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)

Course List

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

Course List

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:

Course List

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