Course |
Course Description |
Credits |
Semester
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Year
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PREREQUISITES OR EQUIVALENTS |
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ECON 323 | Microeconomic Theory | Credit 3 | F,S,SSI | |
Determination of prices and their role in directing consumption,production, and distribution under both competitive and non-competitive market situations. | ||||
ECON 410 | Macroeconomic Theory | Credit 3 | F,S,SSII | |
Theory of the determination of aggregate levels of national income, employment and prices; monetary and fiscal policy analysis, effects of government debt and deficits. | ||||
MATH 142 | Business Mathematics II (Multivariate Calculus) | Credit 3 | F,S,SSI,SSII | |
Derivatives, curve sketching and optimization, techniques of derivatives, logarithms and exponential functions with applications, integrals, techniques and applications of integrals, multivariate calculus. | ||||
STAT 303 | Statistical Methods | Credit 3 | F,S,SSI,SSII | |
Intended for undergraduates in the social sciences. Introduction to concepts of random sampling and statistical inference, estimation and testing hypotheses of means and variances, analysis of variance, regression analysis, chi-square tests. | ||||
REQUIRED COURSES |
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Foundation Courses: |
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ACCT 640 | Accounting Concepts and Procedures | Credit 3 | F, S | |
Accounting concepts and relationships essential to administrative decisions; use of accounting statements and reports as policymaking and policy execution tools. | ||||
AGEC 619 | Managerial Economics in Agribusiness | Credit 3 | F | |
Practical application of operational and strategic decision-making tools to agribusiness, focusing on important managerial and economic principlesand understanding needed to carry out these functions. | ||||
FINC 635 | Financial Management | Credit 3 | F, S | |
External and internal factors affecting financial decision-making in the firm; fundamental concepts of accounting and managerial economics. | ||||
MGMT 655 | Survey of Management
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Credit 3 | F, S | |
Management concepts and applications important to managers in all types and sizes of organizations; includes: strategic planning, goal setting, control and managerial ethics; decision making, organizing, human resource management, including staffing, performance appraisal and compensation; leadership, motivation, communication and group processes; achieving organizational quality and managing in a global environment. | ||||
MKTG 621 | Survey of Marketing
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Credit 3 | F, S | |
Marketing concepts and decisions associated with developing marketing strategies; topics include product, pricing, distribution, and promotion. | ||||
Quantitative Courses: |
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AGEC 621 | Econometrics for Agribusiness | Credit 3 | Fall | |
Econometric application and practice; analysis and interpretation of economic data for decision making and microcomputer implementation. | ||||
AGEC 622 | Agribusiness Analysis and Forecasting
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Credit 3 | Spring | |
Design, construction, use and evaluation of simulation, forecasting and optimization models to solve applied problems confronting decision makers in agribusiness. | ||||
Field Course Requirements: |
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AGEC 625 | Environment of Agribusiness | Credit 3 | Spring | |
Analysis of the economic, social, political, technological and legal forces that impact the way in which global agribusiness firms compete; emphasis on intensive case study analysis. | ||||
AGEC 629 | Agribusiness Strategic Management | Credit 3 | Fall | |
Practical application of operational and strategic decision-making tools to agribusiness; emphasis on problem recognition and economic analysis related to production, marketing and finance decisions facing agribusiness firms. | ||||
AGEC 630 | Financial Analysis for Agribusiness Firms | Credit 3 | Fall | |
Application of financial planning and analysis to agribusiness firms; capital budgeting and selection of investments; the role of debt structure and liquidity in firm growth and stability; alternatives for gaining control over financial resources, managing risk and maintaining business efficiency over time. | ||||
Elective Courses (9 Credits required): |
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Credit 3 | ||||
Credit 3 | ||||
Credit 3 |