Agricultural Business Management (Minor)
The minor in Agricultural Business Management is offered to undergraduate majors in all departments except the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. The minor provides students an opportunity to learn basic business and economic principles that are useful in careers in agricultural and related industries.
Admissions
Admission to the minor requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better and the completion of 础搁贰听201 Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics or 贰颁听201 Principles of Microeconomics with a grade of C- or better.聽聽Students should聽contact Dr. John S. Russ, to inquire about adding the minor no later than the registration period for the student鈥檚 final semester at NC State.
Certification
Certification requires a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better in all courses taken that could be used to satisfy the requirements for the minor. Courses used to satisfy the minor requirements may not be taken for credit only. All 300 or 400 level courses for the minor must be completed at NC State. If transfer credits have been granted for such courses, additional courses will be required and must be approved by the Undergraduate Coordinator. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program.
Contact Person
919-513-8060
Effective date: 聽6/2013
SIS Code: 11AMM
Plan Requirements
The program of study for the minor in Agricultural Business Management consists of a total of 15 credit hours (5 courses).聽Courses used to satisfy the minor requirements may not be taken for credit only.聽
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| 础搁贰听201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| Select two of the following (each from a different category): | 6 | |
Category A: | ||
| Farm Management | ||
辞谤听础搁贰听304 | Agribusiness Management | |
Category B: | ||
| Agricultural Markets | ||
辞谤听础搁贰听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | |
Category C: | ||
| Agricultural Financial Management | ||
辞谤听础搁贰听323 | Agribusiness Finance | |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Small Business Accounting | ||
| Farm Management | ||
| Agribusiness Management | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Environmental Law & Economic Policy | ||
| Agricultural Markets | ||
| Agribusiness Marketing | ||
| Agricultural Financial Management | ||
| Agribusiness Finance | ||
| Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | ||
| Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | ||
| Global Agribusiness Management | ||
| Advanced Agribusiness Management | ||
| Advanced Agribusiness Marketing | ||
| U.S. Agricultural Policy | ||
| Ethics in Agribusiness | ||
| Agribusiness Study Abroad 1 | ||
| Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics | ||
| Introduction to Managerial Accounting 1 | ||
| Concepts of Financial Reporting 1 | ||
| Financial Management 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 15 | |
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Select no more than one of the following: 础搁贰听494 Agribusiness Study Abroad, 础颁颁听200 Introduction to Managerial Accounting, 础颁颁听210 Concepts of Financial Reporting, 叠鲍厂听320 Financial Management
Concentration Areas for Elective Hours
Any student choosing to concentrate their elective hours in a particular area of agricultural business management should select from the following options:
Marketing
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础搁贰听311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 |
| 础搁贰听312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
| 础搁贰听412 | Advanced Agribusiness Marketing | 3 |
Management
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础搁贰听303 | Farm Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听404 | Advanced Agribusiness Management | 3 |
Finance
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础搁贰听321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 |
| 叠鲍厂听320 | Financial Management | 3 |
| 础搁贰听323 | Agribusiness Finance | 3 |
Law and Policy
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 础搁贰听306 | Agricultural Law | 3 |
| 础搁贰听309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 |
| 础搁贰听433 | U.S. Agricultural Policy | 3 |