Agricultural and Food Business Management Minor
This program is available at the following locations:
- Corvallis
- Ecampus
The Agricultural and Food Business Management minor offers students an opportunity to expand their skill sets and business acumen as they prepare for careers in production agricultural and related industries. This minor emphasizes the development of general skills in business administration and economic analysis relevant to the operations of farms, ranches, nurseries and the businesses that provide inputs, services and market outlets for them.
The Agricultural and Food Business Management minor is available to students who are not pursuing the AFBM major. Business Administration majors planning to minor in Agricultural and Food Business Management must see both a College of Business advisor and a Department of Applied Economics advisor to discuss certain course restrictions in the minor. Business majors must choose alternate courses to replace the credits that are also in the Business Administration major.
Minor Code: 959
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- 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.
- 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.
Each minor in the Applied Economics Department is created to provide students within and outside the discipline the opportunity to study a secondary area. This minor requires 28 credits of coursework in addition to the student's major. At least 12 of the 28 credits must be upper-division.
- Agricultural and Food Business Management (AFBM) majors may not elect to complete an Agricultural and Food Business Management minor.
- Environmental Economics and Policy (EEP) majors may not elect to complete an Environmental Economics and Policy or Environmental Law and Policy minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| AEC 211 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| AEC 221 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD MARKETING | 3 |
| AEC 251 | *INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS | 4 |
| or AEC 250 | *INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| or ECON 201 | +*INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | |
| AEC 388 | AGRICULTURAL LAW | 4 |
| or AEC 444 | COMMODITY FUTURES AND OPTIONS MARKETS | |
| or AEC 465 | AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | |
| BA 211Z | PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| or BA 315 | ACCOUNTING FOR DECISION MAKING | |
| Electives | ||
| Select additional courses for a total of 28 credits 1 | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 28 | |
- *
Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- +
Core Education course. Applies only to students admitted to an OSU undergraduate degree from Summer 2025 onwards
- 1
Students will work with their academic advisor in the Department of Applied Economics to select additional courses for a total of 28 credits
Minor Code: 959