Program Description
As agribusiness firms become more diverse, the need for business educated agricultural graduates becomes more critical. This is a dynamic and opportune time to be employed in the agribusiness sector. The MBA degree with a specialization in Agribusiness will prepare students for career opportunities within the agribusiness industry.
For those already employed in the agribusiness sector, the MBA specialization in Agribusiness will provide the traditional MBA curriculum to prepare students for management positions.
The University of Nebraska's distance learning MBA program received high praise from the recent American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business accredidation team. The program recognizes the needs of the adult learner, emphasizes managerial skills such as team building, and utilizes case analysis and presentations, allowing immediate application to the workplace.
Program Requirements
Coursework
The distance MBA curriculum consists of 16 three-credit-hour courses for a total of 48 credit hours:
- GRBA 810 Contemporary Managerial Accounting
- GRBA 811 Managerial Finance
- GRBA 812 Managerial Economics
- GRBA 813 Marketing Management
- GRBA 814 Organizational Behavior
- GRBA 815 Operations and Information Systems Strategy
Cross-functional Requirements (Normally taken after core courses)............................12 credit hours
- GRBA 851 Managerial Decision Making
- GBRA 852 International Business
- GRBA 853 Strategic Management and Business Policy
- GRBA 898 Management Skills Seminar
Elective Requirements (Should not be taken before GRBA 810-815, 851 and 898).......18 credit hours
- AECN 883 Ecological Economics
- AECN 896 Strategic Issues in Food and Agribusiness
- FINA 867 Options, Futures, and Derivative Securities
- ECON 996 From Single Market to Single Currency:The Political Economy of European Integration Since 1945
Core Courses (Must be completed within first 24 hours of study).................................18 credit hours
Other Information
Who Should Consider This Degree?
Students interested in the following career fields should consider this degree:
- Marketing
- Management Information Systems
- Commodity Merchandising/Trading
- Food Processes
- Financial Services
- Investments
- Biotechnology
- Economic Forecasting
- Banking
- Sales
- Pharmaceuticals
- Management
More Information/Contact Information
If you have further questions, please click the ‘Request More Information’ button above, and complete the required form, give us a call at (402) 472-5515 or e-mail unlextended@unl.edu.
