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Undergraduate Degree Program

Major in Agricultural Business - (AGBS)

Areas of Concentration:

Agribusiness Management and Marketing - ABMM

  • For students interested in working in food and agriculture business, including firms involved in food processing, commodity merchandising, and commodity storage and transportation

  • For students interested in food and commodity marketing or sales

Possible Job Opportunities in Agribusiness Management and Marketing (ABMM)

  • Business Management
  • Farm Management
  • Transportation Logistics
  • National/International Sales
  • Inventory Analysis
  • Product Management
  • Research & Quality Control
  • Livestock/Grain Marketing
  • Food Processing Management
  • Price Risk Management

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Agricultural Economics - AGEC

  • For students who plan to enter graduate school to obtain teaching/research position at universities, government or corporations

  • For students interested in pursuing a career in agribusiness research and analysis

Possible Job Opportunities in Agricultural Economics (AGEC)

  • Graduate Studies
  • Banking and Finance
  • Higher Education
  • Marketing & Policy Analysis
  • Research and Quality Control
  • Commodity Markets

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Pre-Law - PRLW

  • For students who wish to go to law school after completing their baccalaureate degree

  • For students interested in a career in political advocacy
Possible Job Opportunities in Pre-Law (PRLW)
  • Legislative Assistant
  • Attorney
  • Legal Assistant for Agribusiness Firms or Commodity Organizations
  • Government/Non-Government Organizations
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Minor in Agricultural Business - AGBS-M

Students majoring in other disciplines at the University of Arkansas have the option of completing a minor in Agricultural Business.

  • For students in the technical fields of Agriculture and Human Environmental Sciences

  • For students in areas such as Marketing, Management, and Finance in the College of Business Administration

  • A concentration of courses in environmental economics would be appropriate for students in Biological Sciences and Environmental Soil and Water Science.

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