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Agricultural Economics

College/Institution: CVMA

Department/School/Center: Agricultural Economics

Program title: B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics

Program duration (in years): Three for regular

Study Language: English

Credits and the equivalent ECTS:    ECTS – 180 and 111 Cr. Hr.

Mode of delivery: Regular

Program Objective – the overall goal of the B.Sc. degree program is to produce competent, skilled and committed agricultural economics professionals capable of bringing change in the agricultural economy. The specific objectives of this academic program are to:

  • Produce knowledgeable graduates in the field of Agricultural Economics who can assist efficient and sustainable use of the societies’ scarce resources;
  • Produce committed, motivated, socially accountable and qualified Agricultural Economists who undertake problem-solving socio-economic researches in the field;
  • Engage in community services, and
  • Provide consultancy and advisory services for governmental and/or non-governmental organizations

Admission requirements – students admitted directly from secondary school are required to meet the national higher education enrolment criteria of that year. Students placed to the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences by MoE can join the program. Placement of students to the program abides by the MoE affirmative regulation. Others like re-admission and advance standing shall be treated according to the academic rules and regulations of the university.

Graduation requirement – students who are directly admitted from secondary school are expected to take common, core and supportive modules with a minimum of 180 ECTS for graduation. At the end of the program, the student is required to have a CGPA and MGPA of at least 2.00 with no “F” grade in any course within each module.


No. Course Course Code Module Name Module No. Module Code Credit Hour ECTS
1 Crop Production and Management PlSc1041 Agricultural Production and Management  

 

04

  

 

AgEc-M1043

 4 6
2 Animal Production and Management AnSc1042 4 6
3 Selection and Management of Farm Machinery AgEn1043 2 3
4 Soil and Water Conservation NaRM1052 Natural Resource Management  

05

  

AgEc-M1053

 2 3
5 Introduction to Natural Resource Management NaRM1051 3 5
8 Civics and Ethics CESt1023 Civics and Ethics 02 CESt-M1023 3 5
9 Introduction to Computer Application CoSc1201 Computer Application 03 CoSc-M1203 3 5
10 Communicative English Skills EnLa1011 Basic English Skills 01 EnLa-M1013 3 5
11 Basic Writing Skills EnLa1012 3 5
12 Rural Sociology RDAE2111  

Rural Development & Agricultural Policy

 

  

11

  

AgEc-M2111

 2 3
13 Gender and Youth in Development GNDT2112 2 3
14 Introduction to Agricultural Extension RDAE2113 2 3
15 Farming System and Livelihood Analysis AgEc2114 3 5
17 Food Security and Agricultural Policy AgEc2115 3 5
18 Microeconomics-I AgEc1061 Microeconomics 06 AgEc-M1061 3 5
19 Microeconomics-II AgEc1062 3 5
20 Macroeconomics-I AgEc1071 Macroeconomics 07 AgEc-M1071 3 5
21 Macroeconomics-II AgEc1072 3 5
22 Farm Management AgEc3101 Agribusiness Marketing and Management 10 AgEc-M3101 3 5
23 Agricultural Marketing AgEc3103 3 5
24 Value Chain Analysis & Development ABVM3104 2 3
25 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management AgEc3102 3 5
26 Organization and Management of Cooperatives AgEc3105 2 3
27 Introduction to Statistics AgEc2131 Statistics and Econometrics 13 AgEc-M2131 3 5
28 Statistics for Economists AgEc2132 3 5
29 Econometrics AgEc2133 4 6
30 Research Methods in Agricultural Economics AgEc3141 Research Methodology & its application 14 AgEc-M3141 3 5
31 Senior Research Project AgEc3143 3 5
32 Seminar in Agricultural Economics AgEc3142 1 1
34 Mathematics for Economists AgEc2081 Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics 08 AgEc-M2081 4 7
35 Operations Research in Agricultural Economics AgEc2082 3 5
36 Principles of Accounting AgEc2091 Accounting and Finance 09 AgEc-M2091 3 5
37 Rural Finance AgEc2092 3 5
38 International Trade AgEc3121 Applied Economics

 

 12 AgEc-M3121 3 5
39 Development Economics AgEc3122 3 5
40 Natural resource and Environmental Economics AgEc3123 3 5
41 Agricultural Project Planning and Analysis AgEc3124 3 5
42 Institutional Economics AgEc3125 3 5
43 Ethiopian Economy AgEc3126 2 3
Total 111 180
44 CBTP (6) (10)
45 Practical Attachment (3) (5)