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The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics offers a variety of minors for students looking to enhance or individualize their degree. A minor lets students specialize in an area of interest through specific courses and can often be completed through elective options in their major degree plan. 

Minors look great on resumes and can give students an edge in career planning and job applications. For instance, an Agribusiness and Management minor could complement their degree with courses like Agribusiness Marketing and Agribusiness Finance.

Learn more about our minors below:


  • Students are required to complete at least 15 hours of course work (minimum grade of a "C-
     for each course) for the minor.

    Required Courses (7 hours)

    • AAEC 3690 - Agribusiness Finance (4 hours)
    • AAEC 3980* - Introduction to Agribusiness Management (3 hours)

    Electives (9-11 hours)

    • 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 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 3400 - Introduction to Agricultural Policy (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3580-3580L - Intermediate Economic Principles  (4 hours)
    • AAEC 4040-4040L - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions  (4 hours)
    • AAEC 4050/6050 - Agribusiness Law  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4200/6200 - Advanced Agricultural Selling (3 hours)
    • AAEC(ENVM) 4510/6510 - Land 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  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4980 * - Agribusiness Management  (3 hours)
    • AESC 4530 - Agriscience and Environmental Systems Study Tour (1-3 hours)
    *Credit will not be received for AAEC 3980 if taken after AAEC 4980.
     

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  • Students are required to complete at least 16 hours of course work (minimum grade of a "C" for each course) for the minor.

    Required Courses (7 hours)

    • AAEC 3400 - Introduction to Agricultural Policy (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3580-3580L - Intermediate Economic Principles (4 hours)

    Electives (9-10 hours)

    • AAEC 3010 - Farm Organization and Management  (3 hours)
    • AAEC(ENVM) 3020 - Analytical and Computational Tools for Applied Economics  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3040 - Agribusiness Marketing  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3100 - Food and Fiber Marketing (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3200^ - Selling in Agribusiness  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3690 - Agribusiness Finance  (4 hours)
    • AAEC 3980* - Introduction to Agribusiness Management (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4040-4040L - Applied Statistics for Business Decisions  (4 hours)
    • AAEC 4050/6050 - Agribusiness Law (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4200/6200^ - Advanced Agricultural Selling (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4210/6210 - Production Economics: Theory with Applications  (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 4760 - The Economics of Agricultural Processing and Marketing  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4870/6870 - Futures and Option Markets  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4980* - Agribusiness Management  (3 hours)
    • 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 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics  (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4800/6800 - Water Resource Economics and Management  (3 hours)
    • ENVM(AAEC) 4930/6930 - Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation  (3 hours)

    *Credit will not be received for AAEC 3980 if taken after AAEC 4980.
    ^Only one of these courses can count towards the minor.

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  • The minor in Environmental Economics and Management prepares students to understand and appreciate both the economic and non-economic aspects of resource and environmental problems.

    Students are required to complete at least 15 hours of coursework (minimum grade of a "C" for each course) for the minor.

    Required Courses (10 hours)

    • AAEC 3580-3580L - Intermediate Economic Principles (4 hours)
    • ENVM 3060 - Principles of Resource Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics (3 hours)

    Electives (5-7 hours)

    Choose 1 to 2 courses from the following:

    • AAEC(ENVM) 4510/6510 - Land Economics (3 hours)
    • AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth  (3 hours)
    • AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720 - Applied International Development Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(AAEC) 4150/6150 - Energy Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(EHSC) 4250/6250 - Environmental and Public Health Law (3 hours)
    • ENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H - The Business of Environmental Law (Honors) (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4800/6800 - Water Resource Economics and Management (3 hours)
    • ENVM(AAEC) 4930/6930 - Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation  (3 hours)

    Choose a maximum of 1 course from the following:

