The Department of Agricultural Economics offers a basic
major titled Agricultural Economics and Business. Within the
major, students may choose a specialized
concentration in the area of agricultural equipment systems
management.
Non-majors can earn a minor in Agricultural
Economics and Business by taking Economics 201, Accounting 200 and
15 hours of prescribed courses in the department.
The curriculum requires students take departmental courses
in farm and agribusiness management, agricultural marketing, agricultural
finance, and rural sociology. Then they choose electives from departmental
courses on subjects including international agricultural trade,
professional selling, agricultural industry analysis and forecasting,
agricultural policy, rural economic development and natural resource
management.
Coursework outside the department draws from three general areas
in the College of Business Administration. Economics, accounting,
and statistics are taken. Majors also take courses in the the College
of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources in subjects within
animal science, biosystems engineering technology, plant and soil
science, food science, forestry, wildlife and fisheries, and ornamental
horticulture. Those in the specialized concentration take several
courses in biosystems engineering technology. University-wide general
education requirements include courses in mathematics, English,
speech communication, natural science, history, and the humanities.
Students also have general electives that may be used either to
pursue a variety of interests or to specialize and obtain a minor
in some field, for example, communications.
Students can pursue a Bachelor of Science degree program at The
University of Tennessee with a major in Agricultural Economics and
Business and a concentration in Agricultural Equipment Systems Management.
The courses combine general education requirements with course work
in Agricultural Economics and Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science
Technology. Students are encouraged to spend at least one summer
internship in an agricultural equipment dealership. Graduates will
have gained technical knowledge and business skills.
The curriculum outlined above is designed to provide majors with
the broad-based education and specialized skills necessary for a
successful career in the agribusiness industry or with a related
organization or public agency. Students have ample opportunity to
develop strong microcomputer skills and gain practical real-world
experiences through case study analyses in several courses, participation
on the NAMA marketing team, industry internships and a variety of
extracurricular activities.
For information contact Dr.
Bill Park
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