I n the Department of Agricultural Economics, students take courses in agribusiness firm management, farm management, agricultural marketing, and rural sociology. C ourses in Agricultural Economics combine economics and business foundations with practical skills to enable students to solve complex problems.
Students work with problems encountered in business settings and in current issues.
Use of computers and real-world business and economic information are commonplace in the program's courses. Students will have the opportunity to interact with agribusiness professionals in the classroom and on field trips. S tudents may choose electives from courses on subjects including international agricultural trade, agricultural finance, natural resource management, agricultural policy, and rural economic development. T his curriculum is designed to provide students with training in the social sciences as well as in the physical and biological sciences and technical agriculture. Through course selection, students may prepare for employment in the rapidly expanding field of agricultural business or in the field of farm production and related areas.