Ph.D. Degree Program Requirements

Below is the required coursework for the Ph.D. assuming that a student holds an M.S. degree with satisfactory coursework. Students much also pass the Microeconomics qualifying exam, Agricultural Economics qualifying exam, and pass the preliminary exam. Details on these requirements are available in the Ph.D. Handbook.

• Ph.D. Agricultural Economics Requirements

  Topic Area	Credit Hours
  Economic Theory	12
  ECON 735 Mathematical Economics (F)	3
  ECON 940 Advanced Microeconomic Theory I (S)	3
  ECON 945 Advanced Microeconomic Theory II (F)	3
  ECON 805 Income and Employment Theory I (S)	3
  Quantitative Methods	9
  ECON 830 Econometrics I (F)	3
  ECON 930 Econometrics II (S)	3
  AGEC 936 Quantitative Topics in Agricultural Economics (S)	3
  Agricultural Economics Core Courses	9
  AGEC 901 Research Methods in Economics (F)	3
  AGEC 905 Agricultural Demand and Price Analysis (S)	3
  AGEC 923 Economics of Agricultural Production (F)	3
  Electives	3
  AGEC or ECON elective (900 level or higher)	3
  Speciality Area	6
  Courses for the specialty area must be approved by the student’s major professor. No course can be used to meet both the specialty and another program requirement. Any AGEC or ECON courses used for the specialty area must be 800 level or higher. Any courses from other programs used for the specialty area must be 700 level or higher. Any variances to these specialty area requirements must be approved by the major professor and the graduate committee.
  Dissertation Hours	30

  
  

  *This assumes M.S. credits from another institution satisfy the prerequisites needed to complete the Ph.D. degree. Please contact the graduate director to discuss using credits taken during the M.S. to satisfy program requirements.

  **If there is no M.S. degree, then an additional 21 credit hours of general electives are needed to meet the required 60 course hours, including the following M.S. level courses: AGEC 712, AGEC 805, and AGEC 823.

  The following courses developed for the Masters of Agribusiness are not allowed on a student’s program of study: AGEC 700, AGEC 701, AGEC 710, AGEC 713, AGEC 720, AGEC 730, AGEC 740, AGEC 760, AGEC 761, AGEC 770, and AGEC 890.