Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
ECAG 4026. INTRODUCTION TO RURAL
SOCIOLOGY. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week.
Scientific study of rural society, its population,
structure and social processes. Emphasis is given
to the rural area of Puerto Rico.
ECAG 4027. PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week.
Study of the community structure and the processes
relevant to its social and economic developments.
ECAG 4028. AGRICULTURAL FINANCE.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: ECON 3021 or ECAG 3005.
Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate
Courses
ECAG 5006. FEASIBILITY STUDIES
AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES. Three credit
hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: ECAG 4019 or authorization of the
Director of the Department.
To develop the necessary skills to complete a
feasibility study of the establishment and
development of agricultural enterprices,
considering the conceptual, technical,
environmental, marketing and economic
feasibility.
Study of the methods and problems in financing the
farm business, with emphasis on the aspects of
credit. Includes study and analysis of credit
requirements, institutions, types and effects.
ECAG 4029. AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: ECAG 4019.
Managerial concepts. Application of economic
principles. Analytical techniques and decision
making procedures in agribusiness. Planning,
organization, financial analysis and control; human
relations. Case studies, discussion, and work
problems involving actual managerial situations.
ECAG 4997. SUPERVISED PROFESSIONAL
OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR COOP
STUDENTS. Three to six credit hours. A
minimum of two practice periods is required, one
of them in a semester. Prerequisites: Authorization
of the Director of the Department and to be a Coop
program student.
Practical experience in agricultural economics and
agribusiness management in cooperation with the
private sector or government. To be jointly
supervised by the academic department, the Coop
program coordinator, and an official from the
cooperating entity. A written report will be required
upon completion of each work period.
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