Agricultural & Consumer Economics, BS and Agricultural & Applied Economics, MAAE
for the degrees of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural & Consumer Economics and Master of Agricultural & Applied Economics in Agricultural & Applied Economics
department website: https://ace.illinois.edu/
department faculty: https://ace.illinois.edu/faculty
overview of college admissions & requirements: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
college website: https://aces.illinois.edu/
The MAAE program includes a combined BS/MAAE option for ACE undergraduates. Combined program students must meet all requirements for their BS degree in ACE, and take an additional 26 hours of graduate credit to earn the MAAE degree. Six hours of upper-level electives will count jointly for both degrees. As a combined program, students will receive both degrees at the completion of both programs.
for the degrees of Bachelor of Science Major in Agricultural & Consumer Economics and Master of Agricultural & Applied Economics in Agricultural & Applied Economics
BS Program Component
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| RHET 105 & CMN 101 | Writing and Research and Public Speaking (or equivalent (see College Composition I requirement) | 7 |
| Advanced Composition | 3-4 | |
| Select from campus-approved list | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| Select one of: | 7-8 | |
| Finite Mathematics | ||
| Elementary Linear Algebra | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Select one of: | ||
| Calculus | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus for Business I | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning II | ||
| Select one of: | 4-6 | |
| Applied Statistical Methods | ||
| Economic Statistics I and Economic Statistics II | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | 6 | |
| Select from campus approved list | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology | 6 | |
| Select from campus approved list | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6 | |
| Select from campus approved list | ||
| Cultural Studies | 9 | |
| Select one course from Western culture, one from non-Western culutre, and one from U.S. minority culture from campus approved lists | ||
| College of ACES Requirements | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES (for freshmen only) | 2 |
| ACE Department Requirements | ||
| Minimum Hours in the College of ACES of which 20, excluding ACE 161 and ACE 261, must be in the Department of ACE | 35 | |
| Minimum of two 400-level courses in ACE | 6 | |
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | 4 |
| ACCY 201 | Accounting and Accountancy I | 3 |
| ECON 103 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECON 302 | Inter Microeconomic Theory | 3 |
| ACE 161 | Microcomputer Applications | 3 |
| or CS 105 | Intro Computing: Non-Tech | |
| ACE 341 | Issues&Careers in Applied Econ | 1 or 2 |
| At least 3 hours of credit for study abroad or one international course selected from: | 3-4 | |
| Global Agribusiness Management | ||
| International Business Immersion | ||
| Agriculture in Intl Dev | ||
| The Latin American Economies | ||
| Econ Dev of Tropical Africa | ||
| Intl Trade in Food and Agr | ||
| Required Concentration | See specific requirements | 15-27 |
| Total BS Component Hours | 126 | |
MAAE Component
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Microeconomic Theory | ||
| ACE 500 | Applied Economic Theory | 4 |
| Quantitative Methods | ||
| Applied Econometrics: | 8 | |
| Applied Regression Models I | ||
| Applied Regression Models II | ||
| Other Quantitative methods: | ||
4 hours of approved graduate course work in quantitative methods | ||
| Field of Specialization | ||
| 12 hours of approved graduate field courses | 12 | |
(Must include at least 8 total hours at the 500-level and 8 total hours in ACE | ||
| Professional/Research Internship Requirement | ||
| ACE 592 | Special Topics (Graduate Internship) | 2 |
| Total MAAE Component Hours 1 | 26 | |
| 1 | Six hours of upper level electives will count jointly in the BS and Masters programs. |