International Food Operations Management Major

University Requirements

As listed with the following exceptions:

Global Perspectives (GP)
AGEC 250 World Food and Population 3 cr

General Education Requirements: 

As listed with the following exceptions:

Communication - Speaking and Listening (CS)
COMS 101 Fundamentals of Oral Communication 3 cr

Advanced Communication (CA)
ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing, & the Disciplines 3 cr (at AERES)

Humanities and Fine Arts (HF)
IFOM 9006 EU Politics, Philosophy and Fine Arts 3 cr (at AERES)

Mathematics (M):
Math 226 Fundamentals of Statistics 3 cr

Scientific Inquiry (SI):
CHEM 115 Concepts in General Chemistry 4 cr OR Chemistry 9000 (at AERES) 
FDSC 110 The Science of Food 3 cr

International Food Operations Management Major

CAFES Foundation Requirements: 3 cr

AGEC 101 Economics and Management in Agriculture 3 cr.

Major Requirements: 73.5-79 cr. (major plus directed electives)/2.5 GPA minimum

Required Agricultural Business Courses (25 cr.):
AGEC 155 Introduction into Operations Management 1 cr. 
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I 3 cr.
AGEC 255 Agri-food Logistics and Supply Chains 3 cr.
MARC 200 Introduction to Marketing Communications 3 cr.
IFOM 9000 Marketing Management 3 cr. (at AERES)
IFOM 9001 Purchase Management, Transportation & Storage 3 cr. (at AERES)
IFOM 9002 Advanced Operations Management and Business Planning 3 cr. (at AERES)
IFOM 9003 Financial Management 3 cr.(at AERES)
IFOM 9004 Leadership & Human Resource Management – 3 credits (taken at AERES)

Required Food Science Courses (16 cr.):
FDSC 113 Introduction to Food Science Laboratory 1 cr.
FDSC 202 Dairy Manufacturing I or ANSC 238 Meat Products 3 cr.
FDSC 302 Dairy Manufacturing II or FDSC 240 Meat Processing 3 cr.
FDSC 235 Agricultural Microbiology 3 cr.
FDSC 220 Food Law and Regulation 2 cr.
FDSC 422 Food Product Development 4 cr. 

Required Experiential Learning Courses (17.5 – 23 cr.)
AGEC/FDSC/IFOM 270 Internship I or IFOM 292 Experiential Learning in Agri-food business 1-4 cr.
IFOM 9005 European Work Placement 6 cr. (at AERES)
AGEC/FDSC/IFOM 370 Internship II  1-4 cr.
AGEC 495 Special Problems or FDSC 489 Special Topics or IFOM 492 Experiential Learning in International Food Operations Management 3 cr.
FDSC/IFOM 490 Independent Study 1-3 cr. (contract to specify deliverable is a finished research project)
AGEC 490 – Independent Study 1-3 cr.

Directed Electives (15 cr.)
Select courses from a technical area of agriculture, food, business or other related area with the consent of department.

Required Supporting Courses:

Math 146 College Algebra 3 cr

Degree Description

Agricultural Economics Department

171 Ag Engineering Annex
715-425-3298
https://www.uwrf.edu/AGEC/

Brenda Boetel, Department Chair