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Bachelor - Applied Economics

Department of Agricultural Economics 

Applied Economics Program (APEC) Levels 1 & 2 of the common year

Level 1

Prerequisites

Actual Credit Hours

GPA Credit Hours

Course Title

Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

15

-

-

15

6

-

-

6

English

ENGS 100

1

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Writing Skills

ARAB 100

2

-

5

2

-

3

3

-

0

3

Differential Calculus

MATH 101

3

-

5

2

-

3

4

1

-

3

General Chemistry (1)

CHEM 101

4

 

27

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 2

Prerequisites

Actual Credit Hours

GPA Credit Hours

Course Title

Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

4

-

2

2

3

-

1

2

An Introduction to Probability & statistics

STAT 101

1

-

4

2

-

2

3

1

-

2

IT Skills

CT 101

2

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

Entrepreneurship

ENT 101

3

-

2

2

-

-

1

1

-

-

Fitness and Health Education

EPH 101

4

-

3

-

-

3

3

-

-

3

University Skills

CI 101

5

ENGS 100

15

-

-

15

6

-

-

6

English

ENGS 110

6

 

29

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Eight credit hours to be selected from the following Islamic Culture list

Hours

Course

2 (2+0)

IC 100: Studies in the Biography of the Prophet

2 (2+0)

IC 101: Introduction of Islamic Culture

2 (2+0)

IC 102: Islam and Building up the Society

2 (2+0)

IC 103: Economic System in Islam

2 (2+0)

IC 104: Political system in Islam

2 (2+0)

IC 105: Human Rights

2 (2+0)

IC 106: Islamic Jurisprudence

2 (2+0)

IC 107: Ethics of Occupation

2 (2+0)

IC 108: Contemporary Issues

2 (2+0)

IC 109: Woman and Her Developmental Role

Level 3 (General for the College of Food and Agriculture Sciences)

Prerequisite

Actual Credit Hours

GPA Credit Hours

Course Title

Code

N

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

4

2

-

2

3

1

-

2

Botany

BOT 102

1

-

4

2

-

2

3

1

-

2

Principles of General Zoology

ZOOL 103

2

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Introduction to Animal Production

ANPR 200

3

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Introduction to Plant Production

PPS 200

4

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Introduction to Plant Protection

PLPT 200

5

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Principles of Food Sciences

FSN 202

6

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Principles of Agricultural Economics

AGEC 201

7

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Islamic Culture Course

IC

8

 

20

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Fourth: from fourth to eighth semesters: Applied Economics program

Semester Four

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 101

1

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Agricultural Development Economics

AGEC 211

2

STAT 101

5

-

2

3

4

-

1

3

Introduction to Operations Research

OPER 100

3

MATH 101

AGEC 201

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Applied Quantitative Analysis

AGEC 216

4

 

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Management and Business

BUS 101

5

 

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

University requirement IC

6

 

19

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Semester Five

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 102

1

AGEC 201

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Food and Agricultural Marketing

AGEC 209

2

AGEC 201

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Firm Management

AGEC 217

3

AGEC 216

2

-

 

2

2

-

-

2

Price Analysis

AGEC 218

4

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

-

2

Environmental Economics

AGEC 219

5

-

3

 

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Accounting & Financial Reporting

ACCT 201

6

 

2

 

 

2

2

 

 

2

Elective course

7

 

18

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Semester sex

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

ECON 102

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Money and Banking

ECON 211

1

STAT 101, AGEC216

4

-

2

2

3

-

1

2

Economic Data Analysis

AGEC 330

2

AGEC 216

4

-

2

2

3

-

1

2

Economics of Natural Resources

AGEC 333

3

OPER 100

CT 101

3

-

2

1

2

-

1

1

Computer Applications in Applied Economics

AGEC 331

4

AGEC 216

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Economics of Food Consumption

AGEC 321

5

-

2

-

 

-

2

-

 

2

University requirement IC

6

-

2

-

 

-

2

 

 

2

Elective course

 

 

20

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

             

Semester Seven

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

OPER 100

AGEC 216

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Agricultural Production Economics

AGEC 405

1

AGEC 216

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Agricultural Finance Economics

AGEC 407

2

AGEC 216

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Feasibility Study & Project Evaluation

AGEC 409

3

AGEC 201

2

0

-

2

2

0

 

2

Analysis of Financial Statements for Agribusiness

AGEC 324

4

AGEC 330

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Applied Econometrics

AGEC 412

5

AGEC 216

AGEC 330

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Research Methodology

AGEC 401

6

 

2

 

 

2

2

 

 

2

Elective course

7

 

21

6

1

14

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Semester Eight

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

AGEC 401

6

6

 

-

3

3

-

 

Research and Seminar

AGEC 404

1

AGEC 217

AGEC 401

AGEC 405

AGEC 409

6

6

 

-

3

3

 

-

Field Training

AGEC 410

2

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Special Studies

AGEC 403

3

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

International Trade of Agricultural Products

AGEC 424

4

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Agricultural Planning and Policy

AGEC 428

 

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Elective course

4

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

University requirement IC

5

 

22

12

 

13

16

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Elective courses:  Student selects 8 hours from the following courses:

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

AGEC 209

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Efficiency of Marketing Functions

AGEC 334

1

AGEC 209

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Wholesaling and Retailing of Food Products

AGEC 335

2

AGEC 209

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Food Marketing System

AGEC 214

3

AGEC 209

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Cooperative Marketing

AGEC 429

4

AGEC 219

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Economics of Environmental Tourism

AGEC 423

5

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Economics of Water Resources in Agriculture

AGEC 426

6

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Behavioral Economics

AGEC 430

7

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Principles of Agricultural Extension

AEE 201

8

 

Summary of Credit Hours Distribution 

Joint year 

32

Islamic culture

8

General third semester

18

Compulsory courses from 4-8 semesters

69

Elective course

8

Total

135

 

 

 

Applied Economics Program (with Cooperative Training (APET))

Levels 1 & 2 of the common year

Level 1

Prerequisites

Actual Credit Hours

GPA Credit Hours

Course Title

Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

15

-

-

15

6

-

-

6

English

ENGS 100

1

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Writing Skills

ARAB 100

2

-

5

2

-

3

3

-

0

3

Differential Calculus

MATH 101

3

-

5

2

-

3

4

1

-

3

General Chemistry (1)

CHEM 101

4

 

27

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 2

Prerequisites

Actual Credit Hours

GPA Credit Hours

Course Title

Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

4

-

2

2

3

-

1

2

An Introduction to Probability & statistics

STAT 101

1

-

4

2

-

2

3

1

-

2

IT Skills

CT 101

2

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

-

1

Entrepreneurship

ENT 101

3

-

2

2

-

-

1

1

-

-

Fitness and Health Education

EPH 101

4

-

3

-

-

3

3

-

-

3

University Skills

CI 101

5

ENGS 100

15

-

-

15

6

-

-

6

English

ENGS 110

6

 

29

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Eight credit hours to be selected from the following Islamic Culture list

Hours

Course

2 (2+0)

IC 100: Studies in the Biography of the Prophet

2 (2+0)

IC 101: Introduction of Islamic Culture

2 (2+0)

IC 102: Islam and Building up the Society

2 (2+0)

IC 103: Economic System in Islam

2 (2+0)

IC 104: Political system in Islam

2 (2+0)

IC 105: Human Rights

2 (2+0)

IC 106: Islamic Jurisprudence

2 (2+0)

IC 107: Ethics of Occupation

2 (2+0)

IC 108: Contemporary Issues

2 (2+0)

IC 109: Woman and Her Developmental Role

Level 3 (General for the College of Food and Agriculture Sciences)

Prerequisite

Actual Credit Hours

GPA Credit Hours

Course Title

Code

N

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

4

2

-

2

3

1

-

2

Botany

BOT 102

1

-

4

2

-

2

3

1

-

2

Principles of General Zoology

ZOOL 103

2

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Introduction to Animal Production

ANPR 200

3

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Introduction to Plant Production

PPS 200

4

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Introduction to Plant Protection

PLPT 200

5

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Principles of Food Sciences

FSN 202

6

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Principles of Agricultural Economics

AGEC 201

7

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

-

2

Islamic Culture Course

IC

8

 

20

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Fourth: from fourth to eighth semesters: Applied Economics program

Semester Four

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 101

1

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Agricultural Development Economics

AGEC 211

2

STAT 101

5

-

2

3

4

-

1

3

Introduction to Operations Research

OPER 100

3

MATH 101

AGEC 201

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Applied Quantitative Analysis

AGEC 216

4

-

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Management and Business

BUS 101

5

 

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

University requirement IC

6

 

19

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Semester Five

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

-

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 102

1

AGEC 201

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Agricultural and Food Marketing

AGEC 209

2

AGEC 201

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Firm Management

AGEC 217

3

AGEC 216

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Price Analysis

AGEC 218

4

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Environmental Economics

AGEC 219

5

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Elective course

6

 

2

-

 

-

2

-

 

2

University requirement IC

7

 

17

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Semester Six

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

ECON 102

3

-

 

3

3

-

 

3

Money and Banking

ECON 211

1

STAT 101, AGEC 216

4

-

2

2

3

-

1

2

Economic Data Analysis

AGEC 330

2

AGEC 216

4

-

2

2

3

-

1

2

Economics of Natural Resources

AGEC 333

3

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Analysis of Financial Statements for Agribusiness

AGEC 324

4

OPER 100

CT 101

3

-

2

1

2

-

1

1

Computer Applications in Applied Economics

AGEC 331

5

AGEC 216

AGEC 330

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Research Methodology

AGEC 401

6

-

2

-

 

-

2

-

 

2

University requirement IC

7

-

4

-

 

-

4

-

 

4

2 Elective course

8

 

24

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

Total

 

 

             

Semester Seven

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Training

Total

Training

AGEC 401

AGEC 217

24

24

12

12

Cooperative Training

AGEC 400

1

 

24

 

12

 

Total

 

 

Semester Eight

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

AGEC 401

6

6

 

-

3

3

 

 

Research and Seminar

AGEC 404

1

OPER 100

AGEC 216

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Agricultural Production Economics

AGEC 405

2

AGEC 216

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Agricultural Finance Economics

AGEC 407

3

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Agricultural Planning and Policy

AGEC 428

4

AGEC 216

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Feasibility Study & Project Evaluation

AGEC 409

5

AGEC 330

4

2

 

2

3

1

 

2

Applied Econometrics

AGEC 412

6

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Elective course

7

 

24

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Elective courses:  student selects 8 hours from the following courses:

Pre-requisites

Effective Credit Hours

Credit Hours

Course Title

Course Code

 

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

Total

Practical

Tutorial

Lecture

AGEC 209

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Efficiency of Marketing Functions

AGEC 334

1

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

International Trade of Agricultural Products

AGEC 424

2

AGEC 216

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Food Consumption Economics

AGEC 321

3

AGEC 219

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Economics of Environmental Tourism

AGEC 423

4

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Economics of Water Resources in Agriculture

AGEC 426

5

AGEC 201

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Behavioral Economics

AGEC 430

6

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Special Studies

AGEC 403

7

-

2

-

 

2

2

-

 

2

Principles of Agricultural Extension

AEE 201

8

Summary of Credit Hours Distribution 

Joint year 

32

Islamic culture

8

General third semester

16

Compulsory courses from 4-8 semesters

69

Elective course

8

Total

135

 

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 201: Principles of Agricultural Economics

Introduction: definition and objectives of economics, Scarcity and choices, types of economic theory, Agricultural economics, characteristics of agricultural products, The demand for agricultural products, Consumer behavior, Supply of agricultural products, Market equilibrium, Production theory, Costs of production theory, Profit maximization in short run equilibrium.

 

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 209: AGRICULTURAL and FOOD MARKETING

Introduction to agricultural and food marketing, Food Production and Consumption, Marketing Utilities, Food Producers and Middlemen, Approaches to the Study of Food Marketing, Food Wholesaling and Retailing, Markets Structure, Prices and Marketing Costs, Commodity Marketing, The Government and Food Marketing.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 211: Agricultural Development Economics

Definition, social and economic attributes, potentials for development. The role of agriculture in economic development. Food and water securities, unemployment. Development strategies, measurements and indicators. Agricultural development theories. Ag. Development; Bio and mechanical aspects. Problems of technology transfer. Agricultural Development in the kingdom; achievements, present situation, problems and proposed solutions.

 

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 336: Food Market Systems                       

Intro: basics and justification of food market systems approach, Food market systems in KSA, Food market structure: classification, Market power measurement, Food markets coordination, Firm strategies, Food market structure and performance.

 

 

3 (3+1)

AGEC 216: Applied quantitative analysis                       

Intro: research methods quantitative vs qualitative, Algebra of powers and fractions & their applications, Functions and their economic applications, Linear equations: methods and economic applications, Matrices and economic applications, Determinants and economic applications, Linear programming and economic applications, Differentiation and economic applications, Minima, maxima and economic applications, Integration and economic applications.

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 217: Firm Management

Introduction to Farm management, Economic principles applied to the organization of farm business, Type of farming, Farm accounting, Farm planning, Farm budgeting, Risk and uncertainty in farm management

Crop and animal management.

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 218: Price Analysis

Price and its importance in the economic systems, Methods  of estimation prices of goods and agricultural products, Methods of Estimation prices or cost for economic resources, The role of prices in determining the optimal use of economic resources simple and weighted index numbers for goods prices, Properties of index numbers of the goods price index numbers for consumers prices, The criteria used in economic thought to measure the rate of inflation, Analysis of  import and export  prices for agricultural commodities.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 219: Environmental Economics

Introduction to environmental economics, Environmental pollution and protection, The role of international organization in Environment protection, Development of analytical techniques of environmental assessment Strategy for pollution control (policies and regulations), Monetary evaluation of pollution, Cost-benefit analysis, Sustainable development and environment, Applications of environmental policies in Saudi Arabia.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 321: Economics of Food Consumption

Introduction: concept and objectives of Economics of Food Consumption, Consumer behavior: the classic theory of utility, Modern theory of consumer behavior (indifference curves and map, utility function), Budget constraint and consumer equilibrium, Price effect, estimation of substitution and Income effects, Price-consumption curve, Engle curve Demand curve generation, Theories of food expenditure, Price Indicies and their applications (CPI and Cost of Living Indices), Discussion.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 324: Analysis of Financial Statements for Agribusiness

farm records: purposes and applications, Agribusinesses: management, decision making, and records, Accounting systems and records, Farm assets valuation methods, First test, Financial analysis: fundamentals and objectives, Methods of financial analysis, financial analysis: Interpretation of results, Asset depreciation: introduction & significance, Depreciation: causes /estimation/determinants/methods, Second test, Double entry system, Journals/ ledgers/auditing, Final statements.

 

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 330: Economic Data Analysiss

Revision of descriptive statistics, Introduction to data and data types, Sampling and sampling methods, Random variables and probability distributions, Statistical estimation and hypothesis testing, Research methodology in Econometrics, Regression analysis and correlation, Regression problems, Time series analysis, Forecasting methods.

 

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 331: Computer Application in Applied Economics

Syllabus discussion, Excel program introduction, Data type, Linear programming application using excel worksheet, Eviews program introduction, Application using Eviews program, Lindo program introduction, Application using Lindo program, SPSS program introduction, Application using SPSS program, General discussion.

 

 

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 333: Economics of Natural Resources

Introduction to course objectives and contents with explanations of the main concepts used with  natural resource economics, Classification and distribution of natural resources and its main characters, and the concept of resource scarcity, The theory of natural resource supply and demand with special reference to the market of natural resources, The economic rules for natural resources optimal use, Land  and water resource economics, Fishery and range resource economics, Energy and mineral resource economics, Wild life and recreation economics.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 334: Efficiency of Marketing Functions

Dimension of the formal processing and food specifications, Spatial dimension, transport and food handling, The temporal dimension and storage of food, Efficiency of food marketing - technical efficiency, Efficiency of food marketing - price efficiency, Marketing techniques - equipment and facilities, Internet Usage in Marketing, The effects of  marketing techniques on the efficiency of food marketing.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 335: Wholesaling and Retailing of food products

The fundamentals of the food distribution, Marketing channels for food, Enterprises of wholesale trade for food, Enterprises of retail trade for food, Coordination and control of marketing channels for food, Marketing for Food processing, The structural characteristics of markets for food products, Strategies for wholesalers and retailers in the market environment.

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 401: Research Methodology

Introduction:  Basic Research Concepts and Approaches, Conceptual Framework of the Research and Literature Reviews, Data Collection Methods and Sampling Techniques, Test of Hypothesis, Data Analysis, Results Reporting, Final Research Reports, Citation and List of References, Preparation of Final Presentation (power point program), Research Proposal.

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 403: Special Studies

Various topic related to agricultural economics.

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 404: Research and Seminar

Conducting research project.

