The department also offers a major in AgriBusiness. This program of study is designed to prepare students for careers in various businesses or government agencies associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products. This major integrates competencies in the principles of business management including financial management, marketing, planning, analysis and organization with the technical knowledge of agricultural sciences. This major prepares graduates in careers in agribusiness, agricultural finance, county extension offices, ranch management, banks, ag loan offices, federal agencies, and ag consultancy businesses. The major also provides the graduate with the prerequisites for the Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.
| Core Curriculum Courses | ||
| See the Core Curriculum Requirements | 42 | |
| Required courses in the major | ||
| Agricultural Economics | ||
| AEC 302 | Computer Applications in Agriculture | 3 |
| AEC 304 | Farm Accounting | 3 |
| AEC 314 | Farm Management | 3 |
| AEC 316 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| AEC 327 | Agricultural Sales | 3 |
| AEC 340 | Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| AEC 347 | Agricultural Price Theory | 3 |
| AEC 348 | Principles of Macroeconomics of Agriculture | 3 |
| AEC 360 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| AEC 380 | Agricultural Statistics | 3 |
| AEC 435 | Agricultural Policy I | 3 |
| or AEC 445 | Natural Resource and Environmental Economics | |
| AEC 455 | Commodity Futures and Options | 3 |
| Required support courses (with a minimum grade of D) | ||
| Introduction to Horticulture | ||
or PLS 1307 | Introduction to Plant Science & Agronomy | |
| ANS 1319 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| MGT 305 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MKT 306 | Marketing | 3 |
| AMC 315 | Agri Systms Technology Mgmt | 3 |
| or AG 423 | Natural Resources Management | |
| or AMC 424 | Agricultural Safety | |
| AG 392 | Appld Ethics US World Ag | 3 |
| ALC 4301 | Professional Presentations in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| 21 semester hours determined in consultation with faculty advisor | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
A grade of “C” or higher must be earned in all courses in this Major with the exception of the Support Course a grade of “D” is acceptable.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ANS 1319 | Introduction to Animal Science | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | History of the United States through Reconstruction | 3 |
| ENG 1301 | College Reading & Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1314 or MATH 1324 |
College Algebra or Math for Business Applications I |
3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| CID 1300 or HUM 2301 |
The Student and The University or The Human Experience |
3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of the United States Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| ENG 1302 | Written Argument/Research | 3 |
| PLS 1307 | Introduction to Plant Science & Agronomy | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| AEC 2317 | Agricultural Economics | 3 |
| PSCI 2305 | United States Government and Politics | 3 |
| ECO 2301 | Prin Macro Economics | 3 |
| ACCT 2301 | Principles of Acct I | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Creative Art Core Elective | 3 | |
| PSCI 2306 | Texas Government and Politics | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy, & Culture Core Credit | 3 | |
| AEC 304 | Farm Accounting | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| AEC 302 | Computer Applications in Agriculture | 3 |
| AEC 314 | Farm Management | 3 |
| AEC 340 | Agricultural Finance | 3 |
| MGT 305 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| AEC 316 | Agricultural Marketing | 3 |
| AEC 347 | Agricultural Price Theory | 3 |
| AG 392 | Appld Ethics US World Ag | 3 |
| MKT 306 | Marketing | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| AEC 327 | Agricultural Sales | 3 |
| AEC 435 or AEC 445 |
Agricultural Policy I or Natural Resource and Environmental Economics |
3 |
| ALC 4301 | Professional Presentations in Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications | 3 |
| AMC 315 |
Agri Systms Technology Mgmt or Agricultural Safety or Natural Resources Management |
3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| AEC 360 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| AEC 380 | Agricultural Statistics | 3 |
| AEC 455 | Commodity Futures and Options | 3 |
| ADV. Ag. Prod. Mgt. Course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
