Master of Agribusiness
MAB non-thesis
100% online program
For applicants with an academic background in areas other than economics or agricultural economics.
Learn the skills needed to make important management, policy, financial, and production decisions. The curriculum complements your undergraduate education and prepares you for a career in private industry, state & federal government, secondary, post-secondary and professional institutions, and entrepreneurial pursuits, in areas such as management, finance, production, international marketing, human resources, research and development and sales.
Application Due: May 15th
Courses
Curriculum: 30 credit hours (9 core courses, 1 elective)
Summer B
AEB 5516 Quantitative Methods for Agribusiness Decisions
AEB 5757 Strategic Agribusiness Human Resource Management
Fall
AEB 5188 Economics of Agribusiness Decisions
AEB 5326 Agricultural Financial Management
AEB 6183 Agribusiness Risk Management
Spring
AEB 6301 Food Wholesale and Retail Marketing
AEB 6385 Management Strategies for Agribusiness Firms
AEB 6675 International Agribusiness Marketing
Summer (or any term)
- AEB 6942 Advanced Applications in Agribusiness Experience
- Professional Capstone Requirement consisting of either an internship or special project
- Elective
- A list of suggested electives will be provided by the Graduate Office.
Program Notes:.
- Course schedule subject to change.
- Students may enroll part-time.
Jess Herman
Graduate Academic Advisor
1179 MCCA
352-294-7622
jherman@ufl.edu
Only applicants who meet the following minimum requirements will be considered for the program:
Minimum requirements for admission
- Course prerequisites with a grade of “B” or better in each of the following:
- Financial Accounting (AEB 3122 Financial Planning or ACG 2021 Financial Accounting or other similar course)
- Microeconomics (AEB 2014 Economics, Food & You, AEB 3103 Principles of FRE, ECO 2023 Principles of Micro, or other similar microeconomics course)
- Management (AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management, MAN 3025 Principles of Management or other similar course)
- 3.0 upper division GPA
- 3 strong letters of recommendation
- Students admitted to this program are generally self-funded.
Applying to the Graduate Program
Apply here: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/
- Application process is completely online.
- Please only upload one copy of each document.
- Application process takes 4-6 weeks depending on when materials are received.
- Applicants must upload the following documentation when submitting their application. Please only upload one copy of each:
- Transcripts (not student degree audits) from all post-secondary institutions attended
- Three letters of recommendations from faculty, employers, others who know your work and character
- Statement of Purpose, no more than 2 pages long. See Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) for tips on writing this statement.
- Resume or CV, no more than 2 pages
- International students who earned degrees at international institutions must submit:
- Transcripts in both English and the native language
- Copies of degree statements/certificates in both English and native language
- TOEFL (min scores 550 paper, 213 CBT, 79 iBT) for international students whose native language is not English and whose previous degree not earned in the U.S.) Countries exempted from TOEFL are found here: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/international
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Employers of our Graduates
Bank of America
Bank United
Bayer Crop Science
Black & Decker
BBVA Compass Bank
Century 21 Real Estate
Chiquita
Del Monte
Dow Agrosciences
Economic Council of Okeechobee
Farm Bureau
Farm Credit
Florida Department of Citrus
Florida’s Natural
Florida State Attorney’s Office
Ford Motor Company
Helena Chemical
Kansas Pork Association
Morgan Stanley
Naval Air Warfare Center
PepsiCo
Procter and Gamble
Publix
Siemens
Syngenta Crop Protection
T. Rowe Price
Tropicana
USDA
Walt Disney
Wedgworth Farms