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Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Sciences & Technology
180. Undergraduate Research
(1-4; max total 4)
Prerequisites: AG EC 170 and permis-sion
of instructor. Directed study or
research on particular problems in the
field of agricultural economics and
business. Consult department policies
and procedures governing undergraduate
research. Approved for SP grading.
185T. Topics in Agricultural
Business (1-3; max total 9)
Prerequisite: AG EC 1. Agricultural eco-nomics,
farm management, agribusiness
management, financial planning, agricul-tural
development, public policy, product
marketing, and decision analysis. Topics
may require lab hours.
Industry Relations (AG EC)
192. Agricultural
Business Field Studies (2)
Prerequisite: AG EC 1. Business and eco-nomic
functions performed by specialized
agricultural agencies with emphasis on physi-cal
operating patterns. Field trips to produc-tion,
marketing, and finance firms. Work-shops
with agribusiness managers. (1 lecture,
2 lab hours) (Field trip fee, up to $75)
194. Agribusiness Internship
(1-3; max total 6)
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and
approval of internship committee. Empha-sis
on development of decision-making
ability through industrial experience inte-grated
with basic principles acquired in the
classroom. Only 3 units of internship al-lowable
in the major. CR/NC grading only.
GRADUATE COURSES
(See Course Numbering System
and Eligibility.)
Agricultural Business (AG BS)
200. Seminar in Agricultural
Business (1; max total 4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Writ-ten
and oral reports concerning recent lit-erature
on current problems and issues
related to agricultural business.
210. Farm Management Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion
of instructor. Integration of prod-uction
economics theory with manage-ment
science techniques to develop farm
management plans; analysis of farm man-agement
decisions under uncertainty using
programming models, statistical analysis,
and other operations research methods.
225. Food Processing and
Distribution Management (3)
Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion
of instructor. Analysis of strategic man-agement
decisions involving pricing rela-tionships,
processing and packaging
systems, transportation modes and distri-bution
logistics for agricultural products in
domestic and global markets; application
of modern management tools to food in-dustry
case problems including operations
of international food marketing firms.
240. Agricultural Sector Planning (3)
Prerequisite: AG EC 130 or FIN 120, AG
BS 250. Economic policies, incentive struc-tures,
and resource constraints affecting
agricultural development; rural develop-ment
theories, growth models and sector
strategies for increasing farm productivity;
design, implementation, and evaluation of
technical assistance programs; economic
and financial appraisal of public and pri-vate
investment projects.
250. Agricultural Policy Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion
of instructor. Exploration of policy-making
processes; evaluation of govern-ment
farm and food programs; deter-mination
of industry responses and firm
adjustments to changing market structures
and public policies; investigation of agri-cultural
sector problems, issues, and link-ages
with the national and international
economies.
260. Agricultural
Marketing Analysis (3)
Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion
of instructor. Examination of demand
and supply functions underlying market
price determination; review of farm-retail
marketing margins; analysis of spatial and
intertemporal price equilibrium models;
application of econometric techniques to
empirical cases; preparation of marketing
studies; development of distribution/mer-chandising
strategies.
280T. Topics in Agricultural
Business (3; max total 6)
Prerequisite: upper-division agricultural
economics courses appropriate to the topic.
Fields of study include: farm management,
agribusiness management, financial plan-ning,
agricultural development, public
policy, and product marketing.
290. Independent Study
(1-3; max total 6)
See Academic Placement — Independent
Study. Approved for SP grading.
298. Project (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: prior advancement to candi-dacy;
see Criteria for Thesis and Project.
Management audit of an operating agricul-tural
business firm, replicated feasibility
study, computer model, system simulation
or similar professional problem-solving
activity with extensive written documenta-tion.
Public presentation of proposal and
seminar, plus final oral defense required.
Approved for SP grading.
299. Thesis (3-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: prior advancement to candi-dacy;
see Criteria for Thesis and Project.
Preparation, completion, and submission
of an acceptable thesis for the master’s
degree. Approved for SP grading.
IN-SERVICE COURSE
(See Course Numbering System.)
Agriculture (AGRI)
300. Topics in Agriculture
(1-3; max total 6)
Topics may require lab hours. In-service
professional training in selected areas of
agriculture.
