M.S. Agricultural Economics Requirements
Thesis Option
| Topic Area | Credit Hours | |||
| Economic Theory | 12 | |||
| ECON 720 | Microeconomic Theory | 3 | ||
| Select one course from: | ||||
| ECON 805 | Income and Employment Theory | 3 | ||
| AGEC 805 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 | ||
| AGEC 810 | Price and Income Policies for Agriculture | 3 | ||
| AGEC 823 | Production Economics II | 3 | ||
| AGEC 825 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 | ||
| AGEC 840 | International Markets and Agricultural Trade | 3 | ||
| AGEC 880 | Agribusiness Industry Structures | 3 | ||
| Quantitative Methods | 6 | |||
| STAT 706 | Basic Elements of Statistical Theory | 3 | ||
| ECON 830 | Econometrics | 3 | ||
| Electives-select one course from: | 6 | |||
| AGEC Elective - 700 level or higher | 3 | |||
| General Elective - 700 level or higher | 3 | |||
| Thesis Research | 6 | |||
| AGEC 899 | Agricultural Economics Master's Research | 6 | ||
| Total Credit Hours | 30 | |||
The following courses developed for the Masters of Agribusiness are not allowed on a student’s program of study: AGEC 700, AGEC 701, AGEC 713, AGEC 720, AGEC 730, AGEC 760, AGEC 761, and AGEC 770.
No-Thesis Option
| Topic Area | Credit Hours | |||
| Economic Theory | 12 | |||
| ECON 720 | Microeconomic Theory | 3 | ||
| Select one course from: | ||||
| ECON 805 | Income and Employment Theory | 3 | ||
| AGEC 805 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 | ||
| AGEC 810 | Price and Income Policies for Agriculture | 3 | ||
| AGEC 823 | Production Economics II | 3 | ||
| AGEC 825 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 | ||
| AGEC 840 | International Markets and Agricultural Trade | 3 | ||
| AGEC 880 | Agribusiness Industry Structures | 3 | ||
| Quantitative Methods | 9 | |||
| STAT 706 | Basic Elements of Statistical Theory | 3 | ||
| AGEC 712 | Optimization Techniques for Agricultural Economics | 3 | ||
| ECON 830 | Econometrics I | 3 | ||
| Electives-select 5 courses from: | 15 | |||
| AGEC Elective - 700 level or higher | 3 | |||
| AGEC or Business Elective* - 700 level or higher | 3 | |||
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |||
*The three hours of Agricultural Economics electives and six hours of Ag Econ or Business Electives may be substituted for by a Specialty consisiting of nine hours at the 700 level or above.
The following courses developed for the Masters of Agribusiness are not allowed on a student’s program of study: AGEC 700, AGEC 701, AGEC 713, AGEC 720, AGEC 730, AGEC 760, AGEC 761, and AGEC 770.
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 written paper will be on a topic provided by the student’s advisory committee relating to the student’s field of study. The report shall demonstrate a student’s understanding of the economic concepts critical to the problem. A critique of literature related to the topic should be included in the written report. The student should provide a qualitative analysis (graphical) of the problem. The qualitative analysis may propose testable hypotheses. Finally, the student should present a quantitative framework for further analysis. Quantitative analysis is not necessarily required, though it is encouraged.
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For more information, contactJenny Merrill
Graduate Academic Program Coordinator
331H Waters Hall
785.532.4075
jlmerrill@ksu.edu
