Master of Business Administration

Prerequisite: Admission to MBA program. Understanding the use of futures market contracts and options to limit risk exposure to producers and agribusiness firms. The study of market price determination, forecasting basis, technical analysis and on actual trading of futures and options through market simulation programs will be addressed.   Term Paper Required. 

Prerequisite: Acceptance into MBA program; Econ2020; and Econ2010 Financial statements and analyses for farms and agribusiness firms, time value of money, capital and credit requirements, and sources.  Term paper focused on a capital project required (15-20 pages). 

Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in ACCT 3170 or FIN 3210, admission to the College of Business graduate program, or permission of instructor. In-depth study of the methodologies used to analyze financial statements. Emphasis is placed on the use of technology to understand and apply ratio analysis. 

This course is an interactive seminar designed to study and discuss critical issues facing the financial services industry. Topics include the economic, regulatory, competitive environment and the wide range of services provided by today’s banking institutions. The course will address economic policy, globalization, investment and commercial banking, insurance, pension plans, risk management, and technology. Financial analysis and leadership issues will also be addressed in course lectures, online discussions, and within the context of the competitive and interactive Stanford Bank Simulation.

Prerequisite: AGBE2100 or ECON2010 or consent of instructor This course examines economic aspects of natural resource use issues. The course will examine static and dynamic models of renewable and non-renewable resource allocation. Application of principles of economics will identify the causes, consequences, and ways of dealing with natural resource problems, including problems associated with fisheries, forests, water problems, and land. Conceptual topics and policy applications are presented with emphasis is on developing students’ skills in applying “economic way of thinking” about natural resource management.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into MBA program; Econ 2020; and Econ 2010 Explore the landscape of agricultural policy and its impact on food and farming. We examine policy implications in developed and developing countries, and nutritional environments influencing policy makers.  

Prerequisite: AGBE 2100 Sampling, probability, distributions, statistical tests, analysis of variance, regression, and interpretation of data. 

Prerequisite: Acceptance into MBA program; Econ2020; and Econ2010 Financial statements and analyses for farms and agribusiness firms, time value of money, capital and credit requirements, and sources.  Term paper focused on a capital project required (15-20 pages).