The agribusiness management certificate is designed to provide students with skills that will enhance employment and small business opportunities in the food and fiber industry, namely management of: food production, manufacturing, processing, marketing, distribution, finance, and value chain.

This certificate is offered by BYU-Idaho, with support and resources from BYU-Pathway Worldwide.

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Essential Knowledge and Skills

Outcomes

Create business plans that demonstrate an understanding of the impact of the global agribusiness industry on small enterprises.
Create and share a vision within an organization through group dynamics, active listening, delegation, planning, and articulating complex ideas.
Increase profitability of an organization through analyzing the international agricultural value chain.
Construct and analyze enterprise budgets, financial statements, and perform feasibility analyses to mitigate risk.
Perform financial transaction analysis, utilize double-entry cash accounting methods, value non-current assets, create income statements, owner equity, balance sheets, and cash flows.

Certificate of Agribusiness Management

Program Requirements

This certificate builds into the Applied Business Management degree.

This is an introductory certificate.

Certificate

14 CREDITS

Associate

60 CREDITS

Bachelor's

120 CREDITS

Certificate of Agribusiness Management

Course Code

Course Name

# of Credits

AGBUS105

Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness

AGBUS105 — 3 credits

Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness

This course introduces principles and concepts necessary in successfully participating in the agribusiness industry. The course will introduce the student to the nature of the agribusiness industry and concepts in management that will assist the student in preparing a basic business plan. Additionally, this course explores the connection of the agribusiness industry in a global setting.

AGBUS138

Introduction to Agribusiness Leadership and Group Dynamics

AGBUS138 — 3 credits

Introduction to Agribusiness Leadership and Group Dynamics

This course addresses several aspects of creating a collateral learning experience. Students will be introduced to reflection journaling, helping the student to make a deep, personal and applied connection to the course material at hand. The student in turn will develop both writing and speaking skills to articulate complex ideas. Students will experience the power of synergy in group dynamics and skills in active listening, and group interaction. Students will also discover the power in proper delegation, planning, personal mastery, team learning, and how to create a shared vision among group members.

AGBUS147

Introduction to International Agricultural Marketing

AGBUS147 — 3 credits

Introduction to International Agricultural Marketing

This course is an introductory course in agricultural marketing. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary skills for future entrepreneurs and entry level managers that will enable them to analyze the international agricultural value chain and make educated and gospel centered business and marketing decisions.

AGBUS180A

Economics and Budgeting Principles

AGBUS180A — 2 credits

Economics and Budgeting Principles

This course introduces students to the application of microeconomic principles using basic Excel spreadsheets. Examples and assignments will be from and related to the agribusiness industry. This course is intended for students enrolled in the entry-level international Agribusiness Certificate program. Students will learn how to construct and analyze enterprise budgets, simple financial statements and perform fundamental feasibility analysis by applying microeconomic principles. Agribusiness managers regularly make decisions that are more complex in price and output risks. The use of economic principles coupled with basic spreadsheet analysis assists the manager in mitigating those risks.

AGBUS180B

Cash Accounting Concepts and Applications

AGBUS180B — 2 credits

Cash Accounting Concepts and Applications

This course is designed to provide international students, from developing economies, with a foundational understanding of general cash accounting principles as they relate to agribusinesses. Its main focus is on small business double entry accounting and basic financial statement analysis. Upon completion of this course the student should be able to understand and apply basic accounting principles, complete financial transaction analysis, utilize double-entry cash accounting methods, value non-current assets, create an income statement; statement of owner equity; balance sheet; and statement of cash flows, and complete a basic financial analysis.

AGBUS197R

Agribusiness Practicum

AGBUS197R — 1 credits

Agribusiness Practicum

An opportunity for students to leave the online classroom environment and practice the concepts of the courses in the Agribusiness Certificate through experiences in working with or for a professional operation, or a self-directed special project approved by the instructor. Students will identify a business or operation that they are interested in working with that will allow them to practice agribusiness management concepts on a day to day basis, or students may choose a self-directed special project approved by the instructor.

For questions about this program, contact BYU-Pathway Support

Looking Ahead

Potential Employment

Bookkeeper/clerical/micro lender

Entrepreneur
Human resource manager
Marketing and sales
Processing & distribution manager
Production agricultural manager

Why choose this certificate?

Agribusiness management provides you with training and expertise in manufacturing, processing, finance management, and marketing needed for an agribusiness management position. It will also give you leadership, organization, delegation, planning, teamwork and coordination skills to qualify you for opportunities in this field.

BYU-Pathway has found that certain combinations of certificates lead to better job opportunities. Most degrees have a recommended plan of certificates that will help students increase their income and improve their employment possibilities.