General Education Requirements
Physical Sciences (min. 18 credits) At least 6 credits must be of introductory biology and 3 credits of chemistry or physics.
Physics or Chemistry
AEM 2100	Introductory Statistics
MATH 1106	Calculus for the Life and Social Sciences or
MATH 1110	Calculus
Biology (2 introductory courses)
Additional course, as needed

Economics (7-10 credits)
ECON 1110	Introductory Microeconomics
ECON 1120	Introductory Macroeconomics
ECON 3130	Intermediate Microeconomic Theory or
PAM 2000	Intermediate Microeconomics
Note: ECON 3010 can be used to replace both ECON 1110 and 3130 (can replace 3130 only with a grade of B or better). 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 Comtemporary Controversies in the Global Economy or COMM 3010 Business and Professional Presentation.

Computer Literacy (min. 3 credits)
Course on either computer applications (such as BEE 102/no longer offered) or programming

General Education Electives (8-13 credits of non-business courses)

Business and Food Industry Management Requirements
Required Core Courses (25 credits)
AEM 1101	Introduction to Applied Economics & Management
AEM 1200	Introduction to Business Management
AEM 1201	Business Management Case Analysis
AEM 2210	Financial Accounting
AEM 2400	Marketing
AEM 2410	Marketing Plan Development
AEM 3200	Business Law I
AEM 3230	Managerial Accounting
AEM 3240	Finance (AEM 224, offered summer session, may be substituted)
AEM 4240	Management Strategy or
AEM 4270	Agribusiness Strategy or
AEM 4430	Food Industry Strategy (required for students specializing in Food Industry Management)

Management Electives (min. 9 credits)
AEM 3420	Integrated Marketing Communications
AEM 3440	Consumer Behavior or HADM 3347 Consumer Behavior
AEM 4250	Small Business Management Workshop (no longer offered)
AEM 4420	Emerging Markets
AEM 4440	Marketing Strategy and Brand Management
AEM 4550	Sustainability, Business, and the Environment
ILRHR 2600	Human Resource Management or HADM 2211 Human Resource Management
ILRHR 4600	International Human Resource Management
ILROB 1220	Introduction to Organizational Behavior
HADM 4422	Taxation and Management Decisions
HADM 4487	Real Estate Law
HADM 4489	Law of the Internet and e-Commerce
NBA 3000	Entrepreneurship and Enterprise or AEM 3250 Personal Enterprise & Small Business Mgmt.
NBA 5150	Leadership Theory & Practice
NBA 6660	Negotiations
NCC 5530	Marketing Management
NCC 5540	Managing and Leading in Organizations
NCC 5560	Managerial Finance
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 4290	International Finance
AEM 4370	Technological Change and Innovation Strategy
AEM 4480	Food Merchandising (required for Food Industry Management students)
AEM 4490	Global Marketing Strategy (required for Food Industry Management students)
H ADM 2211	Human Resources Management
H ADM 3347	Consumer Behavior or AEM 3440 Consumer Behavior (fall only)
H ADM 4487	Real Estate Law
ILROB 1220	Introduction to Organizational Behavior
NBA 5150	Leadership Theory & Practice
NBA 6010	Electronic Commerce
NBA 6330	Marketing and E-Commerce (no longer offered)
NBA 6660	Negotiations
NCC 5530	Marketing Management
NCC 5540	Managing and Leading in Organizations
NCC 5560	Managerial Finance

Applied Economics and Analytical Methods Electives (min. 6 credits)
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 4210	Derivatives and Risk Management
AEM 4230	Contemporary Topics in Applied Finance
AEM 4260	Fixed Income Securities
AEM 4320	Public-Private Sector Economic Linkages
AEM 4600	Security Trading & Market Making
AEM 4130	Business Strategy Research
AEM 4180	Introduction to System Dynamics Modeling
H ADM 3343	Marketing Research
AEM 3310	Economics of Business Regulations
AEM 4120	Computational Methods for Management and Economics
AEM 4190	Strategic Thinking
AEM 4200	Investments
AEM 4280	Valuation of Capital Investment
AEM 4300	International Trade Policy
AEM 4510	Environmental Economics
AEM 4160	Consumer Demographics (no longer offered)

Free Electives (to make a total of 120 credits) These credits can be taken in any of Cornell's world-renowned colleges and schools.

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