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2018-2019 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Agricultural Economics (Graduate)


Website URL:

https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/default.aspx

Department/School Head:

Jayson Lusk

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

Study towards the master’s and PhD degrees requires instruction in economic theory, quantitative methods and analysis, courses in specialty fields of interest, and completion of research project culminating in a written thesis or dissertation. The PhD degree requires successful completion of a written qualifying exam in microeconomic theory and a written preliminary prospectus exam. Information available here: https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Graduate-Program.aspx

Professional Master’s and Doctoral Programs

We offer a Professional Masters in International Agribusiness, a non-thesis degree that can be completed in three semesters of residence plus the summer. Information available at: https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Professional-Master-of-Science-in-International-Agribusiness.aspx.

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

Agribusiness management, agricultural finance, community development, farm management, industrial organization and markets, international development and policy, international trade, production economics, resources and the environment, and computational science and engineering.

Online/Distance Programs:

Our distance MS/MBA program is jointly administered with the Indiana University Kelly School of Business. It is focused on the unique management challenges faced by managers with food and agribusiness firms. Information available at: http://agribusiness.purdue.edu/degrees/.

Combined Degree Programs: (Undergraduate Degree / Master’s Degree)

The College of Agriculture offers an integrated degree program that will enable outstanding undergraduates to obtain a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (thesis option) after the successful completion of both degree requirements. Information here: https://ag.purdue.edu/oap/Pages/integratedbsms.aspx

Graduate Certificates (Degree or Non-Degree Students):

Residents of Indiana may apply for enrollment as post-baccalaureate non-degree students if they wish to take graduate level course work in agricultural economics, but prefer not to be enrolled in a regular degree program.

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Timothy G. Baker
Lionel J. Beaulieu
Larry DeBoer
Craig L. Dobbins
Otto C. Doering III
James S. Eales
Ken Foster
Joan R. Fulton
Allan W. Gray
Thomas W. Hertel
Christopher A. Hurt
Michael Langemeier
John G. Lee
Maria I. Marshall
Marshall A. Martin
James R. Mintert
Paul V. Preckel
John H. Sanders
Gerald E. Shively
Farzad Taheripour
Wallace Tyner
Brigitte Waldorf
Holly Wang
Michael Wetzstein

Associate Professor

Joseph V. Balagtas
Michael S. Delgado
Scott W. Downey
Michael A. Gunderson
Russell Hillberry
Roman M. Keeney
Nicole Olynk-Widmar
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
Juan Sesmero
Kwamena Quagrainie
Steven Yu-Ping Wu

Assistant Professor

Brady Brewer
Nathan DeLay
Bhagyashree Katare
Nathanael M Thompson
Ariana P Torres Bravo

Programs

    DoctoralMaster’s

    Courses

      Agricultural Economics