Agricultural Economics (AGEC)

103 Agricultural Science
(715) 425-3298
www.uwrf.edu/ag-economics/

David Trechter–Chair, Brenda Boetel, Gregg Hadley, Lewis May, Stanley Schraufnagel, Nate Splett.

General Education Requirements

Agricultural Business Major

Required Courses 41 - 42 cr. hrs.

Introductory Courses (8-9 cr. hrs.)
AGEC 101 Economics and Management in Agriculture 3 cr.
AGEC 240 Cooperatives 2 cr.
or ECON 202 Macroeconomics 3 cr.
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr.

Tool Courses (21 cr. hrs. from)
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AFES 310 Ag Human Resource Management 3 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 345 Agricultural Law 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.

Option Courses (12 cr. hrs from)
AGEC 405 Ag Records and Taxes 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 455 Commodity Marketing 3 cr.
Experiential Learning (AGEC 270/370/490) 1 - 4 cr.
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Farm Management (writing intensive) 3 cr.

Required Supporting Courses 3-4 cr. hrs.
AFES 492 Senior Multidisciplinary Study 3 cr.
MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Science 3 cr.
or MATH 166 Calculus I 4 cr.
or ECON 426 Econometrics and Forecasting 3 cr.

Directed Electives: 15 cr. hrs.
15 credits beyond the Foundation Courses in a technical area of agriculture or other related area with consent of department.

Agricultural Business Minor

Required courses 24 cr. hrs.
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
Select 15 cr. from:
AGEC 305 Agricultural Business Accounting 3 cr.
AFES 310 Ag Human Resource Management 3 cr.
AGEC 320 Statistical Methods 3 cr.
AGEC 330 Agricultural Production Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 345 Agricultural Law 3 cr.
AGEC 355 Agricultural Markets and Prices 3 cr.
AGEC 360 Farm Management 3 cr.
or AGEC 361 Horticulture Business Management
AGEC 365 Agricultural Finance 3 cr.
Select 6 cr. from:
AGEC 405 Ag Records and Taxes 3 cr.
AGEC 410 Professional Selling 3 cr.
AGEC 440 Agricultural Policy I (writing intensive) 3 cr.
AGEC 450 Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 cr.
AGEC 455 Commodity Marketing 3 cr.
Experiential Learning (AGEC 270/370/490) 1 - 4 cr.
AGEC 460 Agribusiness Farm Management (writing intensive) 3 cr.

See Also: Farm Management.

Updated March 2008.