Michigan State's Curricula in Agricultural Economics
| Autor: | Larry J. Connor |
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| Rok vydání: | 1973 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Process (engineering) business.industry Food marketing Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Natural resource Agricultural economics Task (project management) Agriculture ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Economics Food systems business Curriculum Agribusiness |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 55(4_Part_2):752-754 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/1238396 |
| Popis: | Undergraduate Curriculum The major impetus for changing the undergraduate curriculum came from a faculty retreat in 1969 when the faculty expressed dissatisfaction over the then existing curriculum. The consensus of the faculty was that the department needed to revise its undergraduate program drastically, and either "get into" undergraduate education or "get out." The department had an undergraduate major in agricultural economics. However, an agribusiness major and a food marketing management major were administered by a faculty member jointly appointed in the College of Business and the Dean's office in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Therefore, potential majors were being split in several ways. As a result of the faculty retreat, the department chairman appointed an ad hoc committee to develop new undergraduate curricula in agricultural economics. The committee addressed itself to the task of developing a totally new structure for undergraduate education instead of adding to or modifying the existing program. This was no easy task since many difficult questions had to be resolved, such as the appropriate approach to undergraduate education. The report of this committee was subsequently submitted to the faculty and to the College and University Curriculum Committees for discussion, modification, and ultimate approval. Course outlines were developed by committees of faculty with expressed interest in the subject matter. The process resulted in the abolition of the old undergraduate major in agricultural economics and the creation of two new majors: food systems economics and management, and public affairs management. These two new majors now have been in operation for several years. While it is too early to judge their success, the preliminary evidence does appear to be favorable. |
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