Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture Requirements Admission Associate Degree Majors Animal Science Horticulture Courses Agriculture (SAAG) Agriculture and Resource Economics (SARE) Animal Science (SAAS) Natural Resources Management and Engineering (SAME) Pathobiology (SAPB) Plant Science (SAPL)

 

Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture - SARE

Director: Professor Cameron Faustman
Office: 211, W.B. Young Building

Link to Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture website for additional infromation.

Courses in the Ratcliffe Hicks School of Agriculture are not open to baccalaureate students.

Agricultural and Resource Economics (SARE)

050. Principles of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Either semester. Three credits. Taught concurrently with ARE 150.

An introduction to agricultural economics, the role of agriculture in today's United States economic system, and relationships that regulate the entire economic environment.

060. Agribusiness Management

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: SARE 050.

Covers concepts and techniques essential in managing an agribusiness firm. Topics include: finance, production planning, marketing, and personnel management.

098. Special Topics

Either semester. Credits and hours by arrangement. Open only with consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit with a change of topic. Total credits allowed toward graduation requirements are restricted as outlined in Ratcliffe Hicks Section.

099. Independent Study

Either or both semesters. Credits and hours by arrangement. Consent of instructor required. Students are advised to read the Ratcliffe Hicks School regulation limiting the number of credits which may be applied toward graduation.

An independent study project is mutually arranged between a student and an instructor.