Object Description
| Title | 2000-01 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2000-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Full Text Search | 105 Agricultural Economics Agricultural Sciences & Technology 180. Undergraduate Research (1-4; max total 4) Prerequisites: AG EC 170 and permis-sion of instructor. Directed study or research on particular problems in the field of agricultural economics and business. Consult department policies and procedures governing undergraduate research. Approved for SP grading. 185T. Topics in Agricultural Business (1-3; max total 9) Prerequisite: AG EC 1. Agricultural eco-nomics, farm management, agribusiness management, financial planning, agricul-tural development, public policy, product marketing, and decision analysis. Topics may require lab hours. Industry Relations (AG EC) 192. Agricultural Business Field Studies (2) Prerequisite: AG EC 1. Business and eco-nomic functions performed by specialized agricultural agencies with emphasis on physi-cal operating patterns. Field trips to produc-tion, marketing, and finance firms. Work-shops with agribusiness managers. (1 lecture, 2 lab hours) (Field trip fee, up to $75) 194. Agribusiness Internship (1-3; max total 6) Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and approval of internship committee. Empha-sis on development of decision-making ability through industrial experience inte-grated with basic principles acquired in the classroom. Only 3 units of internship al-lowable in the major. CR/NC grading only. GRADUATE COURSES (See Course Numbering System and Eligibility.) Agricultural Business (AG BS) 200. Seminar in Agricultural Business (1; max total 4) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Writ-ten and oral reports concerning recent lit-erature on current problems and issues related to agricultural business. 210. Farm Management Analysis (3) Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion of instructor. Integration of prod-uction economics theory with manage-ment science techniques to develop farm management plans; analysis of farm man-agement decisions under uncertainty using programming models, statistical analysis, and other operations research methods. 225. Food Processing and Distribution Management (3) Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion of instructor. Analysis of strategic man-agement decisions involving pricing rela-tionships, processing and packaging systems, transportation modes and distri-bution logistics for agricultural products in domestic and global markets; application of modern management tools to food in-dustry case problems including operations of international food marketing firms. 240. Agricultural Sector Planning (3) Prerequisite: AG EC 130 or FIN 120, AG BS 250. Economic policies, incentive struc-tures, and resource constraints affecting agricultural development; rural develop-ment theories, growth models and sector strategies for increasing farm productivity; design, implementation, and evaluation of technical assistance programs; economic and financial appraisal of public and pri-vate investment projects. 250. Agricultural Policy Analysis (3) Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion of instructor. Exploration of policy-making processes; evaluation of govern-ment farm and food programs; deter-mination of industry responses and firm adjustments to changing market structures and public policies; investigation of agri-cultural sector problems, issues, and link-ages with the national and international economies. 260. Agricultural Marketing Analysis (3) Prerequisite: classified standing or permis-sion of instructor. Examination of demand and supply functions underlying market price determination; review of farm-retail marketing margins; analysis of spatial and intertemporal price equilibrium models; application of econometric techniques to empirical cases; preparation of marketing studies; development of distribution/mer-chandising strategies. 280T. Topics in Agricultural Business (3; max total 6) Prerequisite: upper-division agricultural economics courses appropriate to the topic. Fields of study include: farm management, agribusiness management, financial plan-ning, agricultural development, public policy, and product marketing. 290. Independent Study (1-3; max total 6) See Academic Placement — Independent Study. Approved for SP grading. 298. Project (3-6; max total 6) Prerequisite: prior advancement to candi-dacy; see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Management audit of an operating agricul-tural business firm, replicated feasibility study, computer model, system simulation or similar professional problem-solving activity with extensive written documenta-tion. Public presentation of proposal and seminar, plus final oral defense required. Approved for SP grading. 299. Thesis (3-6; max total 6) Prerequisite: prior advancement to candi-dacy; see Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion, and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master’s degree. Approved for SP grading. IN-SERVICE COURSE (See Course Numbering System.) Agriculture (AGRI) 300. Topics in Agriculture (1-3; max total 6) Topics may require lab hours. In-service professional training in selected areas of agriculture. |
