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Agricultural and Applied Economics BSA/Agricultural and Applied Economics MS

M.S. students receive extensive training in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory and econometrics. Students will also be able to explore a wide variety of field courses covering environmental and natural resource economics, international development, commodity pricing, international trade, food and health economics, policy analysis, and dynamic optimization. M.S. students are hired by leading U.S. and international firms and organizations such as Monsanto, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Tyson Chicken, The World Bank, International Food Policy Research Institute, John Deere, American Express, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to name a few. The M.S. degree also serves as excellent preparation for those interested in a Ph.D. degree.

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Admission to Program

Students will be able to apply for admission after completion of 60-90 hours in the B.S.A.-Agricultural and Applied Economics program.

Students must have completed AAEC 2580 and AAEC 3580 and received a grade of B or better in each class.

Curriculum

Graduate-level courses that may be used to satisfy undergraduate and graduate program requirements.

B.S.A. General Electives will be satisfied with AAEC 6610 (3 hrs), AAEC 6610L (1), AAEC 6580/L (4 hrs), and AAEC 6620/L OR AAEC 6590/L (4 hrs).*

*Requirements depend on a student's individual program of study. Please contact program advisor, Jeanne Taylor, jeanne26@uga.edu, for assistance in planning for your Double Dawgs Pathway. Failure to do so may result in delayed graduation.

Additional requirements that are unique to this Double Dawgs program:

No additional requirements.

Admission to Graduate Program

Students must have a taken the GRE and received a combined score of 305 or better.

Program Advisor

  • Name: Jeanne Taylor
  • Email: jeanne26@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-0744
  • Address: 304 Conner Hall
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Undergraduate Major Information

  • Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics B.S.A.
  • Department/College: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Advising Contact

  • Name: Whitney Jones
  • Email: wljones@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-7980
  • Address: 301 Lumpkin House

Graduate Major Information

  • Major: Agricultural and Applied Economics M.S.
  • Department/College: Agricultural and Applied Economics

Advising Contact

  • Name: Jeanne Taylor
  • Email: jeanne26@uga.edu
  • Phone: 706-542-0744
  • Address: 304 Conner Hall