Agricultural and Food Business Management Undergraduate Major (BS, HBS)
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
This degree 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.
Major Code: 897
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Explain microeconomic theory at the intermediate level, including producer theory, and how markets work and prices are formulated.
- Analyze and evaluate agricultural and food business problems and management decisions employing commonly used business software, utilizing various forms of capital and cash-flow budgeting, as well as historic and pro forma firm financial statements.
- Utilize and apply regression and other statistical methods to analyze commodity markets and economic data.
- Formulate agricultural and food business strategies and marketing plans for both generic commodities and specialized products.
- Explain how external forces such as law, environmental regulation, and government policies impact agribusiness decision making.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements 1 | ||
| AEC 121 | DISCOVERING AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS | 1 |
| AEC 211 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| AEC 221 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | 3 |
| AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | 4 |
| or AEC 251 | *INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | |
| or ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | |
| ECON 202 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 4 |
| AEC 311 | INTERMEDIATE APPLIED ECONOMICS I: PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS | 4 |
| AEC 442 | AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| AEC 461 | ^AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES | 4 |
| AEC 465 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| AEC 466 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| Experiential Learning | ||
| AEC 406 | PROJECTS | 6 |
| or AEC 410 | INTERNSHIP | |
| Four courses from AEC or additional upper division courses 2 | ||
| Business Administration | ||
| BA 211Z | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING 1 | 4 |
| BA 213Z | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING 1 | 4 |
| BA 330 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 4 |
| Upper Division Business Courses | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 8 | |
| INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ||
| MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| MANAGING INDIVIDUAL AND TEAM PERFORMANCE | ||
| OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | ||
| FAMILY ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE | ||
| FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | ||
| CONSUMER BEHAVIOR | ||
| INTEGRATED MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS | ||
| RETAIL MANAGEMENT | ||
| GLOBAL MARKETING | ||
| Computers and Technology | ||
| AG 111 | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE | 3-4 |
| or CS 101 | COMPUTERS: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS | |
| Mathematics 1 | ||
| MTH 111Z | +*PRECALCULUS I: FUNCTIONS | 4 |
| MTH 241 | *CALCULUS FOR MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| Statistics 1 | ||
| ST 351 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 4 |
| Quantitative Courses | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | 8 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED ECONOMETRICS | ||
| AGRICULTURAL PRICE AND MARKET ANALYSIS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | ||
| Additional Writing Course 1 | ||
| WR 323 | *ADVANCED WRITING & ARGUMENTATION | 3 |
| or WR 227Z | *TECHNICAL WRITING | |
| Communications | ||
| WR 121Z | *COMPOSITION I 1 | 4 |
| WR 214 | *WRITING IN BUSINESS | 3 |
| COMM 114 | *ARGUMENT AND CRITICAL DISCOURSE | 3-4 |
| or COMM 111Z | +*PUBLIC SPEAKING | |
| Health and Human Sciences | ||
| HHS 231 | *LIFETIME FITNESS FOR HEALTH | 2 |
| HHS 241 | *LIFETIME FITNESS (or any PAC course) | 1 |
| Synthesis 3 | ||
| Contemporary Global Issues | ||
| Science, Technology & Society | ||
| Perspectives 4 | ||
| Physical Science | ||
| Biological Science | ||
| Additional Phyisical/Biological Science | ||
| Western Culture | ||
| Cultural Diversity | ||
| Literature & the Arts | ||
| Social Processes | ||
| Difference, Power & Discrimination | ||
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
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Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
Courses require a grade of C- or higher
- 2
Four courses from AEC or additional upper division courses approved by advisor. Must be a minimum of two AEC courses
- 3
Must be in different departments
- 4
Only two courses allowed in same department
Major Code: 897