M.Sc. Degree in Agricultural Economics

The Department of Agricultural Economics offers a program leading to the M.Sc. degree in Agricultural Economics. Graduates eligible for this program must have a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics or its equivalent. Students obtaining a B.Sc. in Agricultural Science from other departments are eligible for acceptance provided that additional courses assigned by the Department Council to be completed. The M. Sc. Program aims at developing the educational and research capabilities of graduates to enable them participate in the implementation of Agricultural policies and progress in the kingdom.

CONTENTS OF COURSES

AGEC 501 Agricultural Economics Analysis (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Theory of consumer behavior, Theories of production and costs, Price theory and Agriculture resources allocation under different market conditions, Application in the Agric. sector

AGEC 502 Farm Management (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Agricultural decision analysis - Agricultural economic analysis under risk and uncertainty. Application of risky econometrical model using computer software

AGEC 503 Economics of Agricultural planning and Development (2 credit – hours)(2+0)

Economic planning, objectives, possibility, consistency planning techniques: linear programming, input - output economic balances. Plan implementation. Planning in KSA.

AGEC 504  Research methods in Agricultural Sciences (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Research methodology procedures which include problem statement, hypothesis, scientific tools, data source, and research methodology report.

AGEC 505 Agricultural Marketing (2 credit – hours) (2+0)

Studying and analyzing the main dimensions of Agric. Marketing and the relations between market structure market conduct and performance Marketing Functions for agric. products, Marketing Policies.

AGEC 506 Agricultural Production Economics (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Study the production theory and its applications in the Agriculture Sector. The course offers tools to evaluate the efficiency and optimal use of agriculture resources.

AGEC 507  Agricultural Price Analysis (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Application of Economic Theory and statistical methods to the Analysis of Agric. Price Behavior, Price forecasting, Price variation and instability, Dynamic Analysis, Government intervention and its impacts on Agric. Prices.

AGEC 508 land Resources Economic (3 credit – hours) (3+0)

Economic resources, Natural and land resources, Production theory, Resource replacement theory, Resource allocation theory.

AGEC 509 Agricultural finance (2 credit – hours)(2+0)

Capital and credit needs of farms and other agribusiness, Sources of funds; credit role, arrangements and costs; Analysis of financial institutions and financial markets and risks involved in use of agric - credit; Managerial issues confronting managers of financial intermediaries.

AGEC 510 Analysis & Evaluation of Agricultural Projects (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Investment decisions in Agric. Projects under risk & uncertainty and Financial and Economic, criteria for project evaluation, case studies for some projects in the Kingdom.

AGEC 512 Advanced Agricultural Statistics (3 credit – hours)(2+1)

Joint Probability Distribution- Linear Models- Topics in Regression Analysis- time series Analysis- Nonparametric Methods- Introduction in sampling .

AGEC 513 Foreign Trade of Agricultural Products (2 credit – hours)(2+0)

Studying and Analyzing the theories of foreign trade, the significance and role of agric. sector in the international economics system trade policies, the interrelations between foreign trade of agric. products and national income and economic development.

AGEC 590 Special Studies (Agricultural Economics ) (1 credit – hours)(0+1)

A specific topic may be selected by the student under the supervision of a staff members in the department or the student may take another course covering certain economic topics related to his area of specialization and interest.