• Explain microeconomic theory at the intermediate level, including producer theory, and how markets work and prices are formulated.
• Analyze and evaluate agricultural and food business problems and management decisions employing commonly used business software, utilizing various forms of capital and cash-flow budgeting, as well as historic and pro forma firm financial statements.
• Utilize and apply regression and other statistical methods to analyze commodity markets and economic data.
• Formulate agricultural and food business strategies and marketing plans for both generic commodities and specialized products.
• Explain how external forces such as law, environmental regulation, and government policies impact agribusiness decision making.

Core Requirements +
AEC 121	DISCOVERING AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS	1
AEC 211	AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT	4
AEC 221	AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING	3
AEC 250	*INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY	3-4
or AEC 251	*INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS
or ECON 201	*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS
ECON 202	*INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS	4
AEC 311	INTERMEDIATE APPLIED ECONOMICS I: PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS	4
AEC 442	AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	4
AEC 461	^AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES	4
AEC 465	AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT	4
AEC 466	AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING MANAGEMENT	4
Experiential Learning
AEC 406	PROJECTS	6
or AEC 410	INTERNSHIP
Four courses from AEC or additional upper division courses 1
Business Administration
BA 211	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING +	4
BA 213	MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING +	4
BA 330	LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS	4
Upper Division Business Courses
Select two courses from the following:		8
BA 302
BA 347	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
BA 351	MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS
BA 352	MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE
BA 357	OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
BA 360	INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
BA 390	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
BA 463	FAMILY ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE
FIN 441	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
MRKT 492	CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
MRKT 493	INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS
MRKT 495	RETAIL MANAGEMENT
MRKT 497	GLOBAL MARKETING
Computers and Technology
AG 111	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE	3-4
or CS 101	COMPUTERS: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
Mathematics +
MTH 111	*COLLEGE ALGEBRA	4
MTH 241	*CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE	4
Statistics +
ST 351	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS	4
Quantitative Courses
Select two courses from the following:		8
AEC 446	INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS
AEC 447	AGRICULTURAL PRICE AND MARKET ANALYSIS
ECON 424	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
ST 352	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS
Additional Writing Course +
WR 323	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION	3
or WR 327	*TECHNICAL WRITING
Communications
WR 121	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION +	4
WR 214	*WRITING IN BUSINESS	3
or WR 222	*ENGLISH COMPOSITION
COMM 111	*PUBLIC SPEAKING	3
or COMM 114	*ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE
Health and Human Sciences
HHS 231	*LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH	2
HHS 241	*LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course)	1
Synthesis 2
Contemporary Global Issues
Science, Technology & Society
Perspectives 3
Physical Science
Biological Science
Additional Phyisical/Biological Science
Western Culture
Cultural Diversity
Literature & the Arts
Social Processes
Difference, Power & Discrimination
Total Credits		180

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

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 Courses require a grade of C- or higher

1

 Four courses from AEC or additional upper division courses approved by advisor. Must be a minimum of two AEC courses

2

 Must be in different departments

3

 Only two courses allowed in same department