2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
The Department of Food and Resource Economics (FRE) offers three specializations: food and agribusiness marketing and management, natural resources, environmental economics and policy, and international food and resources economics.
To graduate, FRE majors must complete all college and department requirements in effect at the time they entered the college and earn a GPA of at least 2.25 in all AEB courses.
Students who have completed 30 credit hours but fewer than 60 are required to complete mathematics through precalculus (MAC 1147 or equivalent) before admission to the college.
Students who have completed 60 or more credit hours are required to complete mathematics through calculus (MAC 2233 or equiv.) before admission to the college.
Students should consult an adviser for approval of electives.
Food and Resource Economics
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. Critical-tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required semesters 1-5
- Complete one of seven critical courses – excluding labs – CHM 1083, MAC 2233, STA 2023, AEB 3103, ACG 2021C, ACG 2071, BSC 2007, BSC 2009L
Semester 2:
- Complete one additional critical course – excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete one additional critical course – excluding labs. MAC 2233 must be one of the three courses
Semester 4:
- Complete one additional critical course. AEB 3103 must be one of the four courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses – including labs
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
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MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry (GE-M) |
4 |
|
Composition (GE-C)* |
3 |
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Humanities (GE-H)* |
3 |
|
Electives |
5 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
|
MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus I (GE-M)* BSC 2007 and 2009L Cells, Organisms and |
3 |
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Genetics (3) and Lab (1) (GE-B) ** |
4 |
|
Humanities (GE-H)* |
3 |
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ECO 2013 Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
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Elective |
2 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 3 |
Credits |
|
ACG 2021C Intro to Financial Accounting |
4 |
|
STA 2023 Intro to Statistics (GE-M) |
3 |
|
AEE 3033C Writing for Ag and Natural Resources |
3 |
|
Social/Behav Sciences (GE-S) OR Humanities (GE-H)* |
3 |
|
Biological Sciences (GE-B)** |
3 |
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 4 |
Credits |
|
AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication. |
3 |
|
AEB 3103 Principles of Food and Resource Economics (GE-S)*** |
4 |
|
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting |
3 |
|
CHM 1083 Consumer Chemistry (GE-P)** |
3 |
|
Elective |
1 |
|
Total |
14 |
* The order in which these courses are taken is not important.
** College requirements also satisfy General Education physical and biological sciences requirements.
*** College requirements also satisfy General Education social and behavioral science requirements.
Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management
The specialization is for students interested in food and fiber systems management, marketing, finance and international business and employment opportunities and sales and managerial positions in agribusiness firms, commercial banks, the Farm Credit Service, insurance and appraisal firms.
An off-campus degree program in food and agribusiness marketing and management is available in Fort Pierce.
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Semester 5 |
Credits |
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AEB 3935 Food and Resource Economics Seminar |
1 |
|
AEB 3510 Quantitative Methods in FRE |
2 |
|
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing |
3 |
|
AEB 3144 Intro to Agricultural Finance |
3 |
|
Electives |
6 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
AEB 3550 Agricultural Data Analysis |
2 |
|
AEB 3133 Prin of Agribusiness Management |
3 |
|
AEB 3450 Intro to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics OR ECP 3302 Environmental Economics |
3 |
|
Electives |
6 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
14 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
AEB 42XX FRE policy course |
3 |
|
AEB 4334 Ag Price Analysis (3) OR ECO 3101 Intermed. Microeconomics (4) OR ECP 3703 Managerial Economics (4)* |
3-4 |
|
Food and agribusiness marketing and management electives |
6 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15-16 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
AEB 4342 Agribusiness and Food Marketing Management |
3 |
|
AEB 4235 Contemporary Issues - Agbusiness |
3 |
|
ECO 3704 International Macroeconomics OR ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics |
4 |
|
Food and agribusiness marketing and management electives (see list) |
3 |
|
Electives |
3 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
16 |
|
Total Required for Degree |
120 |
* Students pursuing graduate studies should select ECO 3101.
Food and Agribusiness Marketing and Management Electives:
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AEB 3341 Selling Strategically |
3 |
|
AEB 4141 Agribusiness Financial Mgmt |
3 |
|
AEB 4309 Food Wholesaling and Retail Marketing |
3 |
|
AEB 4343 International Agribusiness Marketing |
3 |
|
AEB 4424 Human Resources Management in Agribusiness |
3 |
|
AEE 3414 Leadership Development in Ag and Natural Resources |
3 |
Natural Resource, Environmental Economics and Policy
Students receive a broad background in social sciences, management and law. This diversity provides the skills for an entry-level position with a government agency, an environmental consulting firm or law school.
