Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Comprehensive University Of Nebraska Kearney

The agribusiness degree program at the University of Nebraska at Kearney equips students to be well-rounded managers of any agricultural operation. As an agribusiness major, students will learn to integrate their fundamental business courses with specialized skills in farm and ranch management, agricultural marketing, price management, finance, and more.

While earning their agribusiness degree, students learn from committed faculty with the real-world agricultural experience and receive hands-on learning through electives such as soil science, agronomy, and remote sensing.

Agriculture is woven into the fabric of our community. UNK graduates benefit from a program with a high placement rate for employment and graduate programs, allowing them to enter the industry ready to make bold moves.

UNK’s new general studies curriculum requires fewer hours, eases transferring, and gives students greater flexibility in earning their degree. This reduced the general studies credit requirement from 45 hours to 30 hours. The 4-year class schedule below is a sample timeline for progress toward an Agribusiness degree at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Semester 1 (15 credits)

• BSAD 100 Exploring Business
• First Year Seminar GS
• ENG 101 or ENG 102
• SPCH 100 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
• MATH 102 College Algebra
• AGBS 110 Intro to Agribusiness

Semester 2 (16 credits)

• MATH 120 or MATH 123
• Visual or Performing Arts GS
• Humanities GS
• ECON 270 or ECON 271
• Natural Science GS (w/lab)

Semester 3 (15 credits)

• MGT 233 Business Statistics
• ECON 270 or ECON 271
• ACCT 250 Principles of Accounting I
• MGT 301 Principles of Management
• Free elective

Semester 4 (15 credits)

• Civic Competency, and Eng
• ACCT 251 Principles of Accounting II
• MKT 300 Principle of Marketing
• BSAD 295 Business Communications
• Free Elective

Semester 5 (14 credits)

• AGBS 335 Ag Marketing
• AGBS 315 Agribusiness Management
• ECON 320 Intermediate Microeconomics
• ACCT 331 Business Law
• FIN 308 Principles of Finance

Semester 6 (16 credits)

• AGBS 415 Ag Price Analysis
• AGBS 350 Economics of the Agricultural Sector
• ECON 321 or ECON 322
• Respect for Human Diversity GS
• AG Major Elective
• BSAD 400 Professional Readiness

Semester 7 (15 credits)

• AGBS 398 Farm and Ranch Management
• MGT 493 Social Responsibilities of Business: Issues and Ethics
• AG Major Elective
• Free Elective
• Free Elective

Semester 8 (14 credits)

• AGBS 435 Ag Finance
• MGT 495 Administrative Strategy and Policy
• Ag Major Elective
• Free Elective
• Free Elective

Agribusiness graduates have an 89% placement rate between careers and graduate school.

Careers

• Seed Technician
• Sales Representative
• Agronomist
• Area Manager
• Risk Management Of Liens Specialist

Employers

• Green Cover Seed
• Bayer
• Field Goal Agronomics Inc.
• Big Iron Auctions
• Soil View
• Ag Reliant Genetics