Department of Agricultural Economics

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Overview

The Department of Agricultural Economics has a long history of preparing students for careers in the food and agricultural industry as well as preparation for graduate and law school. The variation of majors offers students the opportunity to focus in agribusiness, economics, sales and marketing, or farm management.

Students have the opportunity to learn from faculty who lead the department’s Center for Food and Agricultural Business and the Center for Commercial Agriculture. The Center for Food and Agricultural Business combines research with real-world applications to offer seminars, workshops, and custom programs to the same companies that are hiring our undergraduate students for internships and full-time positions. The Center for Commercial Agriculture has a vision to “be the leading source of management education and knowledge generation for farmers” bringing a wealth of experienced faculty to guide students interested in a career path in production agriculture.

Students are advised by a passionate group of academic advisors who encourage students to enhance their Purdue experience by participating in transformational experiences. These experiences range from attending a national or campus leadership conference, studying abroad, competing in an academic competition, completing an undergraduate research project, serving as an officer in one of the numerous campus organizations, etc.

Faculty (website)

Department of Agricultural Economics (website)

Contact Information

Prospective Undergraduate Students (website)

Current Undergraduate Students (website)

Graduate Information

For Graduate Information please see Agricultural Economics Graduate Program Information  .

Programs

• Agribusiness: Agribusiness Management Concentration, BS
• Agribusiness: Agricultural Finance Concentration, BS
• Agribusiness: Agricultural Marketing Concentration, BS
• Agribusiness: Commodity Marketing Concentration, BS
• Agribusiness: Food Marketing Concentration, BS
• Agricultural Economics: Applied Agricultural Economics Concentration, BS
• Agricultural Economics: Commodity Marketing Concentration, BS
• Agricultural Economics: Quantitative Analysis Concentration, BS
• Farm Management, BS
• Sales and Marketing, BS

• Industrial Selling Certificate

• Farm Management Minor
• Food and Agribusiness Management Minor
• Global Food and Agriculture Systems Minor

Courses

• AGEC 20200 - Spreadsheet Use In Agricultural Business
• AGEC 20300 - Introductory Microeconomics For Food And Agribusiness
• AGEC 20400 - Introduction To Resource Economics And Environmental Policy
• AGEC 21700 - Economics
• AGEC 22000 - Economics Of Agricultural Markets
• AGEC 25000 - Economic Geography Of World Food And Resources
• AGEC 26000 - Mentoring Leadership
• AGEC 27500 - Honors Course - Lower Division
• AGEC 28900 - Foundational Internship
• AGEC 29600 - Selected Topics In Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 29800 - Sophomore Seminar
• AGEC 30500 - Agricultural Prices
• AGEC 31000 - Farm Organization
• AGEC 32100 - Principles Of Commodity Marketing
• AGEC 32700 - Principles Of Food And Agribusiness Marketing
• AGEC 33000 - Management Methods For Agricultural Business
• AGEC 33100 - Principles Of Industrial Selling
• AGEC 33300 - Food Distribution - A Retailing Perspective
• AGEC 34000 - International Economic Development
• AGEC 35200 - Quantitative Techniques For Firm Decision Making
• AGEC 37500 - The Process Of Economic Research
• AGEC 39000 - Cooperative Professional Programs In Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 39001 - Professional Internship Programs In Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 40000 - Agricultural Economics Study Abroad
• AGEC 40600 - Natural Resource And Environmental Economics
• AGEC 41000 - Agricultural Policy
• AGEC 41100 - Farm Management
• AGEC 41200 - Farm Business Management Workshop
• AGEC 42100 - Advanced Commodity Marketing
• AGEC 42400 - Financial Management Of Agricultural Business
• AGEC 42500 - Estate Planning And Property Transfer
• AGEC 42700 - Advanced Agribusiness Marketing
• AGEC 42900 - Agribusiness Marketing Workshop
• AGEC 43000 - Agricultural And Food Business Strategy
• AGEC 43100 - Advanced Industrial Sales And Marketing
• AGEC 45000 - International Agricultural Trade
• AGEC 45100 - Applied Econometrics
• AGEC 45500 - Agricultural Law
• AGEC 45600 - Federal Income Tax Law
• AGEC 47500 - Honors Course - Upper Division
• AGEC 48900 - Professional Internship
• AGEC 49600 - Selected Topics In Agribusiness Management
• AGEC 49800 - Special Problems
• AGEC 49900 - Thesis

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