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Food and Resource Economics

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Program Information

The Food and Resource Economics Department offers the Master of Agribusiness (M.AB.) (non-thesis), Master of Science with Concentration in Agribusiness (M.S.AB.) (non-thesis), Master of Science (thesis), and Doctor of Philosophy.

The Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics is designed to provide the student with rigorous training in economics, statistics, and applied quantitative techniques. Each student is exposed to core theory and to fields of specialization with the purpose to prepare the candidate for a professional career in post-secondary education, government, non-governmental organizations, private business, and international agencies.

The Master of Agribusiness is designed for students with no academic background in economics. Students who come from diverse academic backgrounds including Accounting, Agricultural Education and Communication, Agricultural Operations Management, Agronomy, Animal Science, Business Administration, Finance, English, Food Science, History, Horticulture, Management, Marketing, Soil and Water Science, Turfgrass, and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. The graduate coursework prepares students for careers in banking, investing, financial analysis, sales, management, marketing, human resources, policy, production, and entrepreneurial pursuits working in private industry, international firms, non-profit organizations and government.

The Master of Science in the Food and Resource Economics Department provides broad training in applied economics as it relates to food production, policy, marketing and trade, regional economics, and natural resource issues. Students are taught to use economic principles and quantitative methods to address empirical problems. The core consists of courses in microeconomics, policy, econometrics, statistics and survey research methods. Many students continue their education with a Ph.D. while others opt for employment with government agencies, nongovernmental organizations, foreign agencies, private consulting firms, or corporations.

The Master of Science with Concentration in Agribusiness is designed for students with an academic background in economics. The quantitative courses include microeconomics, policy, econometrics and survey research methods and provide solid economic theory and prepares students for careers in banking, investing, financial analysis, sales, management, marketing, human resources, policy, production, and entrepreneurial pursuits working in private industry, international firms, non-profit organizations and government.

For more information, please see our website: http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu.

Degrees Offered with a Major in Food and Resource Economics

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • without a concentration
    • with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
  • Master of Agribusiness
    • without a concentration
    • with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
  • Master of Science
    • without a concentration
    • with a concentration in Agribusiness
    • with a concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Food and Resource Economics Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
AEB 5188Economics of Agribusiness Decisions3
AEB 5326Agribusiness Financial Management3
AEB 5516Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness Decisions3
AEB 5757Strategic Agribusiness Human Resource Management3
AEB 6106Microeconomic Principles and Analysis3
AEB 6145Agricultural Finance3
AEB 6183Agribusiness Risk Management3
AEB 6225Public Policy and the Agribusiness Firm3
AEB 6301Food Wholesale and Retail Marketing3
AEB 6385Management Strategies for Agribusiness Firms3
AEB 6553Elements of Econometrics3
AEB 6674Intnl Agr Pol and Trade3
AEB 6675International Agribusiness Marketing3
AEB 6817Survey Research Methods for Economists3
AEB 6905Problems in Food and Resource Economics1-3
AEB 6921Workshop in Food and Resource Economics I1
AEB 6933Special Topics1-6
AEB 6934Workshop in Food and Resource Economics II1
AEB 6942Advanced Applications in Agribusiness Experience1-3
AEB 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
AEB 7108Microeconomic Theory II3
AEB 7174Economic Coordination and Organizational Behavior in Agribusiness3
AEB 7182Agricultural Risk Analysis and Decision Making3
AEB 7184Production Economics3
AEB 7240Macroeconomic Theory in Open Economies II3
AEB 7373Consumer Demand and Applied Analysis3
AEB 7453Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEB 7483Seminar in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics3
AEB 7571Econometric Methods I3
AEB 7572Econometric Methods II3
AEB 7645Economic Development and Agriculture3
AEB 7979Advanced Research1-12
AEB 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
ALS 5156Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications3
ALS 5905Individual Study1-4
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
ALS 6046Grant Writing2
ALS 6166Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues3
ALS 6921Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance1
ALS 6925Integrated Plant Medicine4
ALS 6931Plant Medicine Program Seminar1
ALS 6935Topics in Biological Invasions3
ALS 6942Principles of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management3
ALS 6943Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management1-10
ANS 6936Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology1-2
BCH 5045Graduate Survey of Biochemistry4
FYC 6422Policy Issues and Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations3
STA 6093Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences3
STA 6329Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing3

Food and resources economics (PHD)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Explain relevant economic principles and apply economic theory to address problems relevant to agriculture and natural resources

SLO 2     Skills     
Identify relevant economic problem, propose and complete an original research project, and effectively communicate results to appropriate audiences (including off campus)

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Display honesty and integrity in research, the classroom and professional activities

Food and resources economics (MAB)

SLO 1     Principles Relating to Food and Agribusiness Firms           
Explain principles of economics, management, marketing, finance, quantitative analysis and policy as they apply to food and agribusiness firms

SLO 2     Solve Management Problems    
Apply, analyze and synthesize content knowledge to solve management problems faced by food and agribusiness firms

SLO 3     Display Honesty and Integrity    
Display honesty and integrity in research, the classroom, and professional activities

Food and resources economics (MS)

SLO 1     Explain Relevant Economic Principles     
Explain relevant economic principles and apply economic theory and tools to address problems relevant to agriculture and natural resources

SLO 2     Develop, Complete and Present Research Project             
Identify relevant economic problem, complete research project, and effectively communicate results to an appropriate audience

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Display honesty and integrity in the classroom, research and professional activities

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