Agribusiness Management

A Master of Science in Agribusiness Management includes the study of concepts and tools that can be used by practicing managers to make better decisions with the firm.  Students specializing in this area can expect to build programs of study that emphasize the use of economics to understand the agricultural business environment and to provide quantitative support for decision making.  They will learn to use management tools and concepts to solve marketing, financial, production, and personal problems of agricultural businesses.

The department offers courses focused on the unique marketing and strategic management problems of food and agribusiness firms.  Students have the opportunity to apply ideas to agribusiness situations through special problems, courses and interaction with agribusiness extension specialists and researchers, including those areas associated with the Department's Center for Food and Agricultural Business.  Students may elect to emphasize areas such as marketing management, financial management or production management, in their coursework and their research.  Employment opportunities abound for students in this program.  Some individuals move into staff positions such as financial analysts or marker researchers in all types of food an agribusiness firms.  Students have also pursued careers in government, industry, and other agriculture related institutions.

 

Suggested Courses for the Master of Science Program:

• AGEC 50600 - Marketing and Prices
• AGEC 52400 - Agricultural Finance
• AGEC 53000 - Strategic Agribusiness Management
• AGEC 596I - Intl Food and Agribusiness Marketing
• AGEC 61200 - Agricultural Production Economics I
• AGEC 55400 - Appl Simulation in Agribusiness

Note: MGMT/OBHR course work must represent less than 50 percent of the credit hours on a plan of study.

 

The Agribusiness Management Ph.D. degree program is designed to prepare students for a career in academia, government, or industry.  Students specializing in this area can expect to build programs of study that emphasize the use of economics to understand the agricultural business environment and to provide quantitative support for decision making.  They will learn to use management tools and concepts to solve marketing, financial, production, and personal problems of agricultural businesses.

The department offers courses focused on the unique marketing and strategic management problems of food and agribusiness firms.  Students have the opportunity to apply ideas to agribusiness situations through special problems, courses and interaction with agribusiness extension specialists and researchers, including those areas associated with the Department's Center for Food and Agricultural Business.

 

Required for the Agribusiness Management specialty area in the Ph.D. Program:

12 Credits Minimum

• AGEC 60000 - Agricultural Finance or AGEC 61300 - Introduction to Economics of Risk
• AGEC 62100 - Advanced Agricultural Marketing or AGEC 62200 - Food System Organization and Policy
• AGEC 69100 - Economics of Agribusiness Strategy and Marketing

Plus 3-4 credits from Management depending on area of interest:

Marketing Series

• MGMT 62500 - Research Methods in Marketing Management (2)
• MGMT 62600 - Seminar in Marketing Models (2) (Prerequisites: MGMT 62000 & 67200)
• MGMT 62800 - Survey of Marketing Theory (3

Strategy Series

• MGMT 65700 - Manufacturing Strategy (2) (Prerequisites: MGMT 61000, MGMT 65000, MGMT 66000)
• MGMT 65800 - Corporate Strat Concepts & Models (2)
• MGMT 65900 - Strategic Management II (2)
• MGMT 67700 - Seminar in Quantitative Methods in Management Research (2)

Finance Series

• MGMT 61600 - Seminar in Finance Markets I (2)
• MGMT 61700 - Seminar in Finance Markets II (2)
• MGMT 61800 - Seminar in Managerial Finance I (2)