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agribusiness

Previous Degree Requirements

Agribusiness Management and Finance

General Education Requirements
Physical Sciences (min. 18 credits)
At least 6 credits must be of introductory biology and 3 credits of chemistry or physics.
Biology (2 introductory courses)
Physics or Chemistry
AEM 2100 Introductory Statistics
Additional courses, as needed.
Economics (min. 6 credits)
ECON 1110 Introductory Microeconomics
ECON 1120 Introductory Macroeconomics
Note: ECON 3010 can be used to replace ECON 1110. ECON 3020 can be used to replace ECON 1120.
Social Sciences and Humanities (min. 6 credits)
2 courses of 3 or more credits each; the 2 courses must be completed from 2 different categories:
• Cultural Analysis (CA)
• Historical Analysis (HA
• Literature and the Arts (LA)
• Foreign Language (FL)
• Knowledge, Cognition and Moral Reasoning (KCM)
Written & Oral Expression (min. 12 credits)
First-Year Writing Seminar (2 semesters)
COMM 2010 Oral Communication or
COMM 2030 Argumentation and Debate
Additional 3-credit course in either writing or speaking, such as AEM 2000 Contemporary Controversies in the Global Economy or COMM 3010 Business and Professional Presentation
Computer Literacy (min. 3 credits)
Course on either computer applications or programming
Agribusiness Management and Finance Requirements
Required Core Courses (29 credits)
AEM 1101 Introduction to Applied Economics & Management
AEM 1200 Introduction to Business Management
AEM 1201 Business Management Case Analysis (no longer offered)
AEM 2210 Financial Accounting
AEM 2400 Marketing
AEM 2410 Marketing Plan Development
AEM 3020 Farm Business Management
AEM 3230 Managerial Accounting
AEM 4050 Agricultural Finance
AEM 4270 Agribusiness Strategy
H ADM 2211 Human Resource Management or ILRHR 2600 Human Resource Management
Management and Analytical Methods Electives (min. 9 credits)
Fall Semester
AEM 3200 Business Law I
AEM 3240 Finance (AEM 2240, offered summer session, may be substituted)
AEM 3290 International Agribusiness Study Trip
AEM 3420 Integrated Marketing Communications
AEM 3440 Consumer Behavior or H ADM 3347 Consumer Behavior
AEM 4100 Business Statistics
AEM 4110 Introduction to Econometrics or ECON 3210 Applied Econometrics
AEM 4140 Behavioral Economics and Managerial Decisions
AEM 4150 Price Analysis
AEM 4170 Decision Models for Small and Large Businesses
AEM 4200 Investments
AEM 4210 Derivatives and Risk Management
AEM 4320 Public-Private Sector Economic Linkages
AEM 4420 Emerging Markets
AEM 4440 Marketing Strategy and Brand Management
ILROB 1220 Introduction to Organizational Behavior
ILRHR 4600 International Human Resource Management
H ADM 4422 Taxation and Management Decisions
H ADM 4487 Real Estate Law
H ADM 4489 Law of the Internet and E-commerce
NBA 3000 Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
NBA 5150 Leadership Theory & Practice
NBA 6660 Negotiations
NCC 5530 Marketing Management
NCC 5540 Management and Leading in Organizations
NCC 5560 Managerial Finance
Spring Semester
AEM 3210 Business Law II
AEM 3220 Information Technology Strategy
AEM 3250 Personal Enterprise & Small Business Mgmt. or NBA 3000 Entrepreneurship and Private Equity
AEM 3300 Managerial Economics and Decision Making
AEM 3310 Economics of Business Regulation
AEM 4120 Computational Methods for Management and Economics
AEM 4190 Strategic Thinking
AEM 4280 Valuation of Capital Investment
AEM 4290 International Finance
AEM 4300 International Trade Policy
AEM 4370 Technological Change and Innovation Strategy
AEM 4480 Food Merchandising
AEM 4490 Global Marketing Strategy (no longer offered)
AEM 4510 Environmental Economics
H ADM 3347 Consumer Behavior or AEM 3440 Consumer Behavior
H ADM 4485 Employment Discrimination Law & Union-Management Relations
H ADM 4487 Real Estate Law
NBA 5150 Leadership Theory & Practice
NBA 6010 Electronic Commerce
NBA 633 Marketing and E-Commerce (no longer offered)
NBA 6660 Negotiations
NCC 5530 Marketing Management
NCC 5560 Managerial Finance
The Agribusiness Management and Finance specialization offers sufficient flexibility for students to take course in areas of particular interest, such as courses in Biological and Environmental Engineering, Animal Science, Food Science, Horticulture, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and Crop and Soil Sciences.
Suggested Electives Outside the Major
AN SC 2120 Animal Nutrition
AN SC 2210 Introductory Animal Genetics
AN SC 2500 Dairy Cattle Principles
AN SC 2650 Horses
AN SC 3000 Animal Reproduction and Development
AN SC 3510 Dairy Herd Management
AN SC 3550 Dairy Cattle Nutrition
AN SC 3600 Beef Cattle
AN SC 3700 Swine Nutrition and Management
AN SC 3800 Sheep
CSS 1900 Sustainable Agriculture
CSS 2600 Soil Science
CSS 3110 Grains and Nutriceuticals
CSS 3120 Forage Crops
ECON 3310 Money and Credit
HORT 3100 Production and Marketing of Greenhouse Crops
HORT 4420 Berry Crops: Culture and Management
HORT 4430 Viticulture and Vineyard Management I
HORT 4440 Viticulture and Vineyard Management II
HORT 4450 Ecological Orchard Management
For students interested in pursuing an advanced degree, the following courses are strongly recommended.
ECON 3130 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
ECON 3140 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
MATH 1110 Calculus
MATH 1120 Calculus

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