Masters of Agribusiness

In this professional degree you will focus on the food and agribusiness sector with emphasis on integrating economic, quantitative, and business analysis methods for decision making. Case-based instruction and research are emphasized with a capstone course in strategic management and financial analysis. Our agribusiness program will enhance your skills and broaden your business knowledge. You will learn how to address issues in personnel management, investments, firm acquisitions, food and fiber international marketing, and commodity trading. This professional, non-thesis degree will allow you to explore a wide variety of courses and make industry contacts leading to exciting career opportunities.

Requirements

1. Business management and quantitative requirements (24 hours): 
   AAEC 6570 Economic Tools for Business Decisions (3 hours)
   AAEC 6630E Quantitative Tools for Business Decisions (3 hours)
   AAEC 6640 Food, Marketing and Merchandising (3 hours)
   AAEC 6730 Accounting for Agribusiness (3 hours)
   AAEC 6740E Agribusiness Financial Management (3 hours)
   AAEC 6980 Agribusiness Management (3 hours)
   AAEC 7000 Master’s Research (3 hours)
   AAEC 7310 Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics (comprehensive business plan) (3 hours)
2. Concentration Course Electives (12 hours) -- choose four courses from below or other courses approved by student’s advisory committee:
   AAEC 6870 Futures and Options Markets
   AAEC (ENVM) 6510 Land Economics and Appraisal
   AAEC(ENVM) 6710 Rural Economic Development and Growth
   AAEC 6960 International Agricultural Marketing and Trade
   ALDR 6600E The Global Seminar-Global Issues in Agriculture and the Environment
   ALDR 6700E Introduction to Extension and Engagement
   ENVM 6800 Water Resource Economics and Management
   ENVM 6650 Environmental Economics
   JURI(FANR)(ECOL) 6810 Natural Resources Law
3. A technical paper based on the student’s work in AAEC 7310 (in lieu of a thesis) is required. The subject and structure of the technical paper will be developed in consultation with the student's advisory committee. This paper must be approved by the student's advisory committee and a report of satisfactory achievement must be filed with the Graduate School.
4. Successful completion of the Institutional Review Board online training module related to Social and Behavioral Research before the end of the first academic semester.

See current graduate student handbook for more information.