Department of Agricultural and Resource EconomicsDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Graduate Courses


Agricultural and Resource Economics Graduate Course List

DARE graduate courses are indexed AREC, and organized by number, with the 500 series signifying Master-level classes, the 600 series signifying Master/Ph.D.-level classes, and the 700 level signifying Ph.D.-level classes. Point to "Academic Programs" in the navigation bar to see specific program requirements.

Back to TopMaster Level Courses (500 Series)

AREC 505 (3) Agricultural Production Economics
Empirical applications of production economic theory for use of inputs and allocation of resources in agricultural and natural resource sectors.
Syllabi: Hoag, Parsons

AREC 508 (3) Financial Management in Agriculture
Systematic approach to understanding and applying financial management in farm businesses.
Syllabus: Thilmany

AREC 510 (3) Agricultural Product Marketing
Marketing techniques and industrial organization/competition for agricultural products in U.S. domestic, international trade, and developing country markets.
Syllabus: Koontz

AREC 530 (3) Agricultural Price Analysis
Agricultural commodity prices related to neoclassical economics; current literature emphasizing management problems.
Syllabus: Davies

AREC 535/ECON 535 (3) Applied Econometrics
Econometric techniques applied to testing and quantification of theoretical economic relationships drawn from both microeconomics and macroeconomics.
Syllabi: Cutler (Econ), Koontz, Mushinki (Econ)

AREC 540/ECON 540 (3) Economics of Natural Resources
Public natural resources policy, effect on resource use in private sector, optimal pricing of minerals, timber and fisheries, and public project analysis.
Syllabus: C. Bond

AREC 541/ECON 541 (3) Environmental Economics
Economics of environmental policy; partial equilibrium and general equilibrium model; pollution; natural environments; population and economic growth.
Syllabus: G. Kipperberg, J. Loomis

AREC 542 (3) Economics of Water Resource Planning
Benefit-cost analysis of public water development programs; economic analysis of selected water allocation issues; groundwater, pollution, pricing.
Syllabus: C. Goemans

AREC 547 (3) Public Lands Planning and Management
Principles and techniques used by federal land management agencies including Forest Service, Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and BLM.
Syllabus: J. Loomis

AREC 563/ECON 563 (3) Regional Economics - Theory, Methods, and Issues
Tools and methods of regional economics, including supply, demand, and externality analyses. Applications to current urban and regional policy issues.
Syllabus: M. Shields

AREC 566/SOC 566 (3) Contemporary Issues of Developing Countries
Social, economic, and technological factors in developing countries.
Syllabus: A. Seidl

AREC 570/ECON 530 (3) Methodology of Economic Research
Philosophical foundations of science and research. Concepts and skills for planning, performing, reporting, and evaluating economic research.
Syllabus: J. Loomis

AREC 572 (3) Social Benefit Cost Analysis
Economics of environmental policy; partial equilibrium and general equilibrium model; pollution; natural environments; population and economic growth.
Syllabus: A. Seidl

Back to TopMaster/Ph.D. Level Courses (600 Series)

AREC 635/ECON 635 (3) Econometric Theory I
Theory of mathematical statistics and classical linear regression model in context and economic application.
Syllabi: Koontz, Mushinski (Econ)

AREC 660 (3) Economics of Agricultural Development
Development of agriculture related to food supply and economic growth in developing countries.
Syllabus: TBA

AREC 678 (3) Agricultural Policy
Public policy in agriculture emphasizing economic criteria for policy; considerations of welfare and economic efficiency.
Syllabus: Hoag

AREC 695 (1-18) Independent Study

AREC 699 (1-18) Thesis

Back to TopPh.D. Level Courses (700 Series)

AREC 735/ECON 735 Econometric Theory II
Model building, estimation and testing, using both microanalytic models and aggregate models of the economy.
Syllabus: Cutler/Davies/Mushinski

AREC 740/AREC 792 Seminar - Resources
Advanced techniques in environmental and natural resource economics.
Syllabus: Bond/Kipperberg

AREC 784 (1-3) Supervised College Teaching

AREC 795 (1-18) Independent Study

AREC 799 (1-18) Dissertation

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