The Agricultural Business major is concerned with the management problems of business firms and prepares students for a range of management careers in agribusiness. The major is administered by the Department of Agricultural Economics and Business in the Ontario Agricultural College and students are urged to consult the departmental advisor.
For this major, [15.50] of the [20.00] credits are specified as core requirements and the remaining [4.50] as electives.
Major
Semester 1
- 27-120 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
- 36-120 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics
- 58-150 [0.50] Introduction to Higher Learning
- 63-100 [0.50] Introductory Calculus I
- [0.50] elective
Semester 2
- 01-125 [0.50] Agrifood System Trends and Issues
- 36-110 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
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- 80-120 [0.50] Dynamics of Behaviour
- OR
- 86-110 [0.50] Sociology
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- 17-115 [0.50] Introduction to Plant Biology
- OR
- 92-102 [0.50] The Animal Kingdom
- [0.50] elective
Semester 3
- 01-2401 [0.50] Economics of the Canadian Food System
- 02-222 [0.50] Financial Accounting
- 36-231 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
- 36-277 [0.50] Introductory Mathematical Economics
- [0.50] elective
Semester 4
- 01-2402 [0.50] Economics of the Canadian Food System
- 02-223 [0.50] Management Accounting
- 36-241 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics
- 36-274 [0.50] Economic Statistics
- [0.50] elective
Semester 5
- 01-2351 [0.50] Animal Production Systems and Industry
- OR
- 01-2451 [0.50] Plant Agriculture
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- 02-332 [0.50] Financial Management
- 26-260 [0.50] Fundamentals of Consumer Behaviour
- 36-374 [0.50] Introduction to Econometrics
- [0.50] elective
Semester 6
- 01-2352 [0.50] Animal Production Systems and Industry
- OR
- 01-2452 [0.50] Plant Agriculture
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- 02-331 [0.50] Operations Management
- 02-424 [0.50] Futures and Options Markets
- 36-356 [0.50] Theory of Finance
- [0.50] elective
Semester 7
- 02-437 [0.50] Marketing Management
- 26-304 [0.50] Business and Consumer Law
- 54-439 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations
- [1.00] elective
Semester 8
- 01-450 [0.50] Agrifood Industry Problem-Solving
- 02-400 [0.50] Agricultural and Food Policy
- 02-425 [0.50] Business Policy
- 26-405 [0.50] Consumer, Business and Government Relations
- [0.50] elective
Recommended Electives
- 01-340 [0.50] Issues in Agri-food Based Communities
- 02-303 [0.50] Price and Production Analysis
- 02-436 [0.50] Marketing Research
- 02-441 [0.50] Sales and Sales Management