Agricultural Marketing Minor

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Program Coordinator/Contact
Jason Zimmerman, Assistant Department Head
Department of Economics
Scobey Hall 142
605-688-4845
E-mail: jason.zimmerman@sdstate.edu
www.sdstate.edu/econ
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Program Information
The Agricultural Marketing minor exposes students to the details of agricultural commodity market and provides training in both the theory and practice of pricing tools such as futures and options. This minor will benefit students pursuing careers in production agriculture, agribusiness, rural banking, and other fields. Additionally, students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in economics , marketing, business, or related fields are well prepared for advanced studies.

Academic Requirements
A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for the courses in the minor.

Course Delivery Format
The program offers courses on campus, with limited online coursework, usually during the summer.

Requirements for Agricultural Marketing Minor: 21-22 Credits

BADM/ECON 370 - Marketing (COM)
Credits: 3

AGEC 354 - Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
AGEC 454 - Economics of Grain and Livestock Marketing Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics * ** (COM) Credits: 3

Electives: 9-10

Select at least three courses from the following list.

AGEC 430-530 - Advanced Agricultural Marketing and Prices Credits: 3
AGEC 479 - Agricultural Policy Credits: 3
AGEC 484 - Trading in Agricultural Futures and Options Credits: 3
AS 285-285L - Livestock Evaluation and Marketing and Lab Credits: 4
BADM 474 - Personal Selling (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 440-540 - Economics of International Sector Credits: 3
ECON 476-576 - Marketing Research Credits: 3