Food & Resource Economics | Undergrad Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Agricultural Eduation
Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management
Natural Resource Management
Resource Economics
Statistics
Agricultural Education (AGED) offers professional training and certification preparation to those interested in becoming tomorrow’s educational leaders in agriculture and natural resources. Through a unique blend of coursework and practical experience that is integrated into the curriculum, AGED majors develop the skills and background necessary to use their education in a variety of challenging careers.
Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management is offered cooperatively with the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics. This curriculum prepares the student for a career in agribusiness sales and marketing, food wholesaling and retailing, international trade, resource management, market analysis, finance and banking, or commodity marketing (futures and options).
BS - FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
HONORS BS - FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
MINOR IN FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
Natural Resource Management is an interdepartmental major administered by the Departments of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, Food and Resource Economics, and Plant and Soil Sciences. The purpose of the major is to teach an understanding of the social, physical, economic, legal, and political problems of managing the use and perpetuation of natural resources together with the skills and capabilities to address those problems in public or private forums. It combines education in the basic and applied biological and physical sciences with the fundamentals of public policy formulation.
Resource Economics emphasizes theory, quantitative methods, and policy, and provides a solid foundation in economics and business. It prepares the student to work in the fields of agriculture, government, teaching, extension and research. Concentrations in environmental economics and sustainable development are offered as options in the resource economics major.
BS - RESOURCE ECONOMICS
HONORS BS - RESOURCE ECONOMICS
BS - RESOURCE ECONOMICS (ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS)
BS - RESOURCE ECONOMICS (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT)
MINOR IN RESOURCE ECONOMICS
Statistics teaches the collection, management, analysis and interpretation of data. Statistical methodology is used in virtually every professional field as a way to conduct research and make important decisions. These include the pure sciences, such as biology, chemistry and physics, as well as engineering, business, medicine, and the social sciences (economics, political science, psychology, and sociology).
BS - STATISTICS
MINOR IN STATISTICS
MINOR IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH
