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Agricultural and Applied Economics BSA



Overview

Agricultural economics applies economic principles to food and fiber production, natural resource management, community and regional economic development, environmental policy, and international trade. Students take courses in economic theory, econometrics, statistics, accounting, technical agriculture, and the physical and biological sciences. A flexible offering of electives allows students to tailor the agricultural economics major to meet their particular interests and career objectives. Agricultural economics provides a strong theoretical background for those entering graduate schools in agricultural economics, economics, and professional schools in law and business administration.

Double Dawgs

This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Agricultural and Applied Economics BSA/Agribusiness MAB(non-thesis) Agricultural and Applied Economics BSA/Agricultural and Applied Economics MS Agricultural and Applied Economics BSA/Environmental Economics MS For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu

Contact

Whitney Jones Academic Advisor wljones@uga.edu (706) 542-7890

Four-Year Program of Study

Four-Year Program of Study

The following program of study provides a path for students to complete this degree program in four years.

Fall Year 1
ENGL 1101  English Composition I 3
FYOS 1001  First-Year Odyssey Seminar 1
MATH 1113  Precalculus 3

General Elective

Area IV World Language & Culture

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

AAEC 2580  Applied Microeconomic Principles 3
ECON 2106  Principles of Microeconomics 3
Spring Year 1
ECON 2105  Principles of Macroeconomics 3
ENGL 1102  English Composition II 3
ENVM 3060  Principles of Resource Economics 3

General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

MATH 2200  Analytic Geometry and Calculus 4
MATH 2250  Calculus I for Science and Engineering 4
Summer Year 1

N/A

Fall Year 2
POLS 1101  American Government 3

General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

BIOL 1103  Concepts in Biology 3
    AND  BIOL 1103L  Concepts in Biology Laboratory 1
BIOL 1107  Principles of Biology I 3
    AND  BIOL 1107L  Principles of Biology I Laboratory 1
PBIO 1210  Plants and the World 3
    AND  PBIO 1210L  Plants and the World Laboratory 1

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

STAT 2000  Introductory Statistics 4
BIOS 2010  Elementary Biostatistics 4
Spring Year 2
AAEC(ENVM) 3020  Analytical and Computational Tools for Applied Economics 3

Area II Physical Science

General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

AGCM 2200  Communicating in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences 3
COMM 1110  Introduction to Public Speaking 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

HIST 2111  American History to 1865 3
HIST 2112  American History Since 1865 3
Summer Year 2

N/A

Fall Year 3
AAEC 3400  Introduction to Agricultural Policy 3
AAEC 3580-3580L  Intermediate Economic Principles 4

AAEC *

General Elective

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

AAEC 3040  Agribusiness Marketing 3
AAEC 3100  Food and Fiber Marketing 3
Spring Year 3
AAEC 4610-4610L  Applied Econometrics 4
ACCT 2101  Principles of Accounting I 3

Applied Life Science Requirement***

Major Elective**

PEDB Requirement

Summer Year 3

N/A

Fall Year 4
AAEC 3690  Agribusiness Finance 4

AAEC *

Area IV World Language & Culture

Area IV Humanities and Arts or General Elective

General Elective

Spring Year 4

AAEC *

AAEC *

Area IV World Language & Culture

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

AAEC 3600  Economics of Food Policy 3
ECON 4020  Intermediate Macroeconomics 3

Choose 1 course(s) from the following:

CSCI 1100-1100L  Topics in Computing 3
MIST 2090  Introduction to Information Systems in Business 3
PHIL 2020  Logic and Critical Thinking 3
Summer Year 4

N/A

*AAEC Courses - 12 hours from AAEC and ENVM 3000-4000 level courses

**Major Elective - 3 hours from 3000 level or above from the following prefixes: AAEC, ENVM, FHCE, PADP, or REAL

***Applied Life Science Requirement - 3 hours from: ADSC 2010 or above, AESC 4520, CRSS 2010 or above, ENGR 2120 or above, ENTO 3140-3140L, FDST 3000 or above, HORT 2100 or above, PATH 3530-3530L or above, POUL 2020-2020L

University-Wide Requirements

Link: University-wide Requirements