |
3 |
Core Requirements |
33 |
For the Agribusiness option, the student must complete the Agricultural Sciences core. Where choices exist, the following core courses must be taken:
AGR 180 — Introduction to Field Crops, or |
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AGR 143 — Anatomy and Physiology of Livestock |
3 |
*AGR 402 — Advanced Agricultural Experience, or |
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Approved Cooperative Education |
2 |
CHEM 201 — Survey of Organic Chemistry |
4 |
Agriculture Economics Required Courses |
9 |
ECON 202 — Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
ECON 350 — Intermediate Microeconomics |
3 |
ECON 351 — Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3 |
An additional 15 semester hours must be completed from the following courses, with approval of advisor:
AGR 302 — Agriculture Finance |
3 |
AGR 303 — Land Economics |
3 |
AGR 386 — Introduction to Agricultural Policy |
3 |
ECON 410 — History of Economic Thought |
3 |
ECON 447 — International Economics |
3 |
FIN 342 — Money and Banking |
3 |
FIN 373 — Investments |
3 |
MATH 354 — Business Statistics |
3 |