Agricultural and Resource Economics (MS)

Core requirements

(7 courses for 21 credits).

• APEC 801 - Microeconomic Theory and Behavior Credit(s): 3
• APEC 805 - Behavioral Economics Credit(s): 3
• APEC 810 - Advanced Analysis of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Policy Credit(s): 3
• APEC 811 - Conducting Applied Economics Research Credit(s): 3
• APEC 812 - Preferences and Choices Credit(s): 3
• APEC 820 - Experimental Economics Credit(s): 3
• ECON 622 - Applied Econometrics I Credit(s): 3

Thesis Requirement

Students complete 24 hours of course work and at least 6 hours of thesis work. An oral examination covering thesis work will be given to determine whether the student has a breadth of understanding.

• APEC 869 - Master’s Thesis Credit(s): 1-6

Other Requirements

• One additional course for 3 credits
• Students must achieve an overall index of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all graduate course work taken. The student’s progress toward the degree will be monitored by the academic advisor and the department graduate committee.