Students in the Management Option will also earn a minor in General Business. Our students are interested in managing the production of food and fiber, regulating the use of natural resources, starting their own businesses, marketing agricultural products, selling inputs to agricultural firms, and managing large agribusiness corporations. In the Agricultural Economics & Management major you will: take courses in business administration and applied economics, develop problem solving, and decision making skills, focus on critical management issues dealing with land, people, food, water, and capital, prepare for careers here and abroad, practice for your future career in senior-level capstone courses that use real world simulations and cases.
The knowledge of management strategies, business, communications, economics, environmental policy, and natural resources gained from a degree in Agribusiness Economics and Management in the Agricultural Management concentration provides a solid and specialized foundation for careers and future study. Graduates in Agricultural Management might work in food production or natural resources management or for agricultural businesses, government agencies, and consulting firms. A major in Agricultural Management is excellent preparation for future study in business administration, law, or public policy.