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Agricultural Economics (AGEC)
AGEC 3323 Agricultural Product Marketing and Sales Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103, and ENGL 1113.
AGEC 3463 Agricultural Cooperatives Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103.
Description: Fundamentals of agricultural marketing management and planning applied to specific agricultural product (input and output) marketing problems. Institutional differences between agricultural and non-agricultural marketing environments. The role of the individual sales representative in a marketing and sales organization. Written and oral presentations of marketing and sales information required of all students. Previously offered as AGEC 4313. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Description: An evaluation of the fundamental principles, objectives, structure, finance, and management associated with the cooperative organization. An analysis of the cooperative business organization within the modern economy: history, legislation and evolution. An examination of careers related to cooperatives. Previously offered as AGEC 3313. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics AGEC 3333 Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis Prerequisites: AGEC 3213.
Department/School: Agricultural Economics AGEC 3503 Natural Resource Economics Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103.
Description: Framework for analyzing natural resource management decisions. Applications of microeconomic theory to the management of soil, water, and other resources, with special emphasis on the institutions having an impact on management opportunities. Supply of and demand for natural resources, resource allocation over time, rights of ownership, public issues of taxation, police power and eminent domain. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics AGEC 3603 Agricultural Finance Prerequisites: AGEC 3213 and AGEC 3423. Description: Analyze farm and agribusiness financial statements. Understand the relationship between firm growth and financial leverage. Time value of money concepts and their application to capital budgeting. Discuss how agricultural lenders acquire and use funds. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Description: Supply, demand, and price determination within the institutional environment of agricultural commodity markets. Roles provided by government intervention, marketing agreements, and cooperatives in agricultural markets. Includes graphical, mathematical, and statistical analysis of commodity markets. Fundamentals of futures markets applied to agriculture. Previously offered as AGEC 3303. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics AGEC 3403 Agricultural Small Business Management Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103, and ACCT 2103 or ACCT 3183 or AGEC 3183. Description: The essentials of operating an agricultural small business. An introduction to the planning, organizing, marketing, managing, financing, controlling and operating an agricultural small business. Not recommended for agricultural economics or agribusiness majors. No credit for students with prior credit in 4423. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics AGEC 3423 Farm and Agribusiness Management Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103, and ACCT 2103 or ACCT 3183 or AGEC 3183. Description: Fundamentals of managerial functions as applied to agricultural firms. Organization and management of human, financial, and physical assets for the profitable operation of an agricultural business. An introduction to business planning, enterprise budgeting, financial statements and record keeping. Previously offered as AGEC 3413. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 2 Other: 1 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Discussion, Combined lecture & discussion, Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics
AGEC 3703 Issues in Agricultural Policy Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103. Description: Emerging issues related to agricultural policy in the United States. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics AGEC 3713 Agricultural Law Prerequisites: AGEC 1113 or ECON 2103.
Description: Survey of law with emphasis on agricultural problems, applications, and strategies for managing legal risk in the agribusiness setting. Contract law, tort law, property law, real estate transactions, business organization, estate planning, debtor/creditor law, environmental law and water/resources law. Previously offered as AGEC 4413. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3
Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Agricultural Economics
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