This option is for students who want to enter the field of agricultural management. After liberalisation of agricultural markets, job opportunities in this field showed a great increase both locally and internationally. Large agricultural co-operatives, international marketing companies and financial institutions offer good career opportunities in this field.
Type: undergraduate degree
Duration: 3 years full time
Compulsory Subjects
First year subjects:
- Economics
- Econometrics
- Agricultural economics
- Industrial psychology
- Business management
- Marketing
- Accounting
- Statistics
- Afrikaans for the profession
- Business English
- Information competency
Second year subjects:
- Economics
- Econometrics
- Agriculture economics
- Statistics
- Taxation
- Computer literacy
Third year subjects:
- Economics
- Econometrics
- Agriculture economics
Careers: agricultural managers, agricultural economists.
Source: www.ufs.ac.za