Agribusiness Management and Food Marketing | 4-Year Plan
Agribusiness Management and Food Marketing Track Option
The Agribusiness & Food Marketing track is designed for students interested in careers in marketing, sales, and management of farms or firms involved in food and agricultural products.
Students who choose the Agribusiness Management & Food Marketing option will complete a minor in Business Administration (AN 300, FIN 300, MKT 300, MGT 301) which will also complete 12 of the 15 Specialty Support requirement hours.
First Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIS/WRD 110 | Comp & Comm I | 3 |
| AFE 100 | Current Issues in Ag, Food & Environment | 3 |
| MA 123 | Elementary Calculus & Its Apps | 4 |
| AEC 110 | Current Issues in Ag Econ | 3 |
| UK Core | Humanities | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
First Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CIS/WRD 111 | Comp & Comm II | 3 |
| ECO 201 | Principles of Economics I | 3 |
| UK Core | Natural Science | 3 |
| UK Core | Global Dynamics | 3 |
| UK Core | Arts & Creativity | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Second Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 200 | Intro to Accounting for Decision Makers | 3 |
| ECO 202 | Principles of Economics II | 3 |
| STA 296 | Stat Methods & Motivation | 3 |
| AEC 305 | Food & Ag Mktg Principles | 3 |
| AN 105 | Tech Business Solutions | 1 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Second Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 202 | Managerial Uses of Acctg | 3 |
| AEC 302 | Agricultural Mgmt Principles | 4 |
| AEC 303 | Microeconomic Concepts in AEC | 3 |
| MA 162 | Finite Math & Its Applications | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Third Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 306 | Communication in AEC | 3 |
| AEC 300+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| ECO 391 | Econ & Business Statistics | 3 |
| XXX ### | Specialty Support Course | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Students may only take one of the following for 3 hours of their additional 300 level AEC courses: AEC 324, AEC 325, or AEC 326.
Third Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 301 | Career Readiness for AEC | 1 |
| AEC 300+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| AEC 300+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| MKT 300 | Marketing Management | 3 |
| MGT 301 | Business Management | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 16 |
Third Year | Summer
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 399 | Experiential Learning in AEC | 1-3 |
| Total | 1-3 |
Students have the option of taking AEC 395 or AEC 396 to satisfy the Academic Enrichment Experience requirement. AEC 395, AEC 396, or AEC 399 may be taken during the fall or spring semesters.
Fourth Year | Fall
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 400+ | AEC Elective | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12 |
Fourth Year | Spring
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AEC 422 | Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AN 300 | Analytics | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 3 |
| XXX ### | Elective | 4 |
| Total | 13 |
