Agricultural and Environmental Systems - Agribusiness & Food Industry Management, MS

Graduate Coordinator: Godfrey Ejimakor Email: ejimakor@ncat.edu Phone: 336-285 -4829
Department Chair: Kenrett Jefferson-Moore Email: jykenret@ncat.edu Phone: 336-285-4827

The Master of Science in Agricultural and Environmental Systems - Agribusiness and Food Industry Management focuses on business applications that support the food and fiber industry. The overall mission of the program is to prepare students for successful post-baccalaureate work by developing and maintaining a program in partnership with industry that is the focal point of state agribusiness which includes the food, fiber and animal sub-sectors in North Carolina as well as the United States.

Program Outcomes:

• The program will give students the skill set, including analytic and communication (both written and oral), to manage an agribusiness enterprise.
• The program will give the students the decision-making skills, including decision-making under risk and uncertainty.
• The program will give students the ability to understand applied economics, including transaction costs analysis and game theory.
• The program will give students the ability to understand the functions of management, including business strategy, marketing, finance, operations/logistics, and human resource management.
• The program will give students an appreciation for contemporary issues facing food and agribusiness managers.
• The program will enhance students’ ability to be comfortable with networking (i.e. building social capital).