The Department of Applied Economics offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business Management and the Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Economics and Policy. These degrees open doors to exciting careers in the traditional areas of commercial agriculture, agricultural business management, and agricultural policy, and in the newer career areas of natural resource and environmental management, marine resources, international trade and development, rural growth and change, and environmental and resource law.

The Agricultural Business Management (ABM) major prepares students for unique challenges and opportunities in agricultural business careers. It combines economic and business principles and their application to farms and ranches, companies processing and marketing farm products, and companies supplying goods and services to farmers and other businesses. The curriculum combines skills in marketing, business management, accounting, and economic analysis with a minor appropriate to a student’s professional goals and interests.