    • ANTH 4075/6075 - Economic Anthropology  (3 hours)
    • CMLT 3210 - Ecocriticism (3 hours)
    • COMM 3320 - Environmental Communication  (3 hours)
    • CRSS 4010/6010 - Principles of Sustainable Management (3 hours)
    • EETH(JURI) 5870/7870 - Environmental Dispute Resolution  (2 hours)
    • EHSC 3060 - Introduction to Environmental Health Science (3 hours)
    • ENVE 3520 - Engineering Economics and Management (3 hours)
    • GEOG 4370/6370-4370L/6370L - Geographic Information Science  (3 hours)
    • GEOG(CRSS) 4375/6375 - GIS Applications in Agriculture (4 hours)
    • GEOG 4810/6810 - Political Ecology and Environmental Governance  (3 hours)
    • PHIL(EETH) 4220/6220 - Environmental Ethics (3 hours)
    • PRTM 5410/7410-5410L/7410L - Stewardship and Protection of Natural Resources  (3 hours)
    • WASR 4400/6400-4400L/6400L - Wetland Management and Restoration  (3 hours)

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  • Students are required to complete at least 15 hours of coursework (minimum grade of a "C" for each course) for the minor. Courses can only be used once to fulfill minor requirements.

    Required Courses (15-18 hours)

    • JURI(FANR)(ECOL) 4810/6810 - Natural Resources Law  (3 hours)

    Choose 1 course from the following:

    • AAEC 4050/6050 - Agribusiness Law (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4210/6210 - Production Economics: Theory with Applications (3 hours)
    • AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth (3 hours)
    • ENVM 3060 Principles of Resource Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(EHSC) 4250/6250 - Environmental and Public Health Law  (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H - The Business of Environmental Law (Honors)  (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4800/6800 - Water Resource Economics and Management  (3 hours)

    Choose 2 courses from the following:

    • AAEC 4050/6050 Agribusiness Law (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4210/6210 - Production Economics: Theory with Applications (3 hours)
    • AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth (3 hours)
    • ANTH 4540/6540-4540L/6540L - Health, Biology, and Culture (3 hours)
    • CMLT 3210 - Ecocriticism (3 hours)
    • COMM 3320 - Environmental Communication (3 hours)
    • CRSS(FANR) 3060 - Soils and Hydrology (3 hours)
    • ECOL 3500 - Ecology (3 hours)
      • AND ECOL 3500L Ecology Laboratory (1 hour)
    • EETH 4200/6200 - Environmental Concepts  (4 hours)
    • EETH(JURI) 5870/7870 - Environmental Dispute Resolution  (2 hours)
    • EHSC 3060 - Introduction to Environmental Health Science (3 hours)
    • ENVM 3060 - Principles of Resource Economics  (3 hours)
    • ENVM(EHSC) 4250/6250 - Environmental and Public Health Law (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H - The Business of Environmental Law (Honors) (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4800/6800 - Water Resource Economics and Management (3 hours)
    • FANR 3200W - Ecology of Natural Resources  (3 hours)
      • AND FANR 3200L - Ecology of Natural Resources Laboratory (1 hour)
    • GEOG 3210 - Biogeography (3 hours)
    • GEOG 4810/6810 - Political Ecology and Environmental Governance  (3 hours)
    • JURI(FANR)(ECOL) 4810/6810 - Natural Resources Law (3 hours)
    • LEGL(REAL) 5200 - Real Estate Law (3 hours)
    • PHIL(EETH) 4220/6220 - Environmental Ethics (3 hours)
    • REAL 4000 - Real Estate (3 hours)

    Choose 1 course from the following:

