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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT
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DEGREE: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
MAJOR: FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT

CURRICULUM CREDITS

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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Physical Sciences 8
Minimum of eight credits of lab science selected from Chemistry, Physics, Geology, or Physical Science.

Professional Studies
MATH 115 Pre-Calculus or higher level (MATH 221*, MATH 230, and MATH 201 are strongly recommended) 3
ACCT 207/ACCT 208 Accounting I and II 6
COMM 212 Oral Communication in Business 3
ENGL 312 Written Communications in Business 3
ECON 151 Introduction to Microeconomics:Prices and Markets 3
ECON 152 Introduction to Macroeconomics:National Economy 3
BUAD 301 Introduction to Marketing 3
Two additional courses offered by the College of Business and Economics at the 300 or 400 level 6
One foreign language course 3-4
FREC 212 Food Retailing and Consumer Behaviour 3
FREC 135 Introduction to Data Analysis 3
FREC 150 Economics of Agriculture and Natural Resources 3
FREC 240 Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics 3
FREC 305 Management and Leadership Development 3
FREC 316 Economics of Biotechnology and New Technologies 3
FREC 345 Strategic Selling and Buyer Communication 3
FREC 404 Food and Fiber Marketing 3
FREC 408 Research Methods I 3
FREC 409 Research Methods II 3
FREC 410 International Agricultural Trade and Marketing 3
FREC 430 Establishing and Managing a Food and Agribusiness Enterprise 3

A maximum of three credits of Independent Study in Food and Resource Economics and a maximum of six credits of Independent Study in all areas, including Food and Resource Economics, may be counted toward a degree.

*MATH 221 or higher (with a minimum grade of C+) can be used as a substitute course for MATH 115 and FREC 240.

ELECTIVES
After required courses are completed, sufficient credits must be taken to meet the minimum credits required for the degree. Only four credits of BHAN 120 activity or four credits of performing Music credit may be counted toward the degree.

Suggested Food and Agribusiness Management Electives:
FREC 335 Advanced Data Management
FREC 427 Agribusiness Financial Management
FREC 464 Agribusiness Internship
FREC 471 Futures and Options Markets

Suggested Resource Management Electives:
FREC 406 Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy
FREC 424 Resource Economics
FREC 429 Community Economic Development
FREC 444 Economics of Environmental Management
FREC 480 Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management

Suggested Communications and Writing Electives:
ENGL 301 Expository Writing
ENGL 410 Technical Writing

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF 124




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