Agribusiness Certificate
The Agribusiness Certificate is designed for current or prospective graduate students who have completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture or related field. The Agribusiness Certificate consists of 15 hours of industry-relevant graduate course credit and may be acquired in conjunction with, or independent from, other graduate credentials- including the Master of Business Administration (MBA). If in conjunction with the MBA, 9 hours of (specifically directed) course credit may be counted toward both the MBA and the Agribusiness Certificate. Students will also have the option to focus their certificate by taking courses in finance and risk management or general agribusiness.
Finance and Risk Management Focus
3 credit hours of graduate agricultural coursework is required for this focus.
- AGBE 4110(5110) - Agricultural Futures Marketing and Options
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.
- AGBE 5400 - Agricultural Finance
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).
- ACCT 4300 (5300) - Financial Statement Analysis
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.
- FIN 6920 - Banking and Financial Services
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.
General Agribusiness Focus
This certificate requires 6 credit hours in ECON 4120 (5120) and AGBE 4130 (5130) or AGBE 4200 (5200) and AGBE 5400. In addition, it is required to have 3 credit hours in MBA economics coursework and 3 credit hours in agricultural graduate coursework.
- ECON 4120(5120) - Natural Resource Economics
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.
- AGBE 4130(5130) - Agricultural Policy
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.
- AGBE 4200(5200) - Agribusiness Statistics
Prerequisite: AGBE 2100 Sampling, probability, distributions, statistical tests, analysis of variance, regression, and interpretation of data.
- AGBE 5400 - Agricultural Finance
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).
