Departments, Schools, Colleges

AGRICULTURAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS (AREC)

Contact Information:

Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics The University of Arizona Economics Building, 319C PO Box 210023 Tucson, AZ 85721-0023

Phone: (520) 621-2421 Fax: (520) 621-6250 Undergrads: ugarec@ag.arizona.edu Grads: garec@ag.arizona.edu Department Head: garyt@ag.arizona.edu Web: Department Homepage

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• AREC Course Descriptions

Degrees, Majors, Minors, and Options Offered:

Baccalaureate Degree

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Graduate Degrees -- consult the Graduate Catalog or department office for details:.

• Master of Science (M.S.)

Major and Degrees -- undergraduate degrees link to the Degree/Academic Program Requirements Reports (APRRs).

• Agricultural and Resource Economics M.S.
• Agribusiness Economics and Management (B.S.)
  • Agricultural Economics and Management B.S. Options:
    • Agricultural Economics Option
    • Agribusiness Management Option
• Environmental and Water Resource Economics (B.S.)

Undergraduate Minors

• Agribusiness Economics and Management Minor
• Environmental and Water Resource Economics Minor

About the Department:

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics is in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

The department's program is designed to relate agricultural and resource problems and issues in contemporary society to their underlying economic explanations.  Through the choice of elective courses, the major in Agricultural Economics and Management may build programs in:  agricultural business to prepare for careers in the management of farms, ranches, and agribusiness firms; economic development for careers in rural area development and foreign agricultural development; resource and environmental economics for careers in the management of public resources of land and water; and preparation for graduate study for careers in business, teaching, and research.

For more information contact the department office listed above.