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Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology (AEREC)

AEREC 501 (AG EC 501) Agricultural Production Economics I (3) Application of microeconomic theory to problems and decisions of farm households and agricultural firms.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502

AEREC 502 (AG EC 502, CEDEV 502) Economics of Natural Resources and Rural Development (3) Emphasis will be placed on the application of economic concepts to problems and policies in rural areas.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502, ECON 503

AEREC 503 (AG EC 503) Agricultural Marketing (3) Economic analysis of food marketing firms and institutions; identification and measurement of dimensions of market performance; public policy.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502

AEREC 510 (AG EC 510) Econometrics I (3) General linear model, multicolinearity, specification error, autocorrelation, heteroskedasticity, restricted least squares, functional form, dummy variables, limited dependent variables.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 490 orSTAT 462 orSTAT 501

AEREC 511 (AG EC 511) Econometrics II (3) Stochastic regressors, distributed lag models, pooling cross-section and time- series data, simultaneous equation models.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: AG EC 510

AEREC 519 (AG EC 519) Resource and Environmental Economics I (3) Theories and methods for economic analysis of natural resource and environmental policies with applications to current issues.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502

AEREC 525 (AG EC 525) Research Methods in Rural Social Sciences (3) Scientific method in planning and conducting research.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: 9 credits in social sciences

AEREC 527 (AG EC 527) Quantitative Methods I (3) Quantitative techniques applied to agricultural economic issues.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502

AEREC 533 (AG EC 533, CEDEV 533) Rural Development Research Methods and Topics (3) Advanced theories and methods for rural economic development research.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: AG EC 502, AG EC 511, ECON 521

AEREC 534 (AG EC 534) Agricultural Production Economics II (3) Current problems and methods of analysis in production economics research.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 521, AG EC 527, AG EC 511

AEREC 536 (AG EC 536) Agricultural Commodity Markets (3) Specification, identification, and estimation of models for use in the evaluation and control of agricultural market behavior.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: AG EC 510 orAG EC 511 orECON 521

AEREC 538 (AG EC 538) Policy for the Food and Agricultural Sector (3) Policy formation; policies for food and agriculture, consequences for farmers, consumers, resources; farm program benefits and costs; current issues.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: AG EC 511, ECON 521, ECON 522

AEREC 539 (AG EC 539) International Agricultural Trade (3) Analysis of determinants, institutions, and policy control of agricultural trade. Role of agricultural trade in the general economy and development.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502

AEREC 541 (AG EC 541) Resource and Environmental Economics II (3) Key theories and analytical methods of resource and environmental economics.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: AG EC 511, AG EC 519, ECON 521

AEREC 550 (AG EC 550) International Economic Development and Agriculture (3) The economic development process with particular emphasis on agriculture.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: ECON 502

AEREC 589 (AG EC 589) Seminar in Econometric Theory (3) Theories and methods relevant to the application of statistical methods to economics.
Effective: Spring 2003
Prerequisite: AG EC 510, AG EC 511

AEREC 590 (AG EC 590) Colloquium (1-3) Continuing seminars which consist of a series of individual lectures by faculty, students, or outside speakers.
Effective: Spring 2003

AEREC 594 (AG EC 594) Research Topics (1-15) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 595 (AG EC 595) Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction, including field experiences, practicums, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 596 (AG EC 596) Individual Studies (1-9) Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2003

AEREC 597 (AG EC 597) Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of specific interest.
Effective: Spring 2003

AEREC 597A (AG EC 597) Rural Labor and Labor Markets (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of specific interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

AEREC 597A Applied Micro Econometrics (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of specific interest.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010

AEREC 597B (AG EC 597) Computational Economics (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of specific interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

AEREC 597C (AG EC 597) Applied Discrete Choise Analysis (1) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of specific interest.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

AEREC 597E (AG EC 597) Applied Microeconomics (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of specific interest.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

AEREC 598 (AG EC 598) Special Topics (3) Formal courses given on a topical or special interest subject which may be offered infrequently; several different topics may be taught in one year or semester.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 599 (IL) (AG EC 599) Foreign Studies (1-2 per semester/maximum of 4) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005

AEREC 600 (AG EC 600) Thesis Research (1-15) No description.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 601 (AG EC 601) Thesis Preparation No description.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 602 (AG EC 602) Supervised Experience in College Teaching (1-3 per semester/maximum of 6) No description.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 610 (AG EC 610) Thesis Research Off Campus (1-15) No description.
Effective: Spring 2004

AEREC 611 (AG EC 611) Ph.D. Dissertation Part-Time No description.
Effective: Spring 2004

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