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 506	Marketing and Prices
AGEC 524	Agricultural Finance
AGEC 530	Strategic Agribusiness Management
AGEC 596I	Intl Food and Agribusiness Marketing
AGEC 612	Agricultural Production Economics I
AGEC 554	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:
AGEC 600	Agricultural Finance
AGEC 622	Food System Organization and Policy
AGEC 690E	Economics of Agribusiness Strategy and Marketing

Recommended: Students should work with their Advisory Committee to determine courses in the areas of economic theory, business strategy, marketing, finance and quantitative methods most appropriate give their interests and objectives.  Some of these courses might include:
AGEC 605	Ag Marketing and Price Analysis
AGEC 613	Introduction to Economics of Risk
AGEC 621	Advanced Agricultural Marketing
MGMT 600	Financial Accounting
MGMT 601	Managerial Accounting
MGMT 610/611/612	Financial Management
MGMT 625	Research Methods in Mktg Mgmt
MGMT 626	Seminar in Marketing Models
MGMT 628	Survey of Marketing Theory
MGMT 629	Selected Problems in Marketing
MGMT 657	Topics in Strategic Management
MGMT 658	Corporate Strategy Concepts and Models
MGMT 677	Seminar in Managerial Research
PSY 585	Consumer Psychology
STAT 524	Applied Multivariate Analysis