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2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2007-2008 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Resource and Agribusiness Management


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A degree in Resource and Agribusiness Management positions students for a career in tomorrow’s rapidly changing global economy. This degree provides students with the business skills necessary to succeed in sales, marketing or management careers while developing applied tools to operate in small-business, finance, food, forestry or other natural resource-based industries. Students may focus on areas that include resource-based marketing, banking, retail sales, municipal or state government, hotel/restaurant management, tourism or other applied business areas.

In addition to the standard degree, three specialized concentrations are available. The Equine Business Management concentration leads to a Resource and Agribusiness Management degree with specialized training to excel in the equine industry. The second concentration, Agribusiness Administration, is for students interested in earning a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in one year following the completion of their B.S. degree. The International concentration adds language study and other internationation courses to prepare students for internationally related work.

Other student opportunities include cooperative field experience, summer internships and study abroad. Some students participate in a unique opportunity to learn about cooperatives, small business credit systems and worldwide financial markets while gaining college credit. Qualifying students spend one week working hands-on in a Maine-based cooperative business, they visit the regional Farm Credit Bank in Springfield, Massachusetts to learn about bank administration and they visit Wall Street banking firms and financial institutions for four days to learn about national financial markets. Several students are also employed in departmental research or other work projects.

Other programs offered by the School of  Economics include a B.A. in Economics, a B.A. in Financial Economics and an Environmental Management and Policy degree with two concentrations: Adventure Recreation Business Management, and Environmental Pre-Law. The department’s faculty also cooperate in the Ecology and Environmental Sciences degree.

Out-of-state students residing in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont enrolled in the Resource and Agribusiness Management degree, pay reduced tuition rather than out-of-state tuition rates under the New England Regional Student Program.

Suggested Sequence of Courses B.S. in Resource and Agribusiness Management


First Year - First Semester


Second Year - Second Semester


Third Year - First Semester


  • Credits: 3
  • Basic Science Elective
  • Credits / Units: 4

  • Humanities or Social Sciences Elective
  • Credits / Units: 3

  • Professional Electives
  • Credits / Units: 6

Third Year - Second Semester


Fourth Year - First Semester


Fourth Year - Second Semester


Resource and Agribusiness Management (Agribusiness Administration Concentration)


The Agribusiness Administration concentration under the Resource and Agribusiness Management degree is designed for students who wish to complete a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with one additional year of coursework.  This 5-year program provides a unique opportunity to earn both a Bachelors of Science degree in Resource and Agribusiness Management and a Master’s of Business Administration (MBA). The program is academically challenging and recommended only for the most capable students. The Agribusiness Administration majors complete the same basic requirements as Resource and Agribusiness Management majors but (1) take additional business courses in place of electives (as shown below), and take two additional courses at the graduate level during their senior year.

Out-of-state students residing in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont enrolled in the Resource and Agribusiness Management degree pay reduced tuition rather than out-of-state tuition rates under the New England Regional Student Program.

Students who successfully complete the 4-year undergraduate portion of the program will receive the BS in Resource and Agribusiness Management, and will be eligible to apply for Graduate School in the MBA Program. Completion of the undergraduate concentration does not guarantee admission to the MBA program. To be accepted into the MBA program, students need a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 and a minimum GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) of 550.

Suggested curriculum for the B.S. in Resource and Agribusiness Management


Agribusiness Administration Concentration

First Year - First Semester


Second Year - First Semester


Second Year - Second Semester


Third Year - First Semester


Third Year - Second Semester


Fourth Year - First Semester


Fourth Year - Second Semester


Resource and Agribusiness Management (Equine Business Management Concentration)


The Equine Business Management concentration is designed for students who are interested in management careers in the equine industry. This curriculum provides a solid business management background that prepares students for a management career in any industry, but provides significant training that is geared to the equine industry. All students in this concentration participate in at least one internship relevant to their career goals.

The University’s box stall Cooperative Horse Barn houses up to 30 horses allowing qualifying students to board their horses near campus. We have a full-sized outdoor riding arena and miles of riding trails through open fields and woods of Maine. A full-sized indoor arena with additional box stalls is planned for the near future. Equine-related activities for students include an equestrian team, a dressage team, a drill team and the Maine Animal Club.

Suggested curriculum for the B.S. in Resource and Agribusiness Management


Equine Business Management Concentration

First Year - First Semester


First Year - Second Semester


Second Year - First Semester


Second Year - Second Semester


Third Year - First Semester


Third Year - Second Semester


Fourth Year - First Semester


Fourth Year - Second Semester


Resource and Agribusiness Management (International Concentration)


This concentration prepares students to work for international companies and agencies.  In addition to developing skills in business and economics, students learn foreign languages and are exposed to different cultures.  Although not required, most students in this program study in a foreign country for at least one semester.

Suggested curriculum for the B.S. in Resource and Agribusiness Management


International Concentration

First Year - First Semester


Second Year - First Semester


Second Year - Second Semester


Third Year - First Semester


Third Year - Second Semester


Fourth Year - First Semester


Fourth Year - Second Semester


  • Credits: 3
  • Language or International Elective.
  • Credits / Units: 3

  • Humanities and Social Sciences Electives.
  • Credits / Units: 3

  • Free Electives.
  • Credits / Units: 9

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