The Food and Resource Economics Department is recruiting for the Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program Class of Summer 2015. This degree curriculum is specifically designed for students from non-economic and non-business backgrounds. The four-semester, non-thesis MAB provides students the knowledge and skills necessary for careers in a changing and complex agricultural economy. Students take courses in finance, public policy, management strategies, human resource management, risk management, international marketing, decision-making, and quantitative methods. The program blends business and economics with the applied science of agriculture, providing methods for solving real-world problems. It also includes a summer internship in which the students have the opportunity to put to use the skills learned in the program.
Interested students should have at a minimum, the following:
- 3.0 upper division grade point average
- At least a “B” grade in the four prerequisite courses (prereqs may be taken at ANY institution)
- Principles of Microeconomics, Introductory Economics or AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food, and You
- Principles of Management, Introductory Management, AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management or other Management course
- Financial Accounting or AEB 3122 Financial Planning for Agribusiness
- Statistics
- GRE score of at least 296 with at least 145 on the quantitative
- Three strong letters of recommendation
It’s never too early to think about Graduate School! If you have questions or are interested in this program, please contact me directly at jherman@ufl.edu. The requirements and more information regarding the MAB program are listed on our webpage at http://www.fred.ifas.ufl.edu/graduate/ms-agribusiness.shtml
