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Department of Agricultural Economics

Academic Minors

 

Minors

To declare a minor, email agec@ksu.edu.

Minor in Agribusiness

Prerequisites:
AGEC 120 or ECON 120 Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness/Principles of Microeconomics
MATH 205 Calculus and Linear Algebra
ACCTG 231 Accounting for Ops

Required:
AGEC 500 Production Economics
AGEC 505 Agricultural Market Structures
AGEC 318 Food/Agribusiness Management
AGEC 513 Agricultural Finance

3 credit hours from list below:
AGEC 420 Commodity Futures Markets
AGEC 515 Agribusiness Marketing
AGEC 535 Agricultural Sales
 

Minor in Agricultural Economics

Prerequisites:
MATH 205 Calculus and Linear Algebra
AGEC 120 or ECON 120 Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness/Principles of Microeconomics

Required:
AGEC 500 Production Economics
AGEC 505 Agricultural Market Structures

And at least 9 credit hours from list below (including at least three credits numbered 510 or higher):
AGEC 308 or AGEC 318 Farm and Ranch Management Food/Agribusiness Management
AGEC 315 Contemporary Issues in Global Food and Agricultural Systems
AGEC 410 Agricultural Policy
AGEC 420 Commodity Futures Markets
AGEC 470 Cooperative Management
AGEC 501 Data Analysis and Optimization
AGEC 513 Agricultural Finance
AGEC 515 Food/Agribusiness Marketing
AGEC 516 Ag Law & Economics
AGEC 520 Marketing Fund and Futures Options
AGEC 525 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
AGEC 535 Agricultural Sales
AGEC 570 Food Manufacturing/Distribution/Retailing
AGEC 598 Farm Management Strategies 
AGEC 599 Agribusiness Management Strategies
AGEC 605 Price Analysis and Forecasting
AGEC 610 Current Ag and Natural Resource Policy Issues
AGEC 615 Global Agricultural Economics Hunger and Poverty
AGEC 623 International Ag Trade ECON 631 Principles of Transportation
AGEC 632 Agribusiness Logistics
AGEC 680 Risk Management
ECON 510 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 631 Principles of Transportation

 

Minor in Agricultural Sales

Prerequisites:
AGEC 120 or ECON 120 Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness/Principles of Microeconomics

Required:
AGEC 515 Food & Agribusiness Marketing                      
AGEC 535 Agricultural Sales

6-9 credit hours from list below:
AGEC 318 Food & Agribusiness Management                            
AGEC 420 Commodity Futures                  
AGEC 470 Cooperative Management                 
AGEC 570 Food Manufacturing, Distribution & Retailing

0-3 credit hours from the list below:
AGEC 632 Agribusiness Logistics               
ASI 422  Livestock Sales Management                 
MKTG 400 Intro to Marketing                    
MKTG 450 Consumer Behavior                 
SALES 542 Fundamentals Of Professional Selling                
SALES 555 Sales Technology                       
SALES 560 Sales Force Leadership                           
SALES 561 Sales Negotiation                      
SALES 563 Cooperation Selling                  
SALES 570 Advanced Selling