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	Agricultural Business Management Major (BS, CRED, HBS)	Print Version
	College of Agricultural Sciences \| Agricultural and Resource Economics

The BS in Agricultural Business Management degree curriculum blends course work in agricultural economics, business, agricultural sciences, computer science, arts, and humanities so that graduates can respond to the unique challenges and opportunities in agribusiness vocations.

All ABM students must select a minor (minimum of 27 credits) appropriate to their professional goals and interests. An internship or project is required to integrate course work with business-oriented experiences.

*Please note students must receive a "C–" or above in the courses listed below. If a student receives below a "C–" he or she must retake the course.

AREC 211. Management in Agriculture (4)
AREC 221. Marketing in Agriculture (3)
AREC 250. *Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
   or ECON 201. *Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
AREC 300. Applied Economic Analysis (3)
BA 211. Financial Accounting (4)
BA 213. Managerial Accounting (4)
ECON 202. *Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
MTH 111. *College Algebra (4)
MTH 241. *Calculus for Management and Social Science (4)
ST 351. Intro to Statistical Methods (4)
WR 121. *English Composition (3)
WR 323. *English Composition (3)
   or WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)

BS Degree Requirements (180)

Baccalaureate Core (48)

Agricultural and Resource Economics Core Courses
AREC 121. Discovering Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics (2)
AREC 211. Management in Agriculture (4)
AREC 221. Marketing in Agriculture (3)
AREC 250. *Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy (3)
   or ECON 201. *Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
AREC 300. Applied Economic Analysis (3)
AREC 406. Projects (6)
   or AREC 410. Internship (6)
AREC 442. Agricultural Business Management (4)
AREC 461. *^Agricultural and Food Policy Issues (4)
AREC 465. M/Agricultural Financial Reporting and Analysis (3)

Quantitative Courses–Choose two courses from the following list:

AREC 447. Agricultural Price and Market Analysis (4)
ECON 424. Introduction to Econometrics (4)
ST 352. Introduction to Statistical Methods (4)

Upper-Division Business Courses–Choose two from the following list:

BA 347. International Business (4)
BA 351. Managing Organizations (4)
BA 390. Marketing (4)
BA 441. Financial Institutions (4)
BA 463. Family Business Management (4)
BA 492. Consumer Behavior (4)
BA 493. Advertising Management (4)
BA 494. Marketing Channels (4)
BA 495. Retail Management (4)
BA 497. Global Marketing (4)

Choose a minimum of 12 credits from upper-division AREC or ECON courses or others as approved by advisor.

Business Administration

BA 211. Financial Accounting (4)
BA 213. Managerial Accounting (4)
BA 233. Legal Environment of Business (2)
BA 360. Introduction to Financial Management (4)

Computers and Technology–Choose one course from below:

AG 111. Computer Applications in Agriculture (3)
CS 101. Computers: Applications and Implications (4)

Social Sciences

ECON 202. *Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)

Communications

WR 323. *English Composition (3)
or WR 327. *Technical Writing (3)

Mathematics

MTH 111. *College Algebra (4)
MTH 241. *Calculus for Management and Social Science (4)

Statistics

ST 351. Intro to Statistical Methods (4)

Required Minor (27)

Appropriate to student's professional goals and interests.

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