North Dakota State University

MBA in Agribusiness

The MBA in Agribusiness requires 30-33 total credits for degree completion:

• 12 Core Courses (26-27 credits)
• 2 elective courses (4-6 credits)

Core Courses (26-27 credits)

• AGEC 711: Applied Risk Analysis I, 3 credits
• AGEC 744: Agribusiness I: Agricultural Product Marketing and Agribusiness Strategy, 3 credits
• AGEC 797: Comprehensive Project/Agribusiness Strategy (capstone; integrate learning from previous courses; write a paper/case), 2 credits
• AGEC 790: Agribusiness Seminar, 2 credits
• MBA 701: Strategic Cost Management, 2 credits
• MBA 702: Advanced Financial Management, 2 credits
• MBA 703: Advanced Organizational Behavior, 2 credits
• MBA 704: Supply Chain and Operations Management, 2 credits
• MBA 705: Strategic Marketing Management, 2 credits
• MBA 706: Information Resources Management, 2 credits
• MBA 707: Microeconomics for Managers, 2 credits
• OR AGEC 741: Advanced Microeconomics, 3 credits
• MBA 708: Advanced Strategic Management, 2 credits

Students must take at least two elective courses (4-6 credits). The approved elective courses are shown below:

Finance/Risk

• AGEC 646: Agribusiness Finance, 3 credits
• AGEC 712: Applied Risk Analysis II, 3 credits
• FIN 640: International Finance, 3 credits
• MBA 711: Advanced Investment Management, 2 credits
• MBA 712: Advanced Portfolio Management, 2 credits
• MBA 713: Financial Derivatives, 2 credits
• MBA 714: Advanced Valuation, 2 credits

Logistics/Supply Chain Management

• MGMT 661: Supply Chain Management, 3 credits
• TL 711: Logistics Systems, 3 credits
• TL 721: International Logistics Management, 3 credits
• TL 723: Advanced Supply-Chain Planning Across the Enterprise, 3 credits
• TL 731: Logistics Decision Analysis, 3 credits
• TL 829: Supply Chain Risk Management, 3 credits

Marketing

• AGEC 644: Commodity Trading, 3 credits
• MRKT 534: Sales Management, 3 credits
• MBA 721: Creating and Marketing Innovations, 2 credits
• MBA 722: Marketing Analytics and Customer Intelligence, 2 credits
• MBA 723: Digital Marketing, 2 credits
• MBA 724: Integrated Marketing Communications, 2 credits

Quantitative Methods

• AGEC 739: Analytical Methods for Applied Economics, 3 credits
• ECON 610: Econometrics, 3 credits
• ECON 710: Advanced Econometrics, 3 credits
• MBA 751: Business Analytics Concepts, 2 credits
• MBA 752: Business Analytics Strategy, 2 credits
• MBA 753: Business Analytics Methods, 2 credits

Additional Electives

• AGEC 652: Food Laws & Regulation, 3 credits
• AGEC 674: Cooperatives, 3 credits
• AGEC 720: Food Safety Costs and Benefits Analysis, 3 credits
• AGEC 725: Food Policy, 3 credits
• AGEC 793: Individual Study, 1-5 credits
• ECON 640: Game Theory and Strategy, 3 credits
• ECON 672: International Trade, 3 credits
• MBA 731: Leading and Managing Teams, 2 credits
• MBA 732: Managerial Leadership: Essential Competencies, 2 credits
• MBA 733: Managerial Decision Making, 2 credits
• MBA 734: Negotiations & Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2 credits

The MBA in Agribusiness was developed in response to a growing need for managers within the specialized field of agribusiness. Graduates of the program can expect to take new positions or continue employment with agribusiness firms with significant responsibility immediately upon graduation.

The program focuses on providing managers of agribusiness firms a solid background in business while preparing them to make decisions that consider factors unique to agribusiness, such as:

• Production volatility caused by weather, pests, and biology;
• logistics disruptions;
• Seasonality in production and consumption;
• Long investment and production cycles;
• And linkages with the government, financial institutions, and other organizations.