Agricultural Economics Major (B.Sc.(Ag.Env.Sc.))

42 credits · Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Program Prerequisites

Refer to "Faculty Information and Regulations" > "Minimum Credit Requirements", in this Course Catalogue for prerequisites and minimum credit requirements.

Required Courses (36 credits)

  • AGEC 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGEC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGEC 231 Economic Systems of Agriculture (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGEC 320 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGEC 330 Agriculture and Food Markets (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGEC 332 Farm Management and Finance (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGEC 333 Resource Economics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGEC 425 Applied Econometrics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • AGEC 430 Agriculture, Food and Resource Policy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • AGEC 442 Economics of International Agricultural Development (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ENVB 210 The Biophysical Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • MGCR 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits) · Offered: Summer, Fall, Winter

Complementary Courses (6 credits)

With the approval of the Academic Adviser, one introductory course in each of the following areas: Statistics Written/Oral Communication

Specialization (24 credits)

Students who take the Specialization in Agribusiness can also take the Specialization in Professional Agrology for Agribusiness (24 credits). Membership to the OAQ requires successful completion of the Agribusiness and Professional Agrology for Agribusiness specializations.

Specializations designed to be taken with the Agricultural Economics Major: Students taking the Major in Agricultural Economics must take one of the following specializations: Agribusiness (24 credits) Environmental Economics (24 credits) Students who take the Specialization in Agribusiness can also take the Specialization in Professional Agrology for Agribusiness (24 credits). Membership to the OAQ requires successful completion of the Agribusiness and Professional Agrology for Agribusiness specializations. Note: For a complete list of specializations offered for students in the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, please refer to the Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Overview of Programs Offered page in the Course Catalogue.

Electives

To meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

Related programs

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