Agribusiness
Where Business Meets Agriculture.
Combine your business skills with your agricultural knowledge.
Become a leader of one of Georgia's most powerful economic drivers. Agribusiness students learn economic principles and strategies for marketing, management, and sales in the agricultural industry, becoming effective business leaders who shape the future of food in Georgia.
With a flexible curriculum, majoring in agribusiness empowers you to tailor your own educational future with courses and majors within the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and beyond. Take courses in horticulture, poultry science, entomology, and communications to empower your own learning experience around what excites you the most.
Student Highlight
Haley Bittles
Agribusiness
Degree Requirements
Our Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.S.A.) in Agribusiness requires at least 120 credit hours, which include UGA foundation courses, CAES core, major requirements, and major and general electives. Students must also complete at least one experiential learning experience in the form of an internship, service, or study abroad to broaden their experience. During the semester, most students take four to five courses that range from twelve (12) to fifteen (15) credit hours.
For the most up-to-date version of the degree requirements, please visit the UGA Bulletin.
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ENGL 1101 - English Composition I (3 hours)
ENGL 1102 - English Composition II (3 hours)
Choose 1 course from the following:
- MATH 1113 - Precalculus (3 hours)
- MATH 2220 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus (4 hours)
- MATH 2250 - Calculus I for Science and Engineering (4 hours)
- MATH 2400 - Differential Calculus with Theory (4 hours)
- MATH 2410 - Integral Calculus with Theory (4 hours)
- STAT 2000 - Introductory Statistics (4 hours)
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At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 Hours)
No preferred courses, refer to UGA Bulletin for course options.
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Choose 1 course from the following:
- BIOL 1103 - Concepts in Biology (3 hours)
- and BIOL 1103L - Concepts in Biology Laboratory (1 hour)
- PBIO 1210 - Planets and the World (3 hours)
- and PBIO 1210L - Plants and the World Laboratory (1 hour)
- BIOL 1103 - Concepts in Biology (3 hours)
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Choose 1 course from the following:
- MATH 2200 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus (4 hours)
- MATH 2250 - Calculus I for Science and Engineering (4 hours)
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World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
No preferred courses, refer to UGA Bulletin for course options.
Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
No preferred courses, refer to UGA Bulletin for course options.
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POLS 1101 - American Government (3 hours)
Choose 1 course from the following:
- HIST 2111 - American History to 1865 (3 hours)
- HIST 2112 - American History Since 1865 (3 hours)
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ACCT 2101 - Principles of Accounting I (3 hours)
ACCT 2102 - Principles of Accounting II (3 hours)
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 hours)
STAT 2000 - Introductory Statistics (4 hours)
Choose 1 course from the following:
- AAEC 2580 - Applied Microeconomic Principles (3 hours)
- ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics
Choose 1 course from the following:
- AAEC (ENVM) 3020 - Analytical and Computational Tools for Applied Economics (3 hours)
- MATH 2110 - Calculus for Economics (3 hours)
- MATH 2260 - Calculus II for Science and Engineering (4 hours)
- MATH 2400H - Differential Calculus with Theory (Honors) (4 hours)
- MATH 2410H - Integral Calculus with Theory (Honors) (4 hours)
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Agribusiness Required Courses (17 hours)
AAEC 3400 - Introduction to Agricultural Policy (3 hours)
AAEC 3580-3580L - Intermediate Economic Principles (4 hours)
AAEC 3690 - Agribusiness Finance (4 hours)
AAEC 4980 - Agribusiness Management (3 hours)
Choose 1 course from the following:
- AAEC 3040 - Agribusiness Marketing (3 hours)
- AAEC 3100 - Food and Fiber Marketing (3 hours)
Concentration Courses (6 hours)
Choose 2 courses from the following:
- AAEC 3010 - Farm Organization and Management (3 hours)
- AAEC 3200 - Selling in Agribusiness (3 hours)
- AAEC 3600 - Economics of Food Policy (3 hours)
- AAEC 4200/6200 - Advanced Agricultural Selling (3 hours)
- AAEC 4760 - The Economics of Agricultural Processing and Marketing (3 hours)
Statistics of Econometrics (4 hours)
Choose 1 course from the following:
- AAEC 4040-4040L - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions (4 hours)
- AAEC 4610-4610L - Applied Econometrics (4 hours)
Applied Life Science
Choose 1 course from the following:
- ADSC 2010 or higher
- ADEC 3150 or higher
- CRSS 2010 or higher
- ENTO 3140-3140L or higher
- FDST 2010 or higher
- HORT 2000 or higher
- PATH 2010 or higher
- POUL 2020-2020L or higher
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Choose 15 credit hours from the following:
(At least 3 of the courses must be at the 4000 level or above.)
- AAEC 3010 - Farm Organization and Management (3 hours)
- AAEC 3040 - Agribusiness Marketing (3 hours)
- AAEC 3070 - Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Supply Chain Economics (3 hours)
- AAEC 3100 - Food and Fiber Marketing (3 hours)
- AAEC 3200 - Selling in Agribusiness (3 hours)
- AAEC 3600 - Economics of Food Policy (3 hours)
- AAEC (ENVM) 3910 - Internships (3 hours)
- AAEC (ENVM/FHCE/AFST/ADSC) 3911 - International Agribusiness and Environmental Management (1-3 hours)
- AAEC 4040-4040L - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions (4 hours)
- AAEC 4200/6200 - Advanced Agricultural Selling (3 hours)
- AAEC (ENVM) 4510/6510 - Land Economics (3 hours)
- AAEC 4610-4610L - Applied Econometrics (4 hours)
- AAEC (ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth (3 hours)
- AAEC (AFST/ENVM) 4720 - Applied International Development Economics (3 hours)
- AAEC 4730 - The World Food Economy (3 hours)
- AAEC 4760 - The Economics of Agricultural Processing and Marketing (3 hours)
- AAEC 4870/6870 - Futures and Option Markets
- AAEC (ENVM) 4990 - Special Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics (1-3 hours)
- AESC 4530 - Agriscience and Environmental Systems Study Tour (1-3 hours)
- ENVM 3060 - Principles of Resource Economics (3 hours)
- ENVM (AAEC) 4150/6150 - Energy Economics (3 hours)
- ENVM 4380 - Environmental Management and Sustainable Business Practices (3 hours)
- ENVM 4800/6800 - Water Resource Economics and Management (3 hours)
- ENVM (AAEC) 4930/6930 - Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation (3 hours)
Choose 3 credit hours from the following:
- AAEC 3200 - Selling in Agribusiness (3 hours)
- AAEC 4200/6200 - Advanced Agricultural Selling (3 hours)
- ADPR 3100 - Principles of Advertising (3 hours)
- ADPR 3850 - Public Relations (3 hours)
- AGCM 3400W - Writing for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (3 hours)
- AGCM 3600 - Event and Instructional Planning for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (3 hours)
- AGCM 3820 - Branding and Marketing for Agricultural Communication (3 hours)
- AGCM 3830 - Advertising and Digital Design for Agricultural Communication (3 hours)
- AGCM 4200S - Digital Engagement Strategies in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (3 hours)
- AGCM 4300S - Culture-Centered Communication and Engagement (3 hours)
- AGCM 4400 - Advanced Design in Agricultural and Environmental Science Communication (3 hours)
- COMM 3200 or above
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Choose 12 credit hours from any level.
Continue Your Education
As an AAEC student, you have opportunities to pursue graduate degree programs during your undergraduate years. Choose a Double Dawgs program to complete your Bachelor's and Master's degrees in less than five years, or pursue a Juris Doctor (JD) program in six years through UGA's 3+3 program!
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