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Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Sciences & Technology
College of Agricultural Sciences
and Technology
Department of
Agricultural Economics
Herbert O. Mason, Interim 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)
2006-2007 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 101
plines as Animal Science, Family and Con-sumer
Sciences, Food and Nutritional Sci-ences,
and Plant Science. The supplemen-tary
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 schol-arship
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-accredited
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 emphasis 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, com-modity
trading, and to expose them to plan-ning
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 Technol-ogy
Information Network (ATI-NET) es-tablished
by the college’s California Agri-cultural
Technology Institute (CATI).
Center for Agricultural Business (CAB).
Organized to promote the economic effi-ciency,
profitability, and competitiveness
of California agriculture, CAB uses faculty
expertise and student assistance to address
problems and opportunities in farm man-agement,
agribusiness finance, commodity
marketing, agricultural trade, natural re-sources,
and labor management. Seminars
are held periodically on topics of concern to
farmers and agribusiness managers. An an-nual
Agribusiness Management Conference
is co-sponsored with industry to explore
current issues and report the economic
outlook of the state’s agricultural sector.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Agricultural Business Pro-gram
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 fol-lowing
occupationally related activities.
• Agricultural Business Club. Students
plan field trips, invite industry speakers
to meetings, organize the annual alumni
dinner, hold a newcomer picnic, sup-port
a campus job fair, and sponsor
career preparation workshops.
• Industry Internships. Opportunities ex-ist
for many career positions through
Agricultural Economics
Join the leader in science, technology, and
management. The award-winning Agri-cultural
Business Program at California
State University, Fresno is a pacesetter —
having been recognized in 1985 as a na-tional
model for other colleges and univer-sities
by the Agribusiness Education Project,
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Ag-riculture
and comprised of agricultural in-dustry
leaders and higher education schol-ars
from around the country.
The agricultural business curriculum is a
comprehensive and integrative program of
economic analysis and business applica-tions
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
agribusiness management, agricultural fi-nance,
agricultural marketing, farm man-agement,
or food industry management.
Certified Minor Programs. The Minor in
Agricultural Business is available for stu-dents
majoring in agricultural sciences,
business, and other fields.
Complementary Fields of Study. Agricul-tural
business students wishing to enhance
their major with a technical field should
consider a minor in such closely allied disci-
Object Description
| Title | 2006-07 General Catalog |
| Creator | California State University, Fresno |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 2006-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 101 |
| Full Text Search | Agricultural Economics Agricultural Sciences & Technology College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Department of Agricultural Economics Herbert O. Mason, Interim 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) 2006-2007 California State University, Fresno General Catalog 101 plines as Animal Science, Family and Con-sumer Sciences, Food and Nutritional Sci-ences, and Plant Science. The supplemen-tary 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 schol-arship 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-accredited 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 emphasis 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, com-modity trading, and to expose them to plan-ning 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 Technol-ogy Information Network (ATI-NET) es-tablished by the college’s California Agri-cultural Technology Institute (CATI). Center for Agricultural Business (CAB). Organized to promote the economic effi-ciency, profitability, and competitiveness of California agriculture, CAB uses faculty expertise and student assistance to address problems and opportunities in farm man-agement, agribusiness finance, commodity marketing, agricultural trade, natural re-sources, and labor management. Seminars are held periodically on topics of concern to farmers and agribusiness managers. An an-nual Agribusiness Management Conference is co-sponsored with industry to explore current issues and report the economic outlook of the state’s agricultural sector. Career Opportunities Graduates of the Agricultural Business Pro-gram 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 fol-lowing occupationally related activities. • Agricultural Business Club. Students plan field trips, invite industry speakers to meetings, organize the annual alumni dinner, hold a newcomer picnic, sup-port a campus job fair, and sponsor career preparation workshops. • Industry Internships. Opportunities ex-ist for many career positions through Agricultural Economics Join the leader in science, technology, and management. The award-winning Agri-cultural Business Program at California State University, Fresno is a pacesetter — having been recognized in 1985 as a na-tional model for other colleges and univer-sities by the Agribusiness Education Project, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Ag-riculture and comprised of agricultural in-dustry leaders and higher education schol-ars from around the country. The agricultural business curriculum is a comprehensive and integrative program of economic analysis and business applica-tions 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 agribusiness management, agricultural fi-nance, agricultural marketing, farm man-agement, or food industry management. Certified Minor Programs. The Minor in Agricultural Business is available for stu-dents majoring in agricultural sciences, business, and other fields. Complementary Fields of Study. Agricul-tural business students wishing to enhance their major with a technical field should consider a minor in such closely allied disci- |
