Degrees Offered with a Major in Food and Resource Economics
- Doctor of Philosophy
- without a concentration
- with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
- Master of Agribusiness
- without a concentration
- with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
- Master of Science
- without a concentration
- with a concentration in Agribusiness
- with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
Food and Resource Economics Departmental Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
AEB 5188 | Economics of Agribusiness Decisions | 3 |
AEB 5326 | Agribusiness Financial Management | 3 |
AEB 5516 | Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness Decisions | 3 |
AEB 5757 | Strategic Agribusiness Human Resource Management | 3 |
AEB 6106 | Microeconomic Principles and Analysis | 3 |
AEB 6145 | Agricultural Finance | 3 |
AEB 6183 | Agribusiness Risk Management | 3 |
AEB 6225 | Public Policy and the Agribusiness Firm | 3 |
AEB 6301 | Food Wholesale and Retail Marketing | 3 |
AEB 6385 | Management Strategies for Agribusiness Firms | 3 |
AEB 6553 | Elements of Econometrics | 3 |
AEB 6675 | International Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
AEB 6817 | Survey Research Methods for Economists | 3 |
AEB 6905 | Problems in Food and Resource Economics | 1-3 |
AEB 6921 | Workshop in Food and Resource Economics I | 1 |
AEB 6933 | Special Topics | 1-6 |
AEB 6934 | Workshop in Food and Resource Economics II | 1 |
AEB 6942 | Advanced Applications in Agribusiness Experience | 1-3 |
AEB 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
AEB 7108 | Microeconomic Theory II | 3 |
AEB 7182 | Agricultural Risk Analysis and Decision Making | 3 |
AEB 7184 | Production Economics | 3 |
AEB 7220 | Agricultural Trade Policy and Welfare Economics | 3 |
AEB 7240 | Macroeconomic Theory in Open Economies II | 3 |
AEB 7333 | Applied Valuation Methods | 3 |
AEB 7373 | Consumer Demand and Applied Analysis | 3 |
AEB 7453 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
AEB 7483 | Seminar in Environmental Economics | 3 |
AEB 7504 | Mathematical Statistics for Applied Econometrics | 3 |
AEB 7571 | Econometric Methods I | 3 |
AEB 7572 | Econometric Methods II | 3 |
AEB 7573 | Applied Microeconometrics | 3 |
AEB 7645 | Economic Development and Agriculture | 3 |
AEB 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
AEB 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Courses
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ALS 5156 | Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications | 3 |
ALS 5905 | Individual Study | 1-4 |
ALS 5932 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
ALS 6046 | Grant Writing | 2 |
ALS 6166 | Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues | 3 |
ALS 6921 | Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance | 1 |
ALS 6925 | Integrated Plant Medicine | 4 |
ALS 6931 | Plant Medicine Program Seminar | 1 |
ALS 6935 | Topics in Biological Invasions | 3 |
ALS 6942 | Principles of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management | 3 |
ALS 6943 | Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management | 1-10 |
ANS 6936 | Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology | 1-2 |
BCH 5045 | Graduate Survey of Biochemistry | 4 |
STA 6093 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
STA 6329 | Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing | 3 |
Food and resources economics (PHD)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Explain relevant economic principles and apply economic theory to address problems relevant to agriculture and natural resources
SLO 2 Skills
Identify relevant economic problem, propose and complete an original research project, and effectively communicate results to appropriate audiences (including off campus)
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Display honesty and integrity in research, the classroom and professional activities
Food and resources economics (MAB)
SLO 1 Principles Relating to Food and Agribusiness Firms
Explain principles of economics, management, marketing, finance, quantitative analysis and policy as they apply to food and agribusiness firms
SLO 2 Solve Management Problems
Apply, analyze and synthesize content knowledge to solve management problems faced by food and agribusiness firms
SLO 3 Display Honesty and Integrity
Display honesty and integrity in research, the classroom, and professional activities
Food and resources economics (MS)
SLO 1 Explain Relevant Economic Principles
Explain relevant economic principles and apply economic theory and tools to address problems relevant to agriculture and natural resources
SLO 2 Develop, Complete and Present Research Project
Identify relevant economic problem, complete research project, and effectively communicate results to an appropriate audience
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Display honesty and integrity in the classroom, research and professional activities