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M.S. Degree Program Requirements
The M.S. program has a thesis option and non-thesis option. All students on assistantship, must complete the thesis option. We also offer a M.S. in Agricultural Economics and a M.S. in Agricultural Economics with a concentration in Agribusiness. Coursework requirements for each of these options are given below. Details can be in the M.S. Handbook.
Topic Area Credit Hours Economic and Agricultural Economics Theory 12 ECON 720 Microeconomic Theory (F) 3 and select three courses from: ECON 805 Income and Employment Theory (S) 3 AGEC 810 Price, Income and Trade Policies for Agriculture (F) 3 AGEC 825 Natural Resource Policy (F) 3 AGEC 840 International Markets and Agricultural Trade (S) 3 AGEC 805 Agricultural Marketing (S) 3 AGEC 823 Production Economics II (F) 3 AGEC 880 Agribusiness Industry Structures (S) 3 Quantitative Methods 3 ECON 730 Applied Econometrics (F) 3 Electives 9 AGEC Elective (700 level or higher) 3 General Elective (700 level or higher) 3 General Elective (700 level or higher), AGEC 713, AGEC 720, or AGEC 730 3 Courses for general electives must be approved by the student’s major professor. Thesis Research 6 AGEC 899 Agricultural Economics Master’s Research 6 Total Credit Hours 30
The following courses developed for the Master of Agribusiness 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.
Topic Area Credit Hours Agribusiness Economics 12 ECON 720 Microeconomic Theory (F) 3 AGEC 880 Agribusiness Industry Structures (S) 3 FINAN 715 Foundations of Finance (S) 3 and select one course from: ECON 805 Income and Employment Theory (S) 3 AGEC 810 Price, Income and Trade Policies for Agriculture (F) 3 AGEC 825 Natural Resource Policy (F) 3 AGEC 840 International Markets and Agricultural Trade (S) 3 AGEC 805 Agricultural Marketing (S) 3 AGEC 823 Production Economics II (F) 3 Quantitative Methods 6 AGEC 712 Optimization Techniques for Ag. Economics (F) 3 ECON 730 Applied Econometrics (F) 3 Ag Economics, Finance, Marketing, Management 6 select two courses from: AGEC 700 or higher level course not used for other requirements 3 FINAN 820 Advanced Intl. Financial Management (S) 3 FINAN 830 Financial Market Theory (F) 3 MKTG 705 Marketing Concepts and Research (F) 3 MKTG 842 Advanced Marketing Research 3 MKTG 844 Advanced International Marketing 3 MKTG 860 Advanced International Business 3 MANGT 710 Operations and Supply Chain Management (S) 3 MANGT 720 Managing Organizational Behavior (F, Sum) 3 MANGT 825 Advanced Business Law (S) 3 MANGT 840 Advanced Entrepreneurship Thesis Research 6 AGEC 899 Agricultural Economics Master’s Research 6 Total Credit Hours 30
The following courses developed for the Master of Agribusiness 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.
Topic Area Credit Hours Economic and Agricultural Economics Theory 12 ECON 720 Microeconomic Theory (F) 3 and select three courses from: ECON 805 Income and Employment Theory (S) 3 AGEC 810 Price, Income and Trade Policies for Agriculture (F) 3 AGEC 825 Natural Resource Policy (F) 3 AGEC 840 International Markets and Agricultural Trade (S) 3 AGEC 805 Agricultural Marketing (S) 3 AGEC 823 Production Economics II (F) 3 AGEC 880 Agribusiness Industry Structures (S) 3 Quantitative Methods 3 ECON 730 Applied Econometrics (F) 3 Electives 21 AGEC (700 level or higher)* 15 General Elective (700 or higher) 3 General Elective (700 or higher), AGEC 713, AGEC 720, or AGEC 730 3 Courses for general electives must be approved by the student’s major professor. Total Credit Hours 36 * The student is required to demonstrate evidence of scholarly effort by completing a creative component consisting of a written paper and an oral defense.
The following courses developed for the Master of Agribusiness 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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