 

3 (2+1)

AGEC 405: Production Economics

Preliminary Principles in the Economics of Agricultural Production, Agricultural Economics and Research, Major Economic Problems, Agricultural Economics, Definition of Agricultural Production, Economics, Nature of Productive Resources, Agricultural Production, Factors, High derivatives, maximum and minor extremes of functions unrestricted maximization and minimization, limited magnification and restriction homogeneous production functions, Relations between resources and agricultural production, the concept of production function, ways of expressing the production function, the classical production function, Economic derivatives of the production function, , elasticity, diminishing returns and the three stages of the production function, Productivity functions value, the concept of production costs. Determine the optimal size of the production function, maximizing the product's profits, the balance in the short term, maximizing profits and maximizing output. Production function for suppliers, flat productive, Isoquants curves, Elasticity of substitution of resources, cost lines, the combination of least cost resource, Determine the combination of resources that maximizes productivity, the economic zone, expansion path, the critical lines, economic efficiency, Production function with fixed elasticity of replacement, production function with the elasticity of variable substitution, algebraic functions of second-class, Production of two goods or more, production possibilities curve, derivative productivity curves and relations between goods produced. A combination of outputs maximized revenue, the marginal rate of substitution, Economies of scale, cost curves in the long run, the relationship between short term and long-term costs, , technical progress and production functions.

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 407: The Economics of Agricultural Finance

Agric. finance and economic importance of capital, Sources if agric finance, Basic economic principles of capital use in agric. Activities, Capital and technology intensification, Factors affecting credit supply and demand, Rational utilization of capital resource, Credit capacity of farmers, financial risk and strategies for facing them, Credit policy in Saudi Arabia, Agric credit, Two Mid-term Exams, Discussion.

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 409: Feasibility Studies and Project Evaluation

Definition of the project and its components and the relationship between him and other agricultural project, Relationship between The projects and development plans, Characteristics of agricultural projects, choose a project on the national level and at the level of the agricultural sector, Technical feasibility study for agricultural projects, Study the demand for products of the project, The Present Values and the future values, Methods of loan repayments, The difference between the financial and Economic Evaluation, Sensitivity Analysis for agricultural projects, Risk and uncertainty for agricultural projects.

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 410: Field Training

Conducting field training at public or private institutions.

 

 

3 (3+0)

AGEC 412: Applied Econometrics

Introduction: Test of Hypotheses, linear models, Correlation, Multiple regression Analysis, Problems of Multiple regression:  Autocorrelation, Multicollinearity, Heteroscedasticity, Logit Model, Probit Models, Dummy Variables Regression Models, Time series Analysis, Simultaneous Equation Models.

 

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 423: Economics of Environmental Tourism

Economics of environmental tourism background, The role of private and public sector in environmental tourism, Direct and indirect impact of Environmental tourism on economy, Impact of tourism on environment, Sustainable environmental tourism, Estimation of demand for environmental tourism, Recreation cost and supply estimation, Prediction methods for future demand of environmental tourism, Environmental tourism in Saudi Arabia.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 424: International Trade of Agricultural Product

Syllabus discussion, Introduction to International trade, international trade theories, international trade analysis (demand and supply), International trade, national income, and growth economy relationship, Principles governing the movement of foreign trade in agricultural products, Economic integration, international trade policy for agricultural products, Term paper discussion.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 426: Water Resource Economics

Syllabus discussion, Introduction to Water Resources Economics, Water economics value, Water Demand and supply analysis, Water market analysis, water management, International and local water law, Water economic efficiency for agricultural irrigation.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 428: Agricultural Planning and Policy

The concept of economic planning, Methods of planning, The need for planning with different economic and social systems, Elements of agricultural economic plans, Steps of preparation of agricultural plans Review and evaluation of the 5th agricultural development plan of KSA, The concept of agricultural policy, Rules and regulations of agricultural Policy, The role of government in organizing agricultural activities, Agricultural Policy evaluation rules, Agricultural product subsidy policies in Saudi Arabia.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 429: Cooperative Marketing

The Concept of Cooperative Marketing of Agricultural Products and Objectives, Types of organization, management and financing of cooperative marketing associations.  And the economic feasibility of marketing cooperatives, Legal and Legislative frameworks for cooperative marketing, Experiences of other countries in cooperative marketing, The role of cooperative marketing in Ag. Development in the kingdom and its future prospects in the areas of marketing and exports.

 

 

2 (2+0)

AGEC 430: Behavioral Economics

Introduction to behavior economics, Heuristics and biases, Risk preferences, Prospect theory, Exam 1, Consumer's intertemporal choices, Firms’ reactions to consumer behaviors, Exam 2, Libertarian paternalism, Discussion.

 

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