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
|
AEB 3935 Food and Resource Economics Seminar |
1 |
|
AEB 3510 Quantitative Methods in FRE |
2 |
|
AEB 3450 Intro to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics OR ECP 3302 Environmental Economics |
3 |
|
ALS 4085 Ag Risk Management and the Law |
2 |
|
Electives |
6 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
14 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
AEB 3550 Agricultural Data Analysis |
2 |
|
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Mgmt |
3 |
|
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing |
3 |
|
AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
3 |
|
Electives |
5 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
16 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
AEB 42xx FRE Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4334 Ag Price Analysis (3) OR ECO 3101 Intermed. Microeconomics (4) OR ECP 3703 Managerial Economics (3)* |
3-4 |
|
AEB 4126 Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics |
3 |
|
AEB 4124 Legal Issues in Ag & Agribusiness |
1 |
|
Electives |
5 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15-16 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4454 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resources and Env. Economics. |
3 |
|
ECO 3704 International Macroeconomics OR ECO 3203 Interm. Macroeconomics |
4 |
|
AEB 4452 Adv. Natural Resource & Environ. Economics (3) OR FOS 4731 Govt. Regulations in the Food Industry |
2-3 |
|
Electives |
3-4 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15-17 |
|
Total Required for Degree |
120 |
International Food and Resource Economics
This specialization provides a broad background in economic theory and international development and policy. Many who choose this specialization are preparing for graduate school or for careers working for international organizations and governments.
|
Semester 5 |
Credits |
|
AEB 3935 Food and Resource Economics Seminar |
1 |
|
AEB 3510 Quantitative Methods in FRE |
2 |
|
AEB 3450 Intro to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics OR ECP 3302 Environmental Economics |
3 |
|
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Markets |
3 |
|
Electives |
6 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 6 |
Credits |
|
AEB 3550 Agricultural Data Analysis |
2 |
|
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Mgmt |
3 |
|
AEB 3144 Intro to Agricultural Finance |
3 |
|
AEB 4334 Ag Price Analysis (3) OR ECO 3101 Intermed. Microeconomics (4) OR ECP 3703 Managerial Economics (4)* |
3-4 |
|
Electives |
4 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15-16 |
|
Semester 7 |
Credits |
|
AEB 42xx FRE policy course |
3 |
|
ECO 3703 International Trade |
4 |
|
International FRE electives |
5 |
|
Electives |
3 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 8 |
Credits |
|
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy OR AEB 4283 International Dev Policy |
3 |
|
ECO 3704 International Macroeconomics OR ECO 3203 Intermediate Macroeconomics |
4 |
|
International FRE electives |
3 |
|
Electives |
5 |
|
__ |
|
|
Total |
15 |
|
Total Required for Degree |
120 |
|
International Food and Resource Economics Electives: |
|
|
ALS 4404 International Studies |
1-3 |
|
AEB 4141 Agribusiness Financial Mgmt |
3 |
|
ECO 4730 The Firm in the Global Economy |
4 |
|
ECS 4013 Economic Development |
4 |
|
ECS 3403 Economic Development of Latin America |
4 |
|
INR 2001 Intro to International Relations |
3 |
* Students pursuing graduate studies should select ECO 3101.
** Take one policy course in addition to AEB 4242 or AEB 4283.
Agricultural Law Minor
This minor provides a foundation in the laws and regulations that govern professional and personal agricultural pursuits.
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Required Courses |
Credits |
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AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
3 |
|
ALS 4085 Risk Management and the Law |
2 |
|
AEB 4124 Legal Issues for Agriculture |
1 |
|
Select Nine Credits |
Credits |
|
AEB 4224 U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4274 Natural Resource & Environ Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4283 International Development Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4424 Human Resource Management |
4 |
|
BUL 4310 Legal Environment of Business |
4 |
|
FOS 4731 Govt Regs in the Food Industry |
2 |
Management and Sales in Agribusiness Minor
This minor provides basic understanding and skills in sales and management in agribusiness. The student’s academic adviser and the undergraduate coordinator for Food and Resource Economics must approve courses in the minor at least one semester before graduation.
AEB 3103 does not count toward the minor and a minimum 2.0 GPA for all courses is required.
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Courses |
Credits |
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AEB 4224 U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Mgmt |
3 |
|
AEB 3341 Selling Strategically |
3 |
|
Select at least one of the following: |
|
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AEB 3144 Introduction to Ag Finance |
3 |
|
AEB 3300 Agricultural and Food Marketing |
3 |
|
Select six hours from the following:1 |
|
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AEB 4123 Agricultural Law |
3 |
|
AEB 3144 Intro to Agricultural Finance |
3 |
|
AEB 4141 Advanced Agribusiness Mgmt |
3 |
|
AEB 4314 Terminal Markets and Commodity Exchanges |
1 |
|
AEB 4342 Ag and Food Marketing Mgmt |
3 |
|
AEB 3315 Futures Markets & Risk Mgmt in Ag |
3 |
|
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy in Ag |
3 |
|
AEB 4343 Intl Agribusiness Marketing |
3 |
|
AEB 4424 Human Resources Mgmt in Ag |
3 |
|
MAN 3025 Principles of Management |
4 |
|
AEB 4309 Food Wholesaling and Retail Mktg |
3 |
1
Students must take either AEB 3144 or AEB 3300. If the student completes AEB 3144, then AEB 3300 can count as part of the six credit hours.Agricultural and Natural Resources Ethics and Policy Minor
This interdisciplinary minor is available for undergraduate students who wish to augment their technical training in the agricultural and resource-related disciplines with selected liberal arts and sciences courses and IFAS policy-related courses.
The minor also helps to augment business, humanities, journalism or social sciences education with selected courses in IFAS pertaining to unique agricultural and natural resources issues and problems. This minor can serve as additional preparation for careers in education, business, law or politics.
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Courses |
Credits |
|
AEB 4126 Ag and Natural Resource Ethics |
3 |
|
Ethics, Social & Political Analysis Cluster A |
6 |
|
Agriculture and Natural Resources Cluster B |
6 |
|
Ethics, Social & Political Analysis – Cluster A |
|
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ANT 4255 Rural People in Modern World |
3 |
|
ANT 4403 Environmental and Cultural Behavior |
3 |
|
ECP 3302 Environmental Economics and |
|
|
Resource Policy [cannot take this and AEB 3450 (Cluster B) for credit] |
4 |
|
ECS 4013 Economics Development |
4 |
|
EES 3000 Environ Science and Humanity |
3 |
|
GEO 3370 Conservation of Resources |
3 |
|
PHI 3650 Moral Philosophy |
3 |
|
PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory Politics |
3 |
|
PHM 3032 Ethics and Ecology |
3 |
|
PHM 3202 Political Philosophy |
3 |
|
PHI 3640 Environmental Ethics |
3 |
|
POT 3001 Introduction to Political Theory |
3 |
|
POT 3503 Environmental Ethics and Policy |
3 |
|
PUP 3203 Environmental Law and Policy |
3 |
|
PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology |
3 |
|
SYD 3441 Rural Sociology |
3 |
|
SYP 4444 Development and Social Change |
3 |
|
Agriculture & Natural Resources - Cluster B |
|
|
AEB 3450 Introduction to Natural Resource and Environmental Economics |
3 |
|
AEB 4224 U.S. Food and Agricultural Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4242 International Trade Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4274 Natural Resource and Environmental Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4283 International Development Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4284 Human Resource Policy |
3 |
|
AEB 4452 Advanced Natural Resource and Environmental Economics |
3 |
|
AEB 4454 Contemporary Issues in Natural Resource and Environmental Economics |
3 |
|
AGR 3001 Environment, Food and Scarcity |
3 |
|
ALS 3133 Ag and Environmental Quality |
3 |
|
EES 3008 Energy and Environment |
3 |
|
EES 4050 Envir. Planning and Design |
3 |
|
FOR 3004 Forests, Conservation and People |
3 |
|
FOR 3153C Forest Ecology |
3 |
|
FNR 4660C Natural Resource Policy and Administration |
3 |
|
FOS 4731 Government Regulation in the Food Industry |
2 |
|
WIS 4523 Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Conservation |
3 |
Food and Resource Economics Minor
The student’s academic adviser and the undergraduate coordinator in FRE must approve the 15 hours of courses for the minor at least two semesters before graduation.
AEB 3103 does not apply toward the minor.