PROGRAM PROFILE

The program is based primarily on the needs of Mindanao, particularly in pursuing the island’s role as the country’s food basket amidst the challenges of globalization and international competitiveness.

The program is unique as no other university in the region offers a degree in economics that is geared towards applying economic theories in agribusiness. The program will develop graduates with strong theoretical and mathematical foundations necessary for the application of concepts in real problems of the region.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this program will be employed in decision-making positions in agribusiness input suppliers, marketing firms, public and private organizations providing services to farms, the agribusiness sector and the rural sector. They can also be engaged in research and the teaching profession.

Prospectus BSABE.pdf

 

 

BSABE PROGRAM STRUCTURE (2018)
A. Revised General Education (GE) courses			30 units
	UP Mindanao Required (18 units)
		Kasaysayan ng Pilipinas
		Critical Perspectives in the Arts
		Ethics and Moral Reasoning in Everyday Life
		Science, Technology and Society
		Mathematics, Culture and Society
		Mindanao Studies
	BS ABE Required (12 units)
		Critical Perspectives in Communication
		Self and Society
		Living Systems: Concepts and Dynamics
		Probing the Physical World
B. Foundation Courses			23 units
		Bio 10 Introduction to Biology
		CrSc 10 Introduction to Crop Science
		AnSci 10 Introduction to Animal Science
		Stat 1 Elementary Statistics
		AMAT 131 Statistical Methods and Experimental Design
		Math 17 Algebra & Trigonometry
		Math 26 Analytic Geometry & Calculus I
C. Core Courses			48 units
		ECON 11 General Economics
		ECON 101 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
		ECON102 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory I
		ECON104 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II
		ECON 130 Elements of Mathematical Economics
		ECON 137 Introduction to Quantitative Economics
		ECON 138 Selected Topics in Econometrics
		MGT 101 Concepts & Dynamics of Management
		MGT 111 Principles of Accounting
		MGT 131 Introduction to Human Relation & Behavior in Organizations
		MGT 153 Introduction to Financial Management
		MGT 155 Introduction to Marketing Management
		ABE 102 Introduction to Agribusiness Economics
		ABE 134 Applied Linear Programming for Economists
		ABE 200 Undergraduate Thesis
D. Specialized Courses			30 units
		ABE 151 Agribusiness Systems
		ABE 139 Qualitative Methods in Agribusiness Research
		ABE 152 Agricultural Cooperative and Self-Managed Business Enterprise
		ABE 154 International Agricultural Trade
		ABE 156 Agricultural Production Management for Agribusiness Enterprise
		ABE 157 Agricultural Price and Policy Analysis
		ABE 158 Industrial Organization of Agricultural Markets
		ABE 159 Macroeconomics of Agricultural Development
		ABE 196 Research Writing in Agribusiness Economics
		ABE 198 Practicum
		ABE 199 Undergraduate Seminar in Agribusiness Economics
E. Qualified Electives			9 units
		(Any three of the following courses as qualified elective)
		ECON 142 Economic Valuation for Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
		ECON 171 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
		ECON 192 Environmental Policy Analysis
		ECON 190 Special Problem
		ECON 191 Special Topic
		ABE 138 Economics of Gender and Agribusiness Development
		ABE 150 Agricultural Policy & Management Communication
		ABE 190 Special Problem
		ABE 191 Introduction to Agribusiness Development and Planning
		ABE 197 Sustainable Agriculture
		MGT 137 Introduction to Production & Operations Management
		MGT 141 Introduction to Enterprise Development
		MGT 142 Enterprise Management
		MGT191 Supply Chain Management
F. Legislated course			3 units
		PI 100 Rizal: His Life and Works
TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS			143 units

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT

Asst. Prof. Roxanne T. Aguinaldo
College Secretary
School of Management
University of the Philippines Mindanao
Admin Building Mintal, Davao City,
8022, Philippines

Telefax No. (082) 295-2750
Tel. No: (082) 295-2188

Mobile No. 09189196927
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