Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Title

Food Industry Marketing and Management 

Degree Level

Bachelor of Science 

Minor Code

 

Advisor's Name

Frank J. Dooley 

Advisor's Phone

(765) 494-4244 

Advisor's Email

dooleyf@purdue.edu 

Information

This Department of Agricultural Economics program is designed for students preparing for careers in sales and management of food manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing operations. Students are given a broad education in food economics, marketing, and management, which prepares them for successful careers in the food distribution system of the twenty-first century. Graduates are employed by food manufacturing firms, independent grocery firms, chain store organizations, affiliated wholesale groups, grocery product wholesalers, food service distributors, food brokerage firms, and related organizations.

Credit Hours

130 

Description

Freshman Year

First Semester

(1) AGEC 20200 (Spreadsheet Use in Agricultural Business)

(3) AGEC 20300 (Introductory Microeconomics for Food and Agribusiness)

(0.5) AGR 10100 (Introduction to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University)

(0.5) AGR 11200 (Introduction to Agricultural Economics Academic Programs)

(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)

(4) Biological sciences elective

(3) Introduction to calculus or introductory analysis elective

Total Credits: 16


Second Semester

(3) AGEC 21700 (Economics)

(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)

(4) Biological sciences elective

(3) Humanities elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16

Sophomore Year

Third Semester

(3) AGEC 22000 (Marketing Farm Products)

(1) AGEC 29800 (Sophomore Seminar)

(3) CHM 11100 (General Chemistry

(3) STAT 30100 (Elementary Statistical Methods)

(3) Food business management elective

(3) Social science elective

Total Credits: 16


Fourth Semester

(3) AGEC 33100 (Principles of Selling in Agricultural Business)

(3) CHM 11200 (General Chemistry)

(3) MGMT 20000 (Introductory Accounting)

(3) Food business management or food science elective

(3) Written or oral communication elective

Total Credits: 15

Junior Year

Fifth Semester

(4) AGEC 42400 (Financial Management of Agricultural Business)

(3) AGEC 42600 (Marketing Management of Agricultural Business)

(3) Economics elective

(3) Social science, humanities, or international understanding elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 16


Sixth Semester

(3) AGEC 33300 (Food Distribution—A Retailing Perspective)

(3) Applied econometrics or mathematics/sciences elective*

(3) Food business management elective

(3) Humanities elective

(3) Written or oral communication elective

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 18

Senior Year

Seventh Semester

(3) Economics elective

(3) Food business management elective

(3) Quantitative techniques for firm decision making or mathematics/sciences elective*

(3) Social science or humanities elective

(4) Electives

Total Credits: 16


Eighth Semester

(3) AGEC 43000 (Agricultural and Food Business Strategy)

(3) FS 44300 (Food Processing III)

(3) Food business management elective

(2) Mathematics or sciences elective

(3) Social science or humanities elective (30000+ level)

(3) Elective

Total Credits: 17

Additional Information

*Must complete Quantitative Techniques for Firm Decision Making or Applied Econometrics.

Department

AGEC 
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