    • AAEC 4050/6050 - Agribusiness Law (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4210/6210 - Production Economics: Theory with Applications (3 hours)
    • AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth (3 hours)
    • ANTH 4540/6540-4540L/6540L - Health, Biology, and Culture (3 hours)
    • CMLT 3210 - Ecocriticism (3 hours)
    • COMM 3320 - Environmental Communication (3 hours)
    • CRSS(FANR) 3060 - Soils and Hydrology (3 hours)
    • ECOL 3500 - Ecology (3 hours)
      • AND ECOL 3500L - Ecology Laboratory  (1 hour)
    • EETH 4200/6200 - Environmental Concepts (4 hours)
    • EETH(JURI) 5870/7870 - Environmental Dispute Resolution (2 hours)
    • EHSC 3060 - Introduction to Environmental Health Science (3 hours)
    • ENVM 3060 - Principles of Resource Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(EHSC) 4250/6250 Environmental and Public Health Law (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(ECOL)(FANR)(EHSC) 4770H - The Business of Environmental Law (Honors) (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4800/6800 - Water Resource Economics and Management (3 hours)
    • FANR 3200W - Ecology of Natural Resources (3 hours)
      • AND FANR 3200L Ecology of Natural Resources Laboratory (1 hour)
    • GEOG 3210 - Biogeography  (3 hours)
    • GEOG 4810/6810 - Political Ecology and Environmental Governance (3 hours)
    • JRLC 5040/7040 - Law of Mass Communication (3 hours)
    • JURI(FANR)(ECOL) 4810/6810 - Natural Resources Law (3 hours)
    • LEGL 4400/6400 - Business Law (3 hours)
    • LEGL(REAL) 5200 - Real Estate Law (3 hours)
    • PHIL(EETH) 4220/6220 - Environmental Ethics (3 hours)
    • PHIL 4240/6240 - Philosophy of Law (3 hours)
    • POLS 4600 - The Legislative Process (3 hours)
    • POLS 4700 - Constitutional Law: Powers (3 hours)
    • POLS 4710 - Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties (3 hours)
    • POLS 4740 - Judicial Process and Behavior (3 hours)
    • REAL 4000 - Real Estate (3 hours)

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  • Students are required to complete at least 15 hours of coursework (minimum grade of a "C" for each course) for the minor.

    Required Courses (15-16 hours)

    • AAEC 3200 - Selling in Agribusiness (3 hours)

    Choose 1 course from the following: 

    • AAEC 3040 - Agribusiness Marketing (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3100 - Food and Fiber Marketing (3 hours)

    Choose 9 to 10 credit hours from the following:

    • AAEC 3040* - Agribusiness Marketing (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3100* - Food and Fiber Marketing  (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3400 - Introduction to Agricultural Policy (3 hours)
    • AAEC 3580-3580L - Intermediate Economic Principles (4 hours)
    • AAEC 3690 - Agribusiness Finance (4 hours)
    • AAEC 4050/6050 - Agribusiness Law (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4200/6200 - Advanced Agricultural Selling (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4760 - The Economics of Agricultural Processing and Marketing (3 hours)
    • AAEC 4870/6870 - Futures and Option Markets (3 hours)
    • AESC 4530 - Agriscience and Environmental Systems Study Tour (1-3 hours)

    *if not already taken

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  • Students are required to complete at least 15 hours of coursework (minimum grade of a "C" for each course) for the minor.

    Required Courses (3 hours)

    • ENVM 3060 - Principles of Resource Economics (3 hours)

    Electives (12-13 hours)

    Choose 3 courses from the following:

    • AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth (3 hours)
    • AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720 - Applied International Development Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(AAEC) 4930/6930 - Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation (3 hours)

    Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

    • AAEC(ENVM) 4710/6710 - Rural Economic Development and Growth (3 hours)
    • AAEC(AFST)(ENVM) 4720 - Applied International Development Economics (3 hours)
    • CRSS(FANR) 3060 - Soils and Hydrology (3 hours)
    • ECOL 3500 - Ecology (3 hours)
      • ECOL 3500L - Ecology Laboratory (1 hour)
    • ECOL 3530 - Conservation Biology (3 hours)
    • EHSC 4080 - Environmental Air Quality (3 hours)
    • EHSC 4150 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management (3 hours)
    • ENVM 4650/6650 - Environmental Economics (3 hours)
    • ENVM(AAEC) 4930/6930 - Environmental Law and Governmental Regulation (3 hours)
    • GEOG 3620 - Globalization and the Making of the Modern World (3 hours)
    • GEOG 4810/6810 - Political Ecology and Environmental Governance (3 hours)
    • GEOG(CRSS) 4375/6375 - GIS Applications in Agriculture (4 hours)

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Contact

Whitney Jones
Whitney Jones Senior Academic Advisor
wljones@uga.edu 706-542-7890