Undergraduate Courses
Agricultural and Resource Economics Undergraduate Course List
DARE undergraduate courses are indexed AREC, and organized by number, with the 200 series signifying freshman/sophomore-level classes, the 300 series signifying junior-level classes, and the 400 level signifying senior-level classes. Point to "Academic Programs" in the navigation bar to see specific program requirements.
AREC 202 (3) Agricultural and Resource Economics
Introduction to decision-making by consumers, firms, and government, and resulting allocation of resources through markets.
Syllabi: Cline, Dalsted, Goemans
AREC 240 (3) Issues in Environmental Economics
Discussion and economic analysis of current environmental issues with special emphasis on the impact of economic growth.
Syllabus: Huszar
AREC 305 (3) Agricultural & Natural Resource Enterprise Analysis
Use of records in agricultural and resource enterprise management; analytical methods, budgets, and planning techniques for improved decision making.
Syllabi: Frasier, Pendell
AREC 310 (3) Agricultural Marketing
Market structure, behavior, and performance including futures market and market games theory.
Syllabi: Davies, J. Bond, Pendell
AREC 311 (3) Agricultural & Resource Product Marketing
Theory and practice of marketing differentiated agricultural products and natural resource amenities with focus on strategies and market trends.
Syllabus: J. Bond
AREC 328 (3) Small Agribusiness Management
Apply business principles to small agribusinesses and cooperatives.
Syllabus: J. Bond, Thilmany
AREC 335 (3) Introduction to Econometrics
Estimating statistical regression models of economic relationships; treatment of special problems that may arise in analysis of economic data.
Syllabi: Constanigro, Keske, Kipperberg, Onozaka
AREC 340 (3) Introduction to Economics of Natural Resources
Concepts, theories, institutions; analytical methods for economic evaluation of alternative resource use patterns and land use plans.
Syllabus: Seidl, C. Bond
AREC 342 (3) Economic Analysis-Water Resources Development
Water resource evaluation; concepts, issues, and problems; techniques employed in analyzing and evaluating water use in alternative situations.
Syllabi: Frasier, Goemans
AREC 346 (3) Economics of Outdoor Recreation
The techniques of Benefit Cost Analysis, recreation valuation & multiplier analysis of tourism
and evaluation of natural resource allocations involving recreation resources (forests, water, etc.)
Syllabus: Loomis
AREC 375 (3) Agricultural Law
Laws, regulations, case decisions affecting ranching and farming in the Rocky Mountain area.
Syllabus: Dalsted
AREC 381 (3) Environmental Economics
Design and measurement of economic values and environmental policy; how the theory can be used to construct solutions to real-world problems.
Syllabus: Kipperberg
AREC 405 (3) Agricultural Production Management
Economic principles of agricultural production decisions with linear programming analysis of production choices and farm planning.
Syllabus: Frasier
AREC 408 (3) Agricultural Finance
Monetary affairs of agribusiness and agricultural production emphasizing credit institutions and procurement, investment, and management.
Syllabi: Pritchett, Thilmany
AREC 412 (3) Agricultural Commodities Marketing
Agricultural marketing and agribusiness principles applied to current marketing problems relating to livestock and field and horticultural crops.
Syllabus: Koontz
AREC 415 (3) International Agricultural Trade
Agricultural trade patterns and institutions; trade theory with applications to agriculture. Current issues in agricultural trade.
Syllabus: Davies
AREC 428 (3) Agricultural Business Management
Economic analysis, organization, and management practices of agriculture and food industries studied through simulation, case study, computer labs.
Syllabi: J. Bond, Pritchett
AREC 460 (3) Economics of World Agriculture
Relationships between nations affecting agricultural growth and productivity, food security, and human welfare.
Syllabus: Seidl
AREC 478 (3) Agricultural Policy
Formulation and administration of public policies affecting agricultural industries and rural areas in the United States.
Syllabi: Hoag, Graff
AREC 484 (1-5) Supervised College Teaching
Supervised College Teaching
AREC 487 (1-18) Internship
Internship
AREC 495 (1-18) Independent Study
Independent Study