2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| AAEC 2434 | Foundations of Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3004 | Agricultural Production and Consumption Economics 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3024 | Monetary and Global Issues in Applied Economics 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3015 | Internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics | 1 |
| AAEC 3014 | Analytical Methods in Applied Economics 1 | 3 |
| or BIT 2406 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | |
| or STAT 3006 | Statistical Methods | |
| or STAT 3616 | Biological Statistics | |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| ENGL 3774 | Business Writing 1 | 3 |
| or ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing | |
| or ENGL 3754 | Advanced Writing and Research | |
| or ALCE 3624 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Writing | |
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ALS 1234 | CALS First Year Seminar | 1 |
| AAEC 3204 | International Agricultural Development and Trade 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3324 | Environment and Sustainable Development Economics 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 4324 | Rural and Regional Development Policy 1 | 3 |
| AAEC 3424 | Value-Based Management in Agribusiness 1 | 3 |
| or FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance | |
| or ACIS 2116 | Principles of Accounting | |
| IS 2054 | Introduction to World Politics | 3 |
| IS 2064 | The Global Economy and World Politics | 3 |
| Subtotal | 19 | |
| Analytical Methods | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Econometrics 1 | ||
| Agricultural Price and Market Analysis 1 | ||
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems 1 | ||
or BSE 4344 | Geographic Information Systems for Engineers | |
| Analysis of Economic Data 1 | ||
| Introduction to Econometric Methods 1 | ||
| Applied Economic Forecasting 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 3 | |
| Restricted Electives | ||
| Select nine hours of the following (6 hours must be at the 3000 level or higher): | 9 | |
AAEC | ||
| International Economics | ||
| Subtotal | 9 | |
| Area of Specialization | ||
| AAEC advisor must approve area of specialization courses and the student must file an area of specialization form with the AAEC undergraduate office. Students should consider minors or double majors. At least 9 hours must be at the 3000 level or higher (unless noted otherwise for a minor in another academic department). Students majoring in the AAEC Department are not eligible to minor in any of the AAEC minors. 2 | 18 | |
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select number of credits needed to complete 120 hours | 7 | |
| Subtotal | 7 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| The total number of credit hours will vary depending upon whether Pathways courses are used to meet specific requirements above. Some Pathways courses may also fulfill departmental requirements, but the credit hours may not be counted twice. | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking (1A) | 3 |
| or ALCE 3634 | Communicating Ag and Life Sciences in Speaking | |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select two courses in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| AAEC 1005 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2005 | Principles of Economics | |
| AAEC 1006 | Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| or ECON 2006 | Principles of Economics | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select two lecture courses in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1025 | Elementary Calculus (5F) 3 | 3 |
| or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Elementary Calculus (5F) 3 | ||
or MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Introduction to Computational Thinking (5F) | ||
| Introduction to Programming in Python (5F) | ||
| Digital Planet (5F) | ||
| Data in Our Lives (5F) | ||
| STAT 3615 | Biological Statistics (5A) 1 | 3 |
| or STAT 3005 | Statistical Methods | |
| or BIT 2405 | Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 6d | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Pre-requisites: Some courses required for this major have pre-/co-requisites and/or enrollment requirements. Please refer to the Undergraduate Course Catalog or consult your advisor for information about pre-/co-requisites and enrollment requirements.
AAEC minors: Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship (ABAE), Environmental Economics (EECO), Development and International Trade (DAIT), Agricultural and Applied Economics (AEMN), and Commodity Market Analytics (CMAM).
Students considering graduate school in applied economics are encouraged to take MATH 1225 Calculus of a Single Variable-MATH 1226 Calculus of a Single Variable.
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