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Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Sciences & Technology
College of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology
Department of
Agricultural Economics
Annette E. Levi, Chair
Christina H. Fitz Gibbon, Administrative
Support Coordinator
Leon S. Peters Building, Room 302
M/S PB 101
559.278.2949 FAX: 559.278.6536
http://cast.csufresno.edu/agecon/
B.S. in Agricultural Business
Minor in Agricultural Business
Emphasis in Agricultural Business
(Graduate MBA Program)
2009-2010 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 101
Animal Science, Family and Consumer Sci-ences,
Food and Nutritional Sciences, and
Plant Science. The supplementary Minor in
General Business is available through the Sid
Craig School of Business.
Ag One Grants for academic fees and books
are available. Call 559.278.2061 for scholar-ship
information and application.
The Master of Business Administration
(MBA) has an elective area in agricultural
business combining graduate courses in
agricultural business (AGBS) with core
courses from business. This AACSB-accred-ited
degree program is administered by the
Craig School of Business. It is designed for
individuals seeking to advance their career
by enhancing their business management
and economic analysis skills with an em-phasis
on agricultural sector applications.
Contact the graduate business adviser at
559.278.2107.
Instructional Facilities
Modern Computing Facilities. Labs are
used to teach students computerized farm
accounting systems, agricultural enterprise
spreadsheets, agribusiness simulations,
commodity trading, and to expose them to
planning and decision-making aids as part
of their professional expertise.
Marketing News Center. Students have
access to a computerized database system
through the statewide Advanced Technology
Information Network (ATI-NET) estab-lished
by the college’s California Agricultural
Technology Institute (CATI).
Center for Agricultural Business (CAB).
Organized to promote the economic ef-ficiency,
profitability, and competitiveness
of California agriculture, CAB uses faculty
expertise and student assistance to address
problems and opportunities in farm manage-ment,
agribusiness finance, commodity mar-keting,
agricultural trade, natural resources,
and labor management. Seminars are held
periodically on topics of concern to farm-ers
and agribusiness managers. An annual
Agribusiness Management Conference is
co-sponsored with industry to explore cur-rent
issues and report the economic outlook
of the state’s agricultural sector.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Agricultural Business
Program can choose from more than 150
professional occupations in California’s
agricultural sector and related industries.
Ask your faculty adviser for the agricultural
business career opportunities list.
Professional Preparation
Students establish credibility with prospec-tive
employers by participating in the follow-ing
occupationally related activities.
• Agricultural Business Club. Students
plan field trips, invite industry speakers
to meetings, organize the annual alumni
dinner, hold a newcomer picnic, support
a campus job fair, and sponsor career
preparation workshops.
• Industry Internships. Opportunities exist
for many career positions through manage-ment
training programs with agricultural
Agricultural Business
Join the leader in science, technology, and
management. The award-winning Agricul-tural
Business Program at California State
University, Fresno is a pacesetter — having
been recognized in 1985 as a national model
for other colleges and universities by the
Agribusiness Education Project, sponsored
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and
comprised of agricultural industry leaders
and higher education scholars from around
the country.
The agricultural business curriculum is a
comprehensive and integrative program of
economic analysis and business applications
with a problem-solving orientation and a
practical experience emphasis.
Degree Programs
The B.S. in Agricultural Business combines
core undergraduate courses in agricultural
economics (AGEC) with basic business man-agement
and agricultural science foundation
courses. This undergraduate major allows you
to emphasize a career specialty, such as agri-business
management, agricultural finance,
agricultural marketing, farm management,
or food industry management.
Certified Minor Programs. The Minor in
Agricultural Business is available for students
majoring in agricultural sciences, business,
and other fields.
Complementary Fields of Study. Agricultur-al
business students wishing to enhance their
major with a technical field should consider
a minor in such closely allied disciplines as
Object Description
| Title | 2009-10 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2009-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 101 |
| Full Text Search | Agricultural Economics Agricultural Sciences & Technology College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Department of Agricultural Economics Annette E. Levi, Chair Christina H. Fitz Gibbon, Administrative Support Coordinator Leon S. Peters Building, Room 302 M/S PB 101 559.278.2949 FAX: 559.278.6536 http://cast.csufresno.edu/agecon/ B.S. in Agricultural Business Minor in Agricultural Business Emphasis in Agricultural Business (Graduate MBA Program) 2009-2010 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 101 Animal Science, Family and Consumer Sci-ences, Food and Nutritional Sciences, and Plant Science. The supplementary Minor in General Business is available through the Sid Craig School of Business. Ag One Grants for academic fees and books are available. Call 559.278.2061 for scholar-ship information and application. The Master of Business Administration (MBA) has an elective area in agricultural business combining graduate courses in agricultural business (AGBS) with core courses from business. This AACSB-accred-ited degree program is administered by the Craig School of Business. It is designed for individuals seeking to advance their career by enhancing their business management and economic analysis skills with an em-phasis on agricultural sector applications. Contact the graduate business adviser at 559.278.2107. Instructional Facilities Modern Computing Facilities. Labs are used to teach students computerized farm accounting systems, agricultural enterprise spreadsheets, agribusiness simulations, commodity trading, and to expose them to planning and decision-making aids as part of their professional expertise. Marketing News Center. Students have access to a computerized database system through the statewide Advanced Technology Information Network (ATI-NET) estab-lished by the college’s California Agricultural Technology Institute (CATI). Center for Agricultural Business (CAB). Organized to promote the economic ef-ficiency, profitability, and competitiveness of California agriculture, CAB uses faculty expertise and student assistance to address problems and opportunities in farm manage-ment, agribusiness finance, commodity mar-keting, agricultural trade, natural resources, and labor management. Seminars are held periodically on topics of concern to farm-ers and agribusiness managers. An annual Agribusiness Management Conference is co-sponsored with industry to explore cur-rent issues and report the economic outlook of the state’s agricultural sector. Career Opportunities Graduates of the Agricultural Business Program can choose from more than 150 professional occupations in California’s agricultural sector and related industries. Ask your faculty adviser for the agricultural business career opportunities list. Professional Preparation Students establish credibility with prospec-tive employers by participating in the follow-ing occupationally related activities. • Agricultural Business Club. Students plan field trips, invite industry speakers to meetings, organize the annual alumni dinner, hold a newcomer picnic, support a campus job fair, and sponsor career preparation workshops. • Industry Internships. Opportunities exist for many career positions through manage-ment training programs with agricultural Agricultural Business Join the leader in science, technology, and management. The award-winning Agricul-tural Business Program at California State University, Fresno is a pacesetter — having been recognized in 1985 as a national model for other colleges and universities by the Agribusiness Education Project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and comprised of agricultural industry leaders and higher education scholars from around the country. The agricultural business curriculum is a comprehensive and integrative program of economic analysis and business applications with a problem-solving orientation and a practical experience emphasis. Degree Programs The B.S. in Agricultural Business combines core undergraduate courses in agricultural economics (AGEC) with basic business man-agement and agricultural science foundation courses. This undergraduate major allows you to emphasize a career specialty, such as agri-business management, agricultural finance, agricultural marketing, farm management, or food industry management. Certified Minor Programs. The Minor in Agricultural Business is available for students majoring in agricultural sciences, business, and other fields. Complementary Fields of Study. Agricultur-al business students wishing to enhance their major with a technical field should consider a minor in such closely allied disciplines as |
