AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Science

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

The Agricultural Economics curriculum emphasizes a strong background in economics with applications to production agriculture, agribusiness, natural resources, and the environment. Courses are also in-cluded in basic agricultural and biological sciences, liberal arts, and business. Students have 18 hours of electives to use to further individual specialization or to broaden the educational experience.

Employment opportunities for graduates in Agricultural Economics are many and diverse. Private sector opportunities include agricultural production, banking, finance, marketing, and public relations. Public sector opportunities include national/local organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and cooperative extension services. Graduates have also begun businesses or returned to family-owned businesses. This major also provides an excellent background for professional or graduate study in several disciplines.

Students in the Agricultural Economics curriculum take a basic set of courses during the freshman and sophomore years. During the junior and senior years, students concentrate in one of five emphasis areas: Agricultural Business, Economics, International Trade and Development, Production, and Real Estate. Students should select one of the five emphasis areas by the end of the sophomore year.

Freshman Year

First Semester
3 - AGRIC 103 Intro. to Animal Industries
3 - AGRIC 105 Agriculture and Society
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - MTHSC 102 Intro. to Mathematical Analysis
4 - Science Requirement¹
16

Second Semester
3 - AGRIC 104 Introduction to Plant Sciences
3 - AP EC 202 Agricultural Economics
3 - CP SC 120 Issues in Computers
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
4 - Science Requirement¹
16

Sophomore Year

First Semester
3 - AP EC 302 Economics of Farm Management
3 - ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics
3 - Accounting Requirement²
6 - Humanities Requirement E.1 and E.2¹
3 - Elective
18

Second Semester
3 - AP EC 308 Quantitative Applied Economics
3 - AP EC 309 Econ. of Agricultural Marketing
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics
3 - Accounting Requirement²
3 - Oral Communication Requirement¹
3 - Elective
18

Junior Year

First Semester
3 - ECON 314 Intermediate Microecon.Theory
3 - EX ST 462 Statistics Applied to Economics
3 - R S 301 Rural Sociology or 3 - R S (SOC) 459 The Community
3 - Emphasis Area³
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement¹
15

Second Semester
3 - AP EC 420 World Agricultural Trade or 3 - AP EC 460 Agricultural Finance
3 - ECON 302 Money and Banking or 3 - ECON 315 Intermed. Macroecon. Theory
3 - LAW 312 Commercial Law or 3 - LAW 322 Legal Environment of Business
6 - Emphasis Area³
3 - Elective
18

Senior Year

First Semester
3 - AP EC 402 Production Economics
3 - AP EC (CSENV) 426 Crop. Systems Analysis
3 - AP EC 452 Agricultural Policy
3 - Emphasis Area³
3 - Elective
15

Second Semester
3 - AP EC 456 Prices
6 - Emphasis Area³
6 - Elective
15

131 Total Semester Hours

¹See General Education Requirements.

²ACCT 201 and 202 or 307.

³See advisor. An emphasis area should be selected by the end of the sophomore year in consultation with advisor. Select 18 credits from one of the following:
Agricultural BusinessMGT 301, 307, MKT 301, and nine credits from a department approved list.
EconomicsECON 430, MTHSC 207, 210, and nine credits from a department approved list.
International Trade and DevelopmentSix credits of AP EC 490 or two courses of the same foreign language, ECON 310 or 412, and nine credits from a department approved list.
ProductionEighteen credits from a department approved list.
Real EstateAP EC 313, 413, FIN 307, 417, and six credits from a department approved list.

AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS
Bachelor of Science

COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The Bachelor of Science program in Community and Economic Development provides career opportunities for social science administration, management, outreach, and research. A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Community and Economic Development facilitates employment with local, state, regional, federal, and international agencies; research and consulting firms; financial institutions; foundations and councils; public and private utilities; and organizations requiring entrepreneurial skills. This major provides an excellent background for professional and graduate study in several disciplines.

Associations between natural resources and social, economic, and political institutions are investigated. This curriculum provides the conceptual, analytical, and pragmatic qualifications to succeed as an economic development specialist. Students receive practical training, and internships are available to complement coursework.

Freshman Year

First Semester
3 - AGRIC 105 Agriculture and Society
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - MTHSC 102 Intro. to Mathematical Analysis
3 - PO SC 102 Introduction to Global Issues
4 - Science Requirement¹
16

Second Semester
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - GEOG 103 World Regional Geography
3 - Computer Skills Requirement²
3 - Humanities Requirement E.2²
4 - Science Requirement¹
16

Sophomore Year

First Semester
3 - ACCT 201 Financial Accounting Concepts
3 - AP EC 202 Agricultural Economics or 3 - ECON 211 Principles of Microeconomics
3 - EX ST 301 Introductory Statistics
3 - Oral Communication Requirement²
3 - Humanities Requirement E.1²
15

Second Semester
3 - AP EC 257 Natural Resources, Environment, and the Economy
3 - ECON 212 Principles of Macroeconomics
3 - R S 301 Rural Sociology
3 - Writing Intensive Requirement²
4 - Elective
16

Junior Year

First Semester
3 - AP EC 352 Public Finance
3 - C R D 361 Health Care Economics
3 - EX ST 462 Statistics Applied to Economics
5 - Emphasis Area³
3 - Social Science Requirement⁴
17

Second Semester
3 - C R D 357 Natural Resource Economics
3 - MKT 301 Marketing
3 - Advanced Social Science Requirement⁵
3 - Emphasis Area³
4 - Elective
16

Senior Year

First Semester
3 - C R D (AP EC) 411 Regional Impact Analysis
3 - R S (SOC) 471 Demography
3 - Advanced Marketing Requirement⁶
3 - Planning Requirement⁷
3 - Emphasis Area³
2 - Elective
17

Second Semester
3 - C R D (AP EC) 412 Spatial Competition and Rural Development
3 - C R D (AP EC) 491 Internship
3 - R S (SOC) 401 Human Ecology or 3 - R S (SOC) 459 The Community
6 - Emphasis Area³
15

128 Total Semester Hours

¹A two-semester sequence in the same physical or biological science, each including a laboratory.

²See General Education Requirements.

³See advisor.

⁴Select from 300-level courses in geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

⁵Select from 400-level courses in geography, history, political science, psychology, or sociology.

⁶Select from MKT 314, 423, 427, 428 or 429.

⁷Select from C R P 411, 415, or 472.