Bachelor of Science Degree
Farm Management
Farm management prepares
people for managing the home farm, professional farm management,
or understanding the challenge of managing a farm. Emphasis is placed
on production, financial, marketing, and management strategies in
this Department of Agricultural Economics curriculum.
Advisor Contact Information
Jennifer Leeann Williams
(765) 494-0262
leewill@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required
for Graduation: 130
| Freshman
Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester |
| (1)
AGEC 202 (Spreadsheet Use in Agricultural
Business)
(3) AGEC 203(Introductory
Microeconomics for Food and Agribusiness)
(1) AGR 101 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture
and Purdue University)
(4) ENGL 106 (First-Year Composition)
(4) Biological sciences elective
(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3) AGEC 217 (Economics)
(3) COM 114 (Fundamentals
of Speech Communication)
(4) Biological sciences elective
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 16 |
| Sophomore
Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester |
| (3)
AGEC 220 (Marketing Farm Products)
(1) AGEC 298
(Sophomore Seminar)
(3) CHM 111 (General Chemistry)
(3) STAT 301 (Elementary Statistical Methods)
(3) Humanities elective
(3) Production agriculture elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
CHM 112 (General Chemistry)
(3) Agricultural
economics elective
(3) Production agriculture elective
(3) Social science
elective
(3) Written or oral
communication elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
| Junior
Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester |
| (2)
AGEC 321 (Futures and Options Market Applications)
(3) Accounting for
farm business planning or introductory accounting elective
(1) Grain and grain products marketing or livestock and meat
products marketing elective *
(3) Quantitative techniques for firm decision making or mathematics/sciences
elective **
(3) Written or oral communication elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 15 |
|
(3)
AGEC 310 (Farm Organization)
(3) Applied econometrics or mathematics/sciences elective
**
(3) Economics elective
(3) Production
agriculture elective
(3) Social science or humanities elective
(3) Elective
Total Credits: 18 |
| Senior
Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester |
| (4)
AGEC 411 (Farm Management)
(4) AGEC 424
(Financial Management of Agricultural Business)
(3) Economics elective
(3) Production agriculture
elective
(3) Social science,
humanities, or international understanding elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
(2)
Mathematics or sciences elective
(3) Production
agriculture elective
(3) Social science
or humanities elective (300+ level)
(6) Electives
Total Credits: 14 |
* Livestock and Meat Marketing is offered only in Spring semesters.
** Must complete Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision Making
or Applied Econometrics.
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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