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Undergraduate Program
The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics provides an opportunity for you to develop academic skills that complement your interests and aptitudes. Whether you wish to pursue a career in business or government, you will find training in economic reasoning, management and policy to be a good foundation.
As an agricultural and resource economics major, you will take classes in business management, environmental and resource policy, international agriculture, farm production, food production, government and politics, and economic theory and method. You may decide to design your own field in a foreign language, in the biological and environmental sciences, or in a particular area of agricultural production. The major offers you an opportunity to tailor your college program to your plans, abilities, and interests.
Our objective is to let you balance breadth and depth, and to develop a good intellectual foundation for the career you will choose after college. Potential employers will be reassured that you have a solid foundation in applied economics, since you will have taken six prerequisite and seven core courses. You will also have completed at least six courses in each field you claim.
Summary of Agricultural and Resource Economics major
- Complete a set of prerequisite courses.
- Core of classes offered by the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department.
- One or more fields comprised of selected courses from outside the department.
The core includes courses in economic reasoning, agribusiness management, environmental and resource policy, agricultural policy, economic development, and analytical methods. The program permits students flexibility in choosing fields to fit their career interests. It is required to complete one field and a second field is encouraged.
The curriculum balances breadth and depth, and lets students develop academic skills in two or more areas. The program provides a good foundation for careers in economics, resource or environmental policy, agribusiness, and international agriculture.
Students add an individual dimension to the core by selecting one or two of the following fields of course work from other departments:
Business Management
Farm production
Food Production
Environmental and Resource Policy
International Agriculture
Political Process
Advanced Degree Preparation
Student-Designed Field
See Fields of study for a more detailed description.
ADVISING
Because the program is flexible, advising is mandatory. Appointments can be schedule online.
AWARDS
Scholarships honoring Arthur and Pauline Seidenspinner and Ray Murray are available. Contact a faculty adviser for more information (301-405-1291).
SPECIAL OPTIONS
The department features a double major with Spanish for students interested in careers in multinational agribusiness firms or international agencies. The double major with the Department of Government and Politics is a good choice if you plan to attend law school or want to enter public service. If you plan to pursue a graduate degree in economics, agricultural economics, environmental economics or resource economics, you may pursue the advanced degree preparation field. Our department offers the Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees.
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Last updated: 07/27/2011