For information regarding our on-campus Master's degree and Ph.D. options, please contact:
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Dr. Nathan Hendricks |
Allison Torres |
Graduate Student Learning Outcomes
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.