Master of Agribusiness degree available

The Food and Resource Economics Department is recruiting outstanding students for its one-year Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program. This degree curriculum is specifically designed for students from non-economic and non-business backgrounds. 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.  

The MAB offers students from all disciplines the opportunity to obtain the business background they need to be competitive in the workforce. Students, you should apply now for the program. Our next class begins Summer B 2014 and you still have plenty of time to complete the prerequisite courses, the GRE and get your application and materials in (due in late April 2014). 

Interested students should have at a minimum, the following: 

• 3.0 upper division grade point average
• B or better grades in the four prerequisite courses:
• 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

While students may take the prerequisites anywhere they choose, our department offers three of the four courses:

AEB 2014 Economic Issues, Food and You (online in fall, spring and summer.)
AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management (online in fall and spring semesters)
EB 3122 Financial Planning for Agribusiness (in fall and spring semesters in the classroom.)

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