Agricultural Business, BS Curriculum

Agriculture and Natural Resources Department
Academic Affairs

• Program Type: Baccalaureate
• Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2013
• Required credits to graduate with this degree: 120
• Required credits within the major: 120
• This program requires summer terms.
• Degree: Bachelor of Science
• Minor in Agricultural Buisness is available

The program blends a strong base of agriculture, business, and general education courses while maximizing flexibility that allows students to choose electives to fit their career interests and expectations. A wide array of challenging, satisfying, and rewarding careers await graduates as demand for trained personnel in agribusiness continues to outstrip the supply of qualified graduates. Clusters of employment opportunities include agricultural sales and marketing, agribusiness management, agribusiness finance, agribusiness information management, food marketing management, global agribusiness, and rural economic development.

Program outcomes: graduates will

• skills that lead to satisfying and rewarding opportunities for agribusiness careers in either rural or urban settings
• knowledge of the basic general education that provides the foundation for applied knowledge and lifelong learning
• knowledge and technical skills required for careers in agribusiness
• polytechnic knowledge to make immediate contributions in the work place
• skills to advance the agricultural business program in concert with industry to ensure rapid response to evolving needs

Program Delivery

This program is available:

• via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)

Admission Requirements

For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the Office of Admissions website.

General Requirements

All students are required to complete general University and college requirements. For more information, see the graduation requirements.

Program Requirements

Students must complete 40 upper division credits.

Agricultural Business Minor Curriculum

Agriculture and Natural Resources Department
Academic Affairs

• Program Type: Undergraduate minor related to major
• Requirements for this program are current for Spring 2013
• Required credits in this minor: 21

The agricultural business minor gives students a broad understanding of marketing techniques, livestock and grain commodities, financing, and economics of agriculture. This minor compliments many of the agriculture-based majors as well as business such that students learn valuable information regardless of whether they work in lending, consulting, sales, or run their own business.

Program Delivery

This program is available:

• via classroom (the majority of instruction is face-to-face)

Minor Requirements