About this program
About
The Agribusiness associate degree combines business fundamentals with agricultural and food industry applications. Students learn accounting, marketing, and management while gaining insight into agricultural markets and supply chains. Graduates are prepared for entry-level business roles or to continue into bachelor’s degree programs in agribusiness or related fields.
What can I do with this degree?
Degree outcomes
Graduates of the Agricultural Business program are prepared to support and lead business operations within agricultural enterprises.
Graduates are prepared to:
- Apply accounting, marketing and finance principles in agricultural settings
- Develop and evaluate business plans for agricultural operations
- Analyze markets and identify growth opportunities within the ag sector
- Manage sales, operations and customer relationships
- Launch or manage agricultural businesses
Program components
- AEDECON 2001 - Principles of Food and Resource Economics
- BUSTEC 1201T - Exploring Business
- BUSTEC 1202T - Software Applications
- BUSTEC 2244T or BUSTEC 2232T - Human Resource Management and Leadership or Personal Selling
- ENGLISH 1110.01 - First-Year English Composition
- GENSTDS 1201.01T - College Orientation
- Additional Natural or Applied Science - From approved list
- AEDECON 2105 - Managerial Records and Analysis
- GENCOMM 2115T - Technical & Business Writing
- BUSTEC 2231T - Fundamentals of Marketing
- GENMATH 1141T - Business Mathematics
- GENCHEM 1100T - Natural Science
GENSTDS 3191T - Conducting Your Internship in CFAES – Ohio State ATI
- AGRCOMM 3130 - Oral Expression in Agriculture
- BUSTEC 2191T - Business Internship
- BUSTEC 2247T - Business Law
- BIOLOGY 1101 or GENBIOL 1250T - Natural Science
- Technical Elective - Specialty Area Elective from approved list
- AEDECON 3142 - Agricultural Cooperatives
- BUSTEC 2241T - Small Business Management
- BUSTEC 2249T - Fundamentals of Business Finance
- Social Science or Humanities - Choose from approved list in consultation with Advisor
- Technical Elective - Specialty Area Elective from approved list
- COMPSTD 2301 - Introduction to World Literature
- HISTORY 1152 - American Civilization since 1877
- MUSIC 2250 - Music Cultures of the World
- PSYCH 1100 - Introduction to Psychology
- RELSTDS 2370 - Introduction to Comparative Religion
- ANIMSCI 2200.01 - Introductory Animal Sciences
- ANMLTEC 2201T - Introduction to Horse Science
- ANMLTEC 2202T - Introduction to Beef and Small Ruminant Production
- ANMLTEC 2603T - Swine Production and Management I
- ANMLTEC 3131T - Equine Feeding and Nutrition
- ANMLTEC 3132T - Ruminant Feeds and Feeding
- ANMLTEC 3133T - Practical Swine Feeding
- ANMLTEC 3137T - Dairy Cattle Feeding Management
- ANMLTEC 3170T - Principles of Livestock Health
- ANMLTEC 3171T - Horse Health and Disease
- ANMLTEC 3177T - Dairy Cattle Health Management
- ANMLTEC 3403T - Swine Production and Management II
- CRPSOIL 2228T - Manure Management
- CRPSOIL 2265T - Integrated Pest Management
- CRPSOIL 2300T - Introduction to Soil Science
- CRPSOIL 2301T - Introduction to Soil Science Lab
- CRPSOIL 2324T - Soil Management
- CRPSOIL 2412T - Technology and Field Management of Forage Crops
- CRPSOIL 2422T - Weed Control Technology
- CRPSOIL 2580T - Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
- ENR 3100 - Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture
- HCS 3100 - Introduction to Agronomy
- ANMLTEC 3150T - Livestock Genetic Improvement
- ANMLTEC 3157T - Dairy Cattle Genetic Improvement
- BIOTECH 2218T - General and Applied Entomology
- ENGTECH 2121T - Drafting & Computer-Aided Design
- ENGTECH 2310T - Building Science: Electrical & Lighting Systems
- ENGTECH 2322T - Basic Electricity and Electronics
- ENGTECH 2345T - Building Science: Mechanical Systems
- HORTTEC 2880T - Principles of Weed Science
- HORTTEC 2890T - Plant Diseases of Ornamentals and Turf
- ANIMSCI 2200.01 - Introductory Animal Science
- ANMLTEC 2200.02T - Introduction to Animal Science Laboratory
- ANMLTEC 3140T - Animal Anatomy and Physiology
- CRPSOIL 2300T and CRPSOIL 2301T - Introduction to Soil Science and Lab
- HCS 2202 - Form and Function in Cultivated Plants
- HCS 2204 and 2205 - Ecology of Managed Plant Systems and Laboratory
- TECPHYS 1150T - Technical Physics
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Prepare for Business Careers in Agriculture and Food Systems
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Prepare for Business Careers in Agriculture and Food Systems
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Apply business strategy and financial skills directly to the agricultural industry.
