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MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

Five options are offered in the M.Phil programme.

  1. Agricultural Marketing
  2. Agricultural Cooperatives
  3. Resource Economics
  4. Farm Planning and Management
  5. Agriculture and Food Policy

Core Courses

Core courses are designed to provide the students with analytical tools in economic theory and quantitative techniques. All students in the M.Phil programme must take the following core courses:-

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 801 Microeconomics 3
ARE 802 Macroeconomics 3
ARE 803 Mathematics for Economists 3
ARE 804 Statistics for Economists 3
ARE 805 Econometrics 3
ARE 806 Operations Research 2
ARE 807 Research Methodology 2

Required Courses

a) Agricultural Marketing Option

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 811 Agricultural Marketing 3
ARE 812 Advanced Agricultural Marketing 3
ARE 813 Agricultural Market and Price Analysis 2
ARE 861 Agricultural and Food Policy 2

b) Agricultural Cooperatives Option

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 811 Agricultural Marketing 3
ARE 821 Principles and Practices of Cooperative management 3
ARE 822 Special Topics in Cooperative Management 3
ARE 871 Agribusiness Management 2
ARE 874 Agricultural Finance and Investment 2

c) Resource Economics Option

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 841 Resource Economics 3
ARE 842 Advanced Resource Economics 3
ARE 831 Production Economics 3
ARE 871 Agribusiness Management 3
ARE 861 Agriculture and Food Policy 2

d) Farm Planning and Management Option

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 832 Farm Management 3
ARE 833 Advanced Farm Management 3
ARE 831 Production Economics 2
ARE 871 Agribusiness Management 2
ARE 874 Agricultural Finance and Investment 2

e)Agricultural Development and Policy Option

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 831 Production Economics 2
ARE 851 Development Economics 3
ARE 861 Agriculture and Food Policy 2
ARE 841 Resource Economics 3

Elective Courses

In addition to the core and required courses, students have to take at least two courses from the following list of elective courses during the fourth semester:-

2Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 814E Agricultural Marketing Policy and Development 2
ARE 852E International Economics and International Trade 2
ARE 862E International Agricultural Trade Policy 2
ARE 853E Economic Planning 2
ARE 873E Project Planning, Management and Evaluation 2
ARE 875E Agricultural Administration and Management 2
ARE 834E Agricultural Extension 2
ARE 826E Economics of Petroleum, Oil and Mineral Exploitation 2
ARE 872E Advanced Agribusiness Management 2
ARE 881E Health Care Economics 2

 

Course Structure

Semester I

a) Agricultural Marketing Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 801 Microeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 802 Macroeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 803 Mathematics for Economists 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 804 Statistics for Economistst 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 832 Farm Management 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 811 Agricultural Marketing 3 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
18

b) Agricultural Cooperative Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 801 Microeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 802 Macroeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 803 Mathematics for Economists 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 804 Statistics for Economistst 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 811 Agricultural Marketing 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 821 Principles and Practices of Cooperative Management 3 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
18

c) Resource Economics Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 801 Microeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 802 Macroeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 803 Mathematics for Economists 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 804 Statistics for Economistst 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 811 Agricultural Marketing 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 841 Resource Economics 3 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
18

d) Farm Planning and Management Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 801 Microeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 802 Macroeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 803 Mathematics for Economists 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 804 Statistics for Economistst 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 811 Agricultural Marketing 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 832 Farm Management 3 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
18

e) Agricultural Development and Policy Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Sshedule
ARE 801 Microeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 802 Macroeconomics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 803 Mathematics for Economists 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 804 Statistics for Economistst 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 841 Resource Economics 3 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
15

Semester II

a) Agricultural Marketing Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 806 Operations Research 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 807 Research Methodology 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 812 Advanced Agricultural Marketing  3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 813 Agricultural Market and Price Analysis 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 861 Agricultural and Food Policy 2 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
14

b) Agricultural Cooperative Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination schedule
ARE 805 Econometrics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 806 Operations Research 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 807 Research Methodology 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 822 Special Topics in Cooperative Management  3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 871 Agribusiness Management 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 874 Agricultural Finance and Investment 2 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
14

c) Resource Economics Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination schedule
ARE 805 Econometrics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 806 Operations Research 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 807 Research Methodology 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 871   Agribusiness Management  2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 831 Production Economics 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 861 Agricultural and Food Policy 2 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
16

d) Farm Planning and Management Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 833 Advanced Farm Management 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 805 Econometrics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 806 Operations Research 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 807 Research Methodology 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 831 Production Economics  2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 861 Agricultural and Food Policy 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 871 Agribusiness Management 2 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
16

e) Agricultural Development and Policy Option

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ARE 805 Econometrics 3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 806 Operations Research 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 807 Research Methodology 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 851 Development Economics   3 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 831 Production Economics 2 1x 3hr Examination
ARE 861 Agricultural and Food Policy 2 1x 3hr Examination
 
Sub-total units
14

Semester III (All Options)

Course Code Course Title Units
ARE 891 M.Phil Thesis Research 9
 
Sub-total units
9

Semester IV (All Options)

Course Code Course Title Units Examination Schedule
ECO 899  Thesis 6 6
  2 Electives*   3 1x 3hr Examination 
 
Sub-total units
9 9

 

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