Food and Agricultural Business (FAB)
Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Ontario Agricultural College
In this major, students will acquire the management education needed to succeed in the dynamic and innovative food and agribusiness industries. Building on an understanding of economic theory and applied methods in both the Canadian and the global context, the program prepares graduates with technical, entrepreneurial and leadership skills for a variety of professional opportunities in industry, government agencies and non-governmental organizations. The major provides a complete foundation for further studies leading to a graduate degree or professional accounting designation.
The major is administered by the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Ontario Agricultural College and students are urged to consult the faculty advisor.
Degree Requirements
(20.00 Total Credits)
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Required Core Courses | 14.00 | |
Restricted Electives (from lists) | 1.50 | |
MGMT*1100 | Business Career Preparation | 0.00 |
Liberal Education Electives | 1.50 | |
Free Electives | 3.00 | |
Total Credits | 20 |
Major
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Semester 1 | ||
ECON*1050 | Introductory Microeconomics | 0.50 |
MATH*1030 | Business Mathematics | 0.50 |
MCS*1000 | Introductory Marketing | 0.50 |
MGMT*1000 | Introduction to Business | 1.00 |
Semester 2 | ||
ACCT*1220 | Introductory Financial Accounting | 0.50 |
ECON*1100 | Introductory Macroeconomics | 0.50 |
FARE*1400 | Economics of the Agri-Food System | 1.00 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Semester 3 | ||
ECON*2310 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 0.50 |
ECON*2740 | Economic Statistics | 0.50 |
HROB*2090 | Individuals and Groups in Organizations | 0.50 |
MCS*2020 | Information Management | 0.50 |
MGMT*1100 | Business Career Preparation | 0.00 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Semester 4 | ||
ACCT*2230 | Management Accounting | 0.50 |
ECON*2770 | Introductory Mathematical Economics | 0.50 |
FARE*2410 | Agri-food Markets and Policy | 0.50 |
1.00 electives or restricted electives | 1.00 | |
Semester 5 | ||
ECON*3740 | Introduction to Econometrics | 0.50 |
FARE*3310 | Operations Management | 0.50 |
FIN*2000 | Introduction to Finance | 0.50 |
MGMT*3020 | Corporate Social Responsibility | 0.50 |
MGMT*3320 | Financial Management | 0.50 |
Semester 6 | ||
FARE*4240 | Futures and Options Markets | 0.50 |
2.00 electives or restricted electives | 2.00 | |
Semester 7 | ||
FARE*3030 | The Firm and Markets | 0.50 |
FARE*4370 | Food & Agri Marketing Management | 0.50 |
MGMT*4000 | Strategic Management | 0.50 |
0.50 electives or restricted electives | 0.50 | |
Select 0.50 credits from the following: | ||
MCS*3040 | Business and Consumer Law | 0.50 |
REAL*4840 | Housing and Real Estate Law | 0.50 |
Semester 8 | ||
FARE*4000 | Agricultural and Food Policy | 0.50 |
FARE*4220 | Advanced Agribusiness Management | 0.50 |
1.50 electives or restricted electives | 1.50 |
Restricted Electives
A minimum of 1.50 credits from the following lists of courses:
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Analytical Methods for Food and Agricultural Business and Policy | ||
FARE*3170 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | 0.50 |
FARE*4360 | Marketing Research | 0.50 |
FARE*4500 | Decision Science | 0.50 |
Food and Agricultural Business in the Development Context | ||
FARE*1300 | Poverty, Food and Hunger | 0.50 |
FARE*3000 | International Food Sector and Policy Analysis | 0.50 |
FARE*3250 | Food Security, Nutrition and International Development | 0.50 |
Food and Agricultural Business Management | ||
FARE*3320 | Supply and Value Chain Management | 0.50 |
FARE*4330 | Advanced Operations Management In the Agri-Food Sector | 0.50 |
FARE*4380 | Agri-Food Retailing, Merchandising and Sales | 0.50 |
Resource Economics | ||
FARE*2700 | Survey of Natural Resource Economics | 0.50 |
FARE*4290 | Land Economics | 0.50 |
FARE*4310 | Resource Economics | 0.50 |
Any of the above courses can be substituted with: | ||
FARE*4550 | Independent Studies I | 0.50 |
FARE*4560 | Independent Studies II | 0.50 |
UNIV*3140 | Flexible Internship in Agri-Food | 0.50 |