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2022-2023 General Catalog

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Applied Economics - MS

College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Applied Economics

To complete an MS degree in Applied Economics, students are required to:

(1) Complete the Applied Core:

APEC 6100 - Microeconomic Theory I 3 credit(s)
APEC 6300 - Quantitative Analysis for Business and Policy Decisions 3 credit(s)
APEC 6330 - Applied Econometrics 3 credit(s)

(2) Complete a Specialization in:

(a) Agricultural Economics:

APEC 6030 - Agricultural Marketing 3 credit(s)
APEC 6040 - Production Economics, Applied Risk Analysis and Simulation 3 credit(s)

Choose 9 (Plan A) or 12 (Plan B) credits from the following:

Any APEC 5000-7000 level courses as approved by your committee 3-12
ASTE 6200 - Principles and Practices of Extension Education 3 credit(s)
ASTE 6260 - Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Systems 3 credit(s)
ECN 5300 - Industrial Organization-Game Theory 3 credit(s)
ECN 6310 - Economics for Decision Making 2-3 credit(s) (3 credits required)
MSLE 6410 - Enterprise and Value Creation 3 credit(s)
MSLE 6430 - Enterprise Growth and Management 2-3 credit(s)
MSLE 6520 - Enterprise Branding and Marketing 3 credit(s)
NDFS 6510 - Food Laws and Regulations 3 credit(s)

(b) Natural Resource Economics:

APEC 6500 - Introduction to Natural Resource Economics 3 credit(s)
APEC 6510 - Introduction to Environmental Economics 3 credit(s)

Choose 9 (Plan A) or 12 (Plan B) credits from the following:

Any APEC 5000-7000 level courses as approved by your committee 3-12
ENVS 5300 - Natural Resources Law and Policy 2 credit(s)
ENVS 6320 - Water Law and Policy in the United States 3 credit(s)
ENVS 6530 - Natural Resources Administration 3 credit(s)
POLS 5200 - Global Environment 3 credit(s)
SOC 6620 - Environment, Technology, and Social Change 3 credit(s)
SOC 6630 - Social Dimensions of Natural Resources 3 credit(s)
SOC 4640 - Managing Community Conflict (CI) 3 credit(s)

(c) Regional Economic Development:

APEC 6700 - Regional and Community Economic Development 3 credit(s)
APEC 6710 - Community Planning and Impact Analysis 3 credit(s)

Choose 9 (Plan A) or 12 (Plan B) credits from the following:

POLS 6020 - Public Policy Analysis 3 credit(s)
POLS 6040 - Public Choice 3 credit(s)
SOC 6150 - Social Statistics II 3 credit(s)
SOC 6650 - Developing Societies 3 credit(s)
SOC 6700 - Advanced Rural Sociology 3 credit(s)
SOC 6720 - Applied Community Development 3 credit(s)

(3) Submit and orally defend a thesis (Plan A) or research report (Plan B)

APEC 6970 - Thesis Research 1-9 credit(s) (6 credits-Plan A) or (3 credits-Plan B)