2007-2008 University of Guelph Undergraduate Calendar

X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)

Agricultural Business (AGBU)

Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Ontario Agricultural College

The Agricultural Business major is concerned with the management problems of business firms and prepares students for a range of management careers in agribusiness.

Graduates of the Agricultural Business program meet the educational requirements for membership in the Ontario Institute of Agrologists. The Ontario Institute of Agrologists is the professional organization in agriculture in the Province of Ontario. Professional institutes in the various provinces in Canada and the scientific societies in agriculture collectively comprise the Agricultural Institute of Canada. The program has been fully accredited by the Agricultural Institute of Canada.

Included in the core requirements, the Agricultural Business program provides students with the option of selecting from the Restricted Electives list courses that will compliment their studies. The first option (List A) is designed for students more interested in the business relationships of farming and involves marketing and advanced farm management. The second option (List B) emphasizes the production aspects of farming and involves biology and either animal or plant systems.

The major is administered by the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics in the Ontario Agricultural College and students are urged to consult the departmental advisor. For this major, 15.00 of the 20.00 credits (including 1.50 credits from List A or List B ) are specified as core requirements and the remaining 5.00 credits are specified as electives.

Liberal Education Requirement

As part of the graduation requirement all students within the B.Comm. Program are required to complete 1.50 credits from at least two different subject prefixes as listed under the B.Comm. Program Information section of the undergraduate calendar.

Major

Semester 1
AGR*1100 [0.50] Introduction to the Agrifood Systems
ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics
MATH*1000 [0.50] Introductory Calculus
1.00 electives
Note: Students who are exceptionally strong in mathematics may substitute either MATH*1080 or MATH*1200 for MATH*1000.
Semester 2
AGR*1250 [0.50] Agrifood System Trends & Issues
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
PSYC*1200 [0.50] Dynamics of Behaviour
0.50 electives
Semester 3
AGR*2400 [0.50] Economics of the Canadian Food System
BUS*2220 [0.50] Financial Accounting
ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON*2740 [0.50] Economic Statistics
0.50 from List A or List B
Semester 4
AGEC*2410 [0.50] Agrifood Markets and Policy
BUS*2230 [0.50] Management Accounting
ECON*2410 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON*2770 [0.50] Introductory Mathematical Economics
One of:
Students choosing List A take 0.50 electives from List A
Students choosing List B take 0.50 electives
Semester 5
AGEC*3400 [0.50] Agribusiness Financial Management
ECON*3740 [0.50] Introduction to Econometrics
MCS*3040 [0.50] Business and Consumer Law
One of:
Students choosing List A take 0.50 electives
Students choosing List B take 0.50 electives from List B
0.50 electives
Semester 6
AGEC*3310 [0.50] Operations Management
ECON*3560 [0.50] Theory of Finance
HTM*4390 [0.50] Individuals and Groups in Organizations
One of:
Students choosing List A take 1.00 electives
Students choosing List B take 0.50 electives from List B and 0.50 electives
Semester 7
AGEC*3030 [0.50] The Firm and Markets
AGEC*4370 [0.50] Food & Agri Marketing Management
BUS*4250 [0.50] Business Policy
1.00 electives
Semester 8
AGEC*4000 [0.50] Agricultural and Food Policy
AGEC*4240 [0.50] Futures and Options Markets
AGR*4500 [0.50] Agrifood Industry Problem-Solving
One of:
Students choosing List A take 0.50 electives from List A and 0.50 electives
Students choosing List B take 1.00 electives
Restricted Electives

After completion of the first year of the Agricultural Business program, students have the option of selecting three courses from List A or three courses from List B. In order to satisfy the core requirements, students must complete three courses from one of the lists. Students are encouraged to take these courses in the semester indicated in the schedule of studies.

List A
Semester 3
MCS*1000 [0.50] Introductory Marketing
Semester 4
MCS*2600 [0.50] Fundamentals of Consumer Behaviour
Semester 8
AGEC*4220 [0.50] Advanced Farm Management
List B*
BIOL*1020 in Semester 3
(2 of ANSC*2340, ANSC*2350, ANSC*2360, ANSC*3210, AGR*2470, and CROP*2110)
* students with OAC Biology may elect to take BIOL*1030 in Semester 3