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Agribusiness, Minor


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About the Minor


Agribusiness is a field with immense career opportunities that requires a combination of expertise within the fields of Biology and Business. In order to address an increasing demand for trained professionals in this area, Arcadia University offers an interdisciplinary minor in Agribusiness that is open to students from all majors, although it is expected that most students will draw from Business, Biology, Scientific Illustration and/or Public health majors.

Requirements


(24 credits as listed below)

Five Core Courses


EC 211  Microeconomics

BA 260   Principles of Management

BA 343   Agriculture and Food Marketing

BA 366   Agribusiness Management 

BI 341   Plant Physiology*

 

*Students will be advised to take BI101 and B102 before any of the BI courses in the list above

One elective course from the following


BI 322  Plant Biology*

BI 328   Marine Biology*

BI 328   Ecology*

BI 329   Conservation Biology*

EC 330   Natural Resources Economics**

Any other relevant Biology course taken with the approval of advisor.

 

*Students will be advised to take BI101 and BI102 before any of the BI courses in the list above

**EC330 has EC210 and EC211 as prerequisites. Students minoring in Agribusiness from other departments outside of School of Global Business will be allowed to enroll in EC330 with just EC211

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