Undergraduate Courses in Agricultural Business (AGB)
(Subject titles and course numbers in parentheses at the end of the course description represent the course equivalent in the Texas Common Course Numbering system.)
2302 Agricultural Economics (3-0)
Orientation to the application of economic theory to agribusiness management. Microeconomic principles pertaining to the production and marketing of agricultural products. Offered fall.
3402 Agricultural Marketing (3-0)
An overview of the nature and structure of agricultural product markets in the U.S.; agricultural product prices, price determination and price discovery processes; use of commodity futures as a marketing tool. Offered fall. (AGRI 1325).
3310 Special Topics (3-0)
Selected topics in the field of agricultural business. Topics selected according to student interest and need. May be repeated as topics vary.
4302 Agricultural Salesmanship (3-0)
Fundamentals of salesmanship as they apply specifically to selling for agri-business. Includes topics such as the psychology of selling, understanding customers, communication in sales, the process of selling, career opportunities in sales, and selling in the future. Offered spring, alternate (even) years.
4303 Agribusiness Management (3-0)
Types of legal organizations for the agribusiness. Principles of business management applied to the farm and ranch with emphasis on factors affecting profits, choice of enterprises and the efficient use of natural, financial, and human resources. Offered spring, alternate (even) years.
4308 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics (3-0)
Topics covered will include: an overview of the modern environmental movement, economic impacts of law and regulation including planning, zoning and farm policy, the economics of pollution and recycling, private property and free market conservation with an emphasis on the economic impacts and influences on farm, ranch, and agribusiness decision making processes. Offered fall.
4311 Problems in Agricultural Business (3-0)
Individualized instruction in all facets of agricultural business. This course is developed to meet specific needs of individual students. May be repeated with approval of NRM Chair.
4315 Farm and Ranch Records and Accounting (3-0)
A review of the principles of accounting as they apply to the modern farm or ranch. Fundamentals of cost and managerial accounting applied directly to agricultural production at the farm and ranch level: product costing, planning, control, standards and budgeting, and profit-cost volume relationships. This course will emphasize the use and applications of spreadsheet programs. Offered spring, alternate (odd) years. Prerequisite: ACC 2330.
4316 International Development Agriculture (3-0)
The major topic areas covered are: The state and the nation: what are they?; Economic growth and development; Foreign policy, foreign aid and war; Interventionism, protectionism and mercantilism; International trade and exchange; Free trade, restricted immigration and forced integration. All focus on the agricultural sector of the economy. Offered spring, alternate (odd) years.
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