X. Degree Programs

Bachelor of Commerce (B.Comm.)

Food and Agricultural Business (FAB)

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

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

Graduates of the Food and 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 Food and Agricultural Business major requires students to select a stream of Restricted Elective courses that will complement their studies. The agribusiness stream is designed for students more interested in developing and enhancing their knowledge and understanding of agribusiness. The agricultural science stream 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, 16.50 of the 20.00 credits are specified as core requirements, 1.50 are restricted electives, 1.50 are Liberal Education electives, and 0.50 are free 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.

Given the professional and applied nature of the program, there are no double majors or minors associated with the degree. Elective options enable students to select courses which support or complement their primary field of study. Students interested in earning the Certificate in Leadership can use a combination of restricted, Liberal Education, and free electives to do so. See http://www.leadershipcertificate.com/ for information regarding this Certificate and its course requirements.

Major

Semester 1
ECON*1050 [0.50] Introductory Microeconomics
MATH*1030 [0.50] Business Mathematics
MCS*1000 [0.50] Introductory Marketing
MGMT*1000 [1.00] Introduction to Business
Semester 2
ACCT*2220 [0.50] Financial Accounting
ECON*1100 [0.50] Introductory Macroeconomics
FARE*1400 [1.00] Economics of the Agri-Food System
One of:
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
FARE*1300 [0.50] Poverty, Food & Hunger
Semester 3
ECON*2310 [0.50] Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON*2740 [0.50] Economic Statistics
HROB*2100 [1.00] Managing People in Organizations
If CIS*1200 has not been taken in Semester 2:
One of:
CIS*1200 [0.50] Introduction to Computing
MCS*2020 [0.50] Marketing Information Management
If CIS*1200 has been taken in Semester 2:
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 4
ACCT*2230 [0.50] Management Accounting
ECON*2410 [0.50] Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON*2770 [0.50] Introductory Mathematical Economics
FARE*2410 [0.50] Agrifood Markets and Policy
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Semester 5
ECON*2560 [0.50] Theory of Finance
ECON*3740 [0.50] Introduction to Econometrics
FARE*2700 [0.50] Survey of Natural Resource Economics
FARE*3310 [0.50] Operations Management
MGMT*3320 [0.50] Financial Management
Semester 6
FARE*4240 [0.50] Futures and Options Markets
2.00 electives or restricted electives
Semester 7
FARE*3030 [0.50] The Firm and Markets
FARE*4370 [0.50] Food & Agri Marketing Management
MGMT*4000 [1.00] Strategic Management
One of:
HROB*3050 [0.50] Employment Law
MCS*3040 [0.50] Business and Consumer Law
REAL*4840 [0.50] Housing and Real Estate Law
Semester 8
AGR*4600 [1.00] Agriculture and Food Issues Problem Solving
FARE*4000 [0.50] Agricultural and Food Policy
FARE*4220 [0.50] Advanced Agribusiness Management
0.50 electives or restricted electives
Restricted Electives

A minimum of 1.50 credits from the following list:

FARE*1300 [0.50] Poverty, Food & Hunger
FARE*3170 [0.50] Cost-Benefit Analysis
FARE*4210 [0.50] World Agriculture and Economic Development
FARE*4310 [0.50] Resource Economics
FARE*4360 [0.50] Marketing Research
FARE*4500 [0.50] Decision Science
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