MS Agricultural and Resource Economics at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The MS in Agricultural and Resource Economics offers three concentrations: Agricultural Economics (thesis), Natural Resource Economics (thesis) and Agribusiness (project). Thesis concentrations prepare students for analytical and research careers and for PhD study; the agribusiness concentration prepares students for analytical careers in the public and private sectors.

Faculty: Herbert College of Agriculture | Department: Agricultural and Resource Economics | Duration: 30-31 graduate credit hours depending on concentration | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Thesis concentrations (31 credit hours) require 13 hours of core AREC courses (microeconomic analysis, econometric methods, optimization methods, research methodology), 6 thesis hours and 12 hours of electives. The Agribusiness concentration (30 hours) requires a professional internship (AREC 595), a non-thesis research project (AREC 599), econometric methods, and microeconomic theory or managerial economics for agribusiness, plus electives.

Career pathways

Analytical and research careers in the public and private sectors; preparation for PhD programmes (thesis concentrations).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have completed prerequisite economics and mathematics coursework.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer. Domestic applicants may apply up to two weeks before the start of the desired term unless the programme sets an earlier deadline.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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