阿爾伯塔大學(xué)

The Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Agriculture in Agricultural and Resource Economics/Rural Sociology, Master of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Forest Economics, Rural Sociology, and Risk and Community Resilience, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Agricultural and Resource Economics, Forest Economics, and Rural Sociology. A joint program leading to dual degrees of Master of Business Administration and Master of Agriculture is also offered. Areas of emphasis in graduate programs include: the economics of agricultural markets and price behavior; production economics and agricultural business management; economics of agricultural and rural development; economics of policy intervention; environmental and natural resource economics, forest economics, rural sociology, environmental and resource sociology, community-based resource management, indigenous knowledge systems, resource policy analysis, and agro forestry.

The Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences offer a program of joint study which permits students to earn both the MBA and the MAg degrees in two years.

Students in the first year of the regular MBA program and/or eligible students enrolled in graduate programs in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, as well as new entrants, are eligible to apply for the joint program. Refer to The MBA/MAg Combined Program under Business for details.

Program Requirements:

★30 required MBA core courses

Three ★3 elective MBA courses

SMO 641 - Business Strategy

Two ★3 graduate elective courses (Business or Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences)

Five ★3 approved graduate-level courses in agricultural-related disciplines

A ★3 project in agriculture with a significant business component.

Note:

Students who decide to transfer out of the combined program into the regular MBA or MAg program will have to apply and meet the full degree requirements of that program.

Length of Program:

Students enrolled in the combined program on a full-time basis can complete the program in two calendar years. Students may undertake the combined program on a part-time basis. The duration of the total program must not exceed six consecutive calendar years.