Undergraduate courses

Level 1 Courses

                                                                                                                                Course                                                   Course                                                   Core Courses                                                                        Code                       Pre-requisite          Units                      

                                Agricultural Practice I                                                               AGPR 102                                                    6

                                Introduction to Agricultural Economics                                     AGEC 111                                                  12        

                                Introduction to Rural Sociology                                                AGEC112                                                   12

                                An Introduction to Soil and Environmental Science SL103                                                         12

                                Plant Biology                                                                            CR102                                                        12

                                Communication and Computer Writing Skills for

                                Agriculture                                                                               CSAG101                                                   12   

                                Micro Economics for Agriculture I                                            AGEC121                AGEC111                   12

                                Agricultural Practice II                                                              AGPR103                                                     6

                                Macro Economics for Agriculture I                                           AGEC122                AGEC111                   12

                                Mathematics for Agricultural Economics                                   AGEC123                                                   12

                                Principles of Animal Science                                                    AS103                                                        12

                                Introduction to Statistics for Agriculture                                     AGEC/AS/CR110                                       12

Level 2 Courses

                                                                                                                                Course                                                   Course

Core Courses                                                                        Code                       Pre-requisite          Units

                                Micro Economics for Agriculture II                                           AGEC211                AGEC121                   12

                                Macro Economics for Agriculture II                                          AGEC212                AGEC122                   12

                                Farm Business Planning and Management                             AGEC220                AGEC111                   12

                                Principles of Crop Production                                                  CR203                     CR102                        12

                                Principles of Agricultural Marketing                                          AGEC214                AGEC111                   12

                                Research Methods                                                                  AGEC216                AGEC/AS/CR110       12

                                Econometrics I                                                                         AGEC217                AGEC121,

                AGEC/AS/CR110       12

                                Optional Courses (at least THREE)

                                Cost Benefit Analysis                                                               AGEC219                AGEC111                   12

                                Sustainable Use of Natural Resources                                    SL203                      SL103                         12

                                Agribusiness Management 1                                                   AGEC215                AGEC111                   12

                                Agricultural Trade Theory                                                       AGEC218    AGEC121/ AGEC122             12

                                Or any other approved courses.

 Level 3 Courses

                                                                                                                                Course                                                   Course

Core Courses                                                                        Code                       Pre-requisite          Units

                                Principles of Animal Production                                               AS208                                                        12

                                Research Project                                                                     AGEC360                AGEC216                   24

                                Agricultural Production Economics                                          AGEC311                AGEC111                   12

                                Agricultural Policy I                                                                  AGEC312                AGEC211                   12

                                Optional Courses (at least FIVE)

                                Natural Resource Economics I                                                AGEC313                AGEC111                   12

                                Agricultural Finance                                                                AGEC314                                                   12

                                Econometrics II                                                                        AGEC315                AGEC217                   12

                                Food and Commodity Marketing                                             AGEC316                AGEC214                   12

                                Agricultural Development                                                        AGEC317                AGEC111                   12

                                Entrepreneurial Skills Development         I                              AS/BS315                                                   12

                                Farm Business Analysis                                                           AGEC328                AGEC220                   12

                                Agricultural Policy II                                                 AGEC322                AGEC312                   12

                                Natural Resource Economics II                                               AGEC323                AGEC313                   12

                                Agribusiness Management II                                                   AGEC324                AGEC215                   12

                                Rural Finance                                                                          AGEC325                                                   12

                                Agricultural Extension                                                              AGEC326                                                   12

                                Agricultural Development II                                                     AGEC327                AGEC317                   12

                                Soil and Water Management                                                   AGEN301                SL103/CR203            12

Note: A student must take all the prescribed core courses and the prescribed minimal optional courses.

Postgraduate courses 

Master of Science in Agricultural Economics