College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Curricula in Agricultural Economics

Policy and Economic Analysis Option

The Policy and Economic Analysis Option is designed to provide a well-founded basis in principles, concepts and methods for students interested in pursuing graduate study and/or law school following their graduation with a B.S. degree.

(See Freshman and Sophomore Years)
Junior Year
First Semester (Th-Pr) Cr   Second Semester (Th-Pr) Cr
AGEC 314 Mkt Ag. and Food Products (3-0) 3   AGEC 317 Econ. Anlys for Agbu. Mgmt. (3-0) 3
AGEC 340 Agribusiness Management (3-0) 3   AGEC 330 Fin Management in Ag. (3-0) 3
ECON 323 Microeconomic Theory (3-0) 3   AGEC 429 Agricultural Policy (3-0) 3
STAT 303 Statistical Methods (3-0) 3   AGEC 481 Ethics in Agribusiness and Agricultural Economics (1-0) 1
Directed agricultural economics elective 1   3   Directed agricultural economics elective 1   3
    15   Directed non-agricultural econ. elective 2   3
            16
Senior Year
First Semester (Th-Pr) Cr   Second Semester (Th-Pr) Cr
AGEC 344 Food and Ag. Law
or
AGEC 452 International Trade in Ag.
(3-0) 3   AGEC 430 Macroeconomics of Agriculture
or
ECON 311 Money and Banking
(3-0) 3
AGEC 350 Environ. and Nat. Res. Econ. (3-0) 3   AGEC 447 Food and Ag. Price Anlys. (3-0) 3
Directed agricultural economics elective 1   3   General electives 3   6
Directed non-agricultural econ. elective 2   3       12
General elective 3   3        
    15        
NOTES:
  1. Select 3 courses from AGEC 413, 422, 424, 425, 432, and [452 or 453].
  2. Six hours to be selected in one or more departments outside of the Department of Agricultural Economics. A minimum of 3 of these hours must be at the 300- or 400-level.
  3. Any Texas A&M or transfer course, except KINE 198 and 199, not used to meet other requirements.