Minor in Agribusiness Management
Students majoring other fields, such as Agricultural Communications, Animal Sciences, Natural Resource Management, and Plant and Soil Science, have the opportunity to take advantage of two minor degree programs from Agricultural and Applied Economics.
Minor in Agribusiness Management Minor in International Agribusiness
Offered by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department for non-departmental students to provide training in economics and business with an agriculture perspective. The minor requires 18 hours of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEC) courses including:
- Fundamentals of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAEC 2305)
- Nine (9) hours from junior (3000) level AAEC courses
- Six (6) hours from senior (4000) level AAEC courses
A student must satisfy all course prerequisites before they will be allowed to register for a course.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities are enhanced when an Agribusiness Management minor is combined with a degree in either Animal Science or Plant and Soil Science. The managerial decision making skills taught in the economics/business courses comprising the Agribusiness Management minor curriculum complement the science and agricultural science training provided by an Animal Science or Plant and Soil Science degree and enhance career options. The combined science and economics training will broaden career opportunities in agricultural sales, commodity purchasing and trading, and management of farms, ranches, and agribusiness firms.
Opportunities for Animal Science and Plant and Soil Science majors earning an Agribusiness Management Minor:
Animal Science Majors
- Meat production management
- Meat sales
- Feedlot management
- Livestock purchasing
- Animal health product sales
- Feed and feed supplement sales
Plant and Soil Science Majors
- Chemical and fertilizer sales
- Seed sales and management
- Equipment sales
- Elevator or gin management
- Commodity trading
- Farm management
Business majors can use the Agribusiness Management minor to incorporate additional economics training in their business curriculum by taking courses that apply business/economics principles to farm, ranch, and agribusiness firm management.
Courses
Popular courses in the Agribusiness Management minor include:
- Agribusiness Marketing (AAEC 3301)
- Agribusiness Finance (AAEC 3302)
- Cooperatives (AAEC 3303)
- Introduction to Sales (AAEC 3305)
- Property Appraisal (AAEC 4303)
- Agribusiness Logistics (AAEC 4304)
- Sustaining Global Ecology, Nat. Res., & Economy (AAEC 4309)
- Ag. Financial Analysis (AAEC 4316)
- Commodity Futures Trading and Analysis (AAEC 4317)
- Agribusiness Enterprise Management (AAEC 4319)
- Agribusiness Law (AAEC 4320)
- Natural Resource Law (AAEC 4330)
Additional Information
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
-
Address
Texas Tech University, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics -
Phone
806.742.2821 -
Email
aaec@ttu.edu