The Specialization in Agribusiness Management is designed to serve students with majors in other fields who are interested in careers in agribusiness.  The primary educational objective of the specialization is to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of business management in relation to agribusiness firms.

The specialization is available as an elective to all students who are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs at Michigan State University other than the Bachelor of Science degree program with a major in agribusiness management.  The specialization is administered by the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.

With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the requirements for the specialization may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree.

Requirements for the Specialization in Agribusiness Management

The student must complete:

1.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	ABM	100	Decision-making in the Agri-Food System				3
	ABM	130	Farm Management I				3
2.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	ABM	225	Commodity Marketing I				3
	ABM	332	Agribusiness Operations Management				3
	ABM	430	Farm Management II				3
3.	Two of the following courses including at least one course at the 300 or 400 level. Courses not used to satisfy requirements 1. and 2.  may be used to substitute for courses listed in requirement 3.  (6 credits).
	ABM	222	Agribusiness and Food Industry Sales (W)				3
	ABM	337	Labor and Personnel Management in the Agri-Food System				3
	ABM	400	Public Policy Issues in the Agri-Food System				3
	ABM	422	Vertical Coordination in the Agri-Food System				3
	ABM	425	Commodity Marketing II				3
	ABM	427	Global Agri-Food Industries and Markets				3
	ABM	435	Financial Management in the Agri-Food System				3
	ABM	437	Agribusiness Strategic Management (W)				3
4.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	ACC	201	Principles of Financial Accounting				3
	ACC	230	Survey of Accounting Concepts				3
5.	One of the following courses (3 credits):
	GBL	323	Introduction to Business Law				3
	MGT	325	Management Skills and Processes				3
	MSC	327	Introduction to Marketing				3
	RET	373	Merchandising Management Entrepreneurship				3

Upon completion of the requirements for the Specialization in Agribusiness Management, the student should contact the Chairperson of the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and request certification for the completion of the specialization.  After the certification is approved by the Chairperson of the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics and the Director of Academic Affairs of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Office of the Registrar will enter on the student's academic record the name of the specialization and the date that it was completed.  This certification will appear on the student's transcript.