ARE 1110 (110) - Population, Food, and the Environment
The role of agriculture in the growth and development of societies
throughout the world. Economic and social problems of food and fiber
needs and production in the developing and the advanced societies.
ARE 1150 (150) - Principles of Agricultural and Resource
Economics
An introduction to agricultural economics, the role of agriculture
in today’s United States economic system, and relationships
that regulate the entire economic environment.
ARE 3210 (210) - Fundamentals of Accounting and Management
for the Agribusiness Firm
An analysis of basic business principles, fundamentals, and concepts
for agribusiness entrepreneurs.
ARE 3215 (215)- Business Management
Analysis of marketing, management, and financial decision-making tools
in agribusiness.
ARE 3221 (221) - Business Strategies and Policy in Food Industries
Market structure and business strategies of firms, including pricing,
advertising, entry and new products. Analysis of mergers and other
antitrust issues from a public as well as firm perspective. Case studies
of actual events.
ARE 3222 (222) - Food Trends and the Changing Consumer
Determinants of food consumption trends. Particular attention to demographic
and economic factors and to changing concerns regarding health and
food safety.
ARE 3225 (225) - Marketing and Futures Trading
Principles and applications of marketing, with special emphasis on
the use of futures markets for profit and price risk management. Includes
marketing studies, internet applications, and a future simulation.
ARE 3235 (239) - Marine Resource and Environmental Economics
Fundamental theory, methods, and policy implications of environmental
and resource economics, with an emphasis on coastal and marine environments.
Topics include pollution policy, fisheries, water quality and allocation,
international trade, wildlife and biodiversity, land use, and economic
valuation. Designed for students with diverse departmental affiliations.
ARE 3255 (255) - The Role of Agriculture in Economic Development
The role of agriculture in the economic development of less
developed countries. Population and rural employment, the economics
of food consumption and nutrition, international food aid, agricultural
and nutrition, international food aid, agricultural marketing and
trade, land tenure, agrarian reform, and appropriate agricultural
technology.
ARE 3260 (260) - Food Policy
Analysis of food and agricultural policies in the United
States and abroad. Designed for students with diverse departmental
affiliations.
ARE 3260W (260W) - Food Policy (Prerequisite: ENGL
105 or 110 or 111 or 250)
ARE 3434 (234) - Environmental and Resource Policy
Economic and policy aspects of natural resource use and environmental
quality issues. Designed for students with diverse departmental affiliations.
ARE 3434W (234W) - Environmental and Resource Policy
(Prerequisite: ENGL 105 or 110 or 111 or 250)
ARE 3436 (236) - The Economics of Integrated Coastal Management
Explores the theory and practice of integrated coastal management
(ICM); introduces major concepts, processes, tools and methods of
ICM; and analyzes United States and international experiences with
ICM.
ARE 3437 (237) - Marine Fisheries Economics and Policy
Explores the various natural, human and management components of the
fishery system and presents the application of economic and policy
analysisfor the optimal allocation of resources to a fishery.
ARE 3450 (250) - Aquaculture Economics
Application of economic and business principles by firms engaged in
aquaculture. Focus on production economics, managerial analysis, investment
analysis, marketing and public policy related to aquaculture systems.
ARE 4081 (296) - Agribusiness Internship
Provides students with an educational experience in agribusiness
firms or agribusiness-related institutions. Each student taking this
course must submit a formal written report for evaluation and meet
all other course requirements as specified by the instructor.
ARE 4091 (297) - Resource Economics Internship
Provides students with a meaningful experience in a formalized
agribusiness or natural resources program under supervised conditions.
Each student taking this course must submit a formal written report
for evaluation and meet all other course requirements as specified
by the instructor.
ARE 4093 (293) - Foreign Study
Special topics taken in a foreign study program.
ARE 4094 (295) - Seminar
Participation in staff conferences and discussions, reviews
of important books, and reports on recent developments in economic
theory and research.
ARE 4095 (298) - Special Topics
Topics and credits to be published prior to the registration
period preceding the semester offerings.
ARE 4099 (299) - Independent Study
Designed primarily for Resource Economics majors.
ARE 4217 (217) - Business Finance in Food and Resource Industries
Analysis of financial statements, credit, risk, and investment decision
making.
ARE 4275 (275) - Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship
Management techniques for achieving the merchandising objective
and standards of the firm, with maximum efficiency in the use of capital,
personnel, facilities and equipment. Directed toward those students
who plan to enter agribusiness.
ARE 4279 (285) - International Commodity Trade
The basic principles of international commodity trade and
market institutions. Applications to current problems of international
commodity trade and policy.
ARE 4438 (238) - Valuing the Environment
Conceptual and practical understanding of main methods used
to evaluate economic benefits of environmental protection and damages
from degradation. Methods include: change in productivity, hedonic
pricing, travel cost method, contingent valuation, defensive expenditures,
replacement costs, and cost-of-illness. Topics covered include: recreation,
soil-erosion, energy, wetlands, wildlife, biodiversity, noise, visibility,
water and water pollution.
ARE 4462 (235) - Environmental and Resource Economics
Natural resource use and environmental quality analysis using
economic theory. Reviews of empirical research and relebant policy
issues.
ARE 4464 (257) - Benefit Cost analysis and Resource Management
Theoretical foundations and applications of benefit-cost
analysis in project appraisal and in evaluation of public policies
regarding resource management and environmental